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Irish European champion and Olympian Ciara Mageean dies aged 34
November 1, 2026 at 02:26 PM
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AJAl Jazeera English
Ireland’s European athletics champion Ciara Mageean dies aged 34
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TGThe Guardian
Ciara Mageean, European 1500m gold medallist with Ireland, dies aged 34
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European champion, Olympian Ciara Mageean dies at 34 - ESPN
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BNBBC News
Ciara Mageean: European champion and Olympian dies aged 34
(opens the publisher’s site)Irish middle-distance runner Ciara Mageean, European 1500m champion and two-time Olympian, has died aged 34 from cancer, her family announced.
- Mageean died Sunday at 6:30am surrounded by loved ones, her family said in a statement on her Instagram account.
- She was diagnosed with bowel cancer in July 2025 and had disclosed the disease was at an advanced stage.
- Mageean won the European 1500m title in Rome in 2024 and competed at the 2016 Rio and 2021 Tokyo Olympics.
- Tributes were paid by the Olympic Federation of Ireland, Taoiseach Micheal Martin and Northern Ireland First Minister Michelle O'Neill.