Kiyoko Ono

Kiyoko Ono (小野 清子, Ono Kiyoko, born February 4, 1936) is a retired Japanese politician and gymnast. She competed at the 1960 and 1964 Olympics and won a team bronze medal in 1964.[1]

Kiyoko Ono
Personal information
Country represented Japan
Born (1936-02-04) February 4, 1936
Iwanuma, Miyagi, Japan
Height1.57 m (5 ft 2 in)
Weight60 kg (132 lb)
DisciplineWomen's artistic gymnastics
Medal record
Representing  Japan
Olympic Games
1964 TokyoTeam
World Championships
1962 PragueTeam

Politician

Ono won the election in 1986 and was one of the members in the House of Councillors for 1986 to 2007.[1] While Ono occupied the seat she once served as a Minister of State (a chairman of National Safety Commission)

Ono is affiliated to the openly revisionist organization Nippon Kaigi.[2]

Family

Ono's father died when she was three months old. In 1958 she graduated from the Tokyo University of Education and married Takashi Ono, a fellow Olympic gymnast. They have two sons and three daughters; the first two children were born between 1961 and 1963 while both parents were actively competing.[3][4]

References
  1. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Kiyoko Ono". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 2020-04-17.
  2. Nippon Kaigi website
  3. 第1章　体操との出会い. Japanese Olympic Committee (interview in Japanese)
  4. 読売新聞大阪本社運動部 (1996). ザ・ヒーロー戦後スポーツの40人 (in Japanese). 読売新聞. ISBN 4-643-96076-0.
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