Ciara Mageean
- Born
- Mar 12, 1992 (34 years old)
- Birthplace
- Portaferry, United Kingdom
- Events
- 1500 m · Mile
- Height
- 1.70 m
- Club
- University College Dublin
Ciara Mageean ( KEER-ə mə-GHEE-ən; born 12 March 1992) is a middle-distance runner from Portaferry in Northern Ireland who specialises in the 1500 metres. She is the 2024 European Athletics Championships gold medalist at the distance, the first individual Irish European champion since Sonia O'Sullivan.
She is a four-time European Athletics Championship medallist at the event, having also won bronze in 2016, silver in 2022 outdoors and bronze in 2019 indoors. Mageean also won silver at the 2022 Commonwealth Games.
She won three silver medals at World and European level in the U-18 and U-20 age groups. She represented Ireland at both the 2016 Rio Olympics and 2020 Tokyo Olympics. She holds four Irish records and is a multiple national champion.
As of Nov 4, 2026: 1500 m 3:55.87 (#31 all-time), Mile 4:14.58, 2024 season best 3:58.69 (Jul 7, 2024, Stade Charléty, Paris (FRA)) · Last competition: Meeting International d’Athlétisme Herculis EBS, Jul 12, 2024, 5:43.06 · National record (800 m) · 34 years old
Personal bests
WA points calculator →Progression
| Season | Discipline | Result | Wind | Date | Competitions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 800m | 1:58.51 | – | May 25, 2024 | British Milers Club Grand Prix |
| 2024 | 1500m | 3:58.69 | – | Jul 7, 2024 | Meeting de Paris, Stade Charléty, Paris - Diamond Discipline |
| 2024 | 2000m | 5:43.06 | – | Jul 12, 2024 | Meeting International d’Athlétisme Herculis EBS |
| 2023 | 800m | 1:59.27 | – | May 27, 2023 | British Milers Club Grand Prix - Manchester |
| 2023 | 1500m | 3:55.87 | – | Sep 8, 2023 | Memorial van Damme, Boudewijnstadion, Bruxelles - Diamond Discipline |
| 2023 | Mile | 4:14.58 | – | Jul 21, 2023 | Herculis Meeting International d’Athlétisme EBS, Stade Louis II, Monaco - Diamond Discipline |
| 2022 | 800m | 1:59.86 | – | May 14, 2022 | Belfast Irish Milers Meet |
| 2022 | 1500m | 3:56.63 | – | Sep 2, 2022 | Memorial van Damme, Boudewijnstadion, Bruxelles - Diamond Discipline |