Seiji Aochi

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Seiji Aochi Ski jumping
nation JapanJapan Japan
birthday June 21, 1942
place of birth Otaru ,  JapanJapanJapan 
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 × gold 0 × silver 1 × bronze
World Cup medals 0 × gold 0 × silver 1 × bronze
Olympic rings winter Olympics
bronze 1972 Sapporo Normal hill
FIS Nordic World Ski Championships
bronze 1972 Sapporo Normal hill
 

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

  1. ↑ http://www.todor66.com/olim/1968w/Jump_K90.html
  2. ↑ http://www.todor66.com/olim/1972w/Jump_K70.html
personal data
SURNAME Aochi, Seiji
ALTERNATIVE NAMES 青 地 清 二 (Japanese)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Japanese ski jumper
DATE OF BIRTH June 21, 1942
PLACE OF BIRTH Otaru , Japan
DATE OF DEATH August 14, 2008
Place of death Sapporo , Japan