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1. Tsuburaya Koukichi (1940.5.13-1968.1.9)
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2. Kōkichi Tsuburaya(born Kokichi Tsumuraya; May 13, 1940 – January 9, 1968, Sukagawa, Fukushima) was a Japanese athlete who competed mainly in the Marathon. He competed for Japan in the 1964 Summer Olympics held in Tokyo, Japan, where he won the bronze medal, and was overtaken within the final 100 meters by Basil Heatley of the UK. After the Tokyo Olympics, Kokichi suffered from lumbago. On January 9, 1968, he committed suicide by cutting his external carotid artery.
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