Kenichi Furuya

Biographical information

RolesCompeted in Olympic Games
SexMale
Full nameKenichi•Furuya
Used nameKenichi•Furuya
Original name古屋•健一
Born8 November 1912 in Tokyo, Tokyo (JPN)
Died1 September 1988 in Tokyo, Tokyo (JPN)
AffiliationsKeio University, Minato (JPN)
NOC Japan

Biography

Kenichi Furuya was a Japanese ice hockey player. Furuya attended Keio University while playing center on the second line of the Japanese national team during the 1936 Garmisch-Partenkirchen Olympics and their European tour. He played an additional 12 friendlies for Japan, scoring four goals.

Results

Games Discipline (Sport) / Event NOC / Team Pos Medal As
1936 Winter Olympics Ice Hockey (Ice Hockey) JPN Kenichi Furuya
Ice Hockey, Men (Olympic) Japan =9