# Matthew Ryan (equestrian) > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Matthew_Ryan_(equestrian) > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Matthew_Ryan_(equestrian).md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Matthew_Ryan_(equestrian) > Source revision: 1290832711 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) Australian equestrian (born 1964) Matthew Ryan Matt Ryan (2007) Medal record Equestrian Representing Australia Olympic Games 1992 Barcelona Individual eventing 1992 Barcelona Team eventing 2000 Sydney Team eventing **Matthew Morgan "Matt" Ryan**, [OAM](/source/Order_of_Australia)[1] (born 3 June 1964 in [Sydney](/source/Sydney), New South Wales) is an [Olympic](/source/Olympic_Games)-level [equestrian](/source/Equestrianism) rider. He is a triple Olympic gold medalist who competed for Australia. Matt has three older brothers, including the internationally successful eventer and [dressage](/source/Dressage) rider, [Heath Ryan](/source/Heath_Ryan). In 1984 he travelled to Britain to train with the great [Richard Meade](/source/Richard_Meade_(equestrian)), 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](/source/1992_Summer_Olympics) in Barcelona and one at the [2000 Summer Olympics](/source/2000_Summer_Olympics) in Sydney. Additionally, he finished 8th at the 1992 [Badminton Horse Trials](/source/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](/source/Bridget_Hyem), Australia's first female Olympic equestrian competitor.[2] 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](/source/Sport_Australia_Hall_of_Fame) in 2000.[3] Ryan appeared in Episode 4 Series 4 of the British reality TV show, [The Hotel](/source/The_Hotel_(UK_TV_series)), as a guest on a family holiday in [Torquay](/source/Torquay), UK where he opened the beach party.[*[citation needed](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed)*] ## References 1. **[^](#cite_ref-1)** ["Ryan, Matthew Morgan"](https://honours.pmc.gov.au/honours/awards/886460). It's an Honour. Retrieved 8 January 2012. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-2)** ["Vale - Bridget 'Bud' (Macintyre) Hyem"](https://www.equestrian.org.au/news/vale-bridget-bud-macintyre-hyem). *www.equestrian.org.au*. Retrieved 10 January 2020. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-3)** ["Matthew Ryan"](https://sahof.org.au/hall-of-fame-member/matthew-ryan/). Sport Australia Hall of Fame. Retrieved 25 September 2020. ## External links - [Matthew Ryan](https://www.olympics.com.au/olympians/matthew-ryan/) at the [Australian Olympic Committee](/source/Australian_Olympic_Committee) ([archive](https://web.archive.org/web/20180426021639/http://corporate.olympics.com.au/athlete/matt-ryan)) ([archive 2](https://web.archive.org/web/20070213220608/http://www.olympics.com.au/athletes.cfm?AthleteID=5600)) - [Matthew Morgan Ryan](https://olympics.com/en/athletes/matthew-morgan-ryan) at [Olympics.com](/source/International_Olympic_Committee) - [Matthew Morgan Ryan](https://web.archive.org/web/20210111035327/https://www.olympic.org/matthew-morgan-ryan) at Olympic.org (archived) - [Matt Ryan](https://www.olympedia.org/athletes/12669) at [Olympedia](/source/Olympedia) - [Matt Ryan](https://web.archive.org/web/20161203220147/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ry/matt-ryan-1.html) at [Olympics at Sports-Reference.com](/source/Sports_Reference#Olympics) (archived) v t e Olympic equestrian champions in individual eventing 1912: Axel Nordlander (SWE) 1920: Helmer Mörner (SWE) 1924: Adolf van der Voort van Zijp (NED) 1928: Charles Pahud de Mortanges (NED) 1932: Charles Pahud de Mortanges (NED) 1936: Ludwig Stubbendorf (GER) 1948: Bernard Chevallier (FRA) 1952: Hans von Blixen-Finecke Jr. (SWE) 1956: Petrus Kastenman (SWE) 1960: Lawrence Morgan (AUS) 1964: Mauro Checcoli (ITA) 1968: Jean-Jacques Guyon (FRA) 1972: Richard Meade (GBR) 1976: Edmund Coffin (USA) 1980: Federico Roman (ITA) 1984: Mark Todd (NZL) 1988: Mark Todd (NZL) 1992: Matthew Ryan (AUS) 1996: Blyth Tait (NZL) 2000: David O'Connor (USA) 2004: Leslie Law (GBR) 2008: Hinrich Romeike (GER) 2012: Michael Jung (GER) 2016: Michael Jung (GER) 2020: Julia Krajewski (GER) 2024: Michael Jung (GER) v t e Olympic equestrian champions in team eventing 1912: Nordlander, Adlercreutz, Casparsson, Åminne (SWE) 1920: Mörner, Lundström, von Braun, Dyrsch (SWE) 1924: van der Voort van Zijp, de Mortanges, de Kruijff, Colenbrander (NED) 1928: de Mortanges, de Kruijff, van der Voort van Zijp (NED) 1932: Thomson, Chamberlin, Argo (USA) 1936: Stubbendorf, Lippert, von Wangenheim (GER) 1948: Henry, Anderson, Thomson (USA) 1952: von Blixen-Finecke, Stahre, Frölén (SWE) 1956: Weldon, Rook, Hill (GBR) 1960: Morgan, Lavis, Roycroft (AUS) 1964: Checcoli, Angioni, Ravano (ITA) 1968: Allhusen, Meade, Jones (GBR) 1972: Meade, Gordon-Watson, Parker, Phillips (GBR) 1976: Coffin, Plumb, Davidson, Tauskey (USA) 1980: Blinov, Salnikov, Volkov, Rogozhin (URS) 1984: Plumb, Stives, Fleischmann, Davidson (USA) 1988: Erhorn, Baumann, Kaspareit, Ehrenbrink (FRG) 1992: Green, Rolton, Hoy, Ryan (AUS) 1996: Schaeffer, Rolton, Hoy, Dutton (AUS) 2000: Dutton, Hoy, Tinney, Ryan (AUS) 2004: Boiteau, Lyard, Courrèges, Teulère, Touzaint (FRA) 2008: Thomsen, Ostholt, Dibowski, Klimke, Romeike (GER) 2012: Auffarth, Jung, Klimke, Schrade, Thomsen (GER) 2016: Laghouag, Lemoine, Nicolas, Vallette (FRA) 2020: Collett, McEwen, Townend (GBR) 2024: Canter, McEwen, Collett (GBR) This article about an Australian Olympic medalist is a stub. 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