BORN WITHOUT LEGS

During his time at Penn State, Murphy began participating in Paralympic weightlifting events. In May 2006, Murphy won a Bronze medal in the 56 kg Junior Division of the 2006 IPC World Powerlifting Championships in Busan, Korea. Murphy lifted 281.1 pounds (127.5 kg), breaking the previous U.S. paralympic record of 270 pounds for the 56 kg division, which he set earlier this year at the Southeast Regional  Murphy’s feat grabbed the attention of Nike and Murphy was subsequently featured in Nike’s “No Excuses” campaign. “No Excuses” was a New Year’s campaign that sought to motivate people to create a work out plan and stick to it. Murphy is currently training for the 2012 Summer Paralympic Games which are set to be held in London starting August 29, 2012. Currently, Rohan Murphy is a professional motivational speaker. Murphy speaks on a wide variety of subjects, most notably overcoming adversity and accepting the differences of yourself and others. He also teaches Krankcycle classes at Gold’s Gym in Islip, New York.

This is the second Nike commercial featuring a Paralympic athlete. Rohan Murphy, a Paralympic powerlifter and student at Penn State Univ.

“I accept my disability as a gift.” – Rohan Murphy