Annalise Murphy

About

Irish sailor and winner of a silver medal in the Laser Radial at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio. In December of that year, she was named the Irish Times/Sport Ireland 2016 Sportswoman of the Year. In 2017 she served as the grand marshal of the Dublin St. Patrick's Day Parade. In 2010 she became the first woman to win the Irish National Championships. She also competed in the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo.

Before Fame

She was born and raised in Rathfarnham, a suburb of Dublin. In 2009 she was 8th place in the World Championships. In 2012 she competed at the London Olympics, winning the first four days of racing. On the sixth day, she fell to second, just one point below the Belgian world number one, and was a strong contender for the gold but finished in 4th. Her first major win was at the 2013 European Sailing Championship where she took gold. 

Trivia

In 2013 she was nominated for the RTE Sports Person of the Year. Her annalise_murphy Instagram page has 8,000 followers. She posts pictures from her sailing as well as bicycle races, sometimes posing with other athletes. There are also photos of family and life events and of her dogs.

Family Life

Her mother is Cathy McAleavy, a former sailor who competed in the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul. She was married in December of 2020 and shared photos from the event on her Instagram. She has multiple yellow labs. 

Associated With

She has been a guest on several TV shows such as Saturday Night with Miriam and The Ray Darcy Show. In 2016 she appeared on The Late Late Show.