| Kieran Murphy | |
| Fullname: | Kieran Jon Murphy |
| Headercolor: | green |
| Textcolor: | yellow |
| Nationality: | Australian |
| Birth Date: | August 3, 1992 |
| Birth Place: | South Australia |
| Height: | 175cm |
| Weight: | 71kg |
| Sport: | Cycling |
| Disability: | Legally Blind |
| Disability Class: | B2 (Tandem) |
Kieran Jon Murphy is a visually impaired Australian Para tandem cyclist. He won two medals at the 2017 UCI Para-cycling Track World Championships.
Murphy was born at Modbury Hospital in South Australia to his parents Zoe and Scott Murphy. He has three brothers; Joshua, Liam and Declan. He was born with a deteriorating eye condition that will one day leave him blind.
Murphy initially began his career as a swimmer.[1] Competing at 13 national championships between 2008 and 2014. Four weeks after taking up cycling, he competed at the 2014 National Road and Time Trial Championships.[1] His role model is Kieran Modra who also started as a swimmer and then moved onto cycling.[1]
Murphy with his pilot Lachlan Glasspool won silver medal in the Men's 4 km Individual Pursuit B and bronze medal in the Men's 1 km Time Trial B at the 2017 UCI Para-cycling Track World Championships in Los Angeles, United States[2]
At the 2017 UCI Para-cycling Road World Championships, Pietermaritzburg, South Africa, Murphy and his pilot Lachlan Glasspool finished tenth in the Men's Time Trial B and did not finish in the Men' Road Race B.[3]
In 2017, he is a scholarship holder at the South Australian Sports Institute.[4] He is a member of Mercedes - Benz Adelaide Racing.[5]