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| Birth name | Deborah Linda Richards | ||||||||||||||
| Relative | Merv Richards (father) | ||||||||||||||
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| Country | New Zealand | ||||||||||||||
| Sport | Gymnastics | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Deborah Linda Murphy (formerly Hurst, née Richards) is a former New Zealand gymnast. Competing as Deborah Hurst, she won a bronze medal representing her country—alongside Kirsty Durward, Rowena Davis and Lynette Brake—in the women's all-around team event at the 1978 Commonwealth Games.[1] Also at those games, she finished eighth in the women's individual all-round.[2]
- ^ "Gymnastics artistic team competition – women Edmonton 1978". Commonwealth Games Federation. 2018. Retrieved 18 January 2022.
- ^ Deborah Hurst at the New Zealand Olympic Committee