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Frank Murphy (runner)

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Frank Murphy
Personal information
NationalityIrish
Born(1947-05-21)21 May 1947
Drumcondra, Dublin, Ireland
Died5 January 2017(2017-01-05) (aged 69)
Dublin, Ireland
Height183 cm (6 ft 0 in)
Weight70 kg (154 lb)
Sport
SportAthletics
Eventmiddle distance
ClubClonliffe Harriers, Dublin
Medal record
Men's athletics
Representing  Ireland
European Athletics Championships
Silver medal – second place 1969 Athens 1500 metres

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]

Biography

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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]

References

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  1. ^ 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
  2. ^ a b c d "Biographical Information". Olympedia. Retrieved 11 May 2025.
  3. ^ "White City results". The People. 3 August 1969. Retrieved 15 May 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  4. ^ "Shock victory by Irish middle-distance man". Hull Daily Mail. 2 August 1969. Retrieved 15 May 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  5. ^ "Villanova Track & Field Great Frank Murphy Passes Away". 6 January 2017. Retrieved 5 June 2024.
  6. ^ All-time European Championships – Mens Distances Archived 4 April 2017 at the Wayback Machine. Athletics Weekly. Retrieved on 2016-01-19.
  7. ^ European Indoor Championships (Men). GBR Athletics. Retrieved on 2016-01-19.
  8. ^ O'Riordan, Ian. "Irish Olympic track runner Frank Murphy dies aged 69". The Irish Times. Retrieved 3 August 2021.
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