Richard Murray (triathlete)
Richard Murray and Gabriel Sandör in 2022 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Nationality | Dutch | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 4 January 1989 Cape Town, South Africa | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Spouse | Rachel Klamer | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Triathlon | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Richard Murray (born 4 January 1989, in Cape Town) is a Dutch International Triathlete and coach .
Murray won the Junior ITU Duathlon World Championships in 2007 and 2008, entered the adult Tri in 2009, and was the Under-23 African champion in both triathlon and duathlon in 2010, and was the elite African triathlon champion in 2011 and 2012. He scored his first win in the ITU World Triathlon Series in Hamburg in 2012.
At the 2012 Summer Olympics men's triathlon on Tuesday, 7 August, he placed 17th.
In 2014-2015, he was part of ECS Triathlon, an elite club based in Sartrouville, France. At the 2014 Commonwealth Games, he won a silver medal in the mixed team relay and a bronze in the men's triathlon.
He won the Gran Final of the World Triathlon Series (WTS) in Chicago in 2015.
He won the ITU Duathlon World Championships in Asturias (Spain) in 2016.
At the 2016 Summer Olympics men's triathlon on Thursday, 18 August, he placed 4th.