Koji Murofushi

OLYMPICS/ Murofushi removed from athletes' IOC...
Koji Murofushi (The Asahi Shimbun)
LONDON--Two candidates voted by London Games athletes to represent them as International Olympic Committee members have been removed from the election for breaking rules by...
OLYMPICS/ HAMMER THROWING: Murofushi defies age to...
The Asahi Shimbun
Athens Olympics gold medalist Koji Murofushi expressed his gratitude for the people who supported him on his journey to winning bronze in the hammer throw at the London Games,...
OLYMPICS/ HAMMER THROWING: Murofushi bolstered by...
Koji Murofushi (Photo by Takaharu Yagi)
After hammer thrower Koji Murofushi finished his medal-winning performance at the London Olympics, his father, Shigenobu, tossed a large Japanese flag to him.
OLYMPICS/ Throwing stuff a family affair for...
Koji Murofushi wins the hammer throwing event at the national championships in June. (Takaharu Yagi)
When the young Koji Murofushi first began throwing the hammer, it seemed only natural--he hails from a family that has an inborn talent for chucking things through the air at...
HAMMER THROWING/ New age Man of Iron, Murofushi...
Koji Murofushi (AP Photo)
Being the son of "Asia's Man of Iron'' gives Koji Murofushi plenty of confidence when he's throwing the hammer.
HAMMER THROWING/ Team Murofushi targets gold in...
Robert Ohashi, right, trains Koji Murofushi. (Provided by Robert Ohashi)
As Athens Olympic hammer throw gold medalist Koji Murofushi prepares for this summer’s Games in London, two U.S.-based trainers are helping make sure his 37-year-old body is...
TIES THAT BIND: Disaster survivors, dad inspired...
Hammer thrower Koji Murofushi, left, and his father, Shigenobu (Photo by Takaharu Yagi)
This is Part 2 of a series on how Japanese athletes have strengthened their ties with family, coaches and teammates ahead of the London Olympics.
Murofushi thanks Miyagi students for inspiration
Athens Olympics hammer throw gold-medalist Koji Murofushi holds a Japanese flag bearing uplifting messages from junior high school students at Kadonowaki Junior High School in Ishinomaki, Miyagi Prefecture, on Oct. 31. (Kunihiko Oda)
Athens Olympic hammer throw gold-medalist Koji Murofushi visited a junior high school in disaster-affected Ishinomaki, Miyagi Prefecture, on Oct. 31 to cheer up victims of the...
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