Birth name Francis Murphy Nationality Irish Sport Athletics Other name Frank | Nickname(s) Frank Country Ireland Event 1500 metres | |
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Born 21 May 1947 ( 1947-05-21 ) Drumcondra, Dublin, Ireland Died 5 January 2017, Dublin, Republic of Ireland Olympic finals 1968 Summer Olympics, 1972 Summer Olympics | ||
Frank Murphy (21 May 1947 – 5 January 2017) was an Irish athlete, who specialised in middle-distance running. He earned a silver medal by finishing in second place in the 1500 metres event at the 1969 European Athletics Championships. He competed at the Summer Olympics in 1968 and 1972. He was also a 1500 m runner-up to Henryk Szordykowski at the 1970 European Athletics Indoor Championships. He died on 5 January 2017 at the age of 69.
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