The death has taken place of Ronnie Delany at the age of 91, the athlete indelibly associated with his Olympic 1,500 metres ...

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 ...

Tuthill won a silver medal at the European Throwing Cup while McClenaghan took the gold at the Antalya World Cup in Turkey.

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.

Legendary Olympic 1500m gold medal winner Ronnie Delany has died at the age of 91. The Arklow-born runner topped the podium ...

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

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 ...