Deirdre Murphy

Deirdre Murphy
Personal information
Full name Deirdre Russell Murphy-Bader
Born (1959-01-14)January 14, 1959
New York City, United States
Died November 11, 2014(2014-11-11)
Bronx, United States
Height 168 cm (5 ft 6 in)
Weight 58 kg (128 lb)
Team information
Discipline Road cycling
Role Rider
Infobox last updated on
7 February 2015

Deirdre Russell Murphy-Bader (born 14 January 1959 in New York City, United States – 11 November 2014) was a road cyclist who represented Ireland in international competitions.

Career

Murphy began competitive cycling when she was 32. In 1997, she was the Women's World Masters champion in the road race discipline, and was also a two-time U.S. National Masters Champion.

She competed for Ireland in the Sydney Olympics in 2000, cycling in the women's road race, and retired shortly afterwards at the age of 41.[1] Murphy was the first Irish woman to qualify for the Olympic road race.

Later, Murphy was the Executive Director of the New York-based children's cycling charity Star Track.

Personal life

Murphy was born in New York City, the child of Daniel Murphy and Sally Kandle, and went on to earn an undergraduate degree from Ithaca College. She married lawyer Lawrence Bader in 2002 and had one son, Ethan, before her death from cancer in 2014.[2]

References

  1. "Deirdre Murphy". sports-reference.com. Retrieved 7 February 2015.
  2. "Obituary - Deirdre Bader". Retrieved 7 August 2016.

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