- Michael Murphy (diver)
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Michael Murphy (diver) Personal information Born November 29, 1973 Medal recordMen’s Diving Competitor for 
AustraliaCommonwealth Games Gold 1994 Victoria 3m Springboard Gold 1994 Victoria 10m Platform Silver 1994 Victoria 1m Springboard Michael Andrew Murphy (born November 29, 1973 in Brisbane, Queensland) is a former Olympic diver for Australia. Murphy competed twice at the Olympic Games (in 1992 and 1996), placing 4th in the 3 metre springboard event at the 1992 Games in Barcelona.
Murphy also represented Australia twice at the Commonwealth Games (in 1990 and 1994), winning two gold medals and one silver medal at the 1994 Games in Victoria (Canada). After retiring from competitive diving, Murphy served as both a Board Member and National Team Selector for Diving Australia. In recognition of his contribution to the sporting community, he was awarded the Australian Sports Medal (an Australian federal government honour) in 2000.
Murphy completed his undergraduate studies at Bond University, where he gained a Bachelor of Commerce (BCom) and a Bachelor of Laws with Honours (LLB (Hons)). He was winner of both the Sir Robert Gordon Menzies Scholarship to Harvard, and the Macquarie Bank Graduate Management Scholarship. He holds a Master of Business Administration (MBA) from Harvard Business School. In recent years, Murphy has turned his attention to developing a new career in business. He has worked as a management consultant with the Australian practice of Bain & Company since 2001.
Mike joined Wolseley Private Equity in 2008. Prior to this, he spent six years with Bain & Company where he provided strategic and operational advice to clients in a range of industries including retail, consumer products, banking, energy, and telecommunications. He has also spent time working in a Bain Capital portfolio company based in Boston.
References
Commonwealth Diving Champions in Men's 3 metre Springboard 1930: Alfred Phillips (CAN) • 1934: J. Briscoe Ray (ENG) • 1938: Ron Masters (AUS) • 1950: George Athans (CAN) • 1954: Peter Heatly (SCO) • 1958: Keith Collin (ENG) • 1962 – 1966: Brian Phelps (ENG) • 1970 – 1974: Don Wagstaff (AUS) • 1978 – 1982: Chris Snode (ENG) • 1986: Shaun Panayi (AUS) • 1990: Craig Rogerson (AUS) • 1994: Michael Murphy (AUS) • 1998: Shannon Roy (AUS) • 2002 – 2010: Alexandre Despatie (CAN)
Commonwealth Diving Champions in Men's 10 metre Platform 1930: Alfred Phillips (CAN) • 1934: Tommy Mather (ENG) • 1938: Doug Tomalin (ENG) • 1950: Peter Heatly (SCO) • 1954: Bill Patrick (CAN) • 1958: Peter Heatly (SCO) • 1962 – 1966: Brian Phelps (ENG) • 1970 – 1974: Don Wagstaff (AUS) • 1978 – 1982: Chris Snode (ENG) • 1986: Craig Rogerson (AUS) • 1990: Bobby Morgan (WAL) • 1994: Michael Murphy (AUS) • 1998: Alexandre Despatie (CAN) • 2002: Peter Waterfield (ENG) • 2006: Mathew Helm (AUS) • 2010: Tom Daley (ENG)
Categories:- Living people
- 1973 births
- Australian divers
- Divers at the 1992 Summer Olympics
- Divers at the 1994 Commonwealth Games
- Divers at the 1996 Summer Olympics
- Olympic divers of Australia
- People from Brisbane
- Bond University alumni
- Harvard Business School alumni
- Australian Institute of Sport alumni
- Commonwealth Games gold medallists for Australia
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