IRELAND’S CIARA MAGEEAN has won gold in the 1500m at the European Championships in Rome tonight.
The Portaferry native ran a race of 4.04.66 to come home in first place, with Georgia Bell (4.05.33) in second and Agathe Guillemot (4.05.69) in third.
She crucially found a gap between the British pair of Bell and Jemma Reekie, and was able to kick for home in the straight.
It was a magnificent success for Mageean which she will cherish after a bronze medal finish in the European Championships in Amsterdam in 2016 and silver in Munich in 2022.
Ireland’s other competitor in the field Sarah Healy, finished seventh in a time of 4.06.77.
Gold 🥇 for Ciara Mageean in the women's 1500m final!!!☘️ #Roma2024
— RTÉ Sport (@RTEsport) June 9, 2024
📺 Watch on @RTE2 & @RTEplayer pic.twitter.com/u9agcdv6MP
CIARA MAGEEAN HAS DONE IT!!!!!🇮🇪🇮🇪🤩🤩
— Athletics Ireland (@irishathletics) June 9, 2024
IT'S GOLD FOR IRELAND🥇
⏱️4:04.66#Roma2024 #IrishAthletics @ask123.ie pic.twitter.com/wArsH25Cuv
