Megan Ryan
GYMNASTICS
BIOGRAPHY
Megan comes from a big GAA family – her father Aidan captained the Cork hurlers and her sister Hayley plays camogie for Cork – but once she was selected for Gymnastics Ireland’s elite development team aged eight she never looked back and was 13 when she won her first Irish senior titles in 2015. In 2016 she finished 18th on vault at the European Championships. In 2019 she won silver on the uneven bars at the World Challenge Cup in Turkey, the first podium finish by an Irish female gymnast at that level. She made the top 50 in the floor and All-Around competitions at the 2019 European Championships. She completed her Leaving Certificate at Christ King Girls SS in Douglas in June 2021 and hopes to study pharmacy in future.
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Rhys McClenaghan
Rhys McClenaghanGYMNASTICS BIOGRAPHY Rhys gave notice of his talent when he won European Junior silver in 2016 at his speciality - pommel horse – which was also Irish gymnastics’ first ever European medal. In 2018 he was European (senior) and Commonwealth champion in pommel, beating England’s reigning Olympic champion Max Whitlock in both. He tied [...]
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Rule 40 Frequently Asked Questions
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Trinity College Dublin Celebrates its Olympian Alumni
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Paris 2024 – Olympic Flame Lit
Olympic flame for the Olympic Games Paris 2024 lit in symbolic ceremony in Ancient Olympia On the eve of 100 days to go, the flame for the Olympic Games Paris 2024 has been lit. It was ignited at the historic birthplace of the Olympic Games in Ancient Olympia in Greece. The Olympic flame, embodying peace […]
