Shinji Aoto

{{Short description|Japanese bobsledder and sprinter (born 1967)}}

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| name = Shinji Aoto

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| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1967|5|7|df=y}}

| birth_place = Wakayama, Japan

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| height = 1.78 m{{cite Sports-Reference |title=Shinji Aoto |url=https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ao/shinji-aoto-1.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161202210011/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ao/shinji-aoto-1.html |archive-date=2 December 2016}}

| weight = 73 kg

| sport = Athletics

| event = 60 m, 100 m

| education = Chukyo University

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60 m: 6.76 (1989)

100 m: 10.28 (1988, 1989)

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{{MedalSport | Men's athletics}}

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{{MedalCompetition|Asian Games}}

{{MedalBronze|1990 Seoul|4×100 m relay}}

{{MedalCompetition|Universiade}}

{{MedalBronze|1987 Zagreb|4×100 m relay}}

{{MedalCompetition|Asian Junior Championships}}

{{MedalSilver|1986 Jakarta|4×100 m relay}}

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{{nihongo|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).{{cite web |url=https://www.jiji.com/jc/v2?id=100m_sub10_11 |date=29 November 2011 |title=Special feature Japanese sprinter |website=Jiji Press |access-date=3 November 2020 |language=Japanese}}{{cite web |url=https://www.city.toyota.aichi.jp/pressrelease/1035913/1036327.html |title=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 |date=31 January 2020 |website=Toyota City Official Website |access-date=5 November 2020 |language=Japanese}} 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. He is currently the deputy director of track and field club at Chukyo University.{{cite web |url=https://club.chukyo-u.ac.jp/~tf/coach.html |title=Coach introduction |website=Chukyo University Track and Field Club |access-date=11 November 2020 |language=Japanese}}