Sarah Murphy (biathlete)
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Sarah Jane Spidy Murphy (born February 16, 1988, in Banff, Alberta) is a New Zealand biathlete. She represented New Zealand at the 2010 Winter Olympics. She was the first Kiwi Olympic biathlete.
Born in Canada to a New Zealand mother and a Canadian father, she was raised in Canmore, Alberta, and Nelson, New Zealand.{{cite news |url=http://www.nzherald.co.nz/snow-sports/news/article.cfm?c_id=1501025&objectid=10623099&pnum=0 |title=Biathlon: Olympian all fired up for 'unique' sport |author=Leggat, David |date=30 January 2010 |work=The New Zealand Herald |accessdate=7 November 2011}}
At the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver, Murphy finished 82nd in both the 7.5 km and 15 km events and did not compete in the 10 km pursuit.{{Cite web|url=https://olympic.org.nz/athletes/sarah-murphy|title=NZOC athlete profile}}
Her best performance to date has been to finish 45th in a field of 96 at a World Cup event in Germany in January 2010.{{cite web|url=http://www.odt.co.nz/sport/winter-olympics/93030/winter-olympics-profile-sarah-murphy-biathlete|title=Winter Olympics: Profile: Sarah Murphy, Biathlete|publisher=Otago Daily Times |date=12 February 2010}}
Cross-country skiing results
All results are sourced from the International Ski Federation (FIS).{{cite web |url=https://www.fis-ski.com/DB/general/athlete-biography.html?sector=CC&competitorid=156769&type=st-WC |title=MURPHY Sarah |author= |website=FIS-Ski |publisher=International Ski Federation |access-date=17 December 2019}}
=World Championships=
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! style="background-color:#369; color:white; width:60px;"| Year ! style="background-color:#369; color:white; width:40px;"| Age ! style="background-color:#4180be; color:white; width:75px;"| 10 km ! style="background-color:#4180be; color:white; width:75px;"| 15 km ! style="background-color:#4180be; color:white; width:75px;"| 30 km ! style="background-color:#4180be; color:white; width:75px;"| Sprint ! style="background-color:#4180be; color:white; width:75px;"| 4 × 5 km ! style="background-color:#4180be; color:white; width:75px;"| Team | |||||||
| 2013 | 25 | — | 67 | — | — | — | — |
=World Cup=
==Season standings==
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| style="background-color:#4180be; color:white; width:75px;"|Overall
! style="background-color:#4180be; color:white; width:75px;"|Distance ! style="background-color:#4180be; color:white; width:75px;"|Sprint ! style="background-color:#4180be; color:white; width:75px;"|Nordic ! style="background-color:#4180be; color:white; width:75px;"|Tour de ! style="background-color:#4180be; color:white; width:75px;"|World Cup | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 25 | {{Abbr|NC|Not classified}} | {{Abbr|NC|Not classified}} | — | — | — | — |
References
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External links
- [http://www.vancouver2010.com/olympic-biathlon/athletes/sarah-murphy_ath1017192dR.html Vancouver2010]
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20110208130914/http://sarahmurphybiathlon.com/ Her official website]
- {{NZOC profile|sarah-murphy}}
- {{SR/Olympics profile|mu/sarah-murphy-2}}
{{2010 New Zealand Winter Olympic team}}
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Category:Canadian female biathletes
Category:New Zealand female biathletes
Category:Canadian female cross-country skiers
Category:New Zealand people of Canadian descent
Category:Sportspeople from Alberta
Category:Olympic biathletes for New Zealand
Category:Biathletes at the 2010 Winter Olympics
Category:21st-century Canadian sportswomen
Category:21st-century New Zealand sportswomen
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