Sarah Murphy

Sarah 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 7.5km and 15km events and did not compete in the 10km 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]

References

1. ^ Leggat, David (30 January 2010). "Biathlon: Olympian all fired up for 'unique' sport". The New Zealand Herald. http://www.nzherald.co.nz/snow-sports/news/article.cfm?c_id=1501025&objectid=10623099&pnum=0. Retrieved 7 November 2011. 
2. ^ NZOC athlete profile
3. ^ "Winter Olympics: Profile: Sarah Murphy, Biathlete". Otago Daily Times. 12 February 2010. http://www.odt.co.nz/sport/winter-olympics/93030/winter-olympics-profile-sarah-murphy-biathlete. 

External links

• Vancouver2010
• Official website

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