Murphy Edward Troy (born May 31, 1989) is a former American

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player, a member of the

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, NORCECA Champion 2013, gold medalist of Pan-American Cup 2012 and World League 2014.

Personal life

Murphy Troy married his long-time girlfriend Blair Tarnutzer on October 29, 2016 in

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. Troy enjoys visiting his sister Sarah "Sadie" Troy in Virginia, where she has worked as a Historical Interpreter at Thomas Jefferson's Monticello since 2014.

Career

Clubs

In 2014 Troy moved from

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to Polish club

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. On April 19, 2015 he achieved

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, which is first trophy of

in history of club. He was awarded a title of ''Best Server'' of tournament. Then he won with Polish club silver medal of Polish Championship. In May 2015 signed new one-year contract with

.''Murphy Troy zostaje w Lotosie Treflu''
– plusliga.pl – May 6, 2015 Troy left Gdańsk in 2016. He announced his retirement on June 1, 2017.

National team

In 2014 American national team, including Troy, won gold medal of the World League.

Sporting achievements

Clubs

National championships

* 2014/2015 Simple gold cup

, with

* 2014/2015 Silver medal with cup

Polish Championship, with

* 2015/2016 Simple gold cup

Polish SuperCup 2015, with

National team

* 2011

Pan-American Cup * 2012 Gold medal with cup

Pan-American Cup * 2013 Gold medal with cup

NORCECA Championship * 2014 Gold medal with cup

FIVB World League The FIVB Volleyball World League was an annual international men's volleyball competition. Created in 1990, it was the longest and richest of all the international events organized by the Fédération Internationale de Volleyball (FIVB). The wom ...

* 2015

NORCECA Champions Cup * 2015 Bronze medal with cup

* 2015

FIVB World Cup * 2016 Bronze medal with cup

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Individual

* 2011 AVCA National Player of the Year * 2015

– Best Server * 2014/2015 Plus Liga – Top Scorer

References

External links

*
PlusLiga player profile
{{DEFAULTSORT:Troy, Murphy 1989 births Living people Sportspeople from St. Louis USC Trojans men's volleyball players American men's volleyball players Expatriate volleyball players in Poland American expatriate sportspeople in Poland Trefl Gdańsk players Volleyball players at the 2016 Summer Olympics Medalists at the 2016 Summer Olympics Olympic bronze medalists for the United States in volleyball American expatriate sportspeople in France American expatriate sportspeople in Italy American expatriate sportspeople in Russia Expatriate volleyball players in France Expatriate volleyball players in Italy Expatriate volleyball players in Russia