Mike Ryan (athlete)

Mike Ryan
Personal information
BornMichael Robert Ryan
26 December 1941 (1941-12-26) (age 84)
Bannockburn, Stirlingshire, Scotland
Height176 cm (5 ft 9 in)[1]
Weight70 kg (154 lb)[1]
Medal record
Men's athletics
Representing  New Zealand
Olympic Games
1968 Mexico City Marathon
Commonwealth Games
1966 Kingston Marathon

Michael Robert Ryan (born 26 December 1941 in Bannockburn, Stirlingshire) is a former long-distance runner, who was born in Scotland. He won the bronze medal for New Zealand in the men's marathon at the 1968 Summer Olympics held in Mexico City, Mexico.[1] In 1966 he won the famous Fukuoka Marathon in Japan with a time of 2:14:05.

Ryan was inducted into the New Zealand Sports Hall of Fame in 2008.

References

  1. ^ a b c Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Mike Ryan". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 3 December 2016.
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