Clayton Murphy

Quick Facts

Full Name	Clayton Murphy
Occupation	Middle-Distance Runner
Date Of Birth	Feb 26, 1995(1995-02-26)
Age	29
Birthplace	Greenville
Country	United States
Birth City	Ohio
Horoscope	Aquarius

Clayton Murphy Biography

Clayton Murphy is one of the most popular and richest Middle-Distance Runner who was born on February 26, 1995 in Greenville, Ohio, United States. Clayton Murphy is the child of Mark as well as Melinda Murphy and raised in New Madison, Ohio. He went to Tri-Village High School and began to participate at track and field as well as cross country while at Tri-Village High School. Murphy set records in Division III state record in the 1600 Meter Run at the 2013 state track meet held in Columbus at 4:11.72.

Then, at the conclusion of the season at college and the end of the college season, he competed in his first competition in the year 2015 USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships. He broke personal records in every round and finished in fourth place , with an average in the range of 1:45.59 in the 800-meter race. He was selected for the American team to compete in the Pan American Games. His first international appearance and also his first time traveling abroad – Murphy wowed everyone when he won the medal four hundredths faster than the Colombian Rafith Rodriguez, who took the lead during the final stretch. His roommate Ryan Martin was also a medalist at the event. Murphy is the only American over the span of 15 years to claim the title following the 1999 win of Johnny Gray. Clayton was awarded the silver medal for the 800m in the 2014 North American, Central American and Caribbean Championships. This year’s edition, the 2015 NACAC Championships was a regional track and field championship that took place on the Estadio Nacional de Costa Rica in San Jose, Costa Rica between August 7 and 9, 2015. Murphy was 12th at the his 2015 World Championships in Athletics – Men’s 800m race held from between August 21 and 25 the 21st of August, 2015 from 21-25 August, 2015 in Beijing, China.

He chose to run the 800 meters at the 2016 United States Olympic Trials, which paid off. His fast finish out-sprinted Boris Berian for the win and Olympic team berth in a personal record 1:44.76. He won Bronze in the 800m at the 2016 Rio Olympics in a new personal record of 1:42.93, the fifth-fastest time ever by an American.

Clayton Murphy won 12 Mid-American Conference titles, NCAA Division I 2016 Indoor 800 m title, NCAA Division I 2016 Outdoor 1500 m title and earned 4 NCAA Division I All-American awards.

He began the next school year (2014-15) with a fourth place finishing in the MAC Cross Country Championships, following this up with a double of 800 meters/mile during the MAC Indoor meet. In February, he set an individual best and school record 4:00.39 minutes in the indoor mile. In his first national appearance in the 2014 NCAA Division I Indoor Track and Field Championships He took third place in the 800m with a record-breaking time in 1:47.06 minutes. Similar results were also achieved outside, where he took home the middle distance dual during the MAC Outdoor Championships and again was 3rd at 2015’s NCAA Division I Outdoor Track and Field Championships. He also took the 800 meters at Drake Relays and established a school record of 3:40.69 to complete the 1500 meters.

Clayton Murphy Net Worth

Clayton Murphy is one of the richest Middle-Distance Runner from United States. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Clayton Murphy 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

Clayton Murphy (born February 26 1995) is an American middle distance athlete. He took home Bronze in the 800-meter race in the 2016 Olympic Games. He won the gold medal in the 800-meter race during the 2015 Pan American Games. He competed in the collegiate track at Akron University. University of Akron, before joining Nike in June of 2016 as well as signing up to Nike’s Nike Oregon Project.

He was enrolled in Akron’s University of Akron in fall 2013. He began his training in his Akron Zips college track team. The team is led by chief distance coach Lee LaBadie, who is a sub-4 minute miler , and was a former runner at his alma mater, the University of Illinois. In this year’s Mid- American Conference (MAC) indoor competition, Clayton won the mile run , and was second in the 3000 meters. He then went on to take home the outdoor title at 1500m. He was able to run 3:44.53 minutes to cover the 1500 meters that year, while winning the Mt. SAC Relays.

He placed well the following academic year (2015–16) with a 4th place at Mid American Conference Championships in Cross Country and twentieth place at 2015 NCAA Division I Great Lakes Region Cross Country Championships. Murphy won 2016 Mid-American Conference Indoor Track & Field Championships titles in Distance medley relay, 4×400 m relay, Mile, and 800 metres. Murphy won 2016 NCAA Division I Indoor Track and Field Championships in 800 metres. Murphy won 2016 Mid-American Conference Outdoor Track & Field Championships titles in 1500 metres and 800 metres. Murphy won 1500 m at 2016 NCAA Division I Outdoor Track and Field Championships in 3:36.38.

Height, Weight & Body Measurements

Clayton Murphy height 5 ft 11 in Clayton weight 68 kg & body measurements will update soon.

Who is Clayton Murphy Dating?

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Facts & Trivia

Clayton Ranked on the list of most popular Middle-Distance Runner. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in United States. Clayton Murphy celebrates birthday on February 26 of every year.

Who is Clayton Murphy wife?

Murphy met fellow Olympian Ariana Washington over a game of Uno at the USA Track and Field Athletes Lounge in the Olympic Village at the 2016 Summer Games in Rio. They got engaged in 2018, and were married in the Napa Valley on December 7, 2019.

What does Clayton Murphy do for a living?

Clayton Murphy is an American middle distance runner specializing in the 800 and 1500 meters.

How tall is Clayton Murphy?

5′ 11″

What nationality is Clayton Murphy?

American

How did Clayton Murphy and Ariana Washington meet?

How did you meet each other? Washington: We met in Rio! Playing Uno in the USA Track & Field team room. We played a couple games, after that I knew he had a crush on me and we hung out all the time after that.