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Kōichi Morishita

1967 - Today

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Kōichi Morishita (森下 広一, Morishita Kōichi; born 5 September 1967 in Yazu, Tottori) is a retired Japanese male long-distance runner. He competed for Japan at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, Spain where he won the silver medal in the men's marathon event. Beyond his Olympic medal, his achievements include wins at the Beppu-Ōita Marathon and the Tokyo International Marathon. His winning time in the former race (2:08:53) was the fastest marathon recorded in 1991. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 15 different languages on Wikipedia. Kōichi Morishita is the 4,466th most popular athlete (down from 3,580th in 2024), the 3,588th most popular biography from Japan (down from 2,527th in 2019) and the 51st most popular Japanese Athlete.

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Among ATHLETES

Among athletes, Kōichi Morishita ranks 4,466 out of 6,025. Before him are Roland Lessing, Lee Seung-yun, Jens Boden, Alessio Sartori, Bridgitte Hartley, and Kerron Stewart. After him are Viktor Lőrincz, Anaysi Hernández, José Luis Ballester, Carol Gattaz, Yelena Soboleva, and Nadine Müller.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1967, Kōichi Morishita ranks 1,029. Before him are Malik Yoba, Pervis Ellison, Sean Olsson, Fátima Báñez, Imre Pulai, and Gerard Kemkers. After him are Norbert Leo Butz, Masahiro Shimoda, John Harkes, Jeff Hartwig, Adam Johnson, and Barbara Kendall.

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Among ATHLETES In Japan

Among athletes born in Japan, Kōichi Morishita ranks 51. Before him are Tadanori Koshino (1966), Yukinori Miyabe (1968), Masato (1979), Yoko Tanabe (1966), Mizuki Noguchi (1978), and Sergio Fernández (null). After him are Nobuharu Asahara (1972), Yumiko Shige (1965), Kaori Matsumoto (1987), Junko Asari (1969), Masashi Ebinuma (1990), and Miya Tachibana (1974).

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