Matthew Ryan (handballer)

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Matt Ryan
Personal information
Full name Matthew Colin Ryan
Born (1966-02-19) February 19, 1966 (age 58)
Miller Place, New York, U.S.
NationalityFlag of the United States (23px).png  United States
Height 193 cm (6 ft 4 in)
Playing position backcourt and circle
Senior clubs
YearsTeam
1988 - 1996
 Garden City
1996 - Min. 2002
 Condor Handball
National team
YearsTeamApps
1989-96
Flag of the United States.svg  United States 225
Title
1999 - 2000
 Nationals
Basketball career
Career information
College University of Massachusetts Amherst
Long Island University

Matthew Colin "Matt" Ryan (born February 19, 1966), a native of New York, was captain [1] of the 1996 US Olympic handball team. [2] He was a member of the US National team from 1989-1996 [3] and he competed at the Goodwill Games in 1994 where the US team ranked 6 of 6. [4] He played basketball for the University of Massachusetts Amherst and Long Island University. [1]

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  2. ↑ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Matt Ryan". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 2020-04-18.
  3. ↑ "The Condors Team Handball Club". Archived from the original on 2002-12-04. Retrieved 2009-02-12.
  4. ↑ "1994 Goodwill Games Results - Handball". Archived from the original on 2009-06-15. Retrieved 2009-02-12.
  5. ↑ Esposito, Nicholas (2018-02-13). "Miller Place Olympian inducted into Suffolk Sports Hall of Fame". Greater Long Island. Archived from the original on 2018-03-04. Retrieved 2018-03-04.
  6. ↑ "Matthew Colin Ryan". Codor Handball. Archived from the original on 2003-01-26. Retrieved 2018-03-04.


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