Carl Murphy (born 17 April 1979) is a New Zealand Para-snowboard cross racer who competed at the 2014 Winter Paralympics.
[1] Murphy competes in the SB LL2 Para-snowboarding classification, using a specially designed carbon fibre prosthetic leg.
[5] In February 2012 Murphy won a silver medal at the Para-Snowboard World Championships, held in Orcières, France, finishing behind American Evan Strong.
[6] Later that year in November he won two gold medals at the IPC Alpine Skiing race in the Netherlands.
[2][10] In February 2016 he ruptured his patella tendon whilst competing in Canada in his first race since recovering from his CAL injury.