Ryan Doyle

For the English boxer, see Ryan Doyle (boxer).

Ryan Doyle

Personal information
Nationality	British
Born	(1984-09-22) 22 September 1984 (age 40)
Height	1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Website	www.ryandoyle.co.uk
Sport
Sport	Freerunning
Achievements and titles
World finals	Red Bull Art of Motion, Vienna 2007 – Winner Red Bull Art of Motion, São Paulo 2011 – Winner

Ryan Doyle (born 22 September 1984) is a freerunner, martial artist, coach, and actor from Liverpool, England, and is a founding athlete of the World Freerunning and Parkour Federation.

Freerunning and parkour interests

In his teenage years, Doyle trained in the Korean martial art of Kuk 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 the Red Bull Art of Motion competition. He is now officially sponsored by Red Bull energy 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 in Santorini, Greece), following a tour applying urban acrobatic techniques at the sites of the seven wonders of the world.^[5] In 2022 Doyle.

Media attention

Doyle was a cast member of MTV's Ultimate Parkour Challenge in 2010,^[6] and played the role of Finch in the 2011 movie Freerunner.^[7]

His "Doyle's Travel Story"^[8] won the award for "Best International Series" at the YouTube Streamy Awards (2013)^[9]

Competition statistics

Red Bull Art of Motion

Single-athlete events

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]

Team events

Outcome	Year	Location	Team name
Runner-up	2011	Failaka Island, Kuwait	Team Qaruh[12]

References

1. "Ryan Doyle". World Freerunning and Parkour Federation. Retrieved 7 January 2012.
2. "Ryan Doyle". Red Bull. Retrieved 7 January 2012.
3. Carter, Kelley (3 June 2010). "Parkour is growing by leaps and bounds". ESPN. Retrieved 9 January 2012.
4. Witbrod, Patrick (13 August 2011). "Art of Motion San Paulo: Results". American Parkour. Archived from the original on 20 November 2011. Retrieved 20 December 2011.
5. "Red Bull TV - Red Bull Art of Motion 2012". Red Bull. 29 September 2012. Retrieved 18 October 2012.
6. "MTV's Ultimate Parkour Challenge". MTV. Archived from the original on 8 October 2009. Retrieved 19 December 2011.
7. Witbrod, Patrick (11 October 2011). "Freerunner; The Movie". American Parkour. Archived from the original on 22 October 2011. Retrieved 19 December 2011.
8. Ryand Doyle's Travel Story; YouTube.com; retrieved April 2014.
9. Third Annual Streamy Awards; Streamy Organization online; accessed April 2014.
10. Nicholas Slayton (24 February 2011). "Ryan Doyle awes USC with Acrobatics". Daily Trojan. Retrieved 6 January 2012.
11. "Tim 'Livewire' Shieff Wins Red Bull Art Of Motion". Parkour.com. 21 March 2011. Archived from the original on 14 August 2011. Retrieved 7 January 2012.
12. "Red Bull Art of Motion Kuwait Final". www.parkour.com. 3 December 2011.^{[permanent dead link‍]}

External links

• Official website