Hanji Aoki

Hanji Aoki (青木 半治, Aoki Hanji; 16 July 1915 – 30 May 2010) was a Japanese sports official.

Hanji Aoki
青木 半治
Born	(1915-07-16)July 16, 1915 Chiba Prefecture, Japan
Died	May 30, 2010(2010-05-30) (aged 94) Japan
Nationality	Japanese
Occupation	Sports official
Years active	1938–1999
Notable work	President of the Japanese Olympic Committee (1969–1973) President of the Japan Association of Athletics Federations (1975–1999) Vice President of the IAAF (1991–1999)
Awards	Olympic Order (Silver, 1985) Order of the Sacred Treasure (1986) IAAF Golden Order of Merit (2007)
Honors	Honorary citizen of Tokyo (1988) Honorary life vice president of the IAAF

He hailed from Chiba Prefecture. He was an active shot putter in his younger days, and became Japanese champion in 1938. He was president of the Japanese Olympic Committee from 1969 to 1973 and the Japan Association of Athletics Federations from 1975 to 1999, and vice president of the International Association of Athletics Federations from 1991 to 1999. At stepping down he was titled as honorary life vice president.^[1]

He was decorated with the Olympic Order in silver in 1985,^[2] the Order of the Sacred Treasure in 1986 and the IAAF Golden Order of Merit in 2007. Since 1988 he was an honorary citizen of Tokyo. He died from heart failure in 2010.^[1]