Thomas ("Tom") Joseph Murphy (born November 21, 1935 in Brooklyn, New York) is a former middle distance runner from the United States, who represented his native country at the 1960 Summer Olympics in Rome, Italy. He is best known for winning the gold medal in the men's 800 metres event at the 1959 Pan American Games in Chicago.

In September 1960, Murphy ran on a US 4x880 yard team against the British Empire in a dual meet. The US finished second in the race, but was credited with a world record for the event. Although the British Empire team posted a better time, they represented four different nations so their time could not be accepted for world record purposes. Murphy was an AAU 800 champion in 1959 and AAU indoor champion at 600y in 1960. He competed for Manhattan College and the NYAC.

 1951: Mal Whitfield (USA)  •  1955: Arnie Sowell (USA)  •  1959: Tom Murphy (USA)  •  1963: Don Bertoia (CAN)  •  1967: Wade Bell (USA)  •  1971: Ken Swenson (USA)  •  1975: Luis Medina (CUB)  •  1979: James Robinson (USA)  •  1983: Agberto Guimarães (BRA)  •  1987: Johnny Gray (USA)  •  1991: Ocky Clark (USA)  •  1995: José Luiz Barbosa (BRA)  •  1999: Johnny Gray (USA)  •  2003: Achraf Tadili (CAN)  •  2007: Yeimer López (CUB)