Norbert Murphy
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| Nationality | Canadian |
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January 29, 1956 Vaudreuil-Dorion, Quebec, Canada |
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| Country |
 Canada
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| Sport | Paralympic archery |
| Event(s) | Individual Compound W1 |
| Coached by | Vladimir Kopechy |
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Norbert Murphy (born 29 January 1956 in Vaudreuil-Dorion, Quebec) is a Canadian archer. He won a bronze medal at the 2012 Summer Paralympics in the Men's individual compound W1. He is currently 3rd in the world in the Men's Compound W1.
Murphy is in a wheelchair. W1 means athletes compete from a seated position and have an impairment that affects their arms, legs and trunk.
He competed at the 2000 Summer Paralympics in Sydney, Australia, in the Men's Individual W2. He came 23rd in the ranking round so he did not advance to the 1/16 Final.
He also competed at the 2008 Summer Paralympics in Beijing, China in the Men's Individual Compound W1. He came 5th, so he advanced to the 1/8 Final. In the 1/8 final, he was against United States' Chuck Lear, whom he won 98-75. He then played against Finland's Osmo Kinnunen in the quarterfinals, who got a bye in the 1/8 round. He lost 97-111.
He also competed at the 2012 Summer Paralympics in London, United Kingdom in the Men's Individual Compound W1. He came 6th in the ranking round, advancing to the 1/8 round. In the 1/8 round, he competed against Japan's Shinichi Saito, which he won 6-2. In the quarterfinals, he was against Slovakia's Peter Kinik, which he won 6-0. In the semi-finals he was against United States' Jeff Fabry, who he lost 7-3. Fabry, the following day went on to win the gold medal. In the bronze medal match, he was against Czech Republic's David Drahoninsky. He won 7-1 and got the bronze medal. This was the first medal for Canada in archery in the Paralympics or Olympics.
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