Joseph Murphy (equestrian)

Joseph Murphy (born 6 August 1976 in Mullingar, Ireland) is an Irish Olympic eventing rider.[1][2] He competed at the 2012 Summer Olympics where he finished 14th in the individual and 5th in the team eventing competition.[3] He postponed his wedding to allow him to take part.[4]

Joseph Murphy
Personal information
Born (1976-08-06) 6 August 1976
Mullingar, Ireland

Murphy also took part at the 2014 World Equestrian Games and at four editions of European Eventing Championships (in 2011, 2013, 2015 and 2017).

References

  1. "Joseph Murphy". fei.org. Retrieved 30 June 2017.
  2. London2012.com Archived 2012-08-02 at the Wayback Machine
  3. "Joseph Murphy". Irish Times. Retrieved 10 September 2012.
  4. "Joseph Murphy's Olympian sacrifice". BBC News. Retrieved 10 September 2012.


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