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Ciara Mageean dies aged 34

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Irish middle-distance runner Ciara Mageean, a former European 1,500-meter champion, died of bowel cancer at 34, drawing tributes from the athletics world.

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Last week she celebrated her wedding: athletics world mourns former European 1500m champion Ciara Mageean (34)

Ireland is mourning the loss of Ciara Mageean. The 34-year-old athlete died of bowel cancer. The former European 1,500-metre champion celebrated her wedding last week, and a few weeks earlier she had tied the knot with her husband.

Ciara Mageean: Middle-distance runner and former European champion dies at 34

The 34-year-old Irish athlete had been diagnosed with colon cancer last year. Three weeks ago she had just married her partner.

Ciara Mageean: Middle-distance runner and former European champion dies at 34

Ciara Mageean, Irish middle-distance runner, dies at 34; she was gold in the 1500m at the Rome European Championships

In July 2025 she announced she had cancer

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Athletics | European champion Ciara Mageean, 34, has died

The Irish athlete had been battling bowel cancer.

Athletics | European champion Ciara Mageean, 34, has died

Sorrow in track and field: European champion Ciara Mageean dies at 34

She was diagnosed in May 2025 with advanced-stage cancer.

Sorrow in track and field: European champion Ciara Mageean dies at 34

Ciara Mageean: Middle-distance runner and former European champion dies at 34

The 34-year-old Irish athlete had been diagnosed with colon cancer last year. Three weeks ago she had just married her partner.

Ciara Mageean: Middle-distance runner and former European champion dies at 34

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