Frank Murphy (runner)

Francis "Frank" Murphy (21 May 1947 – 5 January 2017) was an Irish athlete, who specialised in middle-distance running. He earned a silver medal by finishing in second place in the 1500 metres event at the 1969 European Athletics Championships. He competed at the Summer Olympics in 1968 and 1972. He was also a 1500 m runner-up to Henryk Szordykowski at the 1970 European Athletics Indoor Championships. He died on 5 January 2017 at the age of 69.

Representing the Villanova Wildcats track and field team, Murphy won the 1969 880 yards at the NCAA Division I Indoor Track and Field Championships in a time of 1:51.1.