Mike Ryan (athlete)

Michael Robert Ryan (born 26 December 1941 in Bannockburn, Stirlingshire) is a former long-distance runner, who was born in Scotland. He won the bronze medal for New Zealand in the men's marathon at the 1968 Summer Olympics held in Mexico City, Mexico. In 1966 he won the famous Fukuoka Marathon in Japan with a time of 2:14:05.

Mike Ryan

Personal information
Birth name	Michael Robert Ryan
Born	26 December 1941 (1941-12-26) (age 83) Bannockburn, Stirlingshire, Scotland
Medal record Men's athletics Representing  New Zealand Olympic Games 1968 Mexico City Marathon Commonwealth Games 1966 Kingston Marathon

Ryan was inducted into the New Zealand Sports Hall of Fame in 2008.

References

• Mike Ryan at the New Zealand Olympic Committee^{[dead link]}
• Mike Ryan at the New Zealand Olympic Committee
• Mike Ryan at Olympics.com
• Mike Ryan at Olympedia