Ryan Doyle
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Nationality | British |
| Born | 22 September 1984 |
| Height | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) |
| Website | www |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Freerunning |
| Achievements and titles | |
| World finals |
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Ryan Doyle(born 22 September 1984) is afreerunner,martial artist,coach, and actor fromLiverpool, England,and is a founding athlete of theWorld Freerunning and Parkour Federation.
Freerunning and parkour interests
[edit]In his teenage years, Doyle trained in the Korean martial art ofKuk Sool Won,[1]and developed his running style by adding his own freerunning movements to the martial arts techniques he had learned.[2]Doyle began his freerunner career by winning the 2007 Art of Motion competition in Vienna. He broke his leg in the competition while attempting a trick from a 12-foot jump during the finals. This left Doyle with a plate on his fibula and a 33 cm bar with 14 screws down the core of his shin bone. Despite this setback, Doyle made a full recovery.[2][1]
Even though he suffers from poor eyesight, Doyle is a two-time winner of theRed Bull Art of Motioncompetition. He is now officially sponsored byRed Bullenergy drink.[2][3]
In 2011 Doyle won the Art of Motion competition again.[4]He received eighth place in the Red Bull Art of Motion 2012 (staged inSantorini,Greece), following a tour applying urban acrobatic techniques at the sites of the seven wonders of the world.[5] In 2022 Doyle.
Media attention
[edit]Doyle was a cast member of MTV'sUltimate Parkour Challengein 2010,[6]and played the role of Finch in the 2011 movieFreerunner.[7]
His "Doyle's Travel Story"[8]won the award for "Best International Series" at the YouTube Streamy Awards (2013)[9]
Competition statistics
[edit]Red Bull Art of Motion
[edit]| Outcome | Year | Location |
| Winner | 2007 | Vienna,Austria[10] |
| 3rd place | 2011 | London,UK[11] |
| 8th place | 2011 | Yokohama,Japan |
| Winner | 2011 | São Paulo,Brazil[4] |
| 8th place | 2012 | Santorini,Greece[5] |
| Outcome | Year | Location | Team name |
| Runner-up | 2011 | Failaka Island,Kuwait | Team Qaruh[12] |
References
[edit]- ^ab"Ryan Doyle".World Freerunning and Parkour Federation.Retrieved7 January2012.
- ^abc"Ryan Doyle".Red Bull.Retrieved7 January2012.
- ^Carter, Kelley (3 June 2010)."Parkour is growing by leaps and bounds".ESPN.Retrieved9 January2012.
- ^abWitbrod, Patrick (13 August 2011)."Art of Motion San Paulo: Results".American Parkour. Archived fromthe originalon 20 November 2011.Retrieved20 December2011.
- ^ab"Red Bull TV - Red Bull Art of Motion 2012".Red Bull. 29 September 2012.Retrieved18 October2012.
- ^"MTV's Ultimate Parkour Challenge".MTV.Archived fromthe originalon 8 October 2009.Retrieved19 December2011.
- ^Witbrod, Patrick (11 October 2011)."Freerunner; The Movie".American Parkour. Archived fromthe originalon 22 October 2011.Retrieved19 December2011.
- ^Ryand Doyle's Travel Story;YouTube;retrieved April 2014.
- ^Third Annual Streamy Awards;Streamy Organization online; accessed April 2014.
- ^Nicholas Slayton (24 February 2011)."Ryan Doyle awes USC with Acrobatics".Daily Trojan.Retrieved6 January2012.
- ^"Tim 'Livewire' Shieff Wins Red Bull Art Of Motion".Parkour. 21 March 2011. Archived fromthe originalon 14 August 2011.Retrieved7 January2012.
- ^"Red Bull Art of Motion Kuwait Final".parkour.3 December 2011.[permanent dead link]
External links
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