Sarah Murphy (biathlete)

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 45th in a field of 96 at a World Cup event in Germany 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 
20132567

Season standings

 Season   Age  Discipline standings Ski Tour standings
Overall Distance Sprint Nordic
Opening
Tour de
Ski
World Cup
Final
201325NCNC

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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