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 (aged 75 years 9 months 23 days) 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