Ryan Murphy Medals

Ryan Murphy is a competitive swimmer from the United States. Murphy, the two-time Olympian formerly held the world record in the event of 100-meter backstroke (men's). He had a dream of representing the USA at the Olympics when he was seven years old. Murphy was a student at Bolles School in Jacksonville, Florida, and graduated from there in 2013. Later, he attends the University of California, Berkeley. Following his win in the 100-yard and 200-yard backstrokes event, Murphy became an NCAA individual national champion eight times in his career. He won the events in 2014, 2015, 2016, and 2017.

How many Medals does Ryan Murphy Have?

Ryan Murphy has 6 medals at the Olympics (4 gold, 1 silver, 1 bronze), and an impressive 31 medals (16 gold, 12 silver, 3 bronze) at the World Championships including short course. He additionally holds 3 gold medals at the Pan Pacific Championships held in 2018.

Murphy first participated in the stage of the Olympics in 2016 Summer Olympics, in Rio. He bagged a gold medal and created a world record in the 100m backstroke. His other gold came in the 200-meter backstroke event. In addition, he won another gold in the 4×100-meter medley relay alongside Nathan Adrian, Michael Phelps, and Cody Miller. He broke the world record for backstroke relay leg that was formerly set by fellow American swimmer Aaron Peirsol in 2009. He won the gold medal as the first individual from the high school in Jacksonville, Florida, and also the 6th time that an American won gold in the event at the Olympics. Murphy won all three events that he took part in 2016 Olympics and was named one of the stars of the event.

The 2020 Tokyo Summer Olympics was the second participation of Ryan Murphy at the event. He clinched gold at the 4x100-meter medley relay and also set a world record at the event in addition. Murphy was named the silver medalist and bronze medalist in the 200-meter backstroke and the 100-meter backstroke event respectively. He won the bronze with a time of 52.19 seconds, the silver with a time of 1:54.15, and the gold with a time of 3:26.78 alongside Caeleb Dressel, Michael Andrew, and Zach Apple.

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