The death has taken place of Ronnie Delany at the age of 91, the athlete indelibly associated with his Olympic 1,500 metres triumph in Melbourne in 1956 and a true trailblazer and icon in Irish ...

In 2008, an updated version of a book entitled Faster Higher Stronger traced the fortunes of Irish athletes that had competed at the Olympic Games. Chapter five opens with a description of Ronnie ...

As a Villanova student, he captured the 1,500-meter event in the 1956 Games in Melbourne. No Irish athlete since then has won another Olympic gold medal in track and field.

Irish Olympic 1500m gold medallist Ronnie Delany dies aged 91.

Mr Delany made a huge impact on Irish running when he won the Olympic gold in 1956 ...

ELLEN WALSHE bagged more medal glory for Ireland after winning gold at the European Short Course Championships. The Templeogue woman produced a magic final 25 metres to win a sensational gold medal in ...

Legendary Olympic 1500m gold medal winner Ronnie Delany has died at the age of 91. The Arklow-born runner topped the podium at the age of 21 in Melbourne in 1956 and was a 1500m finalist again four ...

Ronnie Delany, an Olympic gold medallist for Ireland over 1500m in 1956, has died at the age of 91. Born in Arklow, Co Wicklow, and brought up in Dublin, Delany was one of the greatest Irish athletes ...