Cika wannan jumla: A rana ta biyu na gasar, ranar farko Murphy ya yi gasa, a cikin prelims na
A cikin mita 100 na baya Murphy ya yi iyo a 53.22 kuma ya daidaita a matsayin na bakwai tare da Rasha Evgeny Rylov. A wasan kusa da na karshe a rana mai zuwa, Murphy ya yi iyo mafi sauri a duka wasan kusa da na karshe tare da lokacin 52.24 kuma ya ci gaba zuwa wasan karshe. Ya yi iyo a 52.19 a wasan karshe kuma ya lashe lambar tagulla.