coach country regionals updated event headercolor birth_place nationality olympics name sport birth_date nickname article_title birth_name retired
jumbo elliott ireland 1954 european athletics championships , 1958 european athletics championships 29 july 2012 middle distance running gold arklow , ireland irish 1956 summer olympics , 1960 summer olympics ron delany athletics 6 march 1935 ronnie ron delany
 ronald michael delany 1962
ron delany

ronald michael delany -lrb- born 6 march 1935 -rrb- , better known as ron or ronnie delany , is an irish former athlete , who specialised in middle distance running .
he earned a gold medal by finishing in first place in the 1500 metres event at the 1956 summer olympics in melbourne .
he later earned a bronze medal in the 1500 metres event at the 1958 european athletics championships in stockholm .
delany also competed at the 1954 european athletics championships in bern and the 1960 summer olympics in rome , though was less successful on these occasions .
retiring from competitive athletics in 1962 , he has secured his status as ireland 's most recognisable olympian as well as one of the greatest sportsmen and international ambassadors in his country 's history .
