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is a former hammer throw

Hammer throw

The modern or Olympic hammer throw is an athletic throwing event where the object is to throw a heavy metal ball attached to a wire and handle. The name "hammer throw" is derived from older competitions where an actual sledge hammer was thrown...

er from Japan

Japan

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. He is the father of Koji Murofushi

Koji Murofushi

is a Japanese hammer thrower. He has been among the world elite since the 2001 World Championships, where he won the silver medal. He was olympic champion during the Athens Olympics. In 2011, He was crowned world champion.-Career:...

and Yuka Murofushi

Yuka Murofushi

is a Japanese discus and hammer thrower.Murofushi comes from a hammer throwing family, as her father Shigenobu Murofushi is a former Olympian and held the Japanese record for decades, and her brother Koji Murofushi, is the 2004 Olympic champion in the event. Her mother is Serafina Moritz, a former...

Achievements

Representing
1966	Asian Games Athletics at the 1966 Asian Games -Men's events:-Women's events:-Medal table:-External links:* - GBR Athletics...	Bangkok, Thailand	2nd
1970	Asian Games Athletics at the 1970 Asian Games -Men's events:-Women's events:-Medal table:-External links:* - GBR Athletics...	Bangkok, Thailand	1st
1972	Olympic Games	Munich Munich Munich The city's motto is "" . Before 2006, it was "Weltstadt mit Herz" . Its native name, , is derived from the Old High German Munichen, meaning "by the monks' place". The city's name derives from the monks of the Benedictine order who founded the city; hence the monk depicted on the city's coat... , West Germany West Germany West Germany is the common English, but not official, name for the Federal Republic of Germany or FRG in the period between its creation in May 1949 to German reunification on 3 October 1990....	8th
1974	Asian Games Athletics at the 1974 Asian Games The 1974 Asian Games were held in Azadi Stadium, Tehran, Iran. This was the first time that China had competed in these games, it was also the last time that Israel competed.-Medal table:-Men:-Women:-External links:* - GBR Athletics...	Tehran, Iran	1st
1976	Olympic Games	Montreal, Canada	11th
1978	Asian Games Athletics at the 1978 Asian Games The 1978 Asian Games were held in Bangkok, Thailand. The event was not sanctioned by the International Association of Athletics Federations due to the organizers' refusal to invite Israel.-Men's events:-Women's events:-Medal table:-External links:...	Bangkok, Thailand	1st
1979	Asian Championships 1979 Asian Championships in Athletics -Men's events:-Women's events:-Medal table:-External links:*...	Tokyo, Japan	1st
1981	Asian Championships 1981 Asian Championships in Athletics -Men's events:-Women's events:-Medal table:-External links:*...	Tokyo, Japan	1st
1982	Asian Games Athletics at the 1982 Asian Games -Men's events:-Women's events:-Medal table:-External links:* - GBR Athletics...	New Delhi, India	1st
1983	World Championships 1983 World Championships in Athletics - Men's Hammer These are the official results of the Men's Hammer Throw event at the 1983 World Championships in Helsinki, Finland. There were a total of 33 participating athletes, with the final held on Tuesday August 9, 1983...	Helsinki, Finland	16th
1984	Olympic Games Athletics at the 1984 Summer Olympics - Men's hammer throw These are the official results of the men's hammer throw event at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, California. There were a total number of 23 participating athletes. The eight highest-ranked competitors after three rounds qualified for the final three throws to decide the medals...	Los Angeles, California Los Angeles, California Los Angeles , with a population at the 2010 United States Census of 3,792,621, is the most populous city in California, USA and the second most populous in the United States, after New York City. It has an area of , and is located in Southern California... , USA	15th
1986	Asian Games Athletics at the 1986 Asian Games -Men's events:-Women's events:-Medal table:-External links:* - GBR Athletics...	Seoul, South Korea	1st

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