# Ryan Tyack > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Ryan_Tyack > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Ryan_Tyack.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ryan_Tyack > Source revision: 1338985478 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) {{Short description|Australian archer (born 1991)}} {{Use dmy dates|date=May 2015}} {{Use Australian English|date=May 2015}} {{Infobox sportsperson | headercolor = | name = Ryan Tyack | image = | image_size = | caption = | birth_name = | fullname = | nickname = | nationality = Australian | birth_date = | birth_place = | death_date = | death_place = | height = 186 cm{{cite web|title=Ryan Tyack|url=http://rio2016.olympics.com.au/athlete/ryan-tyack|website=rio2016.olympics.com.au|publisher=[Australian Olympic Committee](/source/Australian_Olympic_Committee)|accessdate=6 August 2016}} | weight = 102 kg | website = | country = Australia | sport = Archery | event = Men's recurve | collegeteam = | club = | team = SQAS | turnedpro = | coach = Lynette Rankin-Tyack | retired = | coaching = | worlds = | regionals = | nationals = 1st (2012) | olympics = | paralympics = | highestranking = | pb = | medaltemplates = {{MedalSport|Archery}} {{MedalCountry|{{AUS}}}} {{MedalSport | Men's [recurve archery](/source/Recurve_bow) }} {{MedalCompetition | [Olympic Games](/source/Archery_at_the_Summer_Olympics) }} {{MedalBronze | [2016 Rio de Janeiro](/source/2016_Summer_Olympics) | [Team](/source/Archery_at_the_2016_Summer_Olympics_%E2%80%93_Men's_team) }} {{MedalCompetition|[World Indoor Championships](/source/World_Archery_Championships)}} {{MedalGold|[2014 Nîmes](/source/2014_World_Indoor_Archery_Championships)|Individual}} {{MedalCompetition|[World Field Championships](/source/World_Field_Archery_Championships)}} {{Medal|Silver|[2024 Lac La Biche](/source/2024_World_Field_Archery_Championships)|Individual}} {{Medal|Silver|2024 Lac La Biche|Mixed team}} {{MedalCompetition|Junior World Outdoor Target Championships}} {{MedalGold|2006 Mexico|Male recurve cadet}} {{MedalCompetition|World Youth Championships}} {{MedalGold|2008 Turkey|Male under-18 team}} }} '''Ryan Tyack''' (born 2 June 1991) is an Australian [archer](/source/archery) competing in men's recurve events at the [2016 Summer Olympics](/source/2016_Summer_Olympics). He earned a gold medal at the 2006 Junior World Outdoor Target Championships in the male recurve cadet event. He also won a gold at the 2008 World Youth Archery Championships in the men's under-18 event. He was named to the Australian archery shadow Olympic squad for the [2012 Summer Olympics](/source/2012_Summer_Olympics), and won the individual competition at the [2014 World Indoor Archery Championships](/source/2014_World_Indoor_Archery_Championships). ==Personal== Tyack is from [Nambour, Queensland](/source/Nambour%2C_Queensland) on the Sunshine Coast.{{cite web|url=http://www.sunshinecoastdaily.com.au/story/2012/05/17/ryan-tyack-targets-spot-at-olympic-games-archery/ |title=Tyack targets Olympic Games spot | Sunshine Coast Sport | Surfing, Rugby, Soccer, Football, Cricket in Sunshine Coast |publisher=Sunshine Coast Daily |date=17 May 2012 |accessdate=6 June 2012}} From an early age Tyack spent most of his time playing archery or fencing games on his computer. It was his mum, Lynette Rankin-Tyack, that persuaded him to give up the make-believe and enter the real world of archery. As a nine-year-old in 2000 Tyack started archery and made his junior debut in 2003. He did not have a coach for his first Youth National Championships, so his mum stepped in to repair his equipment and coach him.{{Cite web|title=Ryan Tyack|url=https://www.olympics.com.au/olympians/ryan-tyack/|access-date=2021-09-04|website=Australian Olympic Committee|language=en-AU}} His mother became his official coach in 2004 and still coaches him today. ==Archery== Tyack has earned a number of medals. In 2006, he participated in the Junior World Outdoor Target Championships in the male recurve cadet event in Mérida, Mexico where he took home a gold medal.