Shunji Murai

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Shunji Murai
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NationalityJapanese
Born (1939-09-19) 19 September 1939 (age 84)
Tokyo, Japan
Sport
Sport Rowing

Shunji Murai (born 19 September 1939) is a Japanese rower. He competed in the men's coxed four event at the 1960 Summer Olympics. [1]

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References

  1. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Shunji Murai Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 13 August 2018.