Tom Murphy (runner)

Tom Murphy
Personal information
Born	November 21, 1935 (age 89); Brooklyn, New York, U.S.
Medal record
Men's Athletics
Representing the United States
Pan American Games

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]

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v t e USA Indoor Track and Field Championships winners in men's 600 m (600 yards, 500 m)
1906–1979 Amateur Athletic Union	1906: Eli Parsons 1907: Eli Parsons 1908: Mel Sheppard 1909: Mel Sheppard 1910: Harry Gissing 1911: Abel Kiviat 1913: Abel Kiviat 1914: Thomas Halpin 1915: Thomas Halpin 1916: William Bingham 1917: Earl Eby 1918: Marvin Gustavson 1919: Jack Sellers 1920: Earl Eby 1921: Fred Murrey 1922: Sid Leslie 1923: Earl Eby 1924: Walter Mulvihill 1925: Vincent Lally 1926: Horatio Fitch 1927: George Leness 1928: Phil Edwards (BGU), George Leness (2nd) 1929: Phil Edwards (BGU), Eddie Blake (2nd) 1930: Phil Edwards (BGU), Eddie Roll (2nd) 1931: Phil Edwards (BGU), Eddie Blake (4th) 1932: Alex Wilson (CAN), Edwin Roll (2nd) 1933: Milton Sandler 1934: Milton Sandler 1935: Milton Sandler 1936: Edward O'Brien 1937: Edward O'Brien 1938: Jim Herbert 1939: Charles Beetham 1940: Charles Belcher 1941: Jim Herbert 1942: Roy Cochran 1943: Lewis Smith 1944: Bob Ufer 1945: Elmore Harris 1946: Elmore Harris 1947: George Guida 1948: Dave Bolen 1949: Dave Bolen 1950: Hugo Maiocco 1951: Hugo Maiocco 1952: Charles Moore 1953: Mal Whitfield 1954: Reggie Pearman 1955: Charles Jenkins Sr. 1956: Lou Jones 1957: Charles Jenkins Sr. 1958: Charles Jenkins Sr. 1959: Josh Culbreath 1960: Tom Murphy 1961: Eddie Southern 1962: Bill Crothers (CAN), Jack Yerman (2nd) 1963: Jack Yerman 1964: Charles Buchta 1965: Jack Yerman 1966: Theron Lewis 1967: Jim Kemp 1968: Martin McGrady 1969: Martin McGrady 1970: Martin McGrady 1971: Andrzej Badeński (POL), Tom Ulan (3rd) 1972: Lee Evans 1973: Fred Newhouse 1974: Wes Williams 1975: Wes Williams 1976: Fred Sowerby (ANT), Stan Vinson (2nd) 1977: Fred Sowerby (ANT), Kevin Prince (2nd) 1978: Stan Vinson 1979: Mike Solomon (TRI), Stanley Vincent (3rd)
1980–1992 The Athletics Congress	1980: Mark Enyeart 1981: Mike Solomon (TRI), Mark Enyeart (3rd) 1982: Fred Sowerby (ANT), Stanley Redwine (2nd) 1983: Eugene Sanders 1984: Mark Rowe 1985: Elvis Forde (BAR), Anthony Tufariello (2nd) 1986: Elvis Forde (BAR), Marcus Sanders (3rd) 1987: Ian Morris (TRI), Charles Jenkins Jr. (3rd) 1988: Ken Lowery 1989: Mark Rowe 1990: David Patrick 1991: Andrew Valmon 1992: Mark Everett
1993–present USA Track & Field	1993: Mark Everett 2015: Casimir Loxsom 2017: Erik Sowinski 2019: Donavan Brazier
Notes	*Distances have varied as follows: 600 yards (1906–1986), 500 meters (1987–1993) except 600 meters (odd numbered years since 2015)

v t e 1960 USA Olympic track and field team
Men's track and road athletes	John Allen Jim Beatty Alex Breckenridge Frank Budd Dyrol Burleson Lee Calhoun Les Carney Pete Close Phil Coleman Ernie Cunliffe Cliff Cushman Glenn Davis Otis Davis Bill Dellinger Jim Grelle Rudy Haluza Dick Howard Stone Johnson Deacon Jones Hayes Jones John J. Kelley Ron Laird Bruce MacDonald Willie May Gordon McKenzie Bob Mimm Tom Murphy Ray Norton Jerry Siebert Dave Sime Bob Soth Max Truex Jack Yerman Earl Young George Young Ron Zinn
Men's field athletes	Bill Alley Rink Babka Ed Bagdonas Terry Beucher Ralph Boston Don Bragg Al Cantello Dave Clark Dick Cochran Hal Connolly Ira Davis Charles Dumas Dave Edstrom Joe Faust Al Hall Rafer Johnson Dallas Long Ron Morris Phil Mulkey Bill Nieder Parry O'Brien Al Oerter Bo Roberson Bill Sharpe Herman Stokes John Thomas Anthony Watson
Women's track athletes	Shirley Crowder Pat Daniels Martha Hudson Barbara Jones Ernestine Pollards Irene Robertson Wilma Rudolph Jo Ann Terry Lucinda Williams
Women's field athletes	Karen Anderson Barbara Brown Earlene Brown Olga Connolly Jean Gaertner Pamela Kurrell Neomia Rogers Annie Smith Willye White
Coaches	Larry Snyder (head coach) George Eastment (assistant coach) Ralph Higgins (assistant coach) Lloyd "Bud" Winter (assistant coach) Ed Temple (women's head coach) Fran Welch (women's field event coach)

References

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