Letterkenny Athletic Clubs Juvenile Athletes were delighted when Irish Olympian Ronnie Delaney paid them a visit.
Ronnie is Ireland’s only ever Olympic Track & Field Gold Medalist, winning gold at the 1956 Olympic Games in Melbourne in the 1500 metres event.
Photo Darren Crossan
Ronnie also competed at the 1954 European Athletics Championships in Bern and the Summer Olympics 1960 in Rome.
After the Olympics, Ronnie earned a bronze medal in the 1500 metres event in Stockholm at the 1958 European Athletics Championships.
This week, Ronnie has also been spotted at Aura Leisure Centre and at Diver’s Garage in Letterkenny!
Photography by Darren Crossan
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