 Murakami at the 2022 World Cup in Stavanger, Norway | |||||||||||||||
| Personal information | |||||||||||||||
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| Born | 12 December 1992 Obihiro, Hokkaidō, Japan | ||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||||||||||||||
| Weight | 77 kg (170 lb) | ||||||||||||||
| Sport | |||||||||||||||
| Country |  Japan | ||||||||||||||
| Sport | Speed skating | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Yuma Murakami (born 12 December 1992) is a Japanese speed skater who is specialized in the sprint distances.
At the fifth competition weekend of the 2016–17 ISU Speed Skating World Cup, held in Berlin, Germany Murakami finished in second place in the first 500m event following Nico Ihle. [1] At the second competition weekend of the 2018–19 ISU Speed Skating World Cup in Tomakomai, Japan he finished second in the first 500m event behind Tatsuya Shinhama and third in the second 500m. [2] [3] [4]
| Personal records [5] | ||||
| Speed skating | ||||
| Event | Result | Date | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 500 m | 34.11 | 9 March 2019 | Utah Olympic Oval, Salt Lake City | |
| 1000 m | 1:10.94 | 27 October 2018 | M-Wave, Nagano | |
| 1500 m | 1:55.79 | 12 February 2016 | M-Wave, Nagano | |
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