Michael Andrew Murphy (born 29 November 1973 in

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, Queensland) is a former Olympic diver for

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. He was an

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scholarship holder.AIS Athletes at the Olympics
Murphy competed twice at the

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(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

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(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

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(an Australian federal government honour) in 2000. Murphy completed his undergraduate studies at

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, 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

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Graduate Management Scholarship. He holds a Master of Business Administration (MBA) from

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. He is currently a managing director with

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, and was previously a management consultant with

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Murphy, Michael Living people 1973 births Divers at the 1990 Commonwealth Games Divers at the 1992 Summer Olympics Divers at the 1994 Commonwealth Games Divers at the 1996 Summer Olympics Olympic divers for Australia Bond University alumni Harvard Business School alumni Australian Institute of Sport divers Commonwealth Games gold medallists for Australia Divers from Brisbane Australian male divers Commonwealth Games silver medallists for Australia Commonwealth Games gold medallists in diving Commonwealth Games silver medallists in diving Commonwealth Games divers for Australia Medallists at the 1994 Commonwealth Games Sportsmen from Queensland Bain Capital people