Frank Murphy (middle distance runner)

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Francis "Frank" Murphy (born May 21, 1947 in Dublin , Ireland ; † January 5, 2017 there ) was an Irish middle-distance runner who achieved his greatest successes in the 1,500 meter run .

Life

During his school days, Murphy was an Irish junior cross country champion . He received a scholarship from Jumbo Elliott to Villanova University in Philadelphia , Pennsylvania . With the tempo runs throughout the year, even in winter on an indoor wooden track outdoors, he was three times American college indoor champion of the NCAA . He was the first Irishman to run the 800 m under 1:48 min, the 1500 m under 3:40 min and the 5000 m under 14:00 min. At the European Athletics Championships in 1969 he won the silver medal over 1500 m. At the Olympic Games in 1968 and 1972 , he also represented Ireland in the 1500 m run. At the European Athletics Indoor Championships in 1970 he was also second. After completing his business administration studies in the USA, he returned to Ireland and worked in various commercial professions. He suffered from Parkinson's disease for years and died in a nursing home. For his services he was inducted into the Irish Hall of Fame of Athletics .

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Arnd Krüger : Many roads lead to Olympia. The changes in the training systems for middle and long distance runners (1850-1997), in: N. Gissel (Hrsg.): Sportliche Leistungs im Wandel. Hamburg: Czwalina, 1998, pp. 41-56.
  2. ^ Frank Murphy inducted into Athletics Ireland Hall of Fame. In: clonliffeharriersac.com. October 24, 2014. Retrieved March 8, 2017 (American English).
  3. ^ All-time European Championships - Men's Distance. (No longer available online.) In: athleticsweekly.com. Archived from the original on April 4, 2017 ; accessed on March 8, 2017 (English). Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.athleticsweekly.com
  4. ^ Frank Murphy Bio, Stats, and Results. In: sports-reference.com. Retrieved March 8, 2017 .
  5. ^ European Indoor Championships (Men). In: gbrathletics.com. Retrieved March 8, 2017 .
  6. ^ Ian O'Riordan: Irish Olympic track runner Frank Murphy dies aged 69. In: irishtimes.com. January 5, 2017, accessed March 8, 2017 .
personal data
SURNAME Murphy, Frank
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Murphy, Francis (maiden name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Irish athlete
DATE OF BIRTH May 21, 1947
PLACE OF BIRTH Dublin , Ireland
DATE OF DEATH 5th January 2017
Place of death Dublin , Ireland