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Age: 31
Event: Laser Radial
Club: National Yacht Club
From Rathfarnham in south Dublin, Murphy will be competing in her third Olympics; in London 2012, she came agonisingly close to a medal, finishing fourth after being in medal position for long stages. Undaunted, she finished second in Rio 2016, winning an Olympic silver. Back competing in this Olympic category after taking a short break after Rio, when Murphy temporarily switched her focus to the Volvo Ocean Race.
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