Ryan Bailie (born 15 July 1990) is an Australian

triathlete A triathlon is an endurance multisport race consisting of swimming, cycling, and running over various distances. Triathletes compete for fastest overall completion time, racing each segment sequentially with the time transitioning between the ...

. He won a bronze medal at the

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in the mixed relay event.

Early life

Bailie was born in

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before moving to

Bunbury, Western Australia Bunbury () is a coastal city in the Australian state of Western Australia, approximately south of the state capital, Perth. It is the state's third most populous city after Perth and Mandurah, with a population of approximately 75,000. Loca ...

, where he lived until age 18. His sister Ashlee is also a triathlete.

Career

Bailie has competed in the

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since 2012, with several top ten finishes, including a best finish of 5th in

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in 2014. Ryan was a part of the Australian team at the

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. In the individual event he finished fifth in hot conditions. In the mixed relay, Bailie ran the

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for the Australian team. In the final sprint Bailie outran

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's Andrew Yorke to win the bronze medal, finishing one second behind Richard Murray of

. He qualified for the Australian team for the

2016 Summer Olympics The 2016 Summer Olympics (), officially the Games of the XXXI Olympiad () and officially branded as Rio 2016, were an international multi-sport event held from 5 to 21 August 2016 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, with preliminary events i ...

in April 2016.

References

External links

Official website
* * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Bailie, Ryan 1990 births Living people Triathletes at the 2014 Commonwealth Games Australian male triathletes Sportspeople from Johannesburg Commonwealth Games bronze medallists for Australia Triathletes at the 2016 Summer Olympics Olympic triathletes for Australia Commonwealth Games bronze medallists in triathlon 21st-century Australian sportsmen South African emigrants to Australia Sportspeople from Bunbury, Western Australia Sportsmen from Western Australia Medallists at the 2014 Commonwealth Games