Ryan Henry
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Ryan’s love of sport developed at an early age playing a number of different sports with his brother, initially focusing on badminton and golf before taking up table tennis at the age of 11.
Born with cerebral palsy that affects the limbs on the lefthand side of his body Ryan joined the British Para table tennis Pathway squad and made his international debut in 2016 at the Spanish Open. He won his first international medal the following year, taking team bronze in the Romania Open, and took his first singles medal in the Copa Costa Rica in 2021 with bronze in the men’s class 8 singles. The tournament also provided him with his first gold medal in the men’s class 8 team event.
After taking singles bronze and doubles silver in the European Para Youth Games in Finland in 2022, Ryan made the decision to take a break from studying for a degree in Sports Coaching and Development at the University of the West of Scotland and move to Sheffield to train full time with the British squad at the UK Sports Institute.
In 2023 Ryan reached his first singles final, taking silver in the US Open and his steady progress and potential earned him promotion to the Performance squad in January 2025 with qualification for the 2028 Paralympic Games in Los Angeles his major target.
Since moving to Sheffield Ryan has combined training with working part-time in local schools taking sports sessions for primary school children. Away from table tennis he loves watching movies, with the Lord of the Rings trilogy his favourite.
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