{{cite web |url=http://www.ausport.gov.au/ais/history/past_programs/archery |title=Archery : Australian Institute of Sport : Australian Sports Commission |publisher=Ausport.gov.au |date=2011-01-19 |accessdate=2012-06-06 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120806001917/http://www.ausport.gov.au/ais/history/past_programs/archery |archivedate=6 August 2012 |df=dmy-all }}{{cite web |url=http://www.archery.org.au/customdata/index.cfm?fuseaction=CustomItem&ItemID=42412 |title=Archery Australia |publisher=Archery.org.au |accessdate=2012-06-06 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120711020819/http://www.archery.org.au/customdata/index.cfm?fuseaction=CustomItem&ItemID=42412 |archivedate=11 July 2012 |df=dmy-all }} In 2008, he was part of the Australian team that won a gold in the under-18 event at the World Youth Archery Championships in Antalya, Turkey. In 2009, he was the world junior champion in recurve archery event.{{cite web |url=http://wwos.ninemsn.com.au/article.aspx?id=8277528 |title=Archery: Search on for new coach |publisher=Nine MSN |accessdate=6 June 2012 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140318013207/http://wwos.ninemsn.com.au/article.aspx?id=8277528 |archivedate=18 March 2014 |df=dmy-all }} As a seventeen-year-old, he competed at the 2009 Australian Youth Olympic Festival where he carried the Australian flag during the opening ceremony.{{cite web |url=http://news.theage.com.au/breaking-news-sport/tyack-to-carry-aussie-flag-at-ayof-20090114-7gf7.html |title=Tyack to carry Aussie flag at AYOF |publisher=The Age |location=Melbourne, Victoria |date=14 January 2009 |accessdate=26 March 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141226111720/http://news.theage.com.au/breaking-news-sport/tyack-to-carry-aussie-flag-at-ayof-20090114-7gf7.html |archive-date=26 December 2014 |url-status=dead }} It was the second time he competed at the event. In September 2011, he was named to the Australian archery shadow Olympic team.{{cite web |url=http://archery.org.au/customdata/index.cfm?fuseaction=CustomItem&ItemID=42398 |title=Archery Australia High Performance Program Update |publisher=Archery Australia |first=Lucy |last=Warhurst |date=5 September 2011 |accessdate=26 March 2012 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120320153307/http://archery.org.au/customdata/index.cfm?fuseaction=CustomItem&ItemID=42398 |archivedate=20 March 2012 |df=dmy-all }} In December 2011, he set a national record of 685. He attended a national team training camp in Canberra in September 2011. Tyack competed at the 2012 Oceania Olympic Qualification competition as a twenty-year-old. At the event, he scored a 674 under less than ideal conditions. With the score, he won the men's individual event.{{cite web|url=http://www.theage.com.au/sport/archers-bang-on-target-20120102-1picx.html |title=Archers bang on target |publisher=The Age |location=Melbourne, Victoria |date=3 January 2012 |accessdate=26 March 2012}}{{cite news|url=http://www.theaustralian.com.au/sport/london-games/archer-ryan-tyack-aims-for-london-glory/story-e6frgdg6-1226232874103 |title=Archer Ryan Tyack aims for London glory |publisher=The Australian|location=Sydney, Australia |date=30 December 2011 |accessdate=6 June 2012}}{{cite news|url=http://www.theaustralian.com.au/sport/london-games/australian-archers-dominate-oceania-qualifying-tournament/story-e6frgdg6-1226235110670 |title=Australian archers dominate Oceania qualifying tournament |publisher=The Australian|location=Sydney |date=3 January 2012 |accessdate=6 June 2012}} He competed at the 2012 World Indoor Championships in [Las Vegas](/source/Las_Vegas_Valley) in the men's recurve event.{{cite web |url=http://www.archery.org.au/news/index.cfm?fuseaction=NewsItem&NewsID=23243 |title=Archery Australia |publisher=Archery.org.au |accessdate=2012-06-06 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120424201545/http://www.archery.org.au/news/index.cfm?fuseaction=NewsItem&NewsID=23243 |archivedate=24 April 2012 |df=dmy-all }} In January 2012, he was named the World Archery Athlete of the Week.{{cite web |url=http://www.archery.org.au/news/index.cfm?fuseaction=NewsItem&NewsID=22909 |title=Archery Australia |publisher=Archery.org.au |date=2012-01-16 |accessdate=2012-06-06 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120424201509/http://www.archery.org.au/news/index.cfm?fuseaction=NewsItem&NewsID=22909 |archivedate=24 April 2012 |df=dmy-all }} He attended a national team training camp in Canberra in March 2012. At the 2012 national championships in the team recurve event, he was part of SQAS team. In the team target part, he had a score of 2,612 and in the field part, he had a score of 690.