Shinji Aoto

Shinji Aoto
Personal information
Born (1967-05-07) 7 May 1967 (age 57)
Wakayama, Japan
EducationChukyo University
Height1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)[1]
Weight73 kg (161 lb)
Sport
SportAthletics
Event(s)60 m, 100 m
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)60 m: 6.76 (1989)
100 m: 10.28 (1988, 1989)
Medal record
Men's athletics
Representing  Japan
Asian Games
Bronze medal – third place 1990 Seoul 4×100 m relay
Universiade
Bronze medal – third place 1987 Zagreb 4×100 m relay
Asian Junior Championships
Silver medal – second place 1986 Jakarta 4×100 m relay

Shinji Aoto (青戸 慎司, Aoto Shinji, born 7 May 1967 in Wakayama) is a retired Japanese sprinter turned bobsledder who represented his country at the 1988 Summer Olympics and 1998 Winter Olympics. He is the first and only Japanese male athlete to compete in both the Summer and Winter Olympic games (As of 2020).[2][3] During his athletics career he also competed at two World Indoor Championships, in 1989 and 1993. He was the former national record holder in the 100 metres and the first Japanese to run under 10.3 seconds.[2] He is currently the deputy director of track and field club at Chukyo University.[4]

Athletics career

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International competitions

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Year Competition Venue Position Event Notes
Representing  Japan
1986 Asian Junior Championships Jakarta, Indonesia 2nd 4 × 100 m relay 40.46
1987 Universiade Zagreb, Yugoslavia 3rd 4 × 100 m relay 39.57
1988 Olympic Games Seoul, South Korea 8th (sf) 4 × 100 m relay 38.90
1989 World Indoor Championships Budapest, Hungary 16th (h) 60 m 6.76
Universiade Duisburg, West Germany (sf) 100 m 10.71
— (h) 4 × 100 m relay DQ
1990 Asian Games Seoul, South Korea 3rd 4 × 100 m relay 39.61
1992 Olympic Games Barcelona, Spain 23rd (qf) 100 m 10.53
6th 4 × 100 m relay 38.77
1993 World Indoor Championships Toronto, Canada 28th (h) 60 m 6.87

National titles

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Personal bests

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Outdoor

  • 100 metres – 10.28 (+1.4 m/s, Tokyo 1988): Former national record

Indoor

Bobsleigh career

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International competitions

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Year Competition Venue Position Event Partners Time Run 1
Run 2
Run 3
Representing  Japan
1998 Olympic Games Nagano, Japan 16th Four-man Toshio Wakita
Yasuo Nakamura
Toshiya Onoda
2:41.97 54.03
53.66
54.28

References

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  1. ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Shinji Aoto". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 2 December 2016.
  2. ^ a b "Special feature Japanese sprinter". Jiji Press (in Japanese). 29 November 2011. Retrieved 3 November 2020.
  3. ^ "報道発表資料 中京大学陸上競技部監督 青戸慎司氏による小学校での走り方教室を開催します". Toyota City Official Website (in Japanese). 31 January 2020. Retrieved 5 November 2020.
  4. ^ "Coach introduction". Chukyo University Track and Field Club (in Japanese). Retrieved 11 November 2020.
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