John Murphy (swimmer)
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| Medal record | |||
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| Competitor for Image:Flag of the United States.svg United States | |||
| Men’s Swimming | |||
| Olympic Games | |||
| Gold | 1972 Munich | 4x100m Freestyle | |
| Bronze | 1972 Munich | 100m Backstroke | |
| World Championsips (LC) | |||
| Gold | 1973 Belgrad | 4x100m Freestyle | |
John Joseph Murphy (born July 19, 1953) is a former backstroke and freestyle swimmer from the United States, who won the gold medal in the Men's 4x100m Freestyle Relay at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich, West Germany. At the same tournament, the 19-year old also collected a bronze medal in the 100m Backstroke.
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Olympic champions in men's 4x100 m freestyle relay |
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1964: USA (Clark, Austin, Ilman, Schollander) | 1968: USA (Zorn, Rerych, Spitz, Walsh) | 1972: USA (Edgar, Murphy, Heindereich, Spitz) | 1984: USA (Cavanaugh, Heath, Biondi, Gaines) | 1988: USA (Jacobs, Dalbey, Jager, Biondi) | 1992: USA (Hudepohl, Biondi, Jager, Olsen) | 1996: USA (Olsen, Davis, Schumacher, Hall, Jr.) | 2000: Australia (Klim, Fydler, Callus, Thorpe) | 2004: South Africa (Schoeman, Ferns, Townsend, Neethling) |
Categories: 1953 births | Living people | American backstroke swimmers | American freestyle swimmers | Olympic swimmers of the United States | Swimmers at the 1972 Summer Olympics | Olympic gold medalists for the United States | Olympic bronze medalists for the United States | United States swimming biography stubs
