Craig Murch

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Craig Murch
Personal information
Born (1993-06-27) 27 June 1993 (age 30)
Sport
CountryFlag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain
Sport Athletics
Event(s) Hammer throw
Club Birchfield Harriers [1]
Coached by Lorraine Shaw

Craig Murch (born 27 June 1993) is an English athlete specialising in the Hammer throw. [2] [3]

He became British champion when winning the hammer throw event at the 2020 British Athletics Championships with a throw of 73.24 metres. [4]

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  2. "Athlete profile". World Athletics.
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