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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
International competitions
| 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
- Japanese Championships
- 100 metres: 1989
- 4 × 100 metres relay: 1987
Personal bests
Outdoor
- 100 metres – 10.28 (+1.4 m/s, Tokyo 1988): Former national record
Indoor
- 60 metres – 6.76 (Budapest 1989)
Bobsleigh career
International competitions
| 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
- ^ 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.
- ^ a b "Special feature Japanese sprinter". Jiji Press (in Japanese). 29 November 2011. Retrieved 3 November 2020.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Coach introduction". Chukyo University Track and Field Club (in Japanese). Retrieved 11 November 2020.
External links
- Shinji Aoto at World Athletics
- Shinji Aoto at Olympedia
- Shinji Aoto at Olympics.com
- All-Athletics profile (archived)
- Rights Company profile (in Japanese)
- Shinji Aoto at the Japanese Olympic Committee (in Japanese) (English translation)
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