Shigenobu Murofushi

Biographical information

Roles	Competed in Olympic Games • Opening Flagbearer
Sex	Male
Full name	Shigenobu•Murofushi
Used name	Shigenobu•Murofushi
Original name	室伏•重信
Born	2 October 1945 in ?, Hebei (CHN)
Measurements	181 cm / 90 kg
Affiliations	Nihon University (JPN)
NOC	Japan

Biography

Personal Best: HT – 75.96 (1984).

Results

Games	Discipline (Sport) / Event	NOC / Team	Pos	Medal	As
1972 Summer Olympics	Athletics	JPN			Shigenobu Murofushi
	Hammer Throw, Men (Olympic)		8
1976 Summer Olympics	Athletics	JPN			Shigenobu Murofushi
	Hammer Throw, Men (Olympic)		11
1984 Summer Olympics	Athletics	JPN			Shigenobu Murofushi
	Hammer Throw, Men (Olympic)		14 QR

Other participations

Games	Role	NOC	As
1984 Summer Olympics	Flagbearer at the Opening Ceremony	JPN	Shigenobu Murofushi

Olympic family relations

Father of Koji Murofushi
Father of Yuka Murofushi

List mentions

Listed in Olympians Who Won a Medal at the Summer Universiade (0–0–1 1967 Tokyo ATH bronze: hammer throw)
Listed in Olympians Who Won a Medal at the Asian Games (5–1–0 1966 Bangkok ATH silver: hammer throw; 1970 Bangkok ATH gold: hammer throw; 1974 Tehran ATH gold: hammer throw; 1978 Bangkok ATH gold: hammer throw; 1982 New Delhi ATH gold: hammer throw; 1986 Seoul ATH gold: hammer throw)