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Birth name | Robert Kevin Murphy |
Nationality | New Zealand |
Born | [1] Auckland, New Zealand | 2 March 1950
Height | 183 cm (6 ft 0 in)[1] |
Weight | 87 kg (192 lb)[1] |
Robert Kevin Murphy (born 2 March 1950) is a New Zealand rower.
Murphy was born in 1950 in Auckland, New Zealand.[1][2] He represented New Zealand at the 1976 Summer Olympics in the coxless four in a team with David Lindstrom, Grant McAuley, and Des Lock, narrowly beaten by the team from the Soviet Union to fourth place.[3] He is listed as New Zealand Olympian athlete number 361 by the New Zealand Olympic Committee.[4] He is a member of the Whakatane Rowing Club and was the club's captain for the 1985–86 rowing season.[5]