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Yukito Muraki

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Yukito Muraki
Personal information
NationalityJapanese
Born (1945-07-31) 31 July 1945 (age 79)
Seoul, Korea
Height173 cm (5 ft 8 in)
Weight67 kg (148 lb)
Sport
SportAthletics
EventTriple jump

Yukito Muraki (村木 征人, Muraki Yukito; born 31 July 1945) is a Japanese track and field athlete. He competed in the men's triple jump at the 1968 Summer Olympics and the 1972 Summer Olympics.[1] He later became a professor of sports science at the University of Tsukuba and Hosei University.[2]

Muraki won the British AAA Championships title in the triple jump event at the 1970 AAA Championships.[3][4][5][6]

References

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  1. ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Yukito Muraki Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 24 December 2017.
  2. ^ "愛知県立瑞陵高等学校: 学校概要 主な卒業生". Aichi Prefectural Zuiryo High School (in Japanese). Retrieved 29 December 2017.
  3. ^ "Howard's final fling brings victory over foreign pair". Birmingham Daily Post. 8 August 1970. Retrieved 18 May 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  4. ^ "Big shock for Ian". The People. 9 August 1970. Retrieved 18 May 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  5. ^ "AAA, WAAA and National Championships Medallists". National Union of Track Statisticians. Retrieved 18 May 2025.
  6. ^ "AAA Championships (men)". GBR Athletics. Retrieved 18 May 2025.