Niall Murphy (runner)
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| Born | 26 October 2004 | |||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Athletics | |||||||||||||||||
Event | Long distance running | |||||||||||||||||
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Niall Murphy (born 26 October 2004) is an Irish long-distance and cross country runner.[1]
Career
Murphy is from County Clare and a member of Ennis Track Club.[2] He was runner-up at the Senior boys race at the All-Ireland Schools Cross Country Championships in Waterford in March 2023, finishing behind Jonas Stafford.[3] He was a gold medalist representing Ireland at the 2023 European Cross Country Championships in the men's under-20 team race, alongside Nick Griggs and Stafford, and was the second Irish finisher with ninth overall, one place ahead of Stafford.[4][5]
In December 2024, he was the second Irish finisher in the men's under-23 race at the 2024 European Cross Country Championships in Antalya, Turkey, with a 23rd place finish.[6]
Murphy was selected for the under-23 race at the 2025 European Cross Country Championships in Portugal, in December 2025.[7][8] He had a tenth place finish in Lagoa to score for Ireland as they won the team gold medal in the under-23 race with Griggs winning the individual race and Callum Morgan placing eighth.[9][10]
References
- ^ "Niall Murphy". Athletics Weekly. Retrieved 11 Dec 2025.
- ^ "Ennis Track's Niall Murphy Bringing Home Gold From Euro Cross Country Championships". Clare.fm. 10 Dec 2023. Retrieved 11 Dec 2025.
- ^ Lawler, Lizzie (13 March 2023). "Jonas Stafford storms home to victory in the All-Ireland Senior boys East Glendalough cross country final". Independent.ie. Retrieved 11 Dec 2025.
- ^ "Wicklow's Jonas Stafford delivers the goods for Ireland at European Cross Country Championships". Independent.ie. 12 December 2023. Retrieved 11 Dec 2025.
- ^ "European Gold for Niall Murphy & Irish U20 team". Clare Echo. 14 Dec 2023. Retrieved 11 Dec 2025.
- ^ "30th SPAR European Cross Country Championships". World Athletics. 8 December 2024. Retrieved 14 December 2025.
- ^ Mills, Steven (9 Dec 2025). "Lagoa 2025 men's U23 preview - Barnicoat's biggest challenge yet?". European Athletics. Retrieved 11 December 2025.
- ^ Dennehy, Cathal (11 December 2025). "Ireland head for Euro Cross primed to continue prolific medal streak". Irish Examiner. Retrieved 11 December 2025.
- ^ Dennehy, Cathal (14 Dec 2025). "Nick Griggs leads Ireland to U-23 individual and team gold at European Cross Country Championships". Independent.ie. Retrieved 14 Dec 2025.
- ^ "Griggs claims under-23 European Cross Country gold". BBC Sport. 14 December 2025. Retrieved 15 December 2025.