Harry Edgar Ryan (21 November 1893 – 14 April 1961) was a

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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 {{England-cycling-bio-stub