Koichi Morishita

Koichi Morishita (森 下 広 一Japanese, Koichi Morishita, born September 5, 1967) is a former Japanese long-distance runner.

In 1991, the native of Tottori Prefecture athlete at the Beppu - Oita Marathon ran a 2:08:53 Weltjahresbestzeit. At the World Athletics Championships in 1991, he finished in tenth place in the 10,000 -meter run.

The following year he qualified by winning the Tokyo International Women's Marathon for the marathon the Olympic Games in Barcelona in 1992. There he won the silver medal behind Hwang Young- cho (KOR ) ​​and before Stephan clearance (GER ).

Today Morishita is a trainer for the athletics team of Toyota Motor Kyushu (one in Kyushu -based 100 % subsidiary of Toyota) and supports the Kenyan half-marathon world record holder Samuel Kamau Wanjiru.