She earned three silver medals at World and European level in the Under-18 and U20 age groups. Mageean represented Ireland at both the 2016 Rio Olympics and 2020 Tokyo Olympics. She holds four Irish records and is a multiple national champion.
In Bern, Switzerland, on 24 July 2020, Mageean became the first Irish woman to run sub-two minutes for the 800 m, adding to her mile and 1500 m national records.[11] In August, she set an Irish record in the 1000 m at the Diamond League meet in Monaco, breaking by more than three seconds Sonia O'Sullivan's 27-year-old record and moving into the top 10 on the world all-time list.[12]
She had a successful 2022 season choosing to skip the World Championships in Eugene in July (as she contracted Covid-19 the previous month[13]) to focus on the Birmingham Commonwealth Games and European Championships Munich 2022 in August. This strategy seems to have been vindicated by her subsequent success – winning the silver medal in the 1500 m at both competitions, in each case coming second to her Scottish rival Laura Muir.[14][15] Her coach for this season was Helen Clitheroe with the Manchester-based New Balance team.[16] On 2 September, the then 30-year-old earned her first Diamond League victory as she won her specialist event at the Brussels' Memorial Van Damme, breaking for the first time the 4-minute barrier and Sonia O'Sullivan's Irish national record set back in 1995 by more than two seconds. She achieved a big personal best of 3:56.63 to beat finally Muir in second as Mageean's previous fastest time was 4:00.15, set in the 2019 World Championships final in Qatar.[17] Six days later, she came second in a tactical race at the Zürich Diamond Race final, finishing behind only two-time Olympic and World champion Faith Kipyegon and beating a world-class field again.[18]
Personal life
Mageean was awarded a UCD Ad Astra Elite Athlete Scholarship and graduated from University College Dublin with a BSc in Physiotherapy in 2017.[19][11]
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ciara, mageean, ɪər, keer, born, march, 1992, middle, distance, runner, from, portaferry, northern, ireland, specialises, 1500, metres, three, time, european, athletics, championship, medallist, event, with, bronze, 2016, silver, 2022, outdoors, bronze, 2019, . Ciara Mageean ˈ k ɪer e m e ˈ ɡ iː e n KEER e muh GEE un 2 born 12 March 1992 3 is a middle distance runner from Portaferry in Northern Ireland who specialises in the 1500 metres She is a three time European Athletics Championship medallist at the event with bronze in 2016 and silver in 2022 outdoors and bronze in 2019 indoors Mageean won also silver at the 2022 Commonwealth Games Ciara MageeanMageean in 2020Personal informationBorn 1992 03 12 12 March 1992 age 30 Portaferry County Down Northern IrelandHeight170 cm 5 ft 7 in 1 Weight55 kg 121 lb SportCountryIrelandNorthern IrelandSportAthleticsEvent s Middle distance runningCoached byHelen Clitheroe 2022 Steve Vernon 2017 21 Jerry Kiernan 2017 Achievements and titlesPersonal best s 1500 m 3 56 63 NR Brussels 2022 Medal record Women s athleticsRepresenting IrelandEuropean Championships2022 Munich 1500 m2016 Amsterdam 1500 mEuropean Indoor Championships2019 Glasgow 1500 mWorld Junior Championships2010 Moncton 1500 mEuropean Junior Championships2011 Tallinn 1500 mWorld Youth Championships2009 Brixen 800 mEuropean Youth Olympic Festival2009 Tampere 1500 mRepresenting Northern IrelandCommonwealth Games2022 Birmingham 1500 mCommonwealth Youth Games2008 Pune 1500 mShe earned three silver medals at World and European level in the Under 18 and U20 age groups Mageean represented Ireland at both the 2016 Rio Olympics and 2020 Tokyo Olympics She holds four Irish records and is a multiple national champion Contents 1 Career 2 Personal life 3 Achievements 3 1 Personal bests 3 2 Circuit wins and National championships 3 3 Competition record 4 Recognition 5 References 6 External linksCareer EditCiara Mageean won silver medals at the 2009 World Youth 800 metres and 2010 World Junior 1500 metres Championships She added the 1500 m silver from the 2011 