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Michael J. Ryan (athlete)

January 06, 2023

Michael J. Ryan (January 1, 1889 – December 27, 1971) was an American track and field athlete and a member of the Irish American Athletic Club. He was a distance runner and competed in the marathon for the U.S. Olympic team in the 1908 Summer Olympics and 1912 Summer Olympics, but did not finish either race.

Michael J. Ryan
Born(1889-01-01)January 1, 1889
New York, New York
DiedDecember 27, 1971(1971-12-27) (aged 82)
San Jose, California
OccupationAthlete

Biography

Michael J. Ryan was born in New York City on January 1, 1889.[1]

In later life he owned a sporting goods store in San Jose, California. He died in a hospital there on December 27, 1971.[2]

Career

Olympics

Ryan competed in the marathon for the U.S. Olympic team in the 1908 Summer Olympics, but did not finish.[1][3]

He also competed in the marathon at the 1912 Summer Olympics, but did not finish.[1]

He was a coach for U.S. Olympics teams in 1920, 1924, and 1928.[2]

Boston Marathon

Ryan competed in the Boston Marathon in 1907, finishing 15th, in 1908 he came in fourth place with a time of 2:27:08. He did not finish the race in 1909. He came in fifth place in 1910 with a time of 2:38:24, and ninth place in 1911 with a time of 2:36:15.[4] On April 19, 1912, "over an unusually sticky course, Mike Ryan, wearing the colors of the Irish American Athletic Club of New York City won the Boston Athletic Association's sixteenth Marathon race with a time of 2:21:18," cutting the former record by 21.04 seconds.[5]

In 1909, he finished third place in the Yonkers Marathon, with a time of 2:49:40.[6]

Canadian Marathon

In 1910, Ryan won the 2nd annual Canadian Marathon, held in Hamilton, Ontario, "defeating a field of over thirty of the best Canadian distance runners" with a time of 2:49:19. "The roads in parts of the course were muddy and rough and Ryan's performance was a remarkable one." He finished seven minutes ahead of the second-place finisher, Charles Cook.[7]

Marathon in London

On May 27, 1911, against an array of international athletes, Ryan came in second place in a marathon sponsored by the Polytechnic Harriers in London, England with a time of 2 hours 50 minutes and 45 seconds. The course for this race as nearly identical to the 1908 Olympic marathon.[8]

References

  1. ^ a b c "Michael J. Ryan". Olympedia. Retrieved December 29, 2021.
  2. ^ a b "Early Olympics Star Michael Ryan Succumbs". Santa Cruz Sentinel. Santa Clara, California. AP. December 29, 1971. p. 20. Retrieved December 29, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ Cook, Theodore Andrea (May 1909). (PDF). London: British Olympic Association. pp. 71, 74, 79. Archived from the original (PDF) on September 27, 2007. Retrieved December 29, 2021.
  4. ^ (PDF). Boston: Boston Athletic Association / John Hancock. April 21, 2008. pp. 82–83. Archived from the original (PDF) on May 24, 2011. Retrieved December 29, 2021.
  5. ^ "Mike Ryan's Marathon - Irish American A.C. Runner Breakls Record for Boston Road Race". The New York Times. Boston. April 20, 1912. p. 12. Retrieved December 29, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Marathon Victory for Harry Jensen; Finishes First in Yonkers Event With a Half Mile Advantage. Sheridan Runs Second Leads for Twenty-three Miles, When Pastime Athlete Overhauls Him – Winner's Time, 2:46:43 1-5". The New York Times. November 28, 1909. p. 31. Retrieved December 29, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Mike Ryan's Marathon – Irish-American Runner Wins Race at Hamilton Ont., in 2:49:19". The New York Times. May 25, 1910. p. 11. Retrieved December 29, 2021 – via NewspaperArchive.
  8. ^ "Mike Ryan Second in Race". The New York Times. London. May 28, 1911. p. 25. Retrieved December 29, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.

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