Matthew Ryan (equestrian)

{{Short description|Australian equestrian (born 1964)}} {{Use dmy dates|date=July 2021}} {{MedalTableTop|Matt ryan badminton 2007.jpg|250px|Matt Ryan (2007)|medals= {{MedalSport | [[Equestrianism|Equestrian]]}} {{MedalCountry | {{AUS}} }} {{MedalCompetition|[[Equestrian at the Summer Olympics|Olympic Games]]}} [[File:Olympic rings.svg|center|80px]] {{MedalGold| [[1992 Summer Olympics|1992 Barcelona]] | [[Equestrian at the 1992 Summer Olympics – Individual eventing|Individual eventing]]}} {{MedalGold| [[1992 Summer Olympics|1992 Barcelona]] | [[Equestrian at the 1992 Summer Olympics|Team eventing]]}} {{MedalGold| [[2000 Summer Olympics|2000 Sydney]] | [[Equestrian at the 2000 Summer Olympics|Team eventing]]}} }}

'''Matthew Morgan "Matt" Ryan''', [[Order of Australia|OAM]]<ref>{{cite web |url=https://honours.pmc.gov.au/honours/awards/886460 |title=Ryan, Matthew Morgan |publisher=It's an Honour |accessdate=8 January 2012}}</ref> (born 3 June 1964 in [[Sydney]], New South Wales) is an [[Olympic Games|Olympic]]-level [[equestrianism|equestrian]] rider. He is a triple Olympic gold medalist who competed for Australia. Matt has three older brothers, including the internationally successful eventer and [[dressage]] rider, [[Heath Ryan]]. In 1984 he travelled to Britain to train with the great [[Richard Meade (equestrian)|Richard Meade]], before returning home the following year, and then went back to the UK in 1989 to set up a stable.

He has won three Olympic gold medals, two at the [[1992 Summer Olympics]] in Barcelona and one at the [[2000 Summer Olympics]] in Sydney. Additionally, he finished 8th at the 1992 [[Badminton Horse Trials]], was selected for the 1996 Atlanta Olympics (but had to withdraw a few days before competition due to horse injury), and was the reserve rider for the 2004 Athens Olympics.

His two gold medal-winning horses, Kibah Tic Toc and Sandstone, were bred by [[Bridget Hyem]], Australia's first female Olympic equestrian competitor.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.equestrian.org.au/news/vale-bridget-bud-macintyre-hyem|title=Vale - Bridget 'Bud' (Macintyre) Hyem|website=www.equestrian.org.au|language=en|access-date=2020-01-10}}</ref>

A few of his other major Badminton Horse Trials results are: 2nd 1995 Kibah Tic Toc, 4th 2007 Bonza Katoomba, 8th 2008 Bonza Puzzle. One of his up-and-coming young horses is Bonza Kingscanyon, who is being campaigned at novice level.

Matt has a daughter called Millie and a dog called Wombat. He had a previous marriage with Nikki Ryan, also an eventer and current 5* eventing trainer.

Ryan was inducted into the [[Sport Australia Hall of Fame]] in 2000.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://sahof.org.au/hall-of-fame-member/matthew-ryan/|title=Matthew Ryan |publisher=Sport Australia Hall of Fame |accessdate=25 September 2020}}</ref>

Ryan appeared in Episode 4 Series 4 of the British reality TV show, [[The Hotel (UK TV series)|The Hotel]], as a guest on a family holiday in [[Torquay]], UK where he opened the beach party.{{citation needed|date=January 2015}}

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==External links== * {{AOC profile|matthew-ryan|Matthew Ryan|archive=20180426021639|old_id=matt-ryan}} ([https://web.archive.org/web/20070213220608/http://www.olympics.com.au/athletes.cfm?AthleteID=5600 archive 2]) * {{Olympics.com profile|matthew-morgan-ryan|Matthew Morgan Ryan|org_archive=20210111035327}} * {{Olympedia|12669|Matt Ryan}} * {{SR/Olympics|ry/matt-ryan-1|Matt Ryan|archive=20161203220147}}

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