Joseph Murphy (born 6 August 1976 in

Mullingar Mullingar ( ; ) is the county town of County Westmeath in Ireland. It is the third most populous town in the Midland Region, with a population of 20,928 in the 2016 census. The Counties of Meath and Westmeath Act 1543 proclaimed Westmeath ...

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) is an Irish Olympic

eventing Eventing (also known as three day eventing or horse trials) is an equestrian event where a single horse and rider combine and compete against other competitors across the three disciplines of dressage, cross-country, and show jumping. This ...

rider. He competed at the 2012 Summer Olympics where he finished 14th in the individual and 5th in the team eventing competition. He postponed his wedding to allow him to take part. Murphy also took part at the 2014 World Equestrian Games and at four editions of

European Eventing Championships The European Eventing Championships, like most other European Championships, is held every two years. Today it is a three star eventing Eventing (also known as three day eventing or horse trials) is an equestrian event where a single horse ...

(in 2011, 2013, 2015 and 2017).

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1976 births Living people Sportspeople from Mullingar Irish male equestrians Olympic equestrians for Ireland Equestrians at the 2012 Summer Olympics Equestrians from County Westmeath {{Ireland-equestrian-bio-stub