Henry Murphy (field hockey)
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Representing  Great Britain (  Ireland)
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1908 London | Team |
Henry Lawson Murphy (12 December 1882 – 5 January 1942) was an Irish field hockey player.[1] He played for, amongst others, Three Rock Rovers and Ireland. Together with fellow Rovers players, Richard Gregg and Charles Power, he was a member of the Ireland team that won the silver medal at the 1908 London Olympics. Murphy played in both the 3–1 win against Wales on 29 October and in the 8–1 defeat against England in the final on 31 October.[2][3][4] The Ireland team was part of the Great Britain Olympic team.[5]
References
[edit]- ^ "Henry Murphy". Olympedia. Retrieved 29 March 2021.
- ^ www.la84foundation.org
- ^ www.databaseolympics.com Archived 2012-05-17 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Olympians from Ireland Archived 2007-06-27 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "Henry Murphy". www.sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 21 April 2019.
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- 1882 births
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- Ireland international men's field hockey players
- Dublin University Hockey Club players
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