| Frank Murphy | |
| Fullname: | Frank Dwyer Murphy |
| Nationality: |  |
| Birth Date: | 21 September 1889 |
| Birth Place: | East Chicago, Illinois |
| Death Place: | Urbana, Illinois |
| Country: | |
| Sport: | Athletics |
| Event: | Pole Vault |
| Updated: | 24 August 2012 |
Frank Murphy (Frank Dwyer Murphy; September 21, 1889 - June 11, 1980) was an American track and field athlete who competed in the 1912 Summer Olympics which were held in Stockholm and where he won a bronze medal in the pole vault event in a three-way tie with William Halpenny and Bertil Uggla.[1] In the pole vault event, Uggla and Murphy failed to clear 3.85 Metres with Halpenny previously withdrawing after breaking two ribs in clearing 3.80 Metres.
He was born in East Chicago, Illinois and died in Urbana, Illinois.[2]