European Junior Championships Her first senior international competition saw her finish 10th in the 1500 m at the 2010 Commonwealth Games in Delhi representing Northern Ireland 3 She didn t run at all as an under 23 due to injury which ended up with surgery 4 She competed in the 1500 m event at the 2016 European Athletics Championships winning the bronze medal 5 Mageean became Irish indoor record holder for the 1 500 m and the mile that season She qualified to represent Ireland at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro where she reached the semi finals 6 3 Mageean was formerly coached by former Irish athlete and friend Jerry Kiernan She credits Kiernan for her recovery after serious ankle injuries 7 In 2017 Mageean moved to Manchester to work with Team New Balance initially coached by Steve Vernon 8 She placed fourth in the 1500 m at the 2018 European Championships in Berlin 9 On 3 March 2019 she won the bronze medal in the event at the 2019 European Athletics Indoor Championships in Glasgow 10 At the World Championships held in Doha in October she finished 10th in the final of her specialist event in a personal best time of 4 00 15 3 In Bern Switzerland on 24 July 2020 Mageean became the first Irish woman to run sub two minutes for the 800 m adding to her mile and 1500 m national records 11 In August she set an Irish record in the 1000 m at the Diamond League meet in Monaco breaking by more than three seconds Sonia O Sullivan s 27 year old record and moving into the top 10 on the world all time list 12 Mageean tore her calf before the delayed 2020 Tokyo Olympics in 2021 and was eliminated in the heats of the 1500 m event 3 4 She had a successful 2022 season choosing to skip the World Championships in Eugene in July as she contracted Covid 19 the previous month 13 to focus on the Birmingham Commonwealth Games and European Championships Munich 2022 in August This strategy seems to have been vindicated by her subsequent success winning the silver medal in the 1500 m at both competitions in each case coming second to her Scottish rival Laura Muir 14 15 Her coach for this season was Helen Clitheroe with the Manchester based New Balance team 16 On 2 September the then 30 year old earned her first Diamond League victory as she won her specialist event at the Brussels Memorial Van Damme breaking for the first time the 4 minute barrier and Sonia O Sullivan s Irish national record set back in 1995 by more than two seconds She achieved a big personal best of 3 56 63 to beat finally Muir in second as Mageean s previous fastest time was 4 00 15 set in the 2019 World Championships final in Qatar 17 Six days later she came second in a tactical race at the Zurich Diamond Race final finishing behind only two time Olympic and World champion Faith Kipyegon and beating a world class field again 18 Personal life EditMageean was awarded a UCD Ad Astra Elite Athlete Scholarship and graduated from University College Dublin with a BSc in Physiotherapy in 2017 19 11 Her cousin Conor plays hurling for Portaferry and she watched him win the 2020 Down Senior Hurling Championship 19 Achievements EditPersonal bests Edit 800 metres 1 59 69 Bern 2020 1000 metres 2 31 06 Monaco 2020 NR 1500 metres 3 56 63 Brussels 2022 NR 1500 metres indoor 4 06 42 Boston MA 2020 NR One mile 4 19 03 Monaco 2019 One mile indoor 4 28 31 Boston MA 2019 NR 3000 metres indoor 8 47 23 Manchester 2022 Circuit wins and National championships Edit Diamond League 2022 1500 m Brussels Memorial Van Damme NR Irish Athletics Championships 800 metres 2015 2017 2018 2019 1500 metres 2014 2016 2018 Irish Indoor Athletics Championships 800 metres 2016 3000 metres 2017 2019Competition record Edit Year Competition Venue Position Event ResultRepresenting Ireland Northern Ireland 2008 World Junior Championships Bydgoszcz Poland 10th 1500 m 4 26 87Commonwealth Youth Games Pune India 5th 800 m 2 08 743rd 1500 m 4 22 53European Cross Country Championships Brussels Belgium 17th XC 4 0 km U20 14 194th U20 team 77 pts2009 World Youth Championships Brixen Italy 2nd 800 m 2 03 07 PBEuropean Youth Olympic