Richard Murray (triathlete)

Richard Murray

Richard Murray and Gabriel Sandör in 2022
Personal information
Nationality	Dutch
Born	4 January 1989 Cape Town, South Africa
Spouse	Rachel Klamer
Sport
Sport	Triathlon
Medal record Representing  South Africa Triathlon Commonwealth Games 2014 Glasgow Mixed relay

Richard Murray (born 4 January 1989, in Cape Town) is a Dutch/South African triathlete.

Murray won the Junior ITU Duathlon World Championships in 2007 and 2008, entered the adult Tri in 2009,^[1] and was the Under-23 African champion in both triathlon and duathlon in 2010, and was the elite African triathlon champion in 2011 and 2012. He scored his first win in the ITU World Triathlon Series in Hamburg in 2012.^[2]

At the 2012 Summer Olympics men's triathlon on Tuesday, 7 August, he placed 17th.^[3]

In 2014-2015, he was part of ECS Triathlon, an elite club based in Sartrouville, France.^[4] At the 2014 Commonwealth Games, he won a silver medal in the mixed team relay and a bronze in the men's triathlon.^[5]

He won the Gran Final of the World Triathlon Series (WTS) in Chicago in 2015.^{[citation needed]}

He won the ITU Duathlon World Championships in Asturias (Spain) in 2016.^{[citation needed]}

He was disqualified from the World Series race in Hamburg for unsportsmanlike conduct in July 2016.^[6]

At the 2016 Summer Olympics men's triathlon on Thursday, 18 August, he placed 4th.^[7]

Career^[8]

2012 season

Murray took his first professional ITU World Triathlon Series win at the Dextro Energy World Triathlon Hamburg, contested over the Sprint distance.

2013 season

Murray took his sole win of the season with a gold at the Cape Town ITU Sprint Triathlon African Cup.

2014 season

Murray took his sole win of the season with a gold at the Cape Town ATU Sprint Triathlon African Cup.

2015 season

Murray took gold in two ITU World Cup races this season at New Plymouth and Cozumel, and took the win at the ITU WTS Edmonton race

2016 season

Murray followed up his win in 2015 with a repeat win at New Plymouth in the 2016 season. Later the same year he became ITU Duathlon World Champion with a win at Aviles.

2017 season

Murray repeated the wins of previous seasons taking gold at New Plymouth and Cape Town in those ITU World Cup races, with New Plymouth being his third win in a row.

2018 season

Murray took his first win of the year at Cape Town Triathlon World Cup, followed by a win at Mooloolaba Triathlon World Cup, and a third win of the year at the ITU WTS Leeds on 10 June 2018.

2019 season

Personal life

Richard is married to fellow professional triathlete Rachel Klamer.^[9]

References

1. "Profile: Richard Murray". www.triathlon.org. Retrieved 27 March 2015.
2. "Richard Murray Results". International Triathlon Union. Retrieved 15 April 2014.
3. London 2012 profile Archived 2012-09-12 at the Wayback Machine
4. Satrtrouville Triathlon la green team au 7ème ciel
5. "Glasgow 2014 - Richard Murray Profile". g2014results.thecgf.com. Retrieved 24 October 2017.
6. "World Series Triathlon: Richard Murray disqualified in Hamburg". BBC Sport. 16 July 2016. Retrieved 24 October 2017.
7. Union, International Triathlon. "Results: Elite Men | 2016 Rio de Janeiro Olympic Games | Triathlon.org". Triathlon.org. Retrieved 24 October 2017.
8. "World Triathlon".
9. "Murray and Klamer Get Married". 24 March 2020.