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Koji Murofushi

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Koji Alexander Murofushi (広治アレクサンダー室伏, Kōji Arekusandā Murofushi; born 8 October 1974) is a Japanese former 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. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 34 different languages on Wikipedia. Koji Murofushi is the 2,686th most popular athlete (down from 2,462nd in 2024), the 2,393rd most popular biography from Japan (down from 1,926th in 2019) and the 39th most popular Japanese Athlete.

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Among ATHLETES

Among athletes, Koji Murofushi ranks 2,686 out of 6,025. Before him are Alexander Wilson, Valeriy Borchin, John Ngugi, Mehmet Akif Pirim, Addis Abebe, and Alexander Pusch. After him are Dafne Schippers, Zhanna Pintusevich-Block, Anna Carin Zidek, Ray Stewart, Estela Rodríguez, and Dayron Robles.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1974, Koji Murofushi ranks 470. Before him are García Pimienta, Fernando Rech, Mark Geiger, Chris Pontius, José Luís Peixoto, and Sebastjan Cimirotič. After him are Jason Mewes, Tomislav Butina, Darío Rodríguez, Luis Marín, Ovidiu Cernăuțeanu, and Keren Ann.

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In Japan

Among people born in Japan, Koji Murofushi ranks 2,393 out of 6,245. Before him are Nobuhiko Okamoto (1986), Toshihiro Hattori (1973), Kazumi Totaka (1967), Takayuki Fujii (1993), Hiroshi Matsuda (1960), and Yusuke Kishida (1999). After him are Satoshi Ōtomo (1981), Hiroko Sano (1983), Takashi Kawanishi (1899), Shun Kumagai (1996), Kota Yanagisawa (1982), and Shinya Tokuni (1981).

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Among ATHLETES In Japan

Among athletes born in Japan, Koji Murofushi ranks 39. Before him are Mayumi Aoki (1953), Toru Goto (1934), Shinji Hosokawa (1960), Nobutaka Taguchi (1951), Hideaki Tomiyama (1957), and Hiroshi Yamamoto (1962). After him are Daniel Martínez (null), Naoko Takahashi (1972), Yuko Arimori (1966), Takeru Kobayashi (1978), Takanori Nagase (1993), and Tadanori Koshino (1966).

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