Richard Murphy (rower)

Richard "Dick" Frederick Murphy (born November 14, 1931 in New Jersey ) is a former American rower .

Richard Murphy was a cadet at the United States Naval Academy in Annapolis and a member of the academy's eighth . This eight was nominated for the 1952 Olympic Games . In Helsinki, the US eight reached the final undefeated, where he won with over five seconds ahead of the Soviet and Australian boats. It was the seventh consecutive Olympic victory for the American eighth since 1920.

In 1954, Richard Murphy graduated from Annapolis. After the end of his service, he retired as a lieutenant from the United States Navy .

literature

Volker Kluge : Summer Olympic Games. The Chronicle II. London 1948 - Tokyo 1964. Sportverlag Berlin, Berlin 1998, ISBN 3-328-00740-7 .

Web links

Richard Murphy in the Sports-Reference database (English; archived from the original )

personal data
SURNAME	Murphy, Richard
ALTERNATIVE NAMES	Murphy, Richard Frederick (full name); Murphy, Dick
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	American rower
DATE OF BIRTH	November 14, 1931
PLACE OF BIRTH	New Jersey