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Revision as of 15:36, 17 June 2012
Yuka Murofushi (室伏 由佳, Murofushi Yuka, born 11 February 1977) is a Japanese discus and hammer thrower.
Murofushi comes from a hammer throwing family, as her father Shigenobu Murofushi is a former Olympian and held the Japanese record for decades, and her brother Koji Murofushi, is the 2004 Olympic champion in the event. Her mother is Serafina Moritz, a former European junior javelin champion from Romania. The parents are now divorced.
She won the 2010 Japanese title in both the discus and hammer throw events.[1]
Achievements
Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Representing Japan | |||||
1997 | East Asian Games | Busan, South Korea | 3rd | Discus throw | 51.90 m |
2000 | Asian Championships | Djakarta, Indonesia | 2nd | Hammer throw | 58.64 m |
2001 | East Asian Games | Osaka, Japan | 3rd | Discus throw | 50.87 m |
2003 | Asian Championships | Manila, Philippines | 5th | Hammer throw | |
2004 | Olympic Games | Athens, Greece | 27th | Hammer throw | 65.33 m |
2005 | Asian Championships | Incheon, South Korea | 4th | Discus throw | |
3rd | Hammer throw | 62.62 m | |||
World Championships | Helsinki, Finland | 27th (q) | Hammer throw | 62.83 m | |
East Asian Games | Macau | 3rd | Discus throw | 54.28 m | |
3rd | Hammer throw | 63.67 m | |||
2006 | Asian Games | Doha, Qatar | 4th | Discus throw | 52.26 m |
4th | Hammer throw | 59.74 m | |||
2007 | World Championships | Osaka, Japan | 27th (q) | Discus throw | 52.76 m |
2009 | Asian Championships | Guangzhou, China | 4th | Discus throw | 55.14 m |
3rd | Hammer throw | 61.99 m | |||
2010 | Asian Games | Guangzhou, China | 6th | Discus throw | 50.28 m |
3rd | Hammer throw | 62.94 m | |||
2011 | Asian Championships | Kobe, Japan | 8th | Discus throw | 49.24 m |
3rd | Hammer throw | 62.50 m |
Personal bests
- Hammer throw – 67.77 m (2004 in Fujiyoshida) – national record.[2]
- Discus throw – 58.62 m (2007 in Gifu) – national record.[2]
References
- ^ Nakamura, Ken (2010-06-07). Murofushi and Murakami extended their winning streak at the Japanese National Championships . IAAF. Retrieved on 2010-06-07.
- ^ a b Japanese athletics records
Categories:
- 1977 births
- Living people
- Japanese people of Romanian descent
- Athletes (track and field) at the 2004 Summer Olympics
- Japanese discus throwers
- Japanese hammer throwers
- Olympic athletes of Japan
- People from Numazu, Shizuoka
- Asian Games medalists in athletics (track and field)
- Japanese athletics biography stubs