Aidan Murphy (athlete)
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Aidan Murphy (born 14 October 2003) is an Australian sprinter who has represented Australia internationally over
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and in the
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, and won the gold medal over 200m at the
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, and the silver medal in the 200m at the
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.


Career

Murphy runs for the Saints Athletics Club in
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. He broke two National U20 Records and four State Records in 2022 and won both the
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and Australian Open Men's 200 metres titles. Selected for the
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Murphy made his major event debut in the 200 meters. He also competed in the 200 metres at the
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in
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in 2023. He finished runner-up to
Gout Gout Gout Gout () (born 29 December 2007) is an Australian sprinter. He is the Oceanian record holder in the 200 metres, with a time of 20.02 seconds set in 2025. Early life and background Gout was born in Ipswich, Queensland, as one of seven chil ...
in the 200 metres race at the 2025
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on 13 April 2025, running a wind assisted lifetime best time of 20.40 seconds (+2.2). In May 2025, he helped qualify the Australia men's relay team for the 2025 World Championships in the second round of qualifying at the
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in China. He was selected for the
2025 Summer World University Games The 2025 FISU Summer World University Games, officially known as the XXXII Summer World University Games and also known as Rhine-Ruhr 2025, is a multi-sport event scheduled to be held from 16 to 27 July 2025, in five cities in Rhine-Ruhr metropol ...
in Germany.


Personal life

Murphy is the son of former Australian athlete Tania Van Heer.


References

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