Name Koichi Morishita Height 1.65 m | Role Olympic athlete Weight 54 kg | |
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Olympic medals Athletics at the 1992 Summer Olympics – Men\'s marathon Similar People Masato Imai, Takeyuki Nakayama, Hiromi Taniguchi, Hwang Young‑cho, Stephan Freigang | ||
Kōichi Morishita (森下 広一; born 5 September 1967 in Yazu, Tottori) is a retired Japanese male long-distance runner. He competed for Japan at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, Spain 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 and the Tokyo International Marathon. His winning time in the former race (2:08:53) was the fastest marathon recorded in 1991.
Since 1999, he has managed the Toyota Kyūshū Athletic team, based in Miyawaka, Fukuoka. He has coached many runners including the late Samuel Wanjiru, who was a member of the team from 2005 to early 2008.
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