Yuka Murofushi
Olympic athlete
1977 –
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Who is Yuka Murofushi?
Yuka Murofushi 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, Serafina Moritz, who comes from the Hungarian minority in Romania, is a former European junior javelin champion and Romanian senior champion. The parents are now divorced.
She won the 2010 Japanese title in both the discus and hammer throw events.
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