Megan Ryan

Junior

Ryan won the gold medal on every event at the 2016 Irish Championships, except for the uneven bars where she won the silver medal.^[4] She made her international debut at the European Championships where she finished 53rd in the all-around during the qualification round.^[5] In 2017, Ryan once again won the junior all-around at the Irish Championships.^[6] Then at the FIT Challenge, she finished seventh with the junior Irish team.^[7] She then competed at the European Youth Summer Olympic Festival and was chosen to be Ireland's flag bearer in the opening ceremony.^[8] The team of Ryan, Jane Heffernan, and Emma Slevin finished 18th in the team competition.^[9] At the Northern European Championships, she finished 12th in the all-around final and fifth in the vault final.^[10]

Senior

Ryan became age-eligible for senior competition in 2018. However, she missed the entire 2018 season after having surgery to remove an extra bone in her ankle.^[2]

Ryan competed at the 2019 European Championships where she finished 49th in the all-around during the qualification round.^[11] She then won the gold medal in the all-around at the senior Irish Championships.^[12] She only competed on the balance beam at the Irish Super Championships, and she won the gold medal.^[13] At the Mersin World Challenge Cup, she won the silver medal on the uneven bars behind Nazli Savranbasi. This was Ireland's first medal at the women's FIG World Cup.^[3][14] She then competed at the 2019 World Championships where she finished 95th in the all-around in the qualification round.^[15] Due to this result, she was initially the first reserve for the Olympic Games.^[16] However, after North Korea withdrew from the Olympics, Ryan received the spot that initially went to Kim Su-jong.^[17]

At the 2021 European Championships, Ryan decided to only compete on the uneven bars, balance beam, and floor exercise in order to build up towards the Olympic Games.^[18] She did not qualify for any of the event finals. At the Olympic Games, Ryan finished 72nd in the all-around during the qualification round with a total score of 47.199.^[19]