Men
IRL
Ryan MCANUFF
IRL- Date of birth02 Nov 1994
- Height1780 CM
- ProfessionAthlete, Businessperson, Doctor
- Home townHamilton
- Place of birthOakville
- Start skating / Club He took up short track in 2004 at Oakville Speed Skating Club in Ontario, Canada. / RTC Noord: Heerenveen, NED
- HobbiesHiking, cycling, boating, camping. (Athlete, 09 Feb 2023)
- languagesEnglish
- other nameDJ Raz (Athlete, 09 Feb 2023)
- famliyWife Natalie
- General Interest
- Sport Specific Information
"Work hard. Work smart. Be patient." (Athlete, 09 Feb 2023)
Irish short track skater [and his brother] Sean McAnuff. (Athlete, 09 Feb 2023)
His family. (Athlete, 09 Feb 2023)
He has suffered a herniated disc during his career. (Athlete, 13 Jan 2017)
Competing in front of his friends and family at the 2018 World Championships in Montreal, QC, Canada. (Athlete, 09 Feb 2023)
COMPETING FOR IRELAND
He and his younger brother Sean are dual citizens of Canada and Ireland, and represent Ireland at international level. "Our father and grandparents are Irish citizens, and our grandparents were born there and moved to Canada probably in the mid-1900s. We still have family there. In June 2016 Ireland got provisional membership in the speed skating branch, and we got named to the national team. We raced for the first time for Ireland in August 2016 in Salt Lake City at the Desert Classic." (isu.org, 10 Mar 2017)
OCCUPATION
He works as a family medicine resident doctor in Hamilton, ON, Canada. (LinkedIn profile, 24 Jun 2022)
FURTHER EDUCATION
He studied at the University of Limerick School of Medicine in Ireland between 2018 and 2022. (LinkedIn profile, 24 Jun 2022; Athlete, 23 Nov 2021)
BUSINESS OWNER
In 2015 he and his younger brother Sean founded the fitness company Elite Performance Training. (Instagram team profile, 11 Oct 2022; YouTube channel, 08 Jun 2022; isu.org, 10 Mar 2017)
He and his younger brother Sean are dual citizens of Canada and Ireland, and represent Ireland at international level. "Our father and grandparents are Irish citizens, and our grandparents were born there and moved to Canada probably in the mid-1900s. We still have family there. In June 2016 Ireland got provisional membership in the speed skating branch, and we got named to the national team. We raced for the first time for Ireland in August 2016 in Salt Lake City at the Desert Classic." (isu.org, 10 Mar 2017)
OCCUPATION
He works as a family medicine resident doctor in Hamilton, ON, Canada. (LinkedIn profile, 24 Jun 2022)
FURTHER EDUCATION
He studied at the University of Limerick School of Medicine in Ireland between 2018 and 2022. (LinkedIn profile, 24 Jun 2022; Athlete, 23 Nov 2021)
BUSINESS OWNER
In 2015 he and his younger brother Sean founded the fitness company Elite Performance Training. (Instagram team profile, 11 Oct 2022; YouTube channel, 08 Jun 2022; isu.org, 10 Mar 2017)
He drinks beet juice on a race day. (Athlete, 09 Feb 2023)
"My oldest brother saw it on television during the 2002 Olympic Winter Games in Salt Lake City. Then all four of us, me and my three brothers, tried it."
