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| Date of birth | 11 September 1971 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Place of birth | Wimbledon, London | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 85 kg (187 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Occupation(s) | Performance Director | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Ben Ryan CF (born 11 September 1971) is an English sports coach who is best known for coaching the Fiji sevens team to a gold medal in sevens rugby at the 2016 Rio Olympics. He is currently Performance Director at EPL association football club Brentford.[1][2]
As Fiji's sevens coach from 2013 to 2016, he guided the team to their first ever Dubai 7s title, and set the record of tournament titles won by a Fiji Sevens coach with nine. He coached Fiji to win the inaugural rugby sevens competition at the 2016 Summer Olympics. The gold medal was the first ever medal won by Fiji at any Olympics.[1]
He is also a former coach of the England sevens team.
- ^ Marshall, Sam (7 May 2024). "Ben Ryan: The Olympic Gold Medalist Helping Brentford Reach Peak Performance". Brentford FC.
- ^ "Ben Ryan". Brentford FC.