Michael Murphy (diver)

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Michael Murphy (born November 29, 1973 in Brisbane, Queensland) is a former Olympic diver for Australia. Murphy competed twice at the Olympic Games (in 1992 and 1996), placing 4th in the 3 metre springboard event at the 1992 Games in Barcelona.

Murphy also represented Australia twice at the Commonwealth Games (in 1990 and 1994), winning two gold medals and one silver medal at the 1994 Games in Victoria (Canada). After retiring from competitive diving, Murphy served as both a Board Member and National Team Selector for Diving Australia. In recognition of his contribution to the sporting community, he was awarded the Australian Sports Medal (an Australian Federal Government Honour) in 2000.

Murphy holds a Master of Business Administration (MBA) from Harvard Business School, where he was winner of both the Sir Robert Gordon Menzies Scholarship to Harvard, and the Macquarie Bank Graduate Management Scholarship. He completed his undergraduate studies at Bond University (in Queensland, Australia) where he received a Bachelor of Commerce (BCom) and a Bachelor of Laws with Honours (LLB (Hons)). In recent years, Murphy has turned his attention to developing a new career in business. He has worked as a management consultant with the Australian practice of Bain & Company since 2001.