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Confirmed: Ireland’s David Gillick announces his retirement from athletics

Published 12:48 30 Jun 2014 BST

Updated 17:33 14 Nov 2014 GMT

Joe Harrington
Confirmed: Ireland’s David Gillick announces his retirement from athletics

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The two-time European Champion has decided to call it a day...

One of Ireland's most successful athletes, David Gillick, has announced his retirement from the sport today. The highlight of the sprinter's career was winning two successive European Indoor 400 metre Gold medals, Madrid in '05 and Birmingham in '07. The Dubliner, who is an Irish record holder at the 400 metre distance, also represented his country at the Beijing Olympics in 2008 and competed at world level at outdoor and indoor level over the last 10 years. Ireland's David Gillick celebrates with David Gillick is the new ambassador for the Johnston, Mooney and O'Brien sandwich thins range.

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Confirmed: Ireland's David Gillick announces his retirement from athletics