Seiji Aochi
nation
Japan Japan
birthday
June 21, 1942
place of birth
Otaru , Japan Japan
size
167 cm
Weight
66 kg
date of death
August 14, 2008
Place of death
Sapporo
Career
society
Yukijirushi Nyūgyō
National squad
since 1970
Medal table
Olympic medals
0 ×
0 ×
1 ×
World Cup medals
0 ×
0 ×
1 ×
Seiji Aochi ( Japanese 青 地 清 二 , Aochi Seiji ; born June 21, 1942 in Otaru , † August 14, 2008 in Sapporo ) was a Japanese ski jumper .
Seiji Aochi studied at Meiji University and then worked for Yukijirushi Nyūgyō ( Snow Brand Milk Products ). Aochi first took part in the 1968 Winter Olympics in Grenoble . With 90.5 and 87.5 meters, he was ranked 26th when jumping on the large hill. The Japanese celebrated his greatest success at the 1972 Winter Olympics in Sapporo . Behind Yukio Kasaya and Akitsugu Konno, he completed the three-fold success of the Japanese hosts on the small hill with jumps over 83.5 and 77.5 m as third place and thus bronze medalist. He finished the first ski flying world championship in Planica in 1972 in 13th place.
After his active career, Aochi worked as a consultant for his employer's ski club. In this role he was among other things the mentor of Masahiko Harada . He died of stomach cancer at the age of 66.
Web links
Individual evidence
↑ http://www.todor66.com/olim/1968w/Jump_K90.html
↑ http://www.todor66.com/olim/1972w/Jump_K70.html
<img src="https://de.wikipedia.org//de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:CentralAutoLogin/start?type=1x1" alt="" title="" width="1" height="1" style="border: none; position: absolute;">