Sean Murphy (rower)

Sean Murphy (born 28 April 1996) is an Australian representative lightweight rower. He is a 2018 Australian national champion; won bronze medals at senior and U/23 World Championships as a lightweight sculler; and in 2019 won two gold medals in lightweight sculling at Rowing World Cups in the international representative season.

Sean Murphy
Personal information
NationalityAustralian
Born (1996-04-28) 28 April 1996
Years active2013–
Sport
CountryAustralia
SportRowing
Event(s)Lightweight single sculls
ClubMosman Rowing Club
Medal record
Men's rowing
Representing  Australia
World Championships
2019 OttensheimLwt single sculls
U23 World Championships
2018 PoznanLwt single sculls

Club and state rowing

His Australian senior club rowing has been from the Mosman Rowing Club in Sydney. [1]

In 2017 in Mosman colours, Murphy placed second in both the U23 men's lightweight single sculls title and the U23 men's lightweight double scull at the Australian Rowing Championships.[2] In 2018 he finished third in the final for the U23 men's lightweight single scull national title.[3]

Murphy first made state selection for New South Wales in the 2017 lightweight men's four to contest the Penrith Cup at the Interstate Regatta. [4] He was again selected in New South Wales Penrith Cup fours in 2018 and 2019.[5] Those crews placed third in 2017, won the Australian title in 2018 and placed second in 2019.[6]

International representative rowing

Murphy made his Australian representative debut in a coxless four at the World Junior Rowing Championships in Hamburg in 2014. That crew finished in overall thirteenth place. In 2017 he moved into the Australian senior squad. He rowed in the quad scull at the Rowing World Cup II in Poznan to a tenth placing and then at the 2017 Rowing World Cup III in Poznan he stroked the Australian men's lightweight quad scull to fifth place.[7]

In 2018 Murphy was still eligible for U23 selection. As Australia's lightweight single sculler at the Rowing World Cup II in Lucerne he fought through the repechage to a sixth place final finish and then was picked to contest the U23 World Rowing Championships in Poznan where he took the bronze medal.[7] In 2019 Murphy was selected to row Australia's lightweight single for the 2019 international season. In the finals at the World Rowing Cup II in Poznan and at the WRC III in Rotterdam, Murphy took leads at the 500m mark, was never headed and won two international gold medals.[7] Murphy was then selected to race the Australian lightweight scull at the 2019 World Rowing Championships in Linz, Austria.[8] He placed third in his heat, second in his quarter and semi finals and then placed third in the A-final to claim a World Championship bronze medal.[7]

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References
  1. Murphy Rowing Aust profile
  2. 2017 Austn C'ships
  3. 2018 Austn C'ships
  4. 2017 Interstate Regatta
  5. 2018 Interstate Regatta
  6. 2019 Interstate Results
  7. Murphy at World Rowing
  8. 2019 WRC entry list
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