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University of Akron alum Clayton Murphy misses medal in men's 800m finals at Tokyo Olympics

He won a bronze medal in the same event during the 2016 Rio Olympics.

TOKYO, Japan — The Tokyo Olympics have come to an end for Clayton Murphy. The University of Akron graduate finished the men's 800m finals in last place with a time of 1:46.53.

Here were the top three in the race, which took place early Wednesday morning EST:

  • Emmanuel Kipkurui Korir of Kenya won gold with a time of 1:45.06
  • Ferguson Cheruiyot Rotich of Kenya claimed silver with a time of 1:45.23
  • Patryk Dobek of Poland took bronze with a time of 1:45.39

Murphy, a 26-year-old native of New Paris, Ohio, previously advanced to the finals after finishing second during the semifinals early Sunday morning (EST). Murphy’s run in that event was clocked at 1:44.18. His second-place finish came to Peter Bol of Australia, who ran with a time of 1:44.11.

WATCH: See a recap of the semifinals race as Murphy finished second

Murphy, who lives in Northeast Ohio and trains at Beachwood High School, previously won a bronze medal in the same event at the 2016 Rio Olympics.

He’s married to 2016 Olympic teammate Ariana Washington, according to Team USA.

WATCH: See Murphy's first qualifying race in the Tokyo Olympics

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