Matthew Ryan (handballer)
Matthew Colin "Matt" Ryan (born February 19, 1966), a native of New York, was captain[1] of the 1996 US Olympic handball team.[2] He was a member of the US National team from 1989-1996[3] and he competed at the Goodwill Games in 1994 where the US team ranked 6 of 6.[4] He played basketball for the University of Massachusetts Amherst and Long Island University.[1]
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Personal information | ||||||||
Full name | Matthew Colin Ryan | |||||||
Born |
Miller Place, New York, U.S. | February 19, 1966|||||||
Nationality | United States | |||||||
Height | 193 cm (6 ft 4 in) | |||||||
Playing position | backcourt and circle | |||||||
Senior clubs | ||||||||
Years | Team | |||||||
1988 - 1996 | Garden City | |||||||
1996 - Min. 2002 | Condor Handball | |||||||
National team | ||||||||
Years | Team | Apps | ||||||
1989-96 | United States | 225 | ||||||
Title | ||||||||
1999 - 2000 | Nationals | |||||||
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Awards
- 1 x Suffolk Sports Hall of Fame[5]
- 3 x USA Player of the Year[6]
References
- "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2006-09-12. Retrieved 2009-02-12.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
- Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Matt Ryan". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 2020-04-18.
- "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2002-12-04. Retrieved 2009-02-12.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
- "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2009-06-15. Retrieved 2009-02-12.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
- Esposito, Nicholas (2018-02-13). "Miller Place Olympian inducted into Suffolk Sports Hall of Fame". Greater Long Island. Archived from the original on 2018-03-04. Retrieved 2018-03-04.
- "Matthew Colin Ryan". Codor Handball. Archived from the original on 2003-01-26. Retrieved 2018-03-04.
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