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Clayton Murphy

Basic Information

  • Gender: Male
  • Born: 2/26/1995
  • Status: Active

Residences

  • Hometown: New Paris, OH
  • High School: Tri-Village Local School
  • College: University of Akron

Athlete Info

  • Event: Indoor Track & Field, Outdoor Track & Field
  • Coach: Pete Julian
  • Agent: Paul Doyle
  • Sponsor: Nike

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Olympic Games

  • 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games, ninth (800m)
  • 2016 Rio Olympic Games, bronze (800m)

World Athletics Championships

  • 2019 World Outdoor Championships Doha, eighth (800m)
  • 2018 World Continental Cup Ostrava (silver)
  • 2017 World Relays, gold (4x800m)
  • 2015 World Outdoor Championships, Sf1-sixth (800m)

Other Career Highlights

  • 2020 U.S. Olympic Team Trials, gold (800m)
  • 2019 USATF Outdoor Championships, silver (800m)
  • 2019 USATF Indoor Championships, gold (1000m)
  • 2018 USATF Outdoor Championships, gold (800m)
  • 2018 USATF Indoor Championships, H1-second (800m)
  • 2017 USATF Outdoor Championships, 13th (1500m), SF-second (800m)
  • 2017 USATF Indoor Championships, gold (1000m)
  • 2016 U.S. Olympic Team Trials, gold (800m)
  • 2016 NCAA Indoor Championships, gold (800m)
  • 2016 NCAA Outdoor Championships, gold (800m)
  • 2015 NCAA Outdoor Championships, bronze (800m)
  • 2015 USATF Outdoor Championships, fourth (800m)
  • 2015 Pan American Games, gold (800m)
  • 2015 NCAA Indoor Championships, bronze (800m)

Personal

Son of Mark and Melinda Murphy...Won gold in his international debut at the 2015 Pan American Games...Turned professional and signed with Nike in June 2016…Married to 2016 Olympic teammate Ariana Washington…avid sports memorabilia card collector…avid fan of his hometown Cincinnati Bengals.

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