Francis 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.

[2] He was also a 1500 m runner-up to Henryk Szordykowski at the 1970 European Athletics Indoor Championships.

[4] 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.

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