Sarah Jane Spidy Murphy (born February 16, 1988, in

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) is a

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biathlete The biathlon is a winter sport that combines cross-country skiing (sport), cross-country skiing and shooting sports, rifle shooting. It is treated as a race, with contestants skiing through a cross-country trail whose distance is divided into sh ...

. She represented

New Zealand at the 2010 Winter Olympics New Zealand participated at the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. 16 athletes were named by 28 January 2010. Alpine skiing Biathlon Cross-country skiing Freestyle skiing Short track speed s ...

. She was the first Kiwi Olympic biathlete. Born in

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to a New Zealand mother and a Canadian father, she was raised in

Canmore, Alberta Canmore is a town in Alberta, Canada, located approximately west of Calgary near the southeast boundary of Banff National Park. It is located in the Bow Valley within Alberta's Rocky Mountains. The town shares a border with Kananaskis Country ...

, and

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. At the

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, Murphy finished 82nd in both the 7.5 km and 15 km events and did not compete in the 10 km pursuit. Her best performance to date has been to finish 45th in a field of 96 at a World Cup event in Germany in January 2010.

Cross-country skiing results

All results are sourced from the International Ski Federation (FIS).

World Championships

World Cup

Season standings

References

External links

Vancouver2010Her official website
* * 1988 births Living people Canadian female biathletes New Zealand female biathletes Canadian female cross-country skiers New Zealand people of Canadian descent Sportspeople from Alberta Olympic biathletes for New Zealand Biathletes at the 2010 Winter Olympics {{Canada-biathlon-bio-stub