American karateka (born 1978)
Cheryl Murphy (born October 17, 1978)[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 master's 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.[8][9]
She is strong advocate of Karate being inducted into the Olympic Games and now works for FNB as a Quartz CFC person[10][11]
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