is a retired

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ka. Muramoto is from

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and began judo at the age of 6. He belonged to

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after graduation from

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in 1999. Muramoto was good at Uchimata and

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. In 2000, he won a gold medal at the

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held in

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. He was also participate All-Japan Championships 8 times. He was expected to get medal of

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but could not participate by the trouble of the knee since 1995. Muramoto retired in 2007. Now, he has coached judo at

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since 2009.

Achievements

*1991 - All-Japan Junior high school Championships (+78 kg) ''3rd'' *1993 - All-Japan high school Championships (+95 kg) ''2nd'' *1994 - World Junior Championships (+95 kg) ''3rd'' :: - All-Japan high school Championships (+95 kg) ''1st'' :: - Inter-highschool championships (+95 kg) ''1st'' *1995 - All-Japan University Championships (+95 kg) ''3rd'' *1996 - World Junior Championships (+95 kg) ''3rd'' *1997 - All-Japan Championships (Openweight only) ''2nd'' :: - Kodokan Cup (+95 kg) ''3rd'' *1998 - Paris Super World Cup (+100 kg) ''3rd'' :: - All-Japan Selected Championships (+100 kg) ''3rd'' :: - All-Japan University Championships (Openweigh) ''1st'' *1999 - Pacific Rim Championships (+100 kg) 1st :: - Jigoro Kano Cup (+100 kg) ''3rd'' :: - World Masters Munich (+100 kg) ''3rd'' *2000 -

(Openweight) ''1st'' :: - All-Japan Selected Championships (+100 kg) ''2nd'' *2001 - All-Japan Championships (Openweight only) ''3rd'' :: - All-Japan Selected Championships (+100 kg) ''2nd'' *2002 - Paris Super World Cup (+100 kg) ''2nd'' *2003 - Jigoro Kano Cup (+100 kg) ''3rd'' :: - All-Japan Selected Championships (+100 kg) ''2nd'' *2005 - All-Japan Championships (Openweight only) ''2nd''

References

External links

* Japanese male judoka Martial artists from Aichi Prefecture 1976 births Living people 20th-century Japanese sportsmen 21st-century Japanese sportsmen {{Japan-judo-bio-stub