Megan Ryan

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Megan Ryan
Nickname(s)Meg
Country represented Ireland
Born (2002-04-03) 3 April 2002 (age 19)
Cork, Ireland
DisciplineWomen's artistic gymnastics
LevelSenior International Elite
ClubDouglas Gymnastics Club
Head coach(es)Emma Hamill

Megan "Meg" Ryan (born 3 April 2002) is an Irish artistic gymnast who competed at the 2020 Olympic Games.[1]

Personal life[]

Megan Ryan was born on 3 April 2002 in Cork. She began gymnastics at age five after watching her older sister Hayley train.[1] She also played Gaelic football before she decided to concentrate on gymnastics.[2] Ryan received the Echo Women in Sport award in 2019.[3]

Career[]

Junior[]

Ryan won the gold medal on every event at the 2016 Irish Championships, except for the uneven bars where she won the silver medal.[4] She then competed at the European Championships where she finished fifty-third in the all-around during the qualification round.[5] In 2017, Ryan once again won the junior all-around at the Irish Championships.[6] She then competed at the European Youth Summer Olympic Festival with and Emma Slevin, and they finished eighteenth in the team competition. Individually, Ryan finished thirty-third in the all-around.[7]

Senior[]

Ryan competed at the 2019 European Championships where she finished forty-ninth in the all-around during the qualification round.[8] She then won the gold medal in the all-around at the senior Irish Championships.[9] At the Mersin Challenge Cup, she won the silver medal on the uneven bars behind Nazli Savranbasi. This was Ireland's first medal at the women's FIG World Cup.[2][10] She then competed at the 2019 World Championships where she finished ninety-fifth in the all-around in the qualification round.[11] Due to this result, she was initially the first reserve for the Olympic Games.[3] However, after North Korea withdrew from the Olympics, Ryan received the spot that initially went to Kim Su-jong.[12]

At the 2021 European Championships, she decided to only compete on the uneven bars, balance beam, and floor exercise in order to build up towards the Olympic Games.[13]

References[]

  1. ^ a b "Ryan Megan". Fédération Internationale de Gymnastique. Retrieved 31 May 2021.
  2. ^ a b Dennehy, Cathal (4 October 2019). "Irish teenage trio ready to make mark at World Gymnastics Championships". RTÉ. Retrieved 31 May 2021.
  3. ^ a b Noonan, Rory (18 April 2021). "Meg Ryan balances study and gymnastics with Olympics on the horizon". Echo Live. Retrieved 31 May 2021.
  4. ^ Hopkins, Lauren (15 May 2016). "2016 Irish Championships Results". The Gymternet. Retrieved 31 May 2021.
  5. ^ "31st European Championships in Women's Artistic Gymnastics Seniors and Juniors Junior Qualifications" (PDF). Gymnastics Results. UEG. 1 June 2016. Retrieved 31 May 2021.
  6. ^ Hopkins, Lauren (14 May 2017). "2017 Irish Championships Results". The Gymternet. Retrieved 31 May 2021.
  7. ^ Hopkins, Lauren (27 July 2017). "2017 European Youth Olympic Festival Results". The Gymternet. Retrieved 31 May 2021.
  8. ^ "8TH EUROPEAN MEN'S AND WOMEN'S ARTISTIC GYMNASTICS INDIVIDUAL CHAMPIONSHIPS Women Artistic Gymnastics Qualification Individual SENIORS" (PDF). Gymnastics Results. UEG. 11 April 2019. Retrieved 31 May 2021.
  9. ^ Hopkins, Lauren (6 June 2019). "2019 Irish Championships Results". The Gymternet. Retrieved 31 May 2021.
  10. ^ "Meg & Jane deliver first Women's World Cup podium finish for Ireland". Gymnastics Ireland. 2 September 2019. Retrieved 31 May 2021.
  11. ^ "49th FIG Artistic Gymnastics World Championships Stuttgart (GER), 4 October - 13 October 2019 Women's All-Around Qualification" (PDF). Gymnastics Results. FIG. 4 October 2019. Retrieved 31 May 2021.
  12. ^ Kim, Tong-hyung (6 April 2021). "North Korea says it won't participate in Tokyo Olympics". AP News. The Associated Press. Retrieved 31 May 2021.
  13. ^ Slattery, Joel (21 April 2021). "Gymnastics: Emma Slevin makes history by securing spot in European final". Irish Examiner. Retrieved 31 May 2021.

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