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Ciara Mageean, European 1500m gold medallist with Ireland, dies aged 34
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PUBLISHEDNov 1, 2026, 12:31 PM
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Mageean won 2024 European 1500m title in Rome Athletics Ireland pays tribute to ‘inspirational figure’ Ireland’s European 1500 metres gold medallist Ciara Mageean has died at the age of 34.
Two-time Olympian Mageean, who won the European title in Rome in 2024, announced last year she had been diagnosed with bowel cancer. A statement on her Instagram account on Sunday read: “At 6:30am this morning, Ciara lost her…
Main source: The Guardian Sport
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