Francis "Frank" Murphy (21 May 1947 – 5 January 2017) was an Irish athlete, who specialised in middle-distance running. He earned a silver medal by finishing in second place in the 1500 metres event at the 1969 European Athletics Championships.[1] He competed at the Summer Olympics in 1968 and 1972.[2] He was also a 1500 m runner-up to Henryk Szordykowski at the 1970 European Athletics Indoor Championships.[3] He died on 5 January 2017 at the age of 69.[4]
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| Birth name | Francis Murphy | ||||||||||||||
| Nickname | Frank | ||||||||||||||
| Nationality | Irish | ||||||||||||||
| Born | 21 May 1947 Drumcondra, Dublin, Ireland | ||||||||||||||
| Died | 5 January 2017 (aged 69) Dublin, Ireland | ||||||||||||||
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| Country | Ireland | ||||||||||||||
| Sport | Athletics | ||||||||||||||
| Event | 1500 metres | ||||||||||||||
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| Olympic finals | 1968 Summer Olympics, 1972 Summer Olympics | ||||||||||||||
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Representing the Villanova Wildcats track and field team, Murphy won the 1969 880 yards at the NCAA Division I Indoor Track and Field Championships in a time of 1:51.1.[5]
References
edit- ^ All-time European Championships – Mens Distances Archived 4 April 2017 at the Wayback Machine. Athletics Weekly. Retrieved on 2016-01-19.
- ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Frank Murphy". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 13 January 2016. Retrieved 19 January 2016.
Full name: Francis "Frank" Murphy
- ^ European Indoor Championships (Men). GBR Athletics. Retrieved on 2016-01-19.
- ^ O'Riordan, Ian. "Irish Olympic track runner Frank Murphy dies aged 69". The Irish Times. Retrieved 3 August 2021.
- ^ "Villanova Track & Field Great Frank Murphy Passes Away". 6 January 2017. Retrieved 5 June 2024.
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