Frank Murphy, Irish middle-distance runner, Died at 69

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Frank Murphy was born on May 21, 1947, and died on January 5, 2017.

He was an Irish athlete.

Murphy specialized in middle-distance running.

Murphy earned a silver medal by finishing in second place in the 1500 metres event at the 1969 European Athletics Championships.

Murphy competed at the Summer Olympics in 1968 and 1972.

Murphy was also a 1500 m runner-up to Henryk Szordykowski at the 1970 European Athletics Indoor Championships.

Frank Murphy passed away at 69 years old.