Clayton Murphy

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Clayton Murphy
1500 m: 3:36.23 (Portland 2016)
  • Mile: 3:51.99 (Eugene
    • 2017)
    Medal record
    Men's
    athletics
    Representing  United States
    Olympic Games
    Bronze medal – third place 2016 Rio de Janeiro 800 m
    World Relays
    Gold medal – first place 2017 Nassau 4×800 m relay
    Pan American Games
    Gold medal – first place 2015 Toronto 800 m
    NACAC Championships
    Silver medal – second place
    2015 Costa Rica
    		 800 m
    Representing Americas
    Continental Cup
    Silver medal – second place 2018 Ostrava 800 m

    Clayton Murphy (born February 26, 1995) is an American

    800-meter run at the 2015 Pan American Games. He ran collegiately for the University of Akron, before signing with Nike in June 2016 and joining the Nike Oregon Project.[2]

    Early life and education

    Clayton Murphy is the son of Mark and Melinda Murphy. He was raised in New Madison, Ohio. He attended Tri-Village High School [3] and began to take part in track and field and cross country running while there. Murphy broke the Division III state record in the 1600 Meter Run at the 2013 state track meet in Columbus[4] in 4:11.72.[5]

    Collegiate career

    2014

    Murphy enrolled at the

    1500 meters. He ran 3:44.53 for the distance that year to win the Mt. SAC Relays.[7]

    2015

    He opened the following academic year (2014–15) with a fourth-place finish at the MAC Cross Country Championships, then followed this with an 800 m/mile double at the MAC Indoor meet. In February he ran a personal best and school record of 4:00.39 minutes for the indoor mile run.[6] On his national debut at the 2015 NCAA Division I Indoor Track and Field Championships he claimed third place in the 800 m with a new best time of 1:47.06 minutes.[8] Similar results came outdoors, as he won a middle-distance double at the MAC Outdoor Championships and again placed third at the 2015 NCAA Division I Outdoor Track and Field Championships. He also won the 800 m at the Drake Relays and set a school record of 3:40.69 for the 1500 m.[6]

    He placed well the following academic year (2015–16) with a 4th place at Mid American Conference Championships in Cross Country and twentieth place at 2015 NCAA Division I Great Lakes Region Cross Country Championships. Murphy won 2016

    4x400 m relay, Mile, and 800 metres. Murphy won 2016 NCAA Division I Indoor Track and Field Championships in 800 metres. Murphy won 2016 Mid-American Conference Outdoor Track & Field Championships titles in 1500 metres and 800 metres. Murphy won 1500 m at 2016 NCAA Division I Outdoor Track and Field Championships in 3:36.38.[9]

    Murphy won 12 Mid-American Conference titles, NCAA Division I 2016 Indoor 800 m title, NCAA Division I 2016 Outdoor 1500 m title and earned 4 NCAA Division I All-American awards.[10]

    National and international career

    At the end of the college season, he entered the

    San Jose, Costa Rica from August 7–9, 2015. Murphy finished 12th in 2015 World Championships in Athletics – Men's 800 metres held August 21–25, 2015 in Beijing
    , China.

    He chose to run the 800 meters at the

    2016 United States Olympic Trials, which paid off. His fast finish out-sprinted Boris Berian for the win and Olympic team berth in a personal record 1:44.76. He won Bronze in the 800m at the 2016 Rio Olympics in a new personal record of 1:42.93, the fifth-fastest time ever by an American.[13]

    At the 2017 USATF 1 Mile Road Championships, Murphy finished first with a time of 4:00.0.[14] He chose to compete in the 800 meters at the 2017 USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships then compete in the 1500 meters at the same championships and ran 1:45.70 to make the final, but did not start in the 800 meters final after an injury in the 1500 meters final[15] where he finished in 3:50.55 to place 13th in the 1500 meters.[16][17] He joined Nike Oregon Project in August 2017 and moved to Portland in the Fall 2017 to train at the Nike headquarters with Matthew Centrowitz, the Rio Olympic gold medalist over 1500m.[18][19][20]

    2021

    Murphy won the 2020 Olympic Trials 800m in 1:43.17 to make his second Olympic team.

