Norbert Murphy
Personal information | |
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Nationality | Paralympic archery |
Event | Individual Compound W1 |
Coached by | Vladimir Kopechy |
Medal record |
Norbert Murphy (born 29 January 1956[2] in Vaudreuil-Dorion, Quebec) is a Canadian archer. He won a bronze medal at the 2012 Summer Paralympics in the Men's individual compound W1. He is currently 3rd in the world in the Men's Compound W1.[3]
His Disability
Murphy is in a wheelchair. W1 means athletes compete from a seated position and have an impairment that affects their arms, legs and trunk.[4]
Paralympics
He competed at the 2000 Summer Paralympics in Sydney, Australia, in the Men's Individual W2. He came 23rd[5] in the ranking round so he did not advance to the 1/16 Final.
He also competed at the 2008 Summer Paralympics in Beijing, China in the Men's Individual Compound W1. He came 5th,[6] so he advanced to the 1/8 Final. In the 1/8 final, he was against United States' Chuck Lear, whom he won 98-75. He then played against Finland's Osmo Kinnunen in the quarterfinals, who got a bye in the 1/8 round. He lost 97-111.
He also competed at the
IPC Archery World Championships
Murphy has competed in all of the IPC World Championships from 1998 to 2009.
1998 IPC World Archery Championships
He competed in the 1998 IPC World Archery Championships in
1999 IPC World Archery Championships
He competed in the 1999 IPC World Archery Championships in Christchurch, New Zealand in the Men's Recurve Bow W2. He came 12th in the ranking round, advancing to the 1/16 round. In the 1/16 round, he competed against Israeli Amit Dror, which he won 134-133. In the 1/8 he was against French Charles Est which he lost 127-159. Overall, he was 16th.[9]
2001 IPC World Archery Championships
He competed in the 2001 IPC World Archery Championships in Nymburk, Czech Republic in the Men's Recurve Bow W2. He came 23rd in the ranking round, advancing to the 1/16 round. He was against Czech Jirí Klich, which he lost 140-140*. Overall, he was 25th.[9]
2003 IPC World Archery Championships
He competed in the 2003 IPC World Archery Championships in
2005 IPC World Archery Championships
He competed in the 2005 IPC World Archery Championships in
2007 IPC World Archery Championships
He competed in the 2007 IPC World Archery Championships in
2009 IPC World Archery Championships
He competed in the 2009 IPC World Archery Championships in
2014 Suspension
In 2014 World Archery, the international governing body for archery, brought down its decision regarding Norbert Murphy. The decision reads as follows: “That Mr. Norbert Murphy be prohibited from seeking a further classification until 23 June 2016, being a period of two years from the date upon which the athlete intentionally misrepresented skills and/or abilities”.
It was ruled that he broke the World Archery Rules in terms of classification at a world ranking para-archery tournament in Nove Mesto, Czech Republic in late June 2014. The matter was dealt with by the chief classifier on site at the tournament. Under Article 11.0 of the International Paralympic Committee (IPC) Classification Code and World Archery Article 1.14.1 it was up to the World Archery Board of Justice and Ethics to evaluate the case and decide if Mr. Murphy had broken the rules and establish the sanction. Articles 11.1 and 11.3 of the IPC Classification Code state: "An Athlete who, in the opinion of the Classification Panel, is intentionally misrepresenting skills and/or abilities shall be considered in violation of the Classification Rules. If the Athlete intentionally misrepresents skills and/or abilities, the Athlete will not be allocated a Sport Class or Sport Class Status, and will not be permitted to compete at that Competition in that Sport." For the full details on article 11.0 of the IPC Classification Code, go to:
Mr. Murphy has been deemed to be ineligible for classification as a result of his intentional misrepresentation of his physical strength, joint and muscle movement, and balance during the classification process. By deliberately "faking" his level of physical impairment, he sought to have himself classified in a class with the more severely impaired athletes and thus gain a competitive advantage. There is strong indisputable evidence of this misrepresentation based on what the trained Classifiers observed and their video footage of Mr. Murphy taken while he was on and off the field of play following the classification testing.
Archery Canada no longer recognized Mr. Murphy as a member-in-good standing. Therefore, his registration (membership) with Archery Canada and correspondingly with Archery Quebec is suspended for a two-year period retroactive from June 23, 2014 through to June 23, 2016. As a result, he lost all financial support available to Paralympic athletes.
The World Archery decision only applies forward from the date of the classification misrepresentation of June 23, 2014. Therefore, it has no impact on results achieved by Mr. Murphy prior to this date.
References
- ^ "Canada adds 2 bronze medals at Paralympics". CBC News. Retrieved 1 October 2012.
- ^ "London 2012 Paralympic Profile, Norbert Murphy". Archived from the original on 28 January 2013. Retrieved 1 October 2012.
- ^ "Search" (PDF). Retrieved 12 July 2013.
- ^ "London 2012 Paralympic Games, Archery, Classification". Archived from the original on 16 September 2012. Retrieved 9 October 2012.
- ^ "Sydney 2000 Paralympic Games, Archery, Men's Individual W2". Retrieved 3 October 2012.
- ^ "Beijing 2008 Paralympic Games, Archery, Men's Individual Compound W1". Retrieved 3 October 2012.
- ^ "London 2012 Paralympic Games, Archery, Men's Individual Compound W1". Archived from the original on 10 September 2012. Retrieved 3 October 2012.
- ^ "Norbert Murphy Brings Home Bronze Medal in Para-Archery". Retrieved 5 October 2012.
- ^ a b c d e f g "Para-Archery Athletes. Norbert Murphy". Retrieved 4 October 2012.