Mike Ryan (athlete)
New Zealand long-distance runner
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| Born | Michael Robert Ryan 26 December 1941 (1941-12-26) (age 84) Bannockburn, Stirlingshire, Scotland | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 176 cm (5 ft 9 in)[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 70 kg (154 lb)[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||
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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
- ^ 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.
External links
- Mike Ryan at the New Zealand Olympic Committee
- Michael Robert Ryan at Olympics.com
- Mike Ryan at Olympic.org (archived)
- Mike Ryan at Olympedia
- Mike Ryan at InterSportStats
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