    International results

    Year Competition Venue Position Event Notes
    2015 Pan American Games Toronto, Canada 1st 800 m 1:47.19
    NACAC Championships San José, Costa Rica 2nd 800 m 1:46.38
    World Championships Beijing, China 14th (sf) 800 m 1:46.28
    2016 Olympic Games Rio de Janeiro, Brazil 3rd 800 m 1:42.93
    2017 IAAF World Relays Nassau, Bahamas 1st 4 × 800 m relay 7:13.16
    2019 World Championships
    Doha, Qatar
    		 8th 800 m 1:47.84
    2021 Olympic Games
    Tokyo, Japan
    		 9th 800 m 1:46.53
    2023 World Championships
    Budapest, Hungary
    		 33rd (h) 800 m 1:47.06

    Personal life

    Murphy met fellow Olympian Ariana Washington over a game of Uno at the USA Track and Field Athletes Lounge in the Olympic Village at the 2016 Summer Games in Rio. They got engaged in 2018,[21] and were married in the Napa Valley on December 7, 2019.[22]

    See also

    • List of 2015 Pan American Games medal winners

    References

    1. ^ a b "Clayton Murphy". Teamusa.org. Archived from the original on September 24, 2015. Retrieved September 15, 2016.
    2. ^ a b "NCAA Champions Clayton Murphy and Courtney Okolo turn professional with Nike". Doyle Management. Archived from the original on September 4, 2017. Retrieved September 15, 2016.
    3. ^ "MileSplit Athlete Profiles". Oh.milesplit.com. Retrieved September 15, 2016.
    4. ^ "Clayton Murphy Sets New Record At State Meet…". Crosscountyconference.com. June 8, 2013. Archived from the original on August 15, 2016. Retrieved September 15, 2016.
    5. ^ "Tri-valley High School Track & Field and Cross Country - Dresden, Ohio - News - 2013 Results - Ohio OHSAA Outdoor State Championships". Tri-valley-high-school-dresden-ohio.runnerspace.com. Retrieved September 15, 2016.
    6. ^ a b c Clayton Murphy University of Akron profile Archived 2015-07-12 at the Wayback Machine. Akron Zips. Retrieved on 2015-07-27.
    7. ^ Clayton Murphy. Tilastopaja. Retrieved on 2015-07-27.
    8. ^ Clayton Murphy nabs 3rd in first NCAA final Archived 2015-07-21 at the Wayback Machine. Flotrack. Retrieved on 2015-07-27.
    9. ^ Florida wins 2016 NCAA Men's Outdoor Track & Field Championship NCAA
    10. ^ "Clayton Murphy at Akron". Track & Field Results Reporting System (TFRRS). Retrieved November 28, 2016.
    11. ^ Zips’ Murphy places fourth in 800 at US Championships. Canton Rep (2015-06-29). Retrieved on 2015-07-27.
    12. ^ Gardner, Mike (2015-07-24). In First Trip Outside The U.S., Clayton Murphy Strikes Gold In Toronto. TeamUSA. Retrieved on 2015-07-27.
    13. ^ "Clayton Murphy - Akron". Gozips.com. February 26, 1995. Archived from the original on September 21, 2016. Retrieved September 15, 2016.
    14. ^ "Murphy Wins, Mackey Surprises at the USATF 1 Mile Road Championships". usatf.org. April 25, 2017. Retrieved April 26, 2017.
    15. ^ Gault, Jonathan (June 25, 2017). "2017 USATF Men's 800: Donavan Brazier Finds Redemption To Win His First National Title with a Brilliant 1:44.14". letsrun. Retrieved November 1, 2017.
    16. ^ Shaner, Kyle (June 27, 2017). "Versailles grad Samuel Prakel finishes 7th in 1,500 meter run at USA Track & Field Outdoor Championships". The Daily Advocate. Retrieved November 1, 2017.
    17. usatf.org
      . June 25, 2017. Retrieved November 1, 2017.
    18. ^ "Clayton Murphy joined Nike Oregon Project". flotrack. August 25, 2017. Retrieved November 1, 2017.
    19. ^ "Clayton Murphy Nike Oregon Project profile". Nike Oregon Project. August 25, 2017. Archived from the original on November 7, 2017. Retrieved November 1, 2017.
    20. ^ "Clayton Murphy joins Nike Oregon Project". dyestat. August 25, 2017. Retrieved November 1, 2017.
    21. ^ Oranges, Raquel (August 2, 2018). "Ariana + Clayton's Intimate Napa Valley Engagement". Roque Events. Retrieved August 1, 2021.
    22. ^ Conner, Angela (September 9, 2020). "Glamorous Black and White Wedding in Napa Valley, CA". Munaluchi Bridal. Retrieved August 1, 2021.

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