Sarah Murphy (biathlete)

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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.

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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 
2013 25 — 67 — — — —

World Cup

Season standings

 Season  Age Discipline standingsSki Tour standings
OverallDistanceSprintNordic
Opening		Tour de
Ski		World Cup
Final
2013 25NCNC————

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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