# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/koji-murofushi
# Generated: 2026-08-14T18:55:42.275Z

schema: https://schema.org/Person
url: "https://fame.am/person/koji-murofushi"
name: "Koji Murofushi"
slug: "koji-murofushi"
description: "Alexander Koji Murofushi  is a Japanese former 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."
tagline: "Japanese hammer thrower, university professor (physical education), commissioner of the Japan sports agency"
image: "https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Koji_Murofushi_Daegu_2011.jpg?width=1200"
gender: "male"
country:
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  isoCode: "JP"
category:
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  slug: "athletes"
profileType:
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  entityType: "https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q2066131"
birthDate: "1974-10-08"
livingStatus: "LIVING"
scores:
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  historical:           21.74178533333334
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  sourceConfidence:     75
  profileCompleteness:  85
  trendDirection:       "BREAKOUT"
ranks:
  global:   null
  country:  null
  category: 243
platforms:
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    handle:    "koji_murofushi"
  - platform:  "WEBSITE"
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# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
  Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump