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Koji Alexander Murofushi (広治アレクサンダー室伏, Kōji Arekusandā Murofushi, born October 8, 1974, in Numazu, Shizuoka Prefecture) is a former Japanese-Romanian 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. | Koji Alexander Murofushi (広治アレクサンダー室伏, Kōji Arekusandā Murofushi, born October 8, 1974, in Numazu, Shizuoka Prefecture) is a former Japanese-Romanian 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. | ||
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Koji Murofushi comes from a hammer throwing family, as his father Shigenobu Murofushi is a former Olympian and held the Japanese record for 23 years until his son broke it, and his sister, [[Yuka Murofushi]], throws both hammer and discus. Murofushi's mother, Serafina Moritz (born 1950) is Romanian. She was a javelin thrower for Romania, European Junior champion in 1968, and Romanian senior champion in 1970. She is now a glass painter, and lives in Toyota City, Aichi Prefecture. Thanks to his mother, Murofushi speaks Romanian. | Koji Murofushi comes from a hammer throwing family, as his father Shigenobu Murofushi is a former Olympian and held the Japanese record for 23 years until his son broke it, and his sister, [[Yuka Murofushi]], throws both hammer and discus. Murofushi's mother, Serafina Moritz (born 1950) is Romanian. She was a javelin thrower for Romania, European Junior champion in 1968, and Romanian senior champion in 1970. She is now a glass painter, and lives in Toyota City, Aichi Prefecture. Thanks to his mother, Murofushi speaks Romanian. | ||
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