Harry Ryan | |
Full Name: | Harry Edgar Ryan |
Birth Date: | 21 November 1893 |
Birth Place: | St Pancras, London, England[1] [2] |
Death Place: | Ealing, London, England[3] |
Discipline: | Track |
Role: | Rider |
Ridertype: | Tandem and sprint |
Show-Medals: | yes |
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]