Megan Ryan
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Nickname(s) | Meg, Mugsy | |||||||||||||||||||
Country represented | ![]() | |||||||||||||||||||
Born | Cork, Ireland | 3 April 2002|||||||||||||||||||
Discipline | Women's artistic gymnastics | |||||||||||||||||||
Level | Senior International Elite | |||||||||||||||||||
Club | Douglas Gymnastics Club | |||||||||||||||||||
Head coach(es) | Emma Hamill | |||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Megan "Meg" Ryan (born 3 April 2002)[1] is an Irish artistic gymnast who competed at the 2020 Olympic Games. She was the first Irish female gymnast to win a medal on the FIG World Cup series.
Early life
[edit]Ryan was born on 3 April 2002 in Cork. She began gymnastics at age five after watching her older sister Hayley train.[2] She also played Gaelic football before she decided to concentrate on gymnastics.[3]
Career
[edit]Junior
[edit]Ryan won the gold medal on every event at the 2016 Irish Championships, except for the uneven bars where she won the silver medal.[4] She made her international debut at the European Championships where she finished 53rd in the all-around during the qualification round.[5] In 2017, Ryan once again won the junior all-around at the Irish Championships.[6] Then at the FIT Challenge, she finished seventh with the junior Irish team.[7] She then competed at the European Youth Summer Olympic Festival and was chosen to be Ireland's flag bearer in the opening ceremony.[8] The team of Ryan, Jane Heffernan, and Emma Slevin finished 18th in the team competition.[9] At the Northern European Championships, she finished 12th in the all-around final and fifth in the vault final.[10]
Senior
[edit]Ryan became age-eligible for senior competition in 2018. However, she missed the entire 2018 season after having surgery to remove an extra bone in her ankle.[2]
Ryan competed at the 2019 European Championships where she finished 49th in the all-around during the qualification round.[11] She then won the gold medal in the all-around at the senior Irish Championships.[12] She only competed on the balance beam at the Irish Super Championships, and she won the gold medal.[13] At the Mersin World Challenge Cup, she won the silver medal on the uneven bars behind Nazli Savranbasi. This was Ireland's first medal at the women's FIG World Cup.[3][14] She then competed at the 2019 World Championships where she finished 95th in the all-around in the qualification round.[15] Due to this result, she was initially the first reserve for the Olympic Games.[16] However, after North Korea withdrew from the Olympics, Ryan received the spot that initially went to Kim Su-jong.[17]
At the 2021 European Championships, Ryan decided to only compete on the uneven bars, balance beam, and floor exercise in order to build up towards the Olympic Games.[18] She did not qualify for any of the event finals. At the Olympic Games, Ryan finished 72nd in the all-around during the qualification round with a total score of 47.199.[19]
Awards
[edit]Ryan received the Echo Women in Sport Award in 2019.[16] Gymnastics Ireland gave her the Rising Star award in 2017.[8]
Personal life
[edit]Ryan studies pharmacy at University College Cork.[20]
Competitive history
[edit]Year | Event | Team | AA | VT | UB | BB | FX |
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Junior | |||||||
2016 | Irish Championships | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | |
European Championships | 53 | ||||||
2017 | Irish Championships | ![]() | |||||
FIT Challenge | 7 | 34 | |||||
European Youth Olympic Festival | 18 | ||||||
Northern European Championships | 7 | 12 | 5 | ||||
Senior | |||||||
2019 | |||||||
European Championships | 49 | ||||||
Irish Championships | ![]() | ||||||
Irish Super Championships | ![]() | ||||||
Mersin World Challenge Cup | 8 | ![]() | |||||
World Championships | 95 | ||||||
2021 | |||||||
Olympic Games | 72 |
References
[edit]- ^ "Megan Ryan". Olympic Federation of Ireland. Retrieved 23 July 2023.
- ^ a b "Ryan Megan". International Gymnastics Federation. Retrieved 31 May 2021.
- ^ a b Dennehy, Cathal (4 October 2019). "Irish teenage trio ready to make mark at World Gymnastics Championships". RTÉ. Retrieved 31 May 2021.
- ^ Hopkins, Lauren (15 May 2016). "2016 Irish Championships Results". The Gymternet. Retrieved 31 May 2021.
- ^ "31st European Championships in Women's Artistic Gymnastics Seniors and Juniors Junior Qualifications" (PDF). Gymnastics Results. European Gymnastics. 1 June 2016. Retrieved 31 May 2021.
- ^ Hopkins, Lauren (14 May 2017). "2017 Irish Championships Results". The Gymternet. Retrieved 31 May 2021.
- ^ Hopkins, Lauren (13 June 2017). "2017 FIT Challenge Results". The Gymternet. Retrieved 23 July 2023.
- ^ a b "Tokyo 2020 - Get to know Meg Ryan". Gymnastics Ireland. 9 July 2021. Retrieved 23 July 2023.
- ^ Hopkins, Lauren (27 July 2017). "2017 European Youth Olympic Festival Results". The Gymternet. Retrieved 31 May 2021.
- ^ Hopkins, Lauren (21 October 2017). "2017 Northern European Championships Results". The Gymternet. Retrieved 23 July 2023.
- ^ "8th European Men's and Women's Artistic Gymnastics Individual Championships Women Artistic Gymnastics Qualification Individual Seniors" (PDF). Gymnastics Results. European Gymnastics. 11 April 2019. Retrieved 31 May 2021.
- ^ Hopkins, Lauren (6 June 2019). "2019 Irish Championships Results". The Gymternet. Retrieved 31 May 2021.
- ^ "2019 Irish Super Championships Results". The Gymternet. 29 July 2019. Retrieved 23 July 2023.
- ^ "Meg & Jane deliver first Women's World Cup podium finish for Ireland". Gymnastics Ireland. 2 September 2019. Retrieved 31 May 2021.
- ^ "49th FIG Artistic Gymnastics World Championships Stuttgart (GER), 4 October - 13 October 2019 Women's All-Around Qualification" (PDF). Gymnastics Results. International Gymnastics Federation. 4 October 2019. Retrieved 31 May 2021.
- ^ a b Noonan, Rory (18 April 2021). "Meg Ryan balances study and gymnastics with Olympics on the horizon". Echo Live. Retrieved 31 May 2021.
- ^ Kim, Tong-hyung (6 April 2021). "North Korea says it won't participate in Tokyo Olympics". Associated Press. Retrieved 31 May 2021.
- ^ Slattery, Joel (21 April 2021). "Gymnastics: Emma Slevin makes history by securing spot in European final". Irish Examiner. Retrieved 31 May 2021.
- ^ "Artistic Gymnastics Women's All-Around Qualification" (PDF). USA Gymnastics. Tokyo 2020. 25 July 2021. p. 3. Archived from the original (PDF) on 31 December 2022. Retrieved 31 December 2022.
- ^ "Douglas gymnast Meg Ryan on her amazing experience at the Olympics". Echo Live. 13 October 2021. Retrieved 23 July 2023.