Ryan Penn

{{Short description|Bahamian sprinter}}

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| birth_date = {{birth-date and age|April 6, 1988}}

| birth_place = Freeport, Bahamas

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{{MedalSport | Athletics}}

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{{MedalCompetition|CARIFTA Games
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{{MedalBronze |2005 Bacolet, Tobago | 4x100 m relay}}

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Ryan Penn (born April 6, 1988) is a Bahamian sprinter from Freeport, Bahamas who competed in the 100m and 200. He attended Grand Bahama Catholic High School in Freeport, Bahamas, before going on to compete for Southwestern Christian College and Louisiana State University.https://lsusports.net/sports/tf/roster/player/ryan-penn/ LSU Sports. Retrieved 4 February 2022

He won a bronze medal on the {{nowrap|4 × 100 m}} relay at the 2005 CARIFTA Games in Tobago.{{cite web |title=Ryan PENN BAH10.94 |url=http://athlecac.org/estadisticas/resultsMeet.asp?Meet=3037 |website=athlecac.org |access-date=21 March 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110425200654/http://athlecac.org/estadisticas/resultsMeet.asp?Meet=3037 |archive-date=25 April 2011 |url-status=dead}} He Also ran the 100m at the 2006 CARIFTA Games{{cite web |title=8 Penn, Ryan Bahamas 11.05 |url=http://www.cfpitiming.com/2006%20Outdoor%20Season/Carifta%202006/Carifta%20Full%20meet%20Results%202006.htm |website=cfpitiming.com |access-date=21 March 2022}} where he placed 8th in the 100m after suffering muscle cramps. He then placed 6th in the 100m at the 2006 Central American and Caribbean Junior Championships.http://www.athleticsnacac.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/CAC-Junior-2006-14-16JUL-TRI.pdf Athletics NACAC. Retrieved 4 February 2022

Penn also competed at the 2005 World Youth Championships in Athletics{{cite web |title=100 Metres Boys |url=https://www.worldathletics.org/results/iaaf-world-u18-championships/2005/4th-iaaf-world-youth-championships-6901112/men/100-metres/heats/result#resultheader |website=World Athletics |access-date=21 March 2022}}https://www.the-sports.org/ryan-penn-athletics-spf647765.html The Sports. Retrieved 4 February 2022 and the 2005 Pan American Junior Athletics Championships.https://www.milesplit.com/meets/10462-pan-american-junior-athletics-championships-2005/results/25800/raw#.Yf306fXMK3I Mile Split. Retrieved 4 February 2022

In 2012 Penn competed in the IAAF World Challenge Grande Prêmio Brasil Caixa de Atletismo in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. He ran the anchor leg of the 4x100m relay in a time of 39.36.{{cite news |title=The men's team of Jamial Rolle, Derrick Atkins, Jonathan Farquharson and Ryan Penn ran 39.36 seconds for third place |url=http://www.tribune242.com/news/2012/may/21/bahamas-4x1-relay-teams-finish-third/ |access-date=7 February 2022 |publisher=The Tribune 242}}