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70 year-old Dub puts new heart to good use

Written by Liam Horan & Emer Gallagher
Thursday, 19 July 2007
He’s 70, goes to the gym three or four times a week, plays golf off a 19 handicap, and next month he’s off to take part in a World Transplant Games – and, oh, by the way, he got a new heart eleven years ago.
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Athletics legend Eamonn Coghlan to deliver motivational talk to transplant and dialysis athletes

Irish running legend Eamonn Coghlan is to deliver a motivational talk to an “inspirational” bunch of Irish athletes – all of whom have had major organ transplants or are currently on dialysis.

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Terry Mangan

Name: Terry Mangan

Competes at: Super Veteran

Lives: Dublin

Transplant: Heart transplant August 1996

Sports: Member of Golf Club

European Heart and Lung Transplant Games

Norway 2000

Austria 2002 won a bronze medal for golf

Dublin 2004 won bronze medal for golf

Naples 2006

World Games

Kobe Japan 2001

Canada 2005 won a bronze medal for golf

Games Events: Golf, 5km Walk, Table Tennis Singles, Petanque Singles

Athletes

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Newspaper articles

Going for gold in Transplant Games - Spenborough Guardian 3 Sep 2010 | 3:08 am
Graham to undertake fearsome challenge for transplant charity - Montrose Today 2 Sep 2010 | 4:42 am
Minchinhampton teenager shines at British Transplant Games - Wilts and Gloucestershire Standard 1 Sep 2010 | 6:05 am
Busselton woman thankful for organ donation that gifted her a new lease on life - Busselton Dunsborough Mail 1 Sep 2010 | 1:22 am
University of Arizona PhD Student Wins 7 Medals at U.S. Transplant Games - Tucson Citizen 31 Aug 2010 | 5:47 pm

News reports from World Games

Sli Nua Communications' Liam Horan will be providing regular reports from the 2009 World Transplant Games for Irish newspapers, radios, and websites. To obtain reports, email This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it .

Other Websites

Visit the Irish Kidney Assocation Website

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>> Official Games site

A team of ten Irish golfers, all of whom revived their sporting careers after major organ transplantations, this weekend retained a major golf title in Scotland.
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