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Ron Delany

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Ronald Michael Delany (born 6 March 1935) is an Irish former athlete who specialised in middle-distance running. He won a gold medal in the 1500 metres at the 1956 Summer Olympics. He later earned a bronze medal in the 1500 metres event at the 1958 European Athletics Championships in Stockholm. Delany also competed at the 1954 European Athletics Championships in Bern and the 1960 Summer Olympics, though he was less successful on these occasions. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Ron Delany is the 3,009th most popular athlete (down from 2,824th in 2019), the 418th most popular biography from Ireland (down from 407th in 2019) and the 14th most popular Irish Athlete.

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Among ATHLETES

Among athletes, Ron Delany ranks 3,009 out of 6,025. Before him are Debbie Ferguson-McKenzie, Grace Jackson, Kim Soo-nyung, Silvia Chivás, Ronny Weller, and Dietmar Schauerhammer. After him are Willie Banks, Jo Pavey, Katrin Apel, Theresia Kiesl, Éva Tófalvi, and Tommy Gorman.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1935, Ron Delany ranks 547. Before him are Mel Charles, John Inman, Lyle Waggoner, Ruth Ann Minner, Edward Schreyer, and Herb Kohl. After him are Heather Sears, Dennis Potter, Eddie Bernice Johnson, Conrad Burns, and Ted Curson.

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In Ireland

Among people born in Ireland, Ron Delany ranks 418 out of 549. Before him are Liam O'Flynn (1945), Michael Davitt (1846), A. J. Buckley (1977), Noel Hogan (1971), Michelle O'Neill (1977), and Dominique McElligott (1986). After him are Packie Bonner (1960), Chris O'Dowd (1979), Mark Kelly (1961), Allen Leech (1981), Creighton Hale (1882), and Marian Keyes (1963).

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Among ATHLETES In Ireland

Among athletes born in Ireland, Ron Delany ranks 14. Before him are William Carr (1876), Tom Kiely (1869), Patrick Leahy (1877), Con Leahy (1876), James Mitchel (1864), and Edward Barrett (1877). After him are Shane Lowry (1987), Eamonn Coghlan (1952), João Pereira (null), Alexander Porter (1785), Sonia O'Sullivan (1969), and Liu Hao (null).

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