William Ryan (sailor)
William Ryan (born 23 December 1988 in Lake Macquarie) is an Australian sailor.
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| Full name | William Ryan | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Born | 23 December 1988 (age 32) Lake Macquarie, Australia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Together with teammate Byron White Ryan became 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.
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]
Career highlights
- World Championships
- 2008 - Sorrento,
2nd, 29er (with Byron White)
- Olympic Games
- 2016 - Rio de Janeiro, 2nd, 470 (with Mathew Belcher)
Recognition
- 2013 - Australian Sailing Awards - Male Sailor of the Year (with Mathew Belcher)
- 2013 - Australian Institute of Sport Awards - Team of the Year (with Mathew Belcher)
- 2014 - Australian Sailing Awards - Male Sailor of the Year (with Mathew Belcher)
- 2015 - Australian Sailing Awards - Male Sailor of the Year (with Mathew Belcher)
- 2019 - Australian Sailing Awards - Male Sailor of the Year (with Mathew Belcher)
- 2019 - Australian Institite of Sport Awards - Team of the Year (with Mathew Belcher) [3]
References
- "Will Ryan - athlete profile". Rio2016.com. Archived from the original on 24 August 2016. Retrieved 19 August 2016.
- "Rio 2016: 470 Men - Standings". Rio2016.com. Archived from the original on 24 August 2016. Retrieved 19 August 2016.
- "Barty Party continues at the AIS Awards". Sport Australia. 10 December 2019. Retrieved 11 December 2019.
External links
- William Ryan at World Sailing
- Will Ryan at the International Olympic Committee
- Will Ryan at the Australian Olympic Committee
- Will Ryan at Olympics at Sports-Reference.com (archived)
- 29er World Championships
- Gold And Silver To Australia At 29er Worlds
- Mat Belcher & Will Ryan on Facebook
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