Frank Murphy (pole vaulter)

Frank Murphy
Personal information
Full name	Frank Dwyer Murphy
Nationality	American
Born	September 21, 1889; East Chicago, Illinois
Died	June 11, 1980 (aged 90); Urbana, Illinois
Sport
Country	United States
Sport	Athletics
Event	Pole Vault
Medal record
Men's athletics
Representing the United States
	Updated on 24 August 2012

Frank Murphy (Frank Dwyer Murphy; September 21, 1889 – June 11, 1980) was an American track and field athlete who competed in the 1912 Summer Olympics which were held in Stockholm and where he won a bronze medal in the pole vault event in a three-way tie with William Halpenny and Bertil Uggla.^[1] In the pole vault event, Uggla and Murphy failed to clear 3.85 Metres with Halpenny previously withdrawing after breaking two ribs in clearing 3.80 Metres.^[1]

He was born in East Chicago, Illinois and died in Urbana, Illinois.^[2]

References

^ ^a ^b "Olympedia – Pole Vault, Men". www.olympedia.org. Retrieved 2020-09-27.
^ "Frank Murphy". Olympedia. Retrieved 27 April 2021.

External links

Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Frank Murphy". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 2011-05-19.
Frank Murphy at Olympedia

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[:0-1] "Olympedia – Pole Vault, Men". www.olympedia.org. Retrieved 2020-09-27.

[2] "Frank Murphy". Olympedia. Retrieved 27 April 2021.

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