Andrew Murphy
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Andrew Ray-Jamie Murphy (born 18 December 1969 in Melbourne, Victoria) is Australia's best Triple Jumper, best known for his bronze medal at the 2001 World Indoor Championships, where he achieved an Oceanian indoor record of 17.20 metres. When he was younger, Andrew loved his sports. His personal best was 17.32 metres, achieved at the 1999 World Championships in Seville. This ranks him second among Australian triple jumpers, only behind Ken Lorraway. [1]
His coach was Keith Connor. He is married to Elizabeth Lindwall (Murphy) and they have four children - Connor, Finn, Indiana and Takoda
Achievements
Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Notes | |
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1988 | World Junior Championships | Sudbury, Canada | 10th | 15.24 m (wind: +0.3 m/s) | |
1990 | Commonwealth Games | Auckland, New Zealand | 6th | 16.57 m | |
1994 | Commonwealth Games | Victoria, Canada | 10th | 15.83 m | |
1996 | Olympic Games | Atlanta, United States | 34th (q) | 16.00 m | |
1997 | World Indoor Championships | Paris, France | 5th | 16.96 m | |
1999 | World Championships | Seville, Spain | 4th | 17.32 m = PB | |
2000 | Olympic Games | Sydney, Australia | 10th | 16.80 m | |
2001 | World Indoor Championships | Lisbon, Portugal | 3rd | 17.20 m (=AR) | |
2002 | Commonwealth Games | Manchester, United Kingdom | 7th | 16.37 m | |
2004 | Olympic Games | Athens, Greece | 14th (q) | 16.84m | |
2006 | Commonwealth Games | Melbourne, Australia | 4th | 16.70 m |
MIC of Track and Field at Trinity Grammar School
External links
- Andrew Murphy profile at IAAF
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- 1969 births
- Living people
- Australian triple jumpers
- Athletes (track and field) at the 1990 Commonwealth Games
- Athletes (track and field) at the 1994 Commonwealth Games
- Athletes (track and field) at the 1996 Summer Olympics
- Athletes (track and field) at the 2000 Summer Olympics
- Athletes (track and field) at the 2004 Summer Olympics
- Athletes (track and field) at the 2006 Commonwealth Games
- Olympic athletes of Australia
- Sportspeople from Melbourne
- Australian athletics biography stubs