Connor Murphy (triple jumper)
 Murphy in 2024 | |||||||||||||||
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| Nationality | Australian | ||||||||||||||
| Born | 22 October 2001 Randwick, New South Wales, Australia[1] | ||||||||||||||
| Height | 197 cm (6 ft 6 in) | ||||||||||||||
| Weight | 80 kg (176 lb) | ||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Athletics | ||||||||||||||
| Event | Triple jump | ||||||||||||||
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| Personal best | Triple jump: 16.82m (2024) | ||||||||||||||
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Connor Murphy (born 22 October 2001) is an Australian triple jumper. He became Australian champion in 2024 and competed at the 2024 Summer Olympics. He is the son of Andrew Murphy and Liz Murphy.[2]
Early life
[edit]Murphy was born in Randwick and resides in Camperdown,[1] which are both suburbs of Sydney in New South Wales, Australia. He attended Trinity Grammar School in New South Wales and studies biomedical engineering and neuroscience at the University of Sydney.[3][4]
Career
[edit]He jumped a new personal best 16.45 metres to win the triple jump at the 2023 Pacific Games in the Solomon Islands, in December 2023.[5]
He improved his personal best to 16.82 metres in February 2024 in Melbourne.[6][7] In April 2024, he won the national triple jump title at the Australian Athletics Championships in Adelaide.[8]
He was selected to compete for Australia at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris. He jumped 16.80 metres in the qualifying round to reach the final, where he placed twelfth overall.[9][10]
He retained his title at the 2025 Australian Athletics Championships with a triple jump of 16.63 metres on 12 April 2025.[11] He finished in sixth place in the triple jump at the 2025 Xiamen Diamond League event in China, in April 2025.[12] He was selected for the 2025 Summer World University Games in Germany.[13]
Personal life
[edit]He is the son of Australian Olympic triple jumper Andrew Murphy and Liz Murphy.[14]
References
[edit]- ^ a b "MURPHY Connor". Paris 2024 Olympics. Archived from the original on 7 October 2024. (alternate link)
- ^ "Connor Murphy". World Athletics. Retrieved 7 July 2024.
- ^ "Connor keeps his eye on the prize". standrewscollege.edu.au. Retrieved 7 August 2024.
- ^ "Connor Murphy". Athletics.com.au. Retrieved 7 August 2024.
- ^ Lester, Joanna (2 December 2023). "Australia's Murphy wins gold and smashes record in men's triple jump". sol2023.com. Retrieved 7 August 2024.
- ^ Gullan, Scott (13 July 2024). "20 years on, Connor Murphy will follow in Dad's footsteps at the Paris Olympic Games". The Australian. Retrieved 7 August 2024.
- ^ "Father-son continue triple jump tradition". Olympics.com. 28 July 2024. Retrieved 7 August 2024.
- ^ "Australian Championships". World Athletics. 11 April 2024. Retrieved 7 August 2024.
- ^ Gullan, Scott (13 July 2024). "20 years on, Connor Murphy will follow in Dad's footsteps at the Paris Olympic Games". Herald Sun. Retrieved 7 August 2024.
- ^ "Men's Triple Jump Results - Paris Olympic Games 2024 Athletics". Watch Athletics. 7 August 2024. Retrieved 7 August 2024.
- ^ "Australian Championships". World Athletics. 12 April 2025. Retrieved 12 April 2025.
- ^ "Results - Xiamen Diamond League 2025". Watch Athletics. 26 April 2025. Retrieved 2 May 2025.
- ^ "OLYMPIANS AND GLOBAL MEDALLISTS TO HEADLINE LARGEST EVER AUSTRALIAN UNIROOS ATHLETICS TEAM". Athletics.com.au. 16 May 2025. Retrieved 16 May 2025.
- ^ Hamilton-Irvine, Gary (9 January 2017). "Connor Murphy wins national title in triple jump". theleader. Retrieved 7 August 2024.
External links
[edit]- Connor Murphy at World Athletics
- Connor Murphy at Australian Athletics
- Connor Murphy at Australian Athletics Historical Results
- Connor Murphy at the Australian Olympic Committee
- Connor Murphy at Olympics.com
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