John Murphy (athlete)

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John Murphy ( John Leonard Murphy; born March 23, 1895 in Portland , Oregon , † August 17, 1972 in Midland , Michigan ) was an American high jumper .

At the Olympic Games in Antwerp in 1920, he was fifth with 1.85 m.

In 1919 and 1920 he was US champion. Starting for the University of Notre Dame , he became NCAA champions in 1921 and 1922 . His personal best of 1.957 m he set on June 3, 1922 in Iowa City .

Web links

  • John Murphy in the database of trackfield.brinkster.net (English)
  • John Murphy in the Sports-Reference database (English; archived from the original )