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]

Frank Murphy
Personal information
Birth nameFrancis Murphy
NicknameFrank
NationalityIrish
Born(1947-05-21)21 May 1947
Drumcondra, Dublin, Ireland
Died5 January 2017(2017-01-05) (aged 69)
Dublin, Ireland
Sport
CountryIreland
SportAthletics
Event1500 metres
Achievements and titles
Olympic finals1968 Summer Olympics,
1972 Summer Olympics
Medal record
Men's athletics
Representing  Ireland
European Athletics Championships
Silver medal – second place 1969 Athens 1500 metres

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

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  1. ^ All-time European Championships – Mens Distances Archived 4 April 2017 at the Wayback Machine. Athletics Weekly. Retrieved on 2016-01-19.
  2. ^ 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
  3. ^ European Indoor Championships (Men). GBR Athletics. Retrieved on 2016-01-19.
  4. ^ O'Riordan, Ian. "Irish Olympic track runner Frank Murphy dies aged 69". The Irish Times. Retrieved 3 August 2021.
  5. ^ "Villanova Track & Field Great Frank Murphy Passes Away". 6 January 2017. Retrieved 5 June 2024.
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