He won a bronze medal at the 2014 Commonwealth Games in the mixed relay event.

Bailie was born in South Africa before moving to Bunbury, Western Australia, where he lived until age 18.

[4] Ryan was a part of the Australian team at the 2014 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow.

[5] In the mixed relay, Bailie ran the anchor leg for the Australian team.

In the final sprint Bailie outran Canada's Andrew Yorke to win the bronze medal, finishing one second behind Richard Murray of South Africa.