| Megan Ryan | |||||||||||||||||||
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| Nickname(s) | Meg, Mugsy | ||||||||||||||||||
| Country represented |  Ireland | ||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 3 April 2002 Cork, Ireland | ||||||||||||||||||
| Discipline | Women's artistic gymnastics | ||||||||||||||||||
| Level | Senior International Elite | ||||||||||||||||||
| Club | Douglas Gymnastics Club | ||||||||||||||||||
| Head coach(es) | Emma Hamill | ||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Megan "Meg" Ryan (born 3 April 2002) [1] is an Irish artistic gymnast who competed at the 2020 Olympic Games. She was the first Irish female gymnast to win a medal on the FIG World Cup series.
Ryan was born on 3 April 2002 in Cork. She began gymnastics at age five after watching her older sister Hayley train. [2] She also played Gaelic football before she decided to concentrate on gymnastics. [3]
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 made her international debut at the European Championships where she finished 53rd in the all-around during the qualification round. [5] In 2017, Ryan once again won the junior all-around at the Irish Championships. [6] Then at the FIT Challenge, she finished seventh with the junior Irish team. [7] She then competed at the European Youth Summer Olympic Festival and was chosen to be Ireland's flag bearer in the opening ceremony. [8] The team of Ryan, Jane Heffernan, and Emma Slevin finished 18th in the team competition. [9] At the Northern European Championships, she finished 12th in the all-around final and fifth in the vault final. [10]
Ryan became age-eligible for senior competition in 2018. However, she missed the entire 2018 season after having surgery to remove an extra bone in her ankle. [2]
Ryan competed at the 2019 European Championships where she finished 49th in the all-around during the qualification round. [11] She then won the gold medal in the all-around at the senior Irish Championships. [12] She only competed on the balance beam at the Irish Super Championships, and she won the gold medal. [13] At the Mersin World 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. [3] [14] She then competed at the 2019 World Championships where she finished 95th in the all-around in the qualification round. [15] Due to this result, she was initially the first reserve for the Olympic Games. [16] However, after North Korea withdrew from the Olympics, Ryan received the spot that initially went to Kim Su-jong. [17]
At the 2021 European Championships, Ryan decided to only compete on the uneven bars, balance beam, and floor exercise in order to build up towards the Olympic Games. [18] She did not qualify for any of the event finals. At the Olympic Games, Ryan finished 72nd in the all-around during the qualification round with a total score of 47.199. [19]
Ryan received the Echo Women in Sport Award in 2019. [16] Gymnastics Ireland gave her the Rising Star award in 2017. [8]
Ryan studies pharmacy at University College Cork. [20]
| Year | Event | Team | AA | VT | UB | BB | FX |
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| Junior | |||||||
| 2016 | Irish Championships |  | |  | | | |
| European Championships | 53 | ||||||
| 2017 | Irish Championships | | |||||
| FIT Challenge | 7 | 34 | |||||
| European Youth Olympic Festival | 18 | ||||||
| Northern European Championships | 7 | 12 | 5 | ||||
| Senior | |||||||
| 2019 | |||||||
| European Championships | 49 | ||||||
| Irish Championships | | ||||||
| Irish Super Championships | | ||||||
| Mersin World Challenge Cup | 8 | | |||||
| World Championships | 95 | ||||||
| 2021 | |||||||
| Olympic Games | 72 | ||||||
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