Cheryl Murphy (born October 17, 1978)[1] is an American martial artist. She is a member of Team USA and a current Shotokan Karate fighter. She is stated to be a world class competition kumite competitor.[2]
| Cheryl Murphy | |
|---|---|
| Born | 17 October 1978 Olympia, Washington  |
| Style | Kumite |
| Teacher(s) | Herbert Wiles |
| Medal record | ||
|---|---|---|
| Women's karate | ||
Representing  United States
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| World Combat Games | ||
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2013 Saint Petersburg | Kumite −68 |
Personal life
editShe was born in Olympia, Washington and resides in Queens, NY.[3] She received her master's degree in Community Health at Long Island University.[4]
Career
editShe competes in the 68 kilograms (150 lb) division. Murphy has been a member of the Senior US Team since 2002.[3] Murphy is ranked by the World Karate Federation[5] She won the national division, US Open, and a gold medal in the 2012 Pan Americans.[3] Murphy competed in the fifth World University Karate Championships in New York.[4] She has held numerous top 5 rankings in Karate[6] In 2011, she finished 9th in the Pan Am games[7] She competed at the Karate at the 2013 World Combat Games, winning a bronze medal.[8][9]
She is strong advocate of Karate being inducted into the Olympic Games and now works for FNB as a Quartz CFC person[10][11]
References
edit- ^ "Info System: Athletes / MURPHY Cheryl Kimberly". Worldgames2013.sportresult.com. 1978-10-17. Archived from the original on 2017-01-10. Retrieved 2016-10-30.
- ^ "Champion Karate & Fitness : Cheryl Murphy : World Class Competition Kumite Seminar" (PDF). Championkarateandfitness.com. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2016-10-30.
- ^ a b c "Cheryl Murphy". Team USA. Archived from the original on July 5, 2014. Retrieved 2016-10-30.
- ^ a b "Murphy helping others through karate games". Usatoday30usatoday.com. Retrieved 2016-10-30.
- ^ "WKF Ranking". Setopen.sportdata.org. Retrieved 2016-10-30.
- ^ Karate Spartak Hradec Kralove. "Cheryl Murphy". Karaterec.com. Retrieved 2016-10-30.
- ^ "2011 Pan American Games -- What's at stake". Espn.go.com. 13 October 2011. Retrieved 2016-10-30.
- ^ "World Combat Games Schedule". Worldcombatgames.com. Archived from the original on 2013-10-12. Retrieved 2016-10-30.
- ^ "SportAccord World Combat Games 2013". World Karate Federation. 4 November 2013. Archived from the original on 5 June 2019.
- ^ "Queens karate kids need help to compete". Queens Chronicle. 13 August 2009. Retrieved 2016-10-30.
- ^ Jeff Z. Kleinaug (2009-08-13). "I.O.C. Decision Draws Cheers and Complaints From Athletes". The New York Times. Retrieved 2016-10-30.
External links
edit- Cheryl Murphy at the World Games
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