Festival Tampere Finland 1st 1500 m 4 15 46European Cross Country Championships Dublin Ireland 9th XC 4 039 km U20 14 402010 World Junior Championships Moncton Canada 2nd 1500 m 4 09 51 NU20RCommonwealth Games New Delhi India 10th 1500 m 4 10 85European Cross Country Championships Albufeira Portugal 7th XC 3 97 km U20 13 162011 European Team Championships First League Izmir Turkey 4th 1500 m 4 27 20European Junior Championships Tallinn Estonia 2nd 1500 m 4 16 82 SB2012 European Championships Helsinki Finland 16th sf 1500 m 4 19 232016 European Championships Amsterdam Netherlands 3rd 1500 m 4 33 78Olympic Games Rio de Janeiro Brazil 17th sf 1500 m 4 08 07European Cross Country Championships Chia Italy 31st XC 7 97 km 26 552017 European Indoor Championships Belgrade Serbia f 1500 m DNFWorld Championships London United Kingdom 34th h 1500 m 4 10 602018 World Indoor Championships Birmingham United Kingdom 18th h 1500 m 4 11 81Commonwealth Games Gold Coast Australia 20th h 800 m 2 03 3013th 1500 m 4 07 41European Championships Berlin Germany 4th 1500 m 4 04 63European Cross Country Championships Tilburg Netherlands 43rd XC 8 3 km 28 082019 European Indoor Championships Glasgow United Kingdom 3rd 1500 m 4 09 43World Championships Doha Qatar 10th 1500 m 4 00 15 PB2021 Olympic Games Tokyo Tokyo 27th h 1500 m 4 07 29European Cross Country Championships Dublin Ireland 4th Mixed relay 18 062022 Commonwealth Games Birmingham United Kingdom 2nd 1500 m 4 04 14 SBEuropean Championships Munich Germany 2nd 1500 m 4 02 56 SBRecognition EditIrish National Athletics Awards 2022 Athlete of the Year Track amp Field Athlete of the Year 20 References Edit Maggean Ciara Rio2016 com Organizing Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games Rio 2016 Archived from the original on 25 November 2016 Retrieved 28 November 2016 1 https www youtube com watch v jrG2Hr6Svgs a b c d e Ciara MAGEEAN Athlete profile World Athletics Retrieved 1 January 2021 a href Template Cite web html title Template Cite web cite web a CS1 maint url status link a b Crumley Euan 19 November 2022 Why Ciara Mageean is embracing the pain AW Retrieved 19 November 2022 Ciara Mageean claims Ireland s 14th all time European Athletics Championships medal Irish Examiner 10 July 2016 Retrieved 13 July 2016 Rio 2016 Four Northern Ireland athletes named on Ireland s Olympic team BBC Sport 13 July 2016 Retrieved 13 July 2016 Ticket The Season 25 March 2016 Finishing the race I always want more Ciara Mageean Archived from the original on 31 July 2017 Retrieved 28 November 2016 Duffy Emma 11 November 2017 Ciara Mageean parts ways with coach Jerry Kiernan to join UK team The42 Retrieved 2 September 2022 European Championships 2018 Ciara Mageean cruises through to 1500m final BBC 10 August 2018 Retrieved 6 March 2020 Ciara Mageean wins bronze for Ireland in the European Indoor 1500m final The 42 3 March 2019 Retrieved 4 March 2019 a b O Riordan Ian Ciara Mageean breaks Irish 800m record in Bern The Irish Times Whittington Jessica 14 August 2020 Laura Muir breaks British 1000m best on Diamond League return AW Retrieved 2 September 2022 Mageean in shape of my life for Europeans BBC Sport 15 August 2022 Retrieved 2 September 2022 Ciara Mageean Portaferry athlete secures silver medal in European 1500m final BBC Sport 19 August 2022 Retrieved 2 September 2022 O Riordan Ian 19 August 2022 Ciara Mageean strikes European silver after enthralling 1 500m final duel in Munich The Irish Times Retrieved 2 September 2022 Duffy Emma 25 August 2022 There s never a guarantee in life or in sport that you ll have a moment like that again The42 Retrieved 2 September 2022 Dennehy Cathal 2 September 2022 Ciara Mageean smashes Sonia O Sullivan s Irish 1500m record with Diamond League victory in Brussels Irish Independent Retrieved 2 September 2022 Dennehy Cathal 9 September 2022 Ciara Mageean shines in Diamond League to claim second Irish Examiner Retrieved 11 September 2022 a b Ciara Mageean celebrates as cousin Conor helps Portaferry win Down hurling title BBC 26 September 2020 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