William Ryan (sailor)

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Will Ryan
Personal information
Full nameWilliam Ryan
Nationality Australia
Born23 December 1988 (1988-12-23) (age 33)
Lake Macquarie, New South Wales
Medal record
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 2020 Tokyo 470
Silver medal – second place 2016 Rio de Janeiro 470
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 2013 La Rochelle 470
Gold medal – first place 2014 Santander 470
Gold medal – first place 2015 Haifa 470
Gold medal – first place 2017 Thessaloniki 470
Gold medal – first place 470
Bronze medal – third place 2016 San Isidro 470

William Ryan (born 23 December 1988) is an Australian sailor and an Olympic champion in the Men's 470 class with Mathew Belcher.

Ryan represented Australia at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.[1] He and teammate Mathew Belcher won the silver medal in the 470 class.[2] Ryan and Belcher returned for the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan, where they won the gold medal in the 470 class.[3]

Ryan is a 5 time 470 world champion together with Mathew Belcher.

Earlier years[]

Will Ryan experienced sailing when only two days old when he watched the 1988 Sydney to Hobart race in his grandfather's boat with his family. In his early years he was inspired by his grandfather and sailed in an old Sabot (dinghy) on Lake Macquarie in NSW.

At the age of 11, Ryan competed in his first race with the Toronto Amateur Sailing Club. He then competed in the Laser Radial class at the 2006 Youth World Sailing Championships.[4]

Together with teammate Byron White, Ryan came second at the 2008 World Championships in the 29er boat by finishing behind fellow Australians Steven Thomas and Jasper Warren, but in front of Britons Max Richardson and Alex Groves who took the bronze.

Career highlights[]

World Championships
2008 – Sorrento, 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 2nd, 29er (with Byron White) [5][6]
Olympic Games
2016 – Rio de Janeiro, 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 2nd, 470 (with Mathew Belcher)
2020 – Tokyo, 1st place, gold medalist(s) 1st, 470 (with Mathew Belcher)

Recognition[]

References[]

  1. ^ "Will Ryan – athlete profile". Rio2016.com. Archived from the original on 24 August 2016. Retrieved 19 August 2016.
  2. ^ "Rio 2016: 470 Men – Standings". Rio2016.com. Archived from the original on 24 August 2016. Retrieved 19 August 2016.
  3. ^ "Australian duo Mathew Belcher and Will Ryan win gold in men's 470 sailing at Tokyo Olympics". Australian Broadcasting Corporation. 4 August 2021. Retrieved 4 August 2021.
  4. ^ "Will Ryan". Australian Olympic Committee. Retrieved 26 August 2021.
  5. ^ "29er World Championships".
  6. ^ "Gold And Silver To Australia At 29er Worlds". Archived from the original on 2 December 2008.
  7. ^ "Barty Party continues at the AIS Awards". Sport Australia. 10 December 2019. Retrieved 11 December 2019.
  8. ^ "Belcher, Ryan and Darmanin create history at Australian Sailing Awards". Australian Sailing. 26 November 2021. Retrieved 1 December 2021.

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