Koichi Morishita is a retired Japanese

Japanese people

The are an ethnic group originating in the Japanese archipelago and are the predominant ethnic group of Japan. Worldwide, approximately 130 million people are of Japanese descent; of these, approximately 127 million are residents of Japan. People of Japanese ancestry who live in other countries...

 male long-distance runner. He competed for Japan

Japan

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 at the 1992 Summer Olympics

1992 Summer Olympics

The 1992 Summer Olympic Games, officially known as the Games of the XXV Olympiad, were an international multi-sport event celebrated in Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain, in 1992. The International Olympic Committee voted in 1986 to separate the Summer and Winter Games, which had been held in the same...

 in Barcelona

Barcelona

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, Spain

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 where he won the silver medal in the men's marathon event.

Outside of his Olympic medal, his achievements include wins at the Beppu-Ōita Marathon

Beppu-Ōita Marathon

The ' is an annual men's marathon race that takes place every February between the cities of Beppu and Ōita on the island of Kyushu in Japan. First held in 1952 as a 35 km race, the looped marathon course begins at the bottom of Takasaki Mountain and reaches Beppu's Kankoko International Port...

 and the Tokyo International Marathon. His winning time in the former race (2:08:53) was the fastest marathon recorded in 1991.

He is a manager of Toyota Kyūshū

Kyushu

is the third largest island of Japan and most southwesterly of its four main islands. Its alternate ancient names include , , and . The historical regional name is referred to Kyushu and its surrounding islands....

 Athletic team, based in Miyawaka, Fukuoka

Miyawaka, Fukuoka

is a city located in Fukuoka, Japan. The city was founded on February 11, 2006, from the merger of the towns of Miyata and Wakamiya, both from Kurate District....

, since 1999. He has been instructing many runners including Samuel Wanjiru

Samuel Wanjiru

Samuel Kamau Wanjiru was a Kenyan athlete, who specialized in long distance running. He became a professional at a young age and broke the world record in the half marathon when he was 18 years old...

, who used to be a member of the team from 2005 to early 2008.

Achievements

Year	Tournament	Venue	Result	Event
1990	Asian Games Athletics at the 1990 Asian Games -Men's events:-Women's events:-Medal table:-External links:* - GBR Athletics...	Beijing Beijing Beijing , also known as Peking , is the capital of the People's Republic of China and one of the most populous cities in the world, with a population of 19,612,368 as of 2010. The city is the country's political, cultural, and educational center, and home to the headquarters for most of China's... , PR China	1st	10,000 m
1991	World Championships 1991 World Championships in Athletics - Men's 10000 metres The men's 10,000 metres event featured at the 1991 World Championships in Tokyo, Japan. There were a total number of 40 participating athletes, with two qualifying heats and the final being held on 26 August 1991.-Final:-Qualifying heats:...	Tokyo, Japan	10th	10,000 m
	Beppu-Ōita Marathon Beppu-Ōita Marathon The ' is an annual men's marathon race that takes place every February between the cities of Beppu and Ōita on the island of Kyushu in Japan. First held in 1952 as a 35 km race, the looped marathon course begins at the bottom of Takasaki Mountain and reaches Beppu's Kankoko International Port...	Beppu-Ōita Oita, Oita is the capital city of Ōita Prefecture located on the island of Kyushu, Japan.- Demographics and geography :Ōita is the most populous city in Ōita Prefecture... , Japan Japan Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...	1st	Marathon
1992	Tokyo Marathon	Tokyo, Japan	1st	Marathon
	Olympic Games Athletics at the 1992 Summer Olympics - Men's marathon The Men's Marathon at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, Spain, held on Sunday August 9, 1992. The race started on 18.30h local time. A total number of 87 athletes completed the race, with Pyambuugiin Tuul from Mongolia finishing in last position in 4:00:44...	Barcelona, Spain	2nd	Marathon