Who is Annalise Murphy?

Annalise Murphy is Ireland’s best performing sailor at Olympic level, with a silver medal in the Laser Radial from Rio 2016.

Where is Annalise Murphy from?

Annalise Murphy is from Rathfarnham, a suburb in south Co Dublin with a population of some 17,000.

How old is Annalise Murphy?

Annalise Murphy height is billed as 6 ft 1 in, or 183cm.

What boat does Annalise Murphy sail?

Annalise Murphy’s main competition class is the Laser Radial. Annalise has also competed in the 49erFX two-handed class, and has raced foiling Moths at international level. In 2017, she raced around the world in the Volvo Ocean Race.

When did Annalise Murphy switch to the 49erFX?

In May 2018, Annalise Murphy announced she was quitting the Laser Radial and launching a campaign for Tokyo 2020 in the 49erFX with friend Katie Tingle. The pairing faced a setback later that year when Tingle broke her arm during training, and they did not see their first competition until April 2019. After a disappointing series of races during the year, Murphy brought their campaign to an end in September 2019 and resumed her campaign for the Laser Radial.

What club does Annalise Murphy sail out of?

Annalise Murphy is a longtime and honorary member of the National Yacht Club in Dun Laoghaire.

What sailing events has Annalise Murphy won?

Aside from her Olympic success, Annalise Murphy won gold at the 2013 European Sailing Championships on Dublin Bay.

What Olympic Games has Annalise Murphy competed at?

So far Annalise Murphy has represented Ireland at two Olympic Games. Her first Olympics was London 2012 in which she competed in the Women’s Laser Radial class. She was a strong contender for the gold medal, but in the medal race she was overtaken on the final leg by her competitors and finished in 4th, her personal best at a world-class regatta and Ireland's best Olympic class result in 30 years. Her second Games was Rio 2016 where, on 16 August, Murphy won the silver medal in the Laser Radial, defying many who said her weight and size would go against her in Rio’s light winds.

What Olympic medals has Annalise Murphy won?

Annalise Murphy has one Olympic medal, a silver in the Women’s Laser Radial from Rio 2016.

Will Annalise Murphy compete at Tokyo 2020?

Yes; on 11 June 2020, Irish Sailing announced Annalise Murphy had been nominated in the Women’s Laser Radial to compete at the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games in 2021.

Has Annalise Murphy been Sportswoman of the Year?

Yes; in December 2016, Annalise Murphy was honoured as the Irish Times/Sport Ireland 2016 Sportswoman of the Year. In the same year, she was also awarded Irish Sailor of the Year.

Has Annalise Murphy taken part in The Ocean Race?

Yes, Annalise Murphy crewed on eight legs of the 2017-18 edition of The Ocean Race.

What team did Annalise Murphy sail with in The Ocean Race?

Annalise Murphy was a crew member on Turn the Tide on Plastic, skippered by British offshore sailor Dee Caffari.

Who is Annalise Murphy’s mother?

Annalise Murphy’s mother is Cathy McAleavy, who competed as a sailor in the 470 class at the Olympic Games in Seoul in 1988.

Who is Annalise Murphy’s father?

Annalise Murphy’s father is Con Murphy, a pilot by profession who is also an Olympic sailing race official.

Who is Annalise Murphy’s trainer?

Annalise Murphy trains under Irish Sailing Performance head coach Rory Fitzpatrick, with whom she also prepared for her silver medal performance in Rio 2016.

Where does Annalise Murphy train?

Annalise Murphy trains with the rest of the team based at the Irish Sailing Performance HQ in Dun Laoghaire Harbour.

Annalise to Contest Hyeres Regatta as Laser Radial Gold Medallist Xu Returns

15th April 2013

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Annalise to Contest Hyeres Regatta as Laser Radial Gold Medallist Xu Returns

#Annalise Murphy – After a break of two months since Miami in January, Dun Laoghaire's Annalise Murphy returns to international competition in Hyeres, France in a week's time. It will be an opportunity for Annalise, who only narrowly missed out on Ireland's first Olympic medal in 30 years last summer, to cross tacks with London 2012 Laser Radial gold medallist Lijia Xu (CHN) who makes her return to ISAF competition.

After regattas in Melbourne, Australia, Miami, USA and Palma de Mallorca, Spain, ISAF Sailing World Cup Hyères will bring the 2012-13 series to a close and will feature the world's top sailors.

ISAF Sailing World Cup Hyères welcomes London 2012 Laser Radial gold medallist Lijia Xu (CHN) who returns to the fleet for the first time since her thrilling Medal Race victory at London 2012 where she sealed China's first ever Olympic sailing gold medal in a dinghy.

Xu, the 2012 ISAF Rolex World Sailor of the Year, won in Hyères in 2012 as her preparations for the Olympic Games ramped up. Her aim for 2013 is somewhat different than last, "I am having an easy year sailing after the Olympics, I still want to enjoy every second on the boat.

"I haven't sailed since the London Games, not even now. I will arrive in Hyères a week earlier to smooth my steering. As an easy year, my aim is to keep my feeling with the sailboat. So the physical and technical preparation will be kept to a minimum, to provide more time on my study and spending time with family or friends in order to make the most of my transition year."

