Chris Murphy

Murphy first hopped on a bike as a means of commuting to a part-time job in LA, then began to enter national road cycling competitions
He sustained a brachial plexus injury at birth that resulted in permanent nerve damage from his neck through his arm
One day during recovery, he came across an article about a para-cyclist with a similar impairment
After adding track events to his repertoire, he was invited to a talent identification camp before making the U.S. Paralympics Cycling National Team in 2014
In 2016, he qualified for the U.S. Paralympic Team that was headed to Rio
Son of David and Quang Murphy
Appeared as a background musician in the 2012 Warner Brother’s Motion Picture Gangster Squad
Was a Disneyland musician from 2007-12
Hobbies include cooking, reading and performing music.

Two-time Paralympian (2016, 2020)
Paralympic Games Tokyo 2020, 5th (track time trial); 6th (track team sprint); 11th (track individual pursuit); No Result (road race)
Paralympic Games Rio 2016, 4th (track team sprint)' 8th (track time trial); 10th (road time trial)

Most recent: 2023 Track – silver (time trial), 15th (scratch)
Years of Participation: Track – 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2019, 2020, 2022, 2023; Road - 2014
Medals: 9 (2 golds, 3 silvers, 4 bronzes)
Gold – 2017 (time trial, team sprint)
Silver – 2023 (time trial); 2022 (time trial); 2020 (time trial)
Bronze – 2020 (team sprint), 2019 (time trial, team sprint), 2017 (pursuit)

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