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Janice Murphy
The Olympic Games, or Olympics, is an international multi-sport event taking place every four years which comprises of summer and winter games. Though the first ancient games were held in 776 B.C, the modern games started from 1896.The unity of the 5 continents is shown on the Olympic flag by five colorful intertwined rings of red, blue, green, yellow, and black, created by Baron Pierre de Coubertin to represent atleast one color of the participating country’s national flag.
Janice Murphy was born on October 19, 1942. She was an Australian freestyle swimmer of the 1960s, who won a silver medal in the 4 by 100m freestyle relay at the 1964 Tokyo Olympics. Coming from Sydney, Murphy spent most of her career in the shadow of fellow Australian Dawn Fraser. She united with Fraser, Lyn Bell and Robyn Thorn to finish second, 3.1s behind the United States. At the 1966 Commonwealth Games in Kingston, Jamaica, she collected a bronze in the 110yd freestyle and silver in the 440yd individual medley, as well as silver in the freestyle relay.
Janice Murphy, with all her perseverance and superior approach towards the sport, accomplished many aspirations in her overall athletic career. She possessed the ability of defeating the opponent easily by just giving some extra effort. She never lost hope in herself and always strived hard to accomplish her ambition.
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