John Ryan

Swimmer, Olympic athlete

1944 –

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Who is John Ryan?

John Ryan was an Australian sprint freestyle swimmer of the 1960s, who won a bronze medal in the 4x100m freestyle relay at the 1964 Tokyo Olympics.

The Victorian combined with Bob Windle, David Dickson and Peter Doak to win silver in the 4x100m medley relay, behind the United States and Germany, the first time this event had been contested at the Olympics. He also made the semifinals of the 100m freestyle. Ryan later took gold in the 4x110yd freestyle relay at the 1966 Commonwealth Games in Kingston, Jamaica and finished fourth in the corresponding individual event.

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Born
Feb 23, 1944
Nationality
  • Australia
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on July 23, 2013

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