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'''Frank Murphy''' (21 May 1947 – 5 January 2017) was an Irish [[Athletics (sport)|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]].<ref>[http://www.athleticsweekly.com/stats/medallists/all-time-european-championships-medallists/time-european-championships-mens-distances/ All-time European Championships – Mens Distances]. ''Athletics Weekly''. Retrieved on 2016-01-19.</ref> He competed at the [[Summer Olympics]] in 1968 and 1972.<ref>[http://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/mu/frank-murphy-2.html Frank Murphy] {{ |
'''Frank Murphy''' (21 May 1947 – 5 January 2017) was an Irish [[Athletics (sport)|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]].<ref>[http://www.athleticsweekly.com/stats/medallists/all-time-european-championships-medallists/time-european-championships-mens-distances/ All-time European Championships – Mens Distances]. ''Athletics Weekly''. Retrieved on 2016-01-19.</ref> He competed at the [[Summer Olympics]] in 1968 and 1972.<ref>[http://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/mu/frank-murphy-2.html Frank Murphy] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160113145437/http://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/mu/frank-murphy-2.html |date=January 13, 2016 }}. Sports Reference. Retrieved on 2016-01-19.</ref> He was also a 1500 m runner-up to [[Henryk Szordykowski]] at the [[1970 European Athletics Indoor Championships]].<ref>[http://www.gbrathletics.com/ic/ei.htm European Indoor Championships (Men)]. GBR Athletics. Retrieved on 2016-01-19.</ref> He died on 5 January 2017 at the age of 69.<ref>http://www.irishtimes.com/sport/other-sports/irish-olympic-track-runner-frank-murphy-dies-aged-69-1.2927004</ref> |
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| Birth name | Francis Murphy | ||||||||||||||
| Nickname | Frank | ||||||||||||||
| Nationality | Irish | ||||||||||||||
| Born | 21 May 1947 Drumcondra, Dublin, Ireland | ||||||||||||||
| Died | 5 January 2017 (aged 69) Dublin, Ireland | ||||||||||||||
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| Country | Ireland | ||||||||||||||
| Sport | Athletics | ||||||||||||||
| Event | 1500 metres | ||||||||||||||
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| Olympic finals | 1968 Summer Olympics, 1972 Summer Olympics | ||||||||||||||
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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