Michael Ryan (born 3 April 1976 in

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) is an Irish equestrian.London2012.com
He competed at the

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where he was eliminated in the

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and finished 5th in the team eventing competition. Ryan also took part at the

2006 World Equestrian Games The 2006 FEI World Equestrian Games were held in Aachen, Germany from 20 August to 3 September 2006. They were the 5th edition of the games which are held every four years and run by the FEI. It was held in the Soers, a district of Aachen. The mai ...

and at four editions of

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(in 2003, 2005, 2009 and 2015). Ryan's best individual championship result came at the 2015 European Championships, when he finished in the 14th position. He is married to the fellow eventing rider Patricia Ryan.

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1976 births Living people Equestrians from County Limerick Irish male equestrians Olympic equestrians for Ireland Equestrians at the 2012 Summer Olympics {{Ireland-equestrian-bio-stub