Frank Murphy (runner)
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Birth name | Francis Murphy | |||||||||||||
Nickname(s) | Frank | |||||||||||||
Nationality | Irish | |||||||||||||
Born |
Drumcondra, Dublin, Ireland | 21 May 1947|||||||||||||
Died |
5 January 2017 69) Dublin, Ireland | (aged|||||||||||||
Sport | ||||||||||||||
Country | Ireland | |||||||||||||
Sport | Athletics | |||||||||||||
Event(s) | 1500 metres | |||||||||||||
Achievements and titles | ||||||||||||||
Olympic finals |
1968 Summer Olympics, 1972 Summer Olympics | |||||||||||||
Medal record
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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
- ↑ All-time European Championships – Mens Distances. Athletics Weekly. Retrieved on 2016-01-19.
- ↑ Frank Murphy Archived January 13, 2016, at the Wayback Machine.. Sports Reference. Retrieved on 2016-01-19.
- ↑ European Indoor Championships (Men). GBR Athletics. Retrieved on 2016-01-19.
- ↑ http://www.irishtimes.com/sport/other-sports/irish-olympic-track-runner-frank-murphy-dies-aged-69-1.2927004
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