Harry Edgar Ryan (21 November 1893 – 14 April 1961) was a
British
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track cycling racer. Ryan came second in the world amateur sprint championship in 1913.
He competed at the
1920 Summer Olympics
The 1920 Summer Olympics (french: Jeux olympiques d'été de 1920; nl, Olympische Zomerspelen van 1920; german: Olympische Sommerspiele 1920), officially known as the Games of the VII Olympiad (french: Jeux de la VIIe olympiade; nl, Spelen van ...
and won the tandem competition with
Thomas Lance
Thomas Glasson Lance (14 June 1891 – 29 February 1976) was a British track cycling racer. He won the tandem competition with Harry Ryan at the 1920 Summer Olympics. He also competed in the sprint event but was eliminated in the repecha ...
, as well as a bronze medal in the sprint.
Ryan lived at 312 Euston Road,
St Pancras, London in 1901. His father was a
cutler, toolmaker and shopkeeper of ''Buck & Ryan''. After retiring from competitions, Ryan converted ''Buck & Ryan'' into a successful concern. He also became a prominent cycling administrator, supervising most of the major competitions in Europe.
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Harry Ryan at databaseOlympics.com
1893 births
1961 deaths
English male cyclists
English Olympic medallists
English track cyclists
Olympic cyclists for Great Britain
Cyclists at the 1920 Summer Olympics
Olympic gold medallists for Great Britain
Olympic bronze medallists for Great Britain
Olympic medalists in cycling
Medalists at the 1920 Summer Olympics
Sportspeople from St Pancras, London
Cyclists from Greater London
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