Heath Ryan (born 2 July 1958) is an Australian
equestrian
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who represented Australia at the
2008 Summer Olympics
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in Beijing as part of the
dressage
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team.
Born in Sydney, Ryan was Australia's three-day event champion three times, and won every International Grand Prix competition in Australia in 2007.
Record
*1990
Melbourne 3 day event: 1st
*2002
World Equestrian Games
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: Team-12th
*2005 Del Mar CDI3* Grand Prix: 5th
*2008
Beijing Olympics: Team-8th
*2008 Werribee CDI-W Grand Prix Kur: 1st
*2008 Sydney CCI3*: 1st
*2009 Sydney CDI-W Grand Prix: 2nd
*2009 Sydney CCI3*: 3rd
*2009 Del Mar CDI3* Grand Prix Kur: 2nd
References
About Heath Ryan
1958 births
Living people
Australian male equestrians
Olympic equestrians for Australia
Equestrians at the 2008 Summer Olympics
21st-century Australian people
Sportspeople from Sydney
Sportsmen from New South Wales
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