![DAEGU, South Korea - Japan's Koji Murofushi, holding up a Japanese national flag, responds to cheers after winning the gold medal in the men's hammer throw at the world athletics championships in DAEGU, South Korea - Japan's Koji Murofushi, holding up a Japanese national flag, responds to cheers after winning the gold medal in the men's hammer throw at the world athletics championships in](https://c8.alamy.com/comp/JNX5GJ/daegu-south-korea-japans-koji-murofushi-holding-up-a-japanese-national-JNX5GJ.jpg)
DAEGU, South Korea - Japan's Koji Murofushi, holding up a Japanese national flag, responds to cheers after winning the gold medal in the men's hammer throw at the world athletics championships in
![Murofushi urges Japanese athletes to expand horizons in preparation for 2020 Games - The Japan Times Murofushi urges Japanese athletes to expand horizons in preparation for 2020 Games - The Japan Times](https://www.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/w2-andrew-a-20140526.jpg)
Murofushi urges Japanese athletes to expand horizons in preparation for 2020 Games - The Japan Times
![Former Japanese-Romanian hammer thrower and Olympic gold medalist Koji Murofushi speaks to mediain Tokyo on Sep. 11, 2020. Murofushi will assume a commissioner of Japan Sport Agency after Daichi Suzuki on Oct. Former Japanese-Romanian hammer thrower and Olympic gold medalist Koji Murofushi speaks to mediain Tokyo on Sep. 11, 2020. Murofushi will assume a commissioner of Japan Sport Agency after Daichi Suzuki on Oct.](https://c8.alamy.com/comp/2NPHAJW/former-japanese-romanian-hammer-thrower-and-olympic-gold-medalist-koji-murofushi-speaks-to-mediain-tokyo-on-sep-11-2020-murofushi-will-assume-a-commissioner-of-japan-sport-agency-after-daichi-suzuki-on-oct-1-2020-the-yomiuri-shimbun-via-ap-images-2NPHAJW.jpg)
Former Japanese-Romanian hammer thrower and Olympic gold medalist Koji Murofushi speaks to mediain Tokyo on Sep. 11, 2020. Murofushi will assume a commissioner of Japan Sport Agency after Daichi Suzuki on Oct.
![Japanese hammer thrower Koji Murofushi makes his third throw at the national championships at Paloma Mizuho Stadium in Nagoya on June 24, 2016. The 2004 Athens Olympic champion said he has decided Japanese hammer thrower Koji Murofushi makes his third throw at the national championships at Paloma Mizuho Stadium in Nagoya on June 24, 2016. The 2004 Athens Olympic champion said he has decided](https://c8.alamy.com/comp/JPBJ44/japanese-hammer-thrower-koji-murofushi-makes-his-third-throw-at-the-JPBJ44.jpg)
Japanese hammer thrower Koji Murofushi makes his third throw at the national championships at Paloma Mizuho Stadium in Nagoya on June 24, 2016. The 2004 Athens Olympic champion said he has decided
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Pars defeats Murofushi, Japanese women's 4x100m Relay record falls in Kawasaki - IAAF World Challenge | NEWS | World Athletics
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Former Japanese-Romanian hammer thrower and Olympic gold medalist Koji Murofushi speaks to mediain Tokyo on Sep. 11, 2020. Murofushi will assume a commissioner of Japan Sport Agency after Daichi Suzuki on Oct.
![Former hammer champion Koji Murofushi fails to nail Rio 2016 Olympics spot | Sport-others News - The Indian Express Former hammer champion Koji Murofushi fails to nail Rio 2016 Olympics spot | Sport-others News - The Indian Express](https://images.indianexpress.com/2016/06/murufoshi759.jpg?w=414)
Former hammer champion Koji Murofushi fails to nail Rio 2016 Olympics spot | Sport-others News - The Indian Express
![TOKYO, Japan - Japanese hammer thrower Koji Murofushi, a gold medalist at the 2004 Athens Olympics, speaks about his assumption of a professorship of sports science at Tokyo Medical and Dental University TOKYO, Japan - Japanese hammer thrower Koji Murofushi, a gold medalist at the 2004 Athens Olympics, speaks about his assumption of a professorship of sports science at Tokyo Medical and Dental University](https://c8.alamy.com/comp/JP4M5A/tokyo-japan-japanese-hammer-thrower-koji-murofushi-a-gold-medalist-JP4M5A.jpg)