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Seiji Aochi

1942 - 2008

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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. 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. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 16 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 15 in 2024). Seiji Aochi is the 176th most popular skier (up from 179th in 2024), the 1,824th most popular biography from Japan (down from 1,650th in 2019) and the 5th most popular Japanese Skier.

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Among SKIERS

Among skiers, Seiji Aochi ranks 176 out of 817. Before him are Petter Northug, Wojciech Fortuna, Peter Müller, Mika Myllylä, Kazuyoshi Funaki, and Ari-Pekka Nikkola. After him are Traudl Hecher, Thomas Alsgaard, Väinö Huhtala, Anne Jahren, Roger Staub, and Bente Skari.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1942, Seiji Aochi ranks 639. Before him are Annette Funicello, Ned Block, Gennady Logofet, Allen Daviau, Samuel Ramey, and Rolando García. After him are Kenas Aroi, Shirley Stobs, Paul Jones, Örjan Persson, Per Stig Møller, and Barbara Parkins. Among people deceased in 2008, Seiji Aochi ranks 350. Before him are Sandy Allen, Richey Edwards, Viktor Kuzkin, Tony Hillerman, Thomas M. Disch, and Norman Dello Joio. After him are Jerry Wexler, Pippa Bacca, Andrzej Badeński, Stig Claesson, Joy Page, and Beverly Garland.

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In Japan

Among people born in Japan, Seiji Aochi ranks 1,824 out of 6,245. Before him are Yuki Imamura (1976), Hitoshi Saito (1961), Rie Miyazawa (1973), Hideo Nomo (1968), Masafumi Mizuki (1974), and Ryukishi07 (1973). After him are Hideaki Kaetsu (1974), Kenji Takahashi (1985), Nobuyuki Kojima (1966), Jun Maeda (1975), Lynn Okamoto (1970), and Tomomi Fujimura (1978).

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Among SKIERS In Japan

Among skiers born in Japan, Seiji Aochi ranks 5. Before him are Yukio Kasaya (1943), Noriaki Kasai (1972), Chiharu Igaya (1931), and Kazuyoshi Funaki (1975). After him are Masahiko Harada (1968), Takanobu Okabe (1970), Ryoyu Kobayashi (1996), Hirokazu Yagi (1959), Hiroya Saitō (1970), Sara Takanashi (1996), and Hideharu Miyahira (1973).

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