Ciara Mageean
Biography
Ciara Mageean (1992–2026) was an Irish middle-distance runner from Portaferry, County Down, and a member of City of Lisburn AC. A European 1500m champion, she represented Ireland at the Rio 2016 and Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games and Northern Ireland at the Commonwealth Games.
Her international breakthrough came with 800m silver at the 2009 World Youth Championships, followed by 1500m silver at the 2010 World Junior Championships and the 2011 European Junior Championships. Senior European 1500m bronze in Amsterdam in 2016 and silver in Munich in 2022 preceded her gold medal in Rome on 9 June 2024, where she won in 4:04.66. She also earned European indoor bronze in Glasgow in 2019 and Commonwealth silver in Birmingham in 2022.
Mageean won the 2022 Brussels Diamond League 1500m in 3:56.63, breaking four minutes for the first time and lowering Sonia O’Sullivan’s longstanding Irish record. She went on to finish fourth at the 2023 World Championships in Budapest and improved her 1500m best to 3:55.87 in Brussels that September. Her PBs also included 1:58.51 for 800m, 2:31.06 for 1000m and 4:14.58 for the mile, each recognised as an Irish record.
Selected for Paris 2024, Mageean withdrew before competing because of an Achilles injury. Her influence beyond elite racing was celebrated at Morton Stadium in July 2026, when more than 400 young athletes joined her for Run with Ciara. She is remembered for a career that combined international medals, national records and a lasting connection with Ireland’s athletics community.
Ciara Mageean's published record includes performances from 2009 to 2024 in 800m, 1500m, 1000m, 5K. Selected recorded events include World Youth Championships (2009; source checked); European Athletics Championships (2024; source checked); World Junior Championships (2010; source checked).
Source-checked results include 2nd in the gender classification over 1500m at European Athletics Championships (2022-08-19).
Source-checked results include 2nd in the gender classification over 1500m at Commonwealth Games (2022-08-07).
Source-checked results include 3rd in the gender classification over 1000m at Herculis Diamond League (2020-08-14).
Achievements & next milestones
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Achieved
24 finishes completed
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Awaiting verificationFirst recorded 5K finish
Based on 1 distinct completed 5K finish in your linked record.
Awaiting verification14 countries raced
One completed event in each different country; UK home nations count together.
Verified2 sports completed
At least one completed result in each sport; track and field count as Athletics, while road running and parkrun count as Running.
Awaiting verificationRaced in 11 calendar years
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Verified- 2009
- 2010
- 2011
- 2016
- 2018
- 2019
- 2020
- 2021
- 2022
- 2023
- 2024
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PB improved
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Verified
Race wins by sport and distance
Overall, gender and age-category wins are listed separately. Ticks show checked results.
Athletics · Gender classification
800m · 1 win
Verified
Athletics · Gender classification
1500m · 3 wins
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Next milestones
25 finishes
1 more finish needed
24 of 25 recorded
5 5K finishes
4 more 5K finishes needed
1 of 5 recorded
25 different countries
11 more different countries needed
14 of 25 recorded
15 calendar years with a finish
4 more calendar years with a finish needed
11 of 15 recorded
Personal bests (PBs) & best performances
These are the best marks in this athlete’s results recorded on AthRecs.
Athletics · 800m · Track
1:58.51PB
VerifiedBritish Milers Club Grand Prix · 2024-05-25
Athletics · 1000m · Track
2:31.06PB
VerifiedHerculis Diamond League · 2020-08-14
Athletics · 1500m · Track
3:55.87PB
VerifiedMemorial Van Damme Diamond League · 2023-09-08
Athletics · Mile · Track
4:14.58PB
VerifiedHerculis Diamond League · 2023-07-21
Career highlights
Ciara Mageean's published record includes performances from 2009 to 2024 in 800m, 1500m, 1000m, 5K.
Selected events from this athlete’s recorded career. Verification is shown for each record.
World Youth Championships
2009 · 800m
Performance: 2:03.07
Source checkedEuropean Athletics Championships
2024 · 1500m
Performance: 4:04.66
Source checkedWorld Junior Championships
2010 · 1500m
Performance: 4:09.51
Source checkedHerculis Diamond League
2020 · 1000m
Performance: 2:31.06
Source checkedBath — 5km
2023 · 5K
Performance: 15:24
Unverified recordEuropean Junior Championships
2011 · 1500m
Performance: 4:16.82
Source checked
Earlier results
Showing 11–15 of 24 recorded performances.
| Race date | Race name | Sport | Distance / discipline | Location | Performance | Place | Category |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fri, 19 Aug 2022 | Completed event · Continental / major Games · Finisher · European Athletics ChampionshipsContinental / major Games · final | Athletics | 1500mTrack | Munich | 4:02.56VerifiedTiming unknown | 2Completed event · Continental / major Games · Silver · 2nd · Gender classification · Gender · 2ndGender: 2 | — |
| Sun, 7 Aug 2022 | Completed event · Continental / major Games · Finisher · Commonwealth GamesContinental / major Games · final | Athletics | 1500mTrack | Birmingham | 4:04.14VerifiedTiming unknown | 2Completed event · Continental / major Games · Silver · 2nd · Gender classification · Gender · 2ndGender: 2 | — |
| Mon, 2 Aug 2021 | Completed event · Finisher · Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games | Athletics | 1500mTrack | Tokyo | 4:07.29VerifiedTiming unknown | 10 | — |
| Fri, 14 Aug 2020 | Completed event · Finisher · Herculis Diamond League | Athletics | 1000mTrack | Monaco | 2:31.06VerifiedTiming unknown | 3Completed event · Bronze · 3rd · Gender classification · Gender · 3rdGender: 3 | — |
| Fri, 24 Jul 2020 | Completed event · Finisher · Citius Meeting | Athletics | 800mTrack | Bern | 1:59.69VerifiedTiming unknown | 1Completed event · Gold · 1st · Gender classification · Gender · 1stGender: 1 | — |
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