Ciara Mageean

Ciara Mageean
Personal information
Born (1992-03-12) 12 March 1992
Portaferry, County Down, Northern Ireland
Height 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)[1]
Weight 55 kg (121 lb)
Sport
Country Ireland
Event(s) 800 metres
1500 metres
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s) 800m: 2:00.79
1500m: 4:01.46[2]
Medal record
Women's athletics
Representing  Ireland
European Championships
2016 Amsterdam 1500 m
World Youth Championships
2009 Brixen 800 m
World Junior Championships
2010 Moncton 1500 m
European Junior Championships
2011 Tallinn 1500 m

Ciara Mageean (born 12 March 1992) is an Irish middle-distance runner.[3]

Career

Mageean had won silver medals at the World Youth (2009) and Junior (2010) Championships. Her first senior international competition saw her finish 10th in the 1,500m at the 2010 Commonwealth Games in Delhi, representing Northern Ireland.

She competed in the 1500 metres at the 2016 European Athletics Championships, winning a bronze medal.[4]

In 2016 Mageean became Irish indoor record holder for 1,500m and the mile.

She qualified to represent Ireland at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio.[5]

Mageean is coached by former Irish athlete and friend Jerry Kiernan. She credits Kiernan for her recovery after serious ankle injuries.[6]

References

  1. ↑ "MAGEEAN Ciara". Archived from the original on 25 November 2016. Retrieved 28 November 2016.
  2. ↑ "IAAF: Ciara Mageean - Profile". iaaf.org. Retrieved 11 August 2017.
  3. ↑ "Ciara Mageean". IAAF. 11 July 2016. Retrieved 11 July 2016.
  4. ↑ "Ciara Mageean claims Ireland's 14th all-time European Athletics Championships medal". Irish Examiner. 10 July 2016. Retrieved 13 July 2016.
  5. ↑ "Rio 2016: Four Northern Ireland athletes named on Ireland's Olympic team". BBC Sport. 13 July 2016. Retrieved 13 July 2016.
  6. ↑ Ticket, The Season (25 March 2016). "‘Finishing the race, I always want more’ Ciara Mageean". Retrieved 28 November 2016.
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