Megan Ryan

Megan "Meg" Ryan (born 3 April 2002) is an Irish artistic gymnast who competed at the 2020 Olympic Games.[1]

Megan Ryan
Nickname(s)Meg
Country represented Ireland
Born (2002-04-03) 3 April 2002
Cork, Ireland
DisciplineWomen's artistic gymnastics
LevelSenior International Elite
ClubDouglas Gymnastics Club
Head coach(es)Emma Hamill

Personal life

Megan Ryan was born on 3 April 2002 in Cork. She began gymnastics at age five after watching her older sister Hayley train.[1] She also played Gaelic football before she decided to concentrate on gymnastics.[2] Ryan received the Echo Women in Sport award in 2019.[3]

Career

Junior

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 then competed at the European Championships where she finished fifty-third in the all-around during the qualification round.[5] In 2017, Ryan once again won the junior all-around at the Irish Championships.[6] She then competed at the European Youth Summer Olympic Festival with Jane Heffernan and Emma Slevin, and they finished eighteenth in the team competition. Individually, Ryan finished thirty-third in the all-around.[7]

Senior

Ryan competed at the 2019 European Championships where she finished forty-ninth in the all-around during the qualification round.[8] She then won the gold medal in the all-around at the senior Irish Championships.[9] At the Mersin 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.[2][10] She then competed at the 2019 World Championships where she finished ninety-fifth in the all-around in the qualification round.[11] Due to this result, she was initially the first reserve for the Olympic Games.[3] However, after North Korea withdrew from the Olympics, Ryan received the spot that initially went to Kim Su-jong.[12]

At the 2021 European Championships, she decided to only compete on the uneven bars, balance beam, and floor exercise in order to build up towards the Olympic Games.[13]

References

  1. "Ryan Megan". Fédération Internationale de Gymnastique. Retrieved 31 May 2021.
  2. Dennehy, Cathal (4 October 2019). "Irish teenage trio ready to make mark at World Gymnastics Championships". RTÉ. Retrieved 31 May 2021.
  3. Noonan, Rory (18 April 2021). "Meg Ryan balances study and gymnastics with Olympics on the horizon". Echo Live. Retrieved 31 May 2021.
  4. Hopkins, Lauren (15 May 2016). "2016 Irish Championships Results". The Gymternet. Retrieved 31 May 2021.
  5. "31st European Championships in Women's Artistic Gymnastics Seniors and Juniors Junior Qualifications" (PDF). Gymnastics Results. UEG. 1 June 2016. Retrieved 31 May 2021.
  6. Hopkins, Lauren (14 May 2017). "2017 Irish Championships Results". The Gymternet. Retrieved 31 May 2021.
  7. Hopkins, Lauren (27 July 2017). "2017 European Youth Olympic Festival Results". The Gymternet. Retrieved 31 May 2021.
  8. "8TH EUROPEAN MEN'S AND WOMEN'S ARTISTIC GYMNASTICS INDIVIDUAL CHAMPIONSHIPS Women Artistic Gymnastics Qualification Individual SENIORS" (PDF). Gymnastics Results. UEG. 11 April 2019. Retrieved 31 May 2021.
  9. Hopkins, Lauren (6 June 2019). "2019 Irish Championships Results". The Gymternet. Retrieved 31 May 2021.
  10. "Meg & Jane deliver first Women's World Cup podium finish for Ireland". Gymnastics Ireland. 2 September 2019. Retrieved 31 May 2021.
  11. "49th FIG Artistic Gymnastics World Championships Stuttgart (GER), 4 October - 13 October 2019 Women's All-Around Qualification" (PDF). Gymnastics Results. FIG. 4 October 2019. Retrieved 31 May 2021.
  12. Kim, Tong-hyung (6 April 2021). "North Korea says it won't participate in Tokyo Olympics". AP News. The Associated Press. Retrieved 31 May 2021.
  13. Slattery, Joel (21 April 2021). "Gymnastics: Emma Slevin makes history by securing spot in European final". Irish Examiner. Retrieved 31 May 2021.
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