Ryan Tyack initially got involved with archery thanks to his love of video games. Being obsessed with Age of Empires meant archery or fencing was his calling, and archery was much easier to get involved in.

It turned out that Tyack had quite a skill in the sport and from a young age he was competing on the international stage in World Championships. Eventually, his mum even took him on as his coach and his progression was rapid from there.

He was a reserve for the Australian Olympic Team as a teenager in 2008 before eventually qualifying for Rio 2016 where he won a bronze medal in the team event – the first Australian team to do so.

Throw in multiple other recognitions from tournaments around the world and Tyack is certainly one of our most established archers.

He is currently preparing to compete in Tokyo and is looking to turn that bronze from Rio into gold. In this chat, Tyack talks about some of the obstacles he faced to try and become an archer, what it’s like trying to make a living as an athlete dedicated to archery and what it’s been like having 14 extra months to train for an Olympic Games.

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