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Irish long-distance runner
John Ryan
Nationality Irish Born (1893-02-23 ) 23 February 1893Died 6 January 1963(1963-01-06) (aged 69) Sport Long-distance running Event 10,000 metres
John Ryan (23 February 1893 – 6 January 1963) was an Irish long-distance runner .[ 1] men's 10,000 metres at the 1924 Summer Olympics .[ 2]
1906–1979Amateur Athletic Union
1899: Alec Grant 1900: Alec Grant 1901: Alec Grant 1903: Alec Grant 1904: George Bonhag 1905: George Bonhag 1906 : George Bonhag 1907 : George Bonhag 1908 : Mike Driscoll 1909 : Mike Driscoll 1910 : Joseph Monument 1911 : George Bonhag 1913 : William Kramer 1914 : Harry Smith 1915 : Michael Devaney 1916 : Joie Ray 1917 : John Ryan 1918 : Edward Garvey 1919 : Gordon Nightingale 1920 : Harry Helm 1921 : Max Bohland 1922 : John Romig 1923 : Joie Ray 1924 : Joie Ray 1925 : Paavo Nurmi (FIN ) , Harold Kennedy (2nd)1926 : William Goodwin 1927 : William Goodwin 1928 : Leo Lermond 1929 : Edvin Wide (SWE ) , Robert Dalrymple (2nd)1930 : Joe McCluskey 1931 : Leo Lermond 1932 : George Lermond 1933 : George Lermond 1934 : John Follows 1935 : John Follows 1936 : Norm Bright 1937 : Norm Bright 1938 : Don Lash 1939 : Don Lash 1940 : Greg Rice 1941 : Greg Rice 1942 : Greg Rice 1943 : Greg Rice 1944 : Oliver Hunter 1945 : Forest Efaw 1946 : Forest Efaw 1947 : Curt Stone 1948 : Curt Stone 1949 : Gaston Reiff (BEL ) , Fred Wilt (3rd)1950 : Curt Stone 1951 : Curt Stone 1952 : Horace Ashenfelter 1953 : Horace Ashenfelter 1954 : Horace Ashenfelter 1955 : Horace Ashenfelter 1956 : Horace Ashenfelter 1957 : John Macy (POL ) , Alex Breckenridge (2nd)1958 : Veliša Mugoša (YUG ) , John Macy (2nd)1959 : Bill Dellinger 1960 : Al Lawrence (AUS ) , Lew Stieglitz (2nd)1961 : Bruce Kidd (CAN ) , John Macy (3rd)1962 : Bruce Kidd (CAN ) , Jared Nourse (4th)1963 : Michel Bernard (FRA ) , Bob Schul (2nd)1964 : Ron Clarke (AUS ) , Pete McArdle (2nd)1965 : Billy Mills 1966 : Lajos Mecser (HUN ) , Tracy Smith (2nd)1967 : Tracy Smith 1968 : George Young 1969 : George Young 1970 : Art DuLong 1971 : Frank Shorter 1972 : Emiel Puttemans (BEL ) , Leonard Hilton (2nd)1973 : Tracy Smith 1974 : Dick Tayler (NZL ) , Frank Shorter (2nd)1975 : Miruts Yifter (ETH ) , Pat Manders (3rd)1976 : Suleiman Nyambui (TAN ) , Greg Fredericks (2nd)1977 : Suleiman Nyambui (TAN ) , Garry Bjorklund (3rd)1978 : Suleiman Nyambui (TAN ) , Marty Liquori (2nd)1979 : Marty Liquori 1980–1992The Athletics Congress 1993–presentUSA Track & Field Notes * Events before 1906 are considered unofficial. Distances have varied as follows: 2 Miles (1899–1931) and odd numbered years since 2015, 5000 meters (1933–1939), 3 Miles 1932, (1940–1986), and 3000 meters (1987–2014) and even numbered years since 2014
