“At 6.30am this morning, Ciara lost her battle with cancer, surrounded by her loved ones. A beloved daughter, sister, wife, friend and inspiration to so many, she will be deeply missed,” her family wrote in English on , followed by “may her soul rest in peace” in Irish.
Ciara Mageean, who married fellow runner Thomas Moran just a couple of weeks ago, spoke about her cancer last year.
“I am ready to face this fight in the same way I have faced challenges on the track,” she wrote at the time.
Mageean’s greatest achievement was winning gold in the 1,500 metres at the 2024 European Championships. She also has a European Championship silver medal and two bronze medals in the same event. She has represented Ireland at the Olympics twice and holds the Irish records in four distances.
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