Michael Murphy (diver)
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Born | 29 November 1973 |
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Michael Andrew Murphy (born 29 November 1973 in Brisbane, Queensland) is a former Olympic diver for Australia. He was an Australian Institute of Sport scholarship holder.[1] Murphy competed twice at the Olympic Games (in 1992 and 1996), placing 4th in the 3-metre springboard event at the 1992 Games in Barcelona.
Murphy also represented Australia twice at the Commonwealth Games (in 1990 and 1994), winning two gold medals and one silver medal at the 1994 Games in Victoria (Canada). After retiring from competitive diving, Murphy served as both a Board Member and National Team Selector for Diving Australia. In recognition of his contribution to the sporting community, he was awarded the Australian Sports Medal (an Australian federal government honour) in 2000.
Murphy completed his undergraduate studies at
References
- ^ AIS Athletes at the Olympics Archived 6 June 2011 at the Wayback Machine
External links
- Michael Murphy at Olympics at Sports-Reference.com (archived)