Cheryl Murphy
| Cheryl Murphy | |
|---|---|
| Born |
17 October 1983 Olympia, Washington  |
| Style | Kumite |
| Teacher(s) | Herbert Wiles |
| Medal record | ||
|---|---|---|
| Women's karate | ||
| Competitor for United States
| ||
| World Combat Games | ||
.svg.png){kind=icon} | 2013 Saint Petersburg | Kumite −68 |
Cheryl Murphy (born October 17, 1983)[1] is an American martial artist. She is a member of Team USA and a current Shotokan Karate fighter. She is stated to be a world class competition kumite competitor.[2]
Personal life
She was born in Olympia, Washington and resides in Queens, NY.[3] She received her masters degree in Community Health at Long Island University.[4]
Career
She competes in the 68 kilograms (150 lb) division. Murphy has been a member of the Senior US Team since 2002.[3] Murphy is ranked by the World Karate Federation[5] She won the national division, US Open, and a Gold medal in the 2012 Pan Americans.[3] Murphy competed in the fifth World University Karate Championships in New York.[4] She has held numerous top 5 rankings in Karate[6] In 2011, she finished 9th in the Pan Am games[7] She competed at the Karate at the 2013 World Combat Games, winning a bronze medal.[1]
She is strong advocate of Karate being inducted into the Olympic Games and now works for FNB as a Quartz CFC person[8][9]
References
- 1 2 "World Combat Games Schedule".
- ↑ Cheryl Murphy seminar
- 1 2 3 "Cheryl Murphy". Team USA.
- 1 2 "USATODAY.com - Murphy helping others through karate games".
- ↑ "WKF Ranking".
- ↑ Karate Spartak Hradec Kralove. "Cheryl Murphy".
- ↑ "2011 Pan American Games -- What's at stake". espnW.
- ↑ "Queens karate kids need help to compete". Queens Chronicle.
- ↑ http://www.nytimes.com/2009/08/14/sports/14sports.html?_r=0