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Joseph Murphy (equestrian)

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Joseph Murphy
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Born (1976-08-06) 6 August 1976 (age 48)
Mullingar, Ireland

Joseph Murphy (born 6 August 1976 in Mullingar, Ireland) is an Irish Olympic eventing rider.[1][2] He competed at the 2012 Summer Olympics where he finished 14th in the individual and 5th in the team eventing competition.[3] He postponed his wedding to allow him to take part.[4]

Murphy also took part at the 2014 World Equestrian Games and at four editions of European Eventing Championships (in 2011, 2013, 2015 and 2017).

References

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  1. ^ "Joseph Murphy". fei.org. Retrieved 30 June 2017.
  2. ^ London2012.com Archived 2012-08-02 at the Wayback Machine
  3. ^ "Joseph Murphy". Irish Times. Retrieved 10 September 2012.
  4. ^ "Joseph Murphy's Olympian sacrifice". BBC News. Retrieved 10 September 2012.