Ross Murray (athlete)
{{Short description|English runner (born 1990)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=May 2015}}
{{Use British English|date=May 2015}}
{{Infobox sportsperson
| name = Ross Murray
| image = The Emsley Carr Mie (cropped).jpg
| caption = Ross Murray in 2012
| nationality = British (English)
| sport = Track and field
| event = 1500 metres
| club = Gateshead Harriers
| coach = Steve Cram
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1990|10|08}}
| birth_place = North Shields, England
| height = {{convert|6|ft|0|in|m|abbr=on}}
| weight = {{convert|152|lb|kg|abbr=on}}
| website =
| pb =
800 m: 1:50.69 (2009)
1500 m: 3:34.76 (2012)
| medaltemplates =
}}
Ross Murray (born 8 October 1990) is an English middle distance runner. He competed in the 1500 metres at the 2012 Summer Olympics.{{cite web|title=Ross Murray - Team GB - London 2012 Olympics|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/olympics/Team-GB/competitors/9424330/Ross-Murray-Team-GB-London-2012-Olympics.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120728020655/http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/olympics/Team-GB/competitors/9424330/Ross-Murray-Team-GB-London-2012-Olympics.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=28 July 2012|work=telegraph.co.uk|accessdate=6 August 2012}}{{cite web|title=Ross Murray - Athletics - Olympic Athlete|url=http://www.london2012.com/athlete/murray-ross-263840/|work=london2012.com|accessdate=6 August 2012|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120804190748/http://www.london2012.com/athlete/murray-ross-263840/|archivedate=4 August 2012|df=dmy-all}}
Biography
In July 2012, Murray ran the mile at the London Grand Prix, placing second with a time of 3:52.77.{{cite web|last=Dutch|first=Taylor|title=Ross Murray, One to Watch|url=http://www.flotrack.org/article/13526-Ross-Murray-One-to-Watch?ArticleResource_page=100|work=flotrack.org|accessdate=6 August 2012}} In the preliminaries of the 1500m at the 2012 Olympics, Murray ran a 3:36.74 to finish fourth in his heat and qualify for the semi-finals.{{cite web|last=Corkhill|first=Barney|title=Result: British duo qualify for 1,500m semi-final|url=http://www.sportsmole.co.uk/athletics/team-gb/olympics/result/result-british-duo-qualify-for-1500m-semi_38115.html|work=sportsmole.co.uk|accessdate=6 August 2012}} Ross did not qualify for the event finals as he finished tenth in his semi-final with a time of 3:44.92.{{cite web|title=Olympics-Men's Athletics 1500m semi-final results|url=https://www.reuters.com/article/oly-athl-atm-idUSL2E8J52JN20120805|work=retuters.com|accessdate=6 August 2012}} Murray has a personal best time of 3:34.76 for 1500 metres (2012), which was almost 10 seconds faster than his season's best of 3:43.93 from 2011.
Murray was coached by Steve Cram as of 2017.{{cite web |url=http://www.theboltonnews.co.uk/sport/other_sport/15021364.Tom_Lancashire_targets_European_Indoor_Championship_1500m_medal_with_Steve_Cram_as_new_coach/ |title=Tom Lancashire targets European Indoor Championship 1500m medal with Steve Cram as new coach |last=Bonnar |first=Neil |date=13 January 2017 |website=The Bolton News|access-date=3 March 2017 }} As of 2024, Murray is himself a coach.{{cite web |url=https://www.newlevelscoaching.co.uk/dt_team/ross-murray/ |title=ROSS MURRAY, Coach |website=New Levels Coaching|access-date=29 August 2024}}
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Category:Athletes (track and field) at the 2012 Summer Olympics
Category:Olympic athletes for Great Britain
Category:British male middle-distance runners
Category:Sportspeople from North Shields
Category:English male middle-distance runners
Category:21st-century English sportsmen
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