| Mai Murakami | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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 Murakami at the 2018 Artistic Gymnastics World Championships | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country represented |  Japan | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 5 August 1996 Sagamihara, Kanagawa, Japan | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.48 m (4 ft 10 in)[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Discipline | Women's artistic gymnastics | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Level | Senior International Elite | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Years on national team | 2009–2021 (JPN) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | Yukio Iketani Gymnastics Club | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| College team | Nippon Sport Science University | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Head coach(es) | Kazukuni Ohno | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Music | Floor music
2012–2013: "Beating" (Inside the Sun Remix) / "Fuyu no Sakura" by Yoshida Brothers 2014–2015: "This Society, They've Opened Pandora's Box" by Johnny / "Self Repair" by Adam Bonilla Morales 2016: “Mad Skills”by Brian Tyler/“Show Me How You Burlesque “ by Christina Aguilera 2017–2018: "Field of Fusion/Volcano High" by DAITA 2021: “Supa Freak” by Terry ft. Trouble/“Hydro 84” by Wazgogg/“Pump Up The Volume” by M/A/R/R/S | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Retired | 24 October 2021 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Mai Murakami (村上茉愛, Murakami Mai, born 5 August 1996) is a Japanese retired artistic gymnast and Olympic medalist. She is the 2017 and 2021 World champion on floor exercise, the 2018 World all-around silver medalist and floor exercise bronze medalist, the 2021 World balance beam bronze medalist, and a four-time Japanese national all-around champion (2016–2018, 2020). She represented Japan at the 2016 and 2020 Olympics, winning a bronze medal on floor exercise in the latter. This made her the first female Japanese gymnast to win an individual medal at the Olympics.