Ireland’s European athletics champion Ciara Mageean dies aged 34
Mageean, runner who competed at two Olympic Games, lost her battle with cancer a year after revealing her diagnosis.
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Mageean won 2024 European 1500m title in Rome Athlete described as ‘an inspiration to many’ The Irish middle-distance runner Ciara Mageean, who won European gold and competed at two Olympic Games, has died aged 34, her family have announced. The athlete, from Portaferry, Northern Ireland, died at 6.30am on Sunday. In a post on social media, her family said she was surrounded by her loved ones. They said: “A beloved…
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Ciara Mageean, European 1500m gold medallist with Ireland, dies aged 34
Mageean won 2024 European 1500m title in Rome Athlete described as ‘an inspiration to many’ The Irish middle-distance runner Ciara Mageean, who won European gold and competed at two Olympic Games, has died aged 34, her family have announced. The athlete, from Portaferry, Northern Ireland, died at 6.30am on Sunday. In a post on social media, her family said she was surrounded by her loved ones. They said: “A beloved…
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Former European champion and two-time Olympian Mageean dies aged 34
Ciara Mageean, who won a European title and twice represented Ireland at the Olympics, dies aged 34.