The Chinese sailor won bronze at the 2008 Beijing Olympic Sailing Competition and was selective over her events initially after the 2008 Games, a path that she will follow again on the road to Rio, "I will focus more on the journey itself instead of the destination. Rio is part of my goal and I'd like to balance every aspect of my life, cherish every moment and appreciate everyone around me alongside the process towards my next goal."

Also stepping back into a Radial for the first time since London 2012 is Marit Bouwmeester (NED). Like Xu, the Olympic silver medallist has taken her time to get back into the boat and following a split from her coach of seven years Hyères will be a fresh start for the Dutch sailor.

Bouwmeester said, "I'm very grateful to Mark [Littlejohn] for what we have achieved. But I now see opportunities to the next step towards a more independent athlete. I want more control over my own campaign. I want a variety of experts from the Laser to see what works well with little wind, the conditions we can expect in Rio.

"My focus is on the ISAF Worlds in 2014 in Santander and optimum preparation for Rio 2016. I want some experts committed to Santander and from the 2014 Worlds to work with a permanent coach until the games in Rio."

Whilst the Olympic medallists may find the early going slow many of the fleet will bring some form into the regatta. Alison Young (GBR) dominated the Radial fleet in Palma to claim a well-deserved gold medal and with confidence high Young will be mixing it up at the front. Ireland's Annalise Murphy, Canada's Isabella Bertold, France's Amelie Riou and Croatia's Tina Mihelic will all be aiming for top finishes.

All of the World's top ten in the Laser Rankings will sail in the 119-boat fleet in Hyères including World #2 and ISAF Sailing World Cup Palma victor Andy Maloney (NZL). The Kiwi sailor had a perfect final day in Palma to overturn World #1 Tom Burton's (AUS) commanding lead after he was OCS in the final race. "It was a bit unfortunate for Tom Burton in the last race but that happens to all of us," Maloney said on the final day in Palma, "I'm always looking to win the event so I'll be aiming for another gold in Hyères."

World #3 Phillip Buhl (GER) enjoyed some good early form in Palma but faded on the penultimate day to miss out on the Medal Races, he will look to make amends in the South of France to defend the title he won last year.

To reflect lessons and sailor feedback from ISAF Sailing World Cup Palma modifications have been made to the scoring format in Hyères. The Qualifying Series for ISAF Sailing World Cup Hyères has been shortened to two days. The first race of the Final Series shall be a non discardable carry forward race with points equal to a boat's final rank in the qualifying series. Three days of Final Series racing then culminates in the Medal Stage where the 49er and 49erFX will sail three Stadium Races and the remaining eight fleets will sail two Medal Races.

Mat Belcher and Will Ryan (AUS) will be the favourites to take gold in the 64-boat Men's 470 fleet following their third victory together in Palma and Belcher's 11th in a row. The pair were tested by a strong fleet in Palma but their consistency in the final series paid off as they took a convincing win. Palma medallists Panagiotis Mantis and Pavlos Kagialis (GRE) and Luke Patience and Joe Glanfield (GBR) will both sail in France as they look to halt the Australians winning streak.

Twenty nine crews will be gunning for gold in the Women's 470. Brazil's Fernanda OIiveira and Ana Barbachan enter the event with a perfect record in 2013 that includes victories at ISAF Sailing World Cup Miami and Palma. The Brazilians sit comfortably atop of the Women's 470 rankings ahead of Lara Vadlau and Jolanta Ogar (AUT), Xiaoli Wang and Xufeng Huang (CHN) and Tina Mrak and Veronika Macarol (SLO). The Austrian, Chinese and Slovenian crews will all sail in France to put pressure on the Brazilians.

Sailing together for the first time in Palma was Great Britain's Sophie Weguelin and Eilidh McIntyre. The British duo took silver and pushed the Brazilians all the way so confidence will be sky high for them ahead of the first race in Hyères.

A strong 76-boat Finn contingent will take to the water in Hyères and features all the gold medallists from the 2012-13 ISAF Sailing World Cup series. Melbourne victor Brendan Casey (AUS), Miami winner Caleb Paine (USA) and Palma gold medallist Giles Scott (GBR), who stepped back into the Finn in Palma after America's Cup commitments, will all sail at the final event of the series. Add London 2012 Olympic bronze medallist Jonathan Lobert (FRA), several strong Brits and the experience of Pieter Jan Postma (NED) and Vasilij Zbogar (SLO) into the pot and it makes for a tasty week of competition.

There is also further action in the 49er, 49erFX, Nacra 17, Men's and Women's RS:X, 2.4mR and the Sonar.

Racing is scheduled to start at 11:00 local time on 22 April with the climax of racing on 27 April.

ISAF Sailing World Cup Hyeres Website
http://swc.ffvoile.com/

ISAF Sailing World Cup Website
http://www.sailing.org/worldcup/home.php

ISAF Sailing World Cup Facebook
http://www.facebook.com/ISAFSailingWorldCup

ISAF Sailing World Cup YouTube
http://www.youtube.com/SailingWorldCup

International Sailing Federation (ISAF)
http://www.sailing.org

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