Shigenobu Murofushi

Shigenobu Murofushi
Shigenobu Murofushi c. 1960
Personal information
Born (1945-10-02) October 2, 1945
Tangshan, Hebei, China
Sport
SportHammer throw
Medal record
Men's athletics
Representing  Japan
Asian Games
1970 BangkokHammer throw
1974 TehranHammer throw
1978 BangkokHammer throw
1982 New DehliHammer throw
1986 SeoulHammer throw
1966 BangkokHammer throw
Asian Championships
1979 TokyoHammer throw
1981 TokyoHammer throw

Shigenobu Murofushi (室伏 重信, Murofushi Shigenobu; born October 2, 1945) is a retired Japanese hammer thrower. He competed at the 1972, 1976 and 1984 Olympics and finished in 8th, 11th and 14th place, respectively. He was the flag bearer for Japan at the 1984 Olympics.

On September 29, 1972, Murofushi married Serafina Moritz, a javelin thrower who competed internationally for Romania. Both of their children, Koji Murofushi and Yuka Murofushi, are retired Olympic hammer throwers.

Murofushi tried sumo and shot put before changing to the hammer. In 1984 he set a Japanese record at 75.96 m that stood until 1998 when it was broken by his son Koji.

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