Tom Murphy (runner)

Thomas ("Tom") Joseph Murphy (born November 21, 1935, in Brooklyn, New York), was a former middle distance runner from the United States, 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.

Tom Murphy
Personal information
BornNovember 21, 1935
Medal record
Men's Athletics
Representing the  United States
Pan American Games
1959 Chicago 800 metres

He graduated from Manhattan College in 1958.[1]

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