(1981-12-10) 10 December 1981 (age 42) Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea
Height
1.96 m (6 ft 5 in)
Weight
98 kg (216 lb)
Sport
Sport
Swimming
Strokes
Butterfly
Club
Yeronga Park Swim Club (AUS)
Medal record
Commonwealth Games
Melbourne 2006
100m Butterfly
Delhi 2010
100m Butterfly
South Pacific Games
Agana 1999
100m Backstroke
Suva 2003
100m Freestyle
Suva 2003
50m Backstroke
Suva 2003
100m Backstroke
Suva 2003
200m Backstroke
Suva 2003
50m Butterfly
Suva 2003
100m Butterfly
Suva 2003
200m I.M.
Apia 2007
100m Freestyle
Apia 2007
200m Freestyle
Apia 2007
50m Backstroke
Apia 2007
100m Backstroke
Apia 2007
200m Backstroke
Apia 2007
50m Butterfly
Apia 2007
100m Butterfly
Apia 2007
200m medley
Nouméa 2011
200m Freestyle
Nouméa 2011
50m Backstroke
Nouméa 2011
100m Backstroke
Nouméa 2011
50m Butterfly
Nouméa 2011
100m Butterfly
Port Moresby 2015
50m Freestyle
Port Moresby 2015
100m Freestyle
Port Moresby 2015
50m Backstroke
Port Moresby 2015
100m Backstroke
Port Moresby 2015
50m Butterfly
Port Moresby 2015
100m Butterfly
Port Moresby 2015
Mixed 4x50m Freestyle relay
Agana 1999
100m Butterfly
Suva 2003
50m Freestyle
Suva 2003
400m Free Relay
Suva 2003
800m Free Relay
Suva 2003
400m Medley Relay
Apia 2007
50m Freestyle
Apia 2007
400m Freestyle
Nouméa 2011
100m Freestyle
Nouméa 2011
50m Freestyle
Port Moresby 2015
4x100m Medley Relay
Port Moresby 2015
Mixed 4x50m Medley Relay
Agana 1999
200m Backstroke
Suva 2003
200m Freestyle
Nouméa 2011
4x100m Medley
Port Moresby 2015
4x100m Freestyle relay
Port Moresby 2015
4x200m Freestyle relay
Ryan John Pini MBE (born 10 December 1981 in Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea)[1] is a 4-time Olympic swimmer from Papua New Guinea. He swam for PNG at the 2004, 2008, 2012, and 2016 Olympics;[2] also serving as the PNG flagbearer in 2008 and 2016. He is the first PNG swimmer ever to reach an Olympic final.
Pini competes for the Boroko Swim Club.
^"Athlete Biography: PINI Ryan". Beijing2008.cn. The Beijing Organizing Committee for the Games of the XXIX Olympiad. Archived from the original on 11 September 2008. Retrieved 3 July 2009.
^Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "John Pini". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 8 March 2010. Retrieved 3 July 2009.
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Athlete Event Heat Semifinal Final Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank RyanPini 100 m freestyle 51.11 39 did not advance 100 m backstroke 55.97 NR 20 did not...
2015 Katie Taylor (Boxing) Best Male Athlete of the Pacific Games 2015 RyanPini (Swimming) Best Female Athlete of the Pacific Games 2015 Jennifer Chieng...
relays from "400" to "4x100" and "800" to "4x200". Papua New Guinea's RyanPini dominate the men's competition, winning eight individual gold medals....
equal share of men and women, to compete in 5 different sports. Swimmer RyanPini, who competed at his third Olympics, emerged as the nation's most successful...
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was a team member in four gold medal-winning relays. Papua New Guinea's RyanPini won six individual gold medals in the men's events and was a team member...
August 2017. Retrieved 22 August 2017. Keith, Braden (21 November 2021). "Ryan Held Breaks Cesar Cielo's World Record In The 50 Free (Masters)". SwimSwam...
clocked 51.85, a new African record to beat Commonwealth Games Champion, RyanPini of Papua New Guinea in a swim-off for the 8th spot in the final. He also...
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