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Ireland's first liver transplant recipient takes gold in South Africa games

Ireland's first liver transplant recipient has now won a total of 4 medals at the World Transplant G...
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1:43 PM - 3 Aug 2013



Ireland's first liver tran...

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Ireland's first liver transplant recipient takes gold in South Africa games

TodayFM
TodayFM

1:43 PM - 3 Aug 2013



Ireland's first liver transplant recipient has now won a total of 4 medals at the World Transplant Games in South Africa.

50 year old Carlow man Tony Gartland secured GOLD in the 5,000m Racewalk event, and Bronze in the 800m race today.

This brings his total medal tally to 4 - including 1 Gold, 1 Silver and 2 Bronze.

Tony underwent a Liver Transplant twenty years ago at St Vincent's University Hospital, Dublin.

This afternoon the delighted athlete paid tribute to the hospital - and his donor:



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