Height 1.65 m (5 ft 5 in) Name Kohei Murakoso Event(s) 5000 m, 10000 m | Sport Long-distance running Weight 50 kg (110 lb) | |
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Born August 29, 1905 Miyazaki, Miyazaki, Japan Personal best(s) 5000 m – 14:30.0 (1936)10000 m – 30:25.0 (1936) Died July 8, 1998, Hyogo Prefecture, Japan | ||
Kohei Murakoso (村社 講平, Murakoso Kōhei, August 29, 1905 – July 8, 1998) was a Japanese runner. He competed at the 1936 Olympics in the 5,000 and 10,000 m events and finished fourth on both occasions.
Murakoso graduated from the Chuo University and then worked at Kawasaki Heavy Industries. After World War II he demobilized from the Army and worked as an athletics reporter for Mainichi Shimbun. He also helped prepare the national athletics team to the 1952 Olympics. He died of acute respiratory failure, aged 92.
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