{{cite web|url=http://210.247.205.118/assets/console/document/documents/2012ncteam.pdf|publisher=Archery Australia|accessdate=6 June 2012|title=2012 NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS|location=Tuggeranong, Australian Capital Territory|date=March 2012}}{{dead link|date=April 2018 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }} At the 2012 national championships in the all around recurve event, he finished first in the male recurve class.{{cite web|url=http://210.247.205.118/assets/console/document/documents/2012ncbestallround1.pdf|publisher=Archery Australia|accessdate=6 June 2012|title=2012 NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS|location=Tuggeranong, Australian Capital Territory|date=March 2012}}{{dead link|date=April 2018 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }} At the 2012 National Target Archery Championships, he finished second as a member of SQAS.{{cite web|url=http://210.247.205.118/assets/console/document/documents/2012nctargetfinal1.pdf|publisher=Archery Australia|accessdate=6 June 2012|title=2012 National Target Archery Championships|location=Tuggeranong, Australian Capital Territory|date=March 2012}}{{dead link|date=April 2018 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }} In March at the 2012 Olympic Games Nomination Shoot Results, he finished second with a score of 2,612.{{cite web |url=http://www.archery.org.au/news/index.cfm?fuseaction=NewsItem&NewsID=24579 |title=Archery Australia |publisher=Archery.org.au |accessdate=2012-06-06 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120424194309/http://www.archery.org.au/news/index.cfm?fuseaction=NewsItem&NewsID=24579 |archivedate=24 April 2012 |df=dmy-all }} In May 2012, he participated in a training camp in [Buderim](/source/Buderim).{{cite web|author=Mark Bode |url=http://www.frasercoastchronicle.com.au/story/2012/05/22/confident-tyack-all-set-for-olympic-shot/ |title=Confident Tyack set for Olympics | Shooting |publisher=Fraser Coast Chronicle |date=2012-05-22 |accessdate=2012-06-06}} As of May 2012, he had not qualified for the [2012 Summer Olympics](/source/2012_Summer_Olympics); to make the Games, he needed to qualify at the World Cup event in [Ogden, Utah](/source/Ogden%2C_Utah). He qualified again for the Australian Olympic team for the [2016 Summer Olympics](/source/2016_Summer_Olympics). He has qualified for the [2020 Summer Olympics](/source/2020_Summer_Olympics).{{Cite web|title=Ryan Tyack|url=https://www.olympics.com.au/olympians/ryan-tyack/|access-date=2021-04-08|website=Australian Olympic Committee|language=en-AU}} Tyack was part of Australia’s men’s archery team that qualified for the 2020 [Tokyo](/source/Tokyo) [Olympic Games](/source/Olympic_Games). His team-mates were [David Barnes](/source/David_Barnes_(archer)) and [Taylor Worth](/source/Taylor_Worth). They competed together in the team event as well against one another in the individual event. In the individual event Tyack was eliminated by [Turkey](/source/Turkey)'s [Mete Gazoz](/source/Mete_Gazoz) in the round of 32, In the team event, they lost to the favoured Taiwan team in the first round.{{Cite web|title=Australian Olympic Team for Tokyo 2021|url=https://www.theroar.com.au/olympics/australian-olympic-team/|access-date=2021-09-03|website=The Roar|language=en-US}} ==References== {{reflist|colwidth=33em}} ==External links== * {{World Archery}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Tyack, Ryan}} Category:Living people Category:Australian male archers Category:Sportsmen from Queensland Category:Olympic archers for Australia Category:Archers at the 2016 Summer Olympics Category:Medalists at the 2016 Summer Olympics Category:Olympic bronze medalists for Australia Category:Olympic medalists in archery Category:1991 births Category:Archers at the 2020 Summer Olympics Category:21st-century Australian sportsmen Category:Pacific Games gold medalists for Australia Category:Pacific Games medalists in archery Category:Competitors at the 2025 World Games --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [Ryan Tyack](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ryan_Tyack) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ryan_Tyack?action=history)). 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