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Ronnie Delany, 1500 meter gold medallist in the 1956 Melbourne Olympic Games, was born on 6th March 1935 in Arklow, Co Wicklow.

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iamBullivant · @bullivant
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On this day in 1956 Ronnie Delaney from Arklow stormed through the tape to win the Olympic 1500m gold medal in the Melbourne Olympics after a late surge in the last 150 metres. He was just 21 years old.

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