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Irish athletes in scintillating track and field form

Written by Liam Horan
Friday, 28 August 2009
Irish athletes have been in scintillating form today on day one of the Track & Field events at the 17th World Transplant Games, which have been taking place all week in Gold Coast, Australia.
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Wicklow athlete gets Ireland’s off to great start at World Transplant Games

Written by Liam Horan
Sunday, 23 August 2009
A 44 year-old Co. Wicklow carpenter with a transplanted liver today (SUNDAY) got the Irish team off to a stunning start at the 17th World Transplant Games.
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Hacketstown Athlete Tony Ready for Another Appearance on the World Stage

Written by Liam Horan
Saturday, 25 July 2009
A Co. Wicklow athlete is off to Australia next month (AUGUST) as a member of the Irish team in the World Transplant Games – and, in their own eyes, all 19 team members are winners already by just getting to the starting-line.
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Wicklow carpenter gets Irish off to winning start at Transplant Games

Written by Liam Horan
Sunday, 26 August 2007
A 42 year-old Co. Wicklow carpenter with a transplanted liver is the toast of Bangkok today after he got the Irish team off to a stunning start at the 16th World Transplant Games.
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Tony Gartland runs early tomorrow morning

Written by Liam Horan
Saturday, 25 August 2007
Listen to Tony Gartland talking about the honour of being the first athlete into action tomorrow morning.
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Wicklow carpenter looks to add to his medal collection

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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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Tony Gartland

Name: Tony Gartland

Competes at: Super Senior

Lives: Carlow

Transplant: Liver transplant in January 1993

Sports: European Transplant Games in Slovenia 2004 – Gold in 5k road race and gold in 800m track

World Transplant Games in Ontario 2005 – Gold 800m track, silver 1,500m track and bronze in the 5,000m road race

Also competed in World Transplant Games in Manchester in 1995, Sydney 1997, Japan in 2001 and France in 2003.

Competed in European Transplant Games in Hungary in 2006

Games Events: 5k road race, ten pin bowling, 5,000m, 8,000m and 1,500m track

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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

>> Apply for a Donor Card

>> Official Games site