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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 different languages on Wikipedia. Kōichi Morishita is the 4,059th most popular athlete (down from 3,578th in 2019), the 3,412th most popular biography from Japan (down from 2,527th in 2019) and the 50th most popular Japanese Athlete.

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Among ATHLETES

Among athletes, Kōichi Morishita ranks 4,059 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, Carol Gattaz, Yelena Soboleva, Nadine Müller, and Jesper Nelin.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1967, Kōichi Morishita ranks 860. Before him are Steven Levitt, Artie Lange, Chung So-young, Pervis Ellison, Fátima Báñez, and Gerard Kemkers. After him are Masahiro Shimoda, John Harkes, Adam Johnson, Barbara Kendall, Sean Burke, and Hitoshi Morishita.

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In Japan

Among people born in Japan, Kōichi Morishita ranks 3,419 out of 6,245. Before him are Norishige Kanai (1976), Naoya Kikuchi (1984), Nanase Kiryu (1989), Masae Ueno (1979), Daiki Niwa (1986), and Sayumi Michishige (1989). After him are Yuya Kubo (1993), Katsuyuki Saito (1973), Go Soeda (1984), Fairouz Ai (1993), Haru Kuroki (1990), and Takahiro Kawamura (1979).

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Among ATHLETES In Japan

Among athletes born in Japan, Kōichi Morishita ranks 50. 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), Kaori Matsumoto (1987), Junko Asari (1969), Masashi Ebinuma (1990), Miya Tachibana (1974), and Takaharu Furukawa (1984).

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