Koji Murofushi

is a Japanese athlete.  He is best known as a hammer thrower who took part in four Summer Olympic Games.Sports Reference.com (SR/Olympics),  "Koji Murofushi" ; retrieved 2012-7-20. 

Early life
Murofushi was born in Numazu, Shizuoka Prefecture. His family were international sports competitors. His early interest in the hammer was encouarged by his father, Shigenobu Murofushi, who is an Olympic athlete and Asian Games champion.  He is the brother of Yuka Murofushi, who is also an Olympian. 

Career
Murofushi won the gold medal in the hammer throw at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens.

He won the bronze medal at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London.Tagami, Yukihiro.  "Murofushi nails down bronze,"  Daily Yomiuri (Japan). August 7, 2012; retrieved 2012-8-7.

Related pages
 Sports in Japan
 Japan at the Olympics

References

Other websites
   Koji Murofush at International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF)

Category:1974 births
Category:Living people
Category:Japanese athletes
Category:Olympic gold medalists for Japan
Category:Olympic bronze medalists for Japan
Category:Hammer throwers
Category:People from Shizuoka Prefecture