Woke up today to hear the sad news about Ronnie Delany and felt compelled to make my way to the Melbourne Cricket Ground, where Delany’s name stands proudly 5th from the top of the list of Olympic Champions at the 1956 Olympic Games.
Having won gold in the men’s 1,500 metres, Delany is almost certainly Ireland’s greatest ever Olympian, the likes of which we are unlikely to ever see again.
May be rest in peace.
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Posted by BeneficialChange4755
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Nice tribute, Ronnie Delaney was a gent ☘️
That’s a nice tribute. Fair play 👏
What a lovely thing you did
That’s so lovely. Brilliant tribute. Thanks for sharing.
[Here’s the link](https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=6XUd2o9fEIw) to the official Olympic review of the 1956 games. Skip to 13:15 for the section on the 1500m final.
OP, that’s a class tribute.