Ireland’s European athletics champion Ciara Mageean dies aged 34
Summary
Irish middle-distance runner Ciara Mageean has died aged 34 after being treated for advanced bowel cancer, her family announced. She won the 1,500 metres at the 2024 European Athletics Championships and represented Ireland at two Olympic Games.Key Facts
- Mageean’s family said she died at 6:30 a.m. surrounded by loved ones.
- She revealed her bowel cancer diagnosis in July 2025 and later said the disease was at an advanced stage.
- Mageean won the European 1,500 metres title in Rome in 2024.
- She represented Ireland at the 2016 Rio Olympics and the Tokyo Games held in 2021.
- An Achilles tendon injury kept her from competing at the 2024 Paris Olympics.
- She won European 1,500-metre bronze in 2016 and silver in 2022.
- Mageean represented Northern Ireland when she finished second in the 1,500 metres at the 2022 Commonwealth Games.
- Her family announced her death weeks after she married her long-term boyfriend in Belfast.
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