Seiji Aochi (青地 清二, Aochi Seiji) (June 21, 1942 – August 14, 2008) was a Japanese ski jumper who competed in the early 1970s. His best finish was a bronze medal in the Individual normal hill event at the 1972 Winter Olympics in Sapporo.
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| Full name | Seiji Aochi | ||||||||||||||
| Born | June 21, 1942 Otaru, Hokkaido | ||||||||||||||
| Died | August 14, 2008 (aged 66) | ||||||||||||||
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Aochi attended Meiji University and then joined Snow Brand Milk Products Company. He joined the company's ski club and later stayed as a mentor to younger skiers.[1]
Aochi died of gastric cancer.
References edit
- S. Aochi at the International Ski and Snowboard Federation
- Seiji Aochi at Olympics at Sports-Reference.com (archived)
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