Ciara Mageean
Ciara Mageean is an Irish middle-distance runner.Career
Mageean had won silver medals at the World Youth and Junior 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.
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.
Mageean was formally coached by former Irish athlete and friend Jerry Kiernan. She credits Kiernan for her recovery after serious ankle injuries.
She won a silver medal in the 2018 European Championships in the 1500m.
On 3 March 2019, she won a bronze medal in the 1500 metres at the 2019 European Athletics Indoor Championships.
