George Morphy

George Newcomen Morphy (20 April 1884 – 14 April 1946) was a British athlete. He competed in the 1908 Summer Olympics in London. He was born in Dublin, Ireland and died in Burwash, East Sussex.

In the 800 metres, Morphy finished third in his semifinal heat and did not advance to the final.

References

Cook, Theodore Andrea (1908). The Fourth Olympiad, Being the Official Report. London: British Olympic Association.
De Wael, Herman (2001). "Athletics 1908". Herman's Full Olympians. Retrieved 29 July 2006.
Wudarski, Pawel (1999). "Wyniki Igrzysk Olimpijskich" (in Polish). Retrieved 29 July 2006.
George Morphy's profile at Sports Reference.com

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