Murphy, Ted

Ted Murphy was born on October 30, 1971 in West Newton , Massachusetts .

He was engaged in rowing while studying at Dartmouth College , which he graduated in 1994.

He made his debut in rowing at the adult international level in the 1993 season, when he joined the main team of the American national team and spoke at the World Championships in Rachitsa - in the standings of the oar steering fours he was able to qualify only in the consolation final B and was located in the final protocol of the competitions on the eighth line.

In 1994, in the steering fours, he became the silver medalist at the Indianapolis home world championship .

At the 1995 World Championships in Tampere, in wheelless fours he was seventh.

Thanks to a series of successful performances, he was awarded the right to defend the country's honor at the 1996 1996 Summer Home Olympics in Atlanta . I started here in the eights program and took the final fifth place.

After the Atlanta Olympics, Murphy remained in the US rowing team for another Olympic cycle and continued to take part in major international regattas. So, in 1997, he went to the world championship in Egboleth , from where he brought the bronze dignity award won in wheelless deuces.

In 1999, he won the Eight at the Pan American Games in Winnipeg .

In 2000, he won the bronze medal at the World Cup stage in Lucerne in the eights and successfully passed the selection for the Olympic Games in Sydney . Together with teammate Sebastian Beah in the final of the two-wheelless doubles he came to the finish line second behind the team from France and thereby won the silver Olympic medal. Soon after the end of these competitions, he decided to end his sports career.

For outstanding sporting achievements, inducted into the Hall of Fame of the National Rowing Fund.

• Ted Murphy - Olympic stats at Sports-Reference.com
• Edward Murphy - Profile on FISA Website
• Ted Murphy (English) - page on the website of the International Olympic Committee