Tom Murphy (runner)
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Born | Brooklyn, New York, U.S. | November 21, 1935||||||||||||||
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Thomas Joseph Murphy (born November 21, 1935) is an American former 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]
References
- Tom Murphy at Olympics at Sports-Reference.com (archived)
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