Koji Murofushi

Koji Murofushi

Koji Murofushi at the 2011 World Championships in Athletics
Personal information
Nationality	Japan
Born	(1974-10-08) October 8, 1974 (age 42) Numazu, Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan
Employer	Mizuno Track Club
Height	187 cm (6 ft 2 in)
Weight	99 kg (218 lb)
Sport
Sport	Athletics
Event(s)	Hammer throw
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)	84.86 m (2003)
Medal record Representing  Japan Men's athletics Olympic Games 2004 Athens Hammer 2012 London Hammer World Championships 2011 Daegu Hammer 2001 Edmonton Hammer 2003 Paris Hammer Asian Games 1998 Bangkok Hammer 2002 Busan Hammer 1994 Hiroshima Hammer

Koji Alexander Murofushi (室伏 アレクサンダー 広治, Murofushi Arekusandā Kōji^?, born October 8, 1974, in Numazu, Shizuoka Prefecture) is a former Japanese hammer thrower and sports scientist. He has been among the world elite since the 2001 World Championships, where he won the silver medal. He was the 2004 Olympic champion. In 2011, he was crowned world champion.

Before the 2001 World Championships he had made his mark in Asian athletics. He started with a bronze medal at the 1993 East Asian Games. At the Asian Championships he won silver medals in 1993, 1995. He won the silver medal at the 1994 Asian Games and then took his first title 1997 East Asian Games. A silver medal at the 1998 Asian Championship was followed by a gold medal at the 1998 Asian Games. In global events, he finished eighth at the 1992 World Junior Championships, tenth at the 1997 World Championships and ninth at the 2000 Olympic Games.

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