Mayumi Aoki

Honestly, when I first came across the name Mayumi Aoki I half-expected an actress or a pop singer — the name just sounds like it belongs under stage lights. Nope: she's an Olympic champion swimmer, born in 1953 in Yamaga, Kumamoto, a quiet hot-spring town better known for its lantern festival than for producing elite athletes. And yet at 19 she won the 100 metre butterfly at the 1972 Munich Olympics, then went on to Tenri University and later taught high school. Small-town Kumamoto girl, Olympic gold, and a second life in the classroom — that picture is quietly impressive.

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Mayumi Aoki (born May 1, 1953, in Yamaga, Kumamoto Prefecture) is a Japanese former competitive swimmer who won the gold medal in the 100 metre butterfly at the 1972 Munich Olympics. Standing 164 cm tall, she was known for a two-beat kick, entered Tenri University in 1973, and after retiring worked as a high school teacher.

Name (English)

Mayumi Aoki

Name (Japanese)

青木まゆみ

Reading

あおき まゆみ

Born

May 1, 1953 (age 73)

Origin

Yamaga City, Kumamoto Prefecture, Japan

Height

164 cm

Occupation

Competitive Swimmer

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Taurus / Snake

University

Tenri University

• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E9%9D%92%E6%9C%A8%E3%81%BE%E3%82%86%E3%81%BF
• Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q267087

Tags

• From Kumamoto Prefecture
• Competitive Swimmer

Last updated

October 18, 2026

Only publicly available facts are listed; non-public or unconfirmed items are omitted. Base data was compiled from Wikidata from June 2026 onward; ages are recalculated daily and deaths are checked against Wikidata on an ongoing basis. English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.