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Yuma Murakami

flagJPN
  • Date of birth12 Dec 1992
  • Height1770 CM
  • ProfessionAthlete, Office Worker
  • HometownObihiro
  • Place of birthObihiro
  • Start skating / Club He began skating in 1995 in Hokkaido, Japan. / Takado Construction: Japan
  • HobbiesReading. (Athlete, 15 Nov 2023)
  • LanguagesJapanese
  • Other nameCheetah [due to his speed]. (Athlete, 15 Nov 2023)
  • CoachJohan de Wit [national], NED
  • ChoreographerN/A
  • Former CoachN/A
  • Practice low seasonN/A
  • Practice high seasonN/A
  • General Interest
  • Sport Specific Information
"Winning is not a coincidence." (Athlete, 21 Nov 2019)

"Positive attitude is more important than suitability." (Athlete, 15 Nov 2023)
His parents, Jamaican sprinter Usain Bolt. (Athlete, 09 Feb 2023, 15 Nov 2023)
Japanese speed skater Tsubasa Hasegawa. (Athlete, 09 Feb 2023)
In October 2021 he required four stitches in his left arm and three stitches near his shoulder blade while at a national training camp in Inzell, Germany. (nikkansports.com, 21 Nov 2021)

In 2017 he suffered an injury to his hip joint. (Athlete, 21 Nov 2019)
To win gold at the 2026 Olympic Winter Games in Milan-Cortina, and to set a new world record. (Athlete, 09 Feb 2023, 15 Nov 2023; hochi.news, 21 Oct 2022)
Competing at the 2022 Olympic Winter Games in Beijing. (Athlete, 15 Nov 2023)