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Yuka Murofushi
Japanese athletics competitor
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, is Romanian,[1] and former European junior javelin champion and senior champion for Romania. Her parents are now divorced.[1]
She won the 2010 Japanese title in both the discus and hammer throw events.[2]