Yuka Murofushi
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Yuka Murofushi (室伏 由佳 Murofushi Yuka?, born 11 February 1977) is a retired 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, Serafina Moritz, who comes from the Hungarian minority in Romania,[1] is a former European junior javelin champion and Romanian senior champion. The parents are now divorced.[2]
She won the 2010 Japanese title in both the discus and hammer throw events.[3]
Achievements
Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Notes |
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1996 | World Junior Championships | Sydney, Australia | 6th | Discus throw | 51.56 m |
1997 | East Asian Games | Busan, South Korea | 3rd | Discus throw | 51.90 m |
2000 | Asian Championships | Jakarta, Indonesia | 5th | Discus throw | 53.14 m |
2nd | Hammer throw | 58.64 m | |||
2001 | East Asian Games | Osaka, Japan | 3rd | Discus throw | 50.87 m |
2003 | Asian Championships | Manila, Philippines | 5th | Discus throw | 54.08 m |
2004 | Olympic Games | Athens, Greece | 27th | Hammer throw | 65.33 m |
2005 | Asian Championships | Incheon, South Korea | 4th | Discus throw | 56.23 m |
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.[4]
- Discus throw – 58.62 m (2007 in Gifu) – national record.[4]
References
- Yuka Murofushi profile at IAAF
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- ↑ Nakamura, Ken (2010-06-07). Murofushi and Murakami extended their winning streak at the Japanese National Championships . IAAF. Retrieved on 2010-06-07.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Japanese athletics records
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