His personal best result was 8339 points, achieved in May 2000 in Desenzano del Garda.
Ryba is married to pole vaulter Pavla Hamáčková.
[2] Following his career in athletics, Ryba became a fitness coach in the Gambrinus liga before moving to 1.
[3] In 2016, he became a fitness coach in the Bahrain national football team alongside Miroslav Soukup and Andrej Kostolansky.
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