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.[1]

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.[2]

Her best performance to date has been to finish 47th in a field of 100 at a World Cup event in Italy in January 2010.[3]

Cross-country skiing results[]

All results are sourced from the International Ski Federation (FIS).[4]

World Championships[]

 Year   Age   10 km 
individual 		 15 km 
 skiathlon  		 30 km 
mass start 		 Sprint   4 × 5 km 
 relay  		 Team 
 sprint 
2013 25 — 67 — — — —

World Cup[]

Season standings[]

 Season   Age  Discipline standings Ski Tour standings
Overall Distance Sprint Nordic
Opening 		Tour de
Ski 		World Cup
Final
2013 25 NC NC — — — —

References[]

  1. ^ Leggat, David (30 January 2010). "Biathlon: Olympian all fired up for 'unique' sport". The New Zealand Herald. Retrieved 7 November 2011.
  2. ^ "NZOC athlete profile".
  3. ^ "Winter Olympics: Profile: Sarah Murphy, Biathlete". Otago Daily Times. 12 February 2010.
  4. ^ "MURPHY Sarah". FIS-Ski. International Ski Federation. Retrieved 17 December 2019.

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