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Ron Delany

Irish middle-distance runner (1935–2026)
Person human Q734288
Ron Delany
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Facts

20 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[8]
Date of birth
March 6, 1935
Date of death
March 11, 2026
Place of birth
Arklow
Place of death
Dublin
Country of citizenship
Ireland[6]
Occupation
middle-distance runner
Educated at
Villanova University[7]
Country for sport
Ireland[16]
End of work period
1962[18]
Family name
Delany[10]
Given name
Ron, Ronnie, Ronald[11][12][13]
Height
+184[19]
Mass
+75[20]
P14843
12167[22]
Participant in
1960 Summer Olympics, 1956 Summer Olympics[14][15]
Sport
athletics[9]
Sports discipline competed in
middle-distance running[21]
Start of work period
1954[17]
🏷️ Also known as
en Ronald Michael Delany en Ronnie Delany en Ron Delany en Ronald Delany cs Ronald Michael Delany de Ronald Delany el Ρον Ντελάνι es Ronald Michael Delaney fa ران دلینی fi Ron Delany fr Ronald Delany fr Ronnie Delaney he רון דלייני it Ronald Michael Delany ja ロン・ディレイニー nl Ronald Michael "Ronnie" Delany nl Ronnie Delany pl Ronald Michael Delany pl Ronnie Delany pt Ronald Michael Delany
🔖 Identifiers · 22
ISNI
0000000114382335
VIAF cluster ID
14734228
Library of Congress authority ID
nr2006033005
GND ID
132808676
Athletics Podium person ID
9356
FAST ID
1663197
Freebase ID
/m/02g8lz
GTAA ID
92580
IMDb ID
nm16657485
InterSportStats athlete ID
3000010543
Olympedia people ID
71519
Olympic.org athlete ID (archived)
ron-delany
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Olympics.com athlete ID
ronald-michael-delany
Prabook ID
1930385
SNAC ARK ID
w6gk1rmk
Sports-Reference.com Olympic athlete ID (archived)
de/ronnie-delany-1
Tilastopaja male athlete ID
38248
Track and Field Statistics male athlete ID
1511
Trading Card Database name ID
398489
WikiTree person ID
Delany-267
World Athletics athlete ID
14343862
WorldCat Entities ID
E39PBJfxdKH8Yt6bhxrKpwCxXd

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Given name 2
Ronald, Ron
Participant in 2
1960 Summer Olympics, 1956 Summer Olympics
Country for sport 1
Ireland
Country of citizenship 1
Ireland
Educated at 1
Villanova University
Instance of 1
human
Occupation 1
middle-distance runner
Participated in 1
athletics at the 1956 Summer Olympics – men's 1500 metres
Place of birth 1
Arklow
Place of death 1
Dublin
Sex or gender 1
male
Sport 1
athletics
Sports discipline competed in 1
middle-distance running
← Flag bearer 1
Ireland at the 1960 Summer Olympics
← Winner 1
athletics at the 1956 Summer Olympics – men's 1500 metres
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Summary

Ron Delany was born on March 6, 1935[1], in Arklow[2]. He died on March 11, 2026[3], in Dublin[4]. He worked as a middle-distance runner[5].

FAQs

Where was Ron Delany born?

Ron Delany's place of birth was Arklow[2].

Where did Ron Delany die?

Ron Delany passed away in Dublin[4].

What did Ron Delany do for work?

Ron Delany worked as a middle-distance runner[5].

Where did Ron Delany go to school?

Ron Delany was educated at Villanova University[7].

Related Entities

Ireland

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

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  3. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . T&F NCAAdb. wikidata.org.
  6. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [1] ↑ . SNAC. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [3] ↑ . rte.ie. rte.ie. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  9. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  16. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  20. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.

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  1. 11h ago · Kevin Scannell · 2026-11-05 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Claims rich → —
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  2. 8w ago · WikiTrackBot · 2026-09-05 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14843 → 12167
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  3. 8w ago · WikiTrackBot · 2026-09-04 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Athletics Podium person ID → 9356
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  4. 24w ago · Lesko987a · 2026-05-18 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    End of work period → +1962-00-00T00:00:00Z
    Occupation → middle-distance runner
    Height → {'unit': 'Q174728', 'amount': '+184'}
    Mass → {'unit': 'Q11570', 'amount': '+75'}
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