&sq=&lang=&file=File:Harry_Ryan_and_Thomas_Lance_1920.jpg) Harry Ryan (left) and Thomas Lance at the 1920 Olympics | ||||||||||||||||||
| Personal information | ||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Harry Edgar Ryan | |||||||||||||||||
| Born | 21 November 1893 St Pancras, London, England[1][2] | |||||||||||||||||
| Died | 14 April 1961 (aged 67) Ealing, London, England[3] | |||||||||||||||||
| Team information | ||||||||||||||||||
| Discipline | Track | |||||||||||||||||
| Role | Rider | |||||||||||||||||
| Rider type | Tandem and sprint | |||||||||||||||||
Medal record
| ||||||||||||||||||
Harry Edgar Ryan (21 November 1893 – 14 April 1961) was a British track cycling racer.[4] Ryan came second in the world amateur sprint championship in 1913.[5] He competed at the 1920 Summer Olympics and won the tandem competition with Thomas Lance, as well as a bronze medal in the sprint.[6]
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.[6]
- ^ England & Wales Birth Index, Jan/Mar quarter 1894, Harry Edgar Ryan, Pancras registration district, volume 1b, page 1
- ^ 1901 Census – 312 Euston Road, St Pancras, London, RG 13/130, page 4 & 5 of 62
- ^ England & Wales Death Index, Apr/May quarter 1961, Harry E. Ryan, aged 67, Ealing registration district, volume 5e, page 159
- ^ "Harry Ryan". Olympedia. Retrieved 8 August 2021.
- ^ "Track Cycling World Championships – Men: Sprint". Sports123.com. Archived from the original on 5 November 2011. Retrieved 17 December 2007.
- ^ a b Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Harry Ryan". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 24 December 2013. Retrieved 24 December 2013.