Heath Ryan
Australian equestrian (born 1958)
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Heath Ryan (born 2 July 1958) is an Australian equestrian who represented Australia at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing as part of the dressage team.
NationalityAustralian
Born2 July 1958
Sydney
Height182 cm (6 ft 0 in)
Weight74 kg (163 lb)
Heath Ryan riding Flame (2007) | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Nationality | Australian |
| Born | 2 July 1958 Sydney |
| Height | 182 cm (6 ft 0 in) |
| Weight | 74 kg (163 lb) |
| Sport | |
| Country | Australia |
| Sport | Equestrian |
Event(s) | Dressage and Eventing |
| Club | Equestrian Federation of Australia |
| Coached by | Harry Boldt (2002–2008) Wayne Roycroft (1990–2008) |
Born in Sydney, Ryan was Australia's three-day event champion three times, and won every International Grand Prix competition in Australia in 2007.[1]
After videos appeared to show Ryan repeatedly striking a horse, Ryan was provisionally suspended from all competitions and events by Equestrian Australia, the national governing body for equestrian sports in that country, in June 2025.[2]
Record
- 1990 Melbourne 3 day event: 1st
- 2002 World Equestrian Games: Team-12th
- 2005 Del Mar CDI3* Grand Prix: 5th
- 2008 Beijing Olympics: Team-8th
- 2008 Werribee CDI-W Grand Prix Kur: 1st
- 2008 Sydney CCI3*: 1st
- 2009 Sydney CDI-W Grand Prix: 2nd
- 2009 Sydney CCI3*: 3rd
- 2009 Del Mar CDI3* Grand Prix Kur: 2nd
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