The Minister of State for Sport and Postal Policy, Charlie McConalogue TD, has today expressed his condolences on the death of Irish Olympic champion Ronnie Delany, who died at the age of 91.
The late Mr Delany was a legend of Irish sport and athletics, and famously won Olympic Gold in the 1500 metres in 1956 in Melbourne.
The Arklow native was the special guest at the very first Donegal Sports Star Awards in the Milford Inn Hotel in 1976.
Minister McConalogue said: “I was sorry to hear of Ronnie Delany’s passing. His 1956 gold medal win inspired generations of Irish athletes to take up their spikes and get running and was the foundation for the success of such athletes as Sonia O’Sullivan and John Treacy.
“Ronnie was a deeply committed family man, devoted to his wife Joan, his children, and his grandchildren, and I want to express my condolences to them at this time.”
