Frank Murphy (runner)

Frank Murphy
Personal information
Birth name Francis Murphy
Nickname(s) Frank
Nationality Irish
Born (1947-05-21)21 May 1947
Drumcondra, Dublin, Ireland
Died 5 January 2017(2017-01-05) (aged 69)
Dublin, Ireland
Sport
Country Ireland
Sport Athletics
Event(s) 1500 metres
Achievements and titles
Olympic finals 1968 Summer Olympics,
1972 Summer Olympics
Medal record
Representing  Ireland
Men's Athletics
European Athletics Championships
1969 Athens1500 metres

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]

References

  1. ↑ All-time European Championships – Mens Distances. Athletics Weekly. Retrieved on 2016-01-19.
  2. ↑ Frank Murphy Archived January 13, 2016, at the Wayback Machine.. Sports Reference. Retrieved on 2016-01-19.
  3. ↑ European Indoor Championships (Men). GBR Athletics. Retrieved on 2016-01-19.
  4. ↑ http://www.irishtimes.com/sport/other-sports/irish-olympic-track-runner-frank-murphy-dies-aged-69-1.2927004


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