Miles Murphy

{{short description|Australian sprinter}}

{{distinguish|Myles Murphy (disambiguation){{!}}Myles Murphy}}

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Miles Murphy (born 19 May 1967) is an Australian former sprinter who competed in the 1988 Summer Olympics.{{cite Sports-Reference |url=https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/mu/miles-murphy-1.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200418063813/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/mu/miles-murphy-1.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=18 April 2020 |accessdate=12 May 2012}} At the 1986 Commonwealth Games he won a silver medal in the 4 x 400 metres relay.{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article136297937 |title=Rome dilemma for Murphy |newspaper=The Canberra Times |volume=61 |issue=18,806 |location=Australian Capital Territory, Australia |date=31 March 1987 |accessdate=20 May 2024 |page=18 |via=National Library of Australia}}

{{Cite news |last=Williams |first=Daniel |date=1988-06-18 |title=Miles relays his ambitions of bringing home gold from Seoul |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-sydney-morning-herald-miles-relays-h/147728599/ |access-date=2024-05-20 |work=The Sydney Morning Herald |pages=9}}{{Cite news |last=Visontay |first=Michael |date=1986-07-10 |title=The fastest schoolboy is ready to graduate |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-sydney-morning-herald-the-fastest-sc/147728635/ |access-date=2024-05-20 |work=The Sydney Morning Herald |pages=19}}

He became chief executive officer of the Australian Paralympic Committee in December 2008.{{Cite news |date=11 November 2008 |title=CEO sacked |work=The Australian |department=Sport|pages=17}} He left the role in January 2010.{{Cite news |last=McDonald |first=Margie |date=30 January 2010 |title=New chief backs winter team |work=The Australian |department=Sport|pages=1}}