Ryan Torkkeli

{{short description|Canadian-Finnish dressage rider}}

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| birth_place = Thunder Bay, Ontario, Canada

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Ryan Torkkeli (born 10 November 1981) is a Canadian-Finnish dressage rider. He competed at the 2022 World Championships in Herning, where he represented the Canadian team.{{cite web | title=Ryan Torkkeli | website=FEI.org | url=https://www.fei.org/athlete/10190122/TORKKELI-Ryan |access-date=2024-08-15}} He has won several CDIs in Europe, in Le Mans, Olomouc and Stadl-Paura.{{cite web | title=Thunder Bay to Europe: The Move That Made Ryan Torkkeli's Career | website=HorseSport.com | url=https://horsesport.com/magazine/profiles/thunder-bay-europe-move-made-ryan-torkkelis-career/ |date=2023-09-21|first=Alison|last=King}}

In 2024, Torkkeli was in consideration for team Canada at the 2024 Summer Olympics.{{cite web | title=Chatting with Ryan Torkkeli | website=Mulberry Tree Dressage | url=https://themulberrytree.co.uk/chatting-with-ryan-torkkeli |date=2023-09-21|first=Sharon|last=Howe}}

Torkkeli is of Finnish descent and also holds a Finnish passport.{{Cite web |url=https://eurodressage.com/2021/11/03/ryan-torkkeli-neophyte-canadian-dressage-team-breaks-through-2021 |title=Ryan Torkkeli, Neophyte on Canadian Dressage Team, Breaks Through in 2021 |date=3 November 2021 |website=Eurodressage |access-date=16 August 2024}}{{Cite web |url=https://horsemail.fi/2021/06/19/tama-kahdeksikkojen-mies-le-mansin-cdi4-kilpailussa-on-suomalainen-ryan-torkkeli-gp-tulos-eilen-7074/ |title=Tämä kahdeksikkojen mies Le Mansin CDI4* kilpailussa on suomalainen Ryan Torkkeli – GP-tulos eilen 70,74% |last=Ticklén |first=Margit |date=19 June 2021 |website=Horsemail.fi |language=fi |access-date=16 August 2024}}