Frank Murphy (runner)
Irish middle-distance runner
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Francis Murphy (21 May 1947 – 5 January 2017) was an Irish athlete, who specialised in middle-distance running and competed at the 1968 Summer Olympics and 1972 Summer Olympics.[1]
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Nationality | Irish |
| Born | 21 May 1947 Drumcondra, Dublin, Ireland |
| Died | 5 January 2017 (aged 69) Dublin, Ireland |
| Height | 183 cm (6 ft 0 in) |
| Weight | 70 kg (154 lb) |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Athletics |
Event | middle distance |
| Club | Clonliffe Harriers, Dublin |
Medal record | |
Biography
Murphy was educated by the Christian Brothers at O'Connell Schools in Dublin.[2] In 1963, he won the Irish schools 880 yards title and two years later in 1965 won the Irish schools senior over 880 yards and 1 mile.[2] He won the first of his 13 Irish AAA titles in 1966 and represented Ireland at the 1968 Olympic Games in Mexico City.[2]
Murphy won the British AAA Championships title in the 1500 metres event at the 1969 AAA Championships[3][4] and during the year of 1969 also won the 1969 880 yards at the NCAA Division I Indoor Track and Field Championships in a time of 1:51.1, representing the Villanova Wildcats track and field team[5] and earned a silver medal by finishing in second place in the 1500 metres event at the 1969 European Athletics Championships.[6]
He was also a 1500 m runner-up to Henryk Szordykowski at the 1970 European Athletics Indoor Championships.[7]
A second Olympic Games appearance arrived in 1972, when Murphy took part in both the 800 and 1500 metres events at the 1972 Olympics Games in Munich.[2]
He died on 5 January 2017 at the age of 69.[8]