Aidan Murphy (athlete)

Aidan Murphy

Personal information
Nationality	Australian
Born	(2003-10-14) 14 October 2003 (age 21)
Sport
Sport	Track and Field
Event	200 metres
Medal record Oceania Championships 2022 Mackay 200 m 2024 Suva 200 m

Aidan Murphy (born 14 October 2003) is an Australian sprinter who has represented Australia internationally over 200 metres and in the 4 x 400 metres relay, and won the gold medal over 200m at the 2022 Oceania Athletics Championships, and the silver medal in the 200m at the 2024 Oceania Athletics Championships. ^[1]

Career

Murphy runs for the Saints Athletics Club in South Australia. He broke two National U20 Records and four State Records in 2022 and won both the Oceania and Australian Open Men's 200 metres titles. ^[2] Selected for the 2022 World Athletics Championships Murphy made his major event debut in the 200 meters. ^[3] He also competed in the 200 metres at the World Athletics Championships in Budapest in 2023. ^[4]

He finished runner-up to Gout Gout in the 200 metres race at the 2025 Australian Athletics Championships on 13 April 2025, running a wind assisted lifetime best time of 20.40 seconds (+2.2). ^[5] In May 2025, he helped qualify the Australia men's 4 × 400 m relay team for the 2025 World Championships in the second round of qualifying at the 2025 World Athletics Relays in China. ^[6] He was selected for the 2025 Summer World University Games in Germany. ^[7]

He was selected for the Australian team for the 2025 World Athletics Championships in Tokyo, Japan. ^[8] He ran in the men's 4 x 400 metres relay in which the Australian team ran an national record before being disqualified for an illegal handover. ^{[9] [10]}

Personal life

Murphy is the son of former SriLankan-Australian athlete Tania Van Heer. ^{[11] [12]}

References

1. "Aidan MURPHY | Profile". Worldathletics.org. Retrieved 19 July 2022.
2. "Hobbs and Doran break sprint records at Oceania Athletics Championships". 12 June 2022.
3. "Aidan Murphy's World Championships debut". Athleticssa.com.au. Retrieved 19 July 2022.
4. "Men's 200m Results: World Athletics Championships 2023". Watch Athletics. 24 August 2023. Retrieved 25 August 2023.
5. "Australian Championships". World Athletics. 13 April 2025. Retrieved 13 April 2025.
6. "Mixed 4x400m silver caps successful world relay championships for Australia". The Guardian. 12 May 2025. Retrieved 12 May 2025.
7. "OLYMPIANS AND GLOBAL MEDALLISTS TO HEADLINE LARGEST EVER AUSTRALIAN UNIROOS ATHLETICS TEAM". Athletics.com.au. 16 May 2025. Retrieved 16 May 2025.
8. "GREEN AND GOLD TO SHINE IN TOKYO WITH LARGEST ATHLETICS TEAM YET". Athletics.com.au. 3 September 2025. Retrieved 3 September 2025.
9. "World Athletics Championships, Tokyo 2025". World Athletics. 13 September 2025. Retrieved 23 September 2025.
10. "Heartbreak as Aussie 4x400m men's relay team disqualified after smashing national record". 7news. 21 September 2025. Retrieved 23 September 2025.
11. "Murphy selected in squad for World Athletics Championships". Adelaideunisport.com.au. Retrieved 19 July 2022.
12. "Tania van Heer's Teenage Son Aidan Murphy Set for Melbourne Track Classic Debut". Heraldsun.com.au. Retrieved 19 July 2022.(subscription required)