Tom Murphy (runner)
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| Born | November 21, 1935 New York City, U.S. | ||||||||||||||
| Died | June 18, 2025 (aged 89) | ||||||||||||||
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Thomas Joseph Murphy (November 21, 1935 – June 18, 2025) was an American middle-distance runner, who represented his native country at the 1960 Summer Olympics in Rome, Italy. He is best known for winning the gold medal in the men's 800 metres event at the 1959 Pan American Games in Chicago.
Murphy graduated from Manhattan College in 1958.[1] He died on June 18, 2025, at the age of 89.[2]
References
- ↑ Article title[link removed]
- ↑ "Tom Murphy". intersportstats.com. Retrieved June 19, 2025.
Sources
- Tom Murphy at Olympics at Sports-Reference.com (archived)
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- 1935 births
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- American men middle-distance runners
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- Olympic track and field athletes for the United States
- Athletes (track and field) at the 1959 Pan American Games
- Medalists at the 1959 Pan American Games
- Pan American Games gold medalists for the United States in athletics (track and field)
- Track and field athletes from Brooklyn
- Manhattan Jaspers men's track and field athletes
- 20th-century American sportsmen
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