11 Facts About Kiyoko Ono

Kiyoko Ono was a Japanese politician and gymnast.

Kiyoko Ono competed at the 1960 and 1964 Olympics and won a team bronze medal in 1964.

Kiyoko Ono's father died when she was three months old.

Kiyoko Ono represented Japan in gymnastics at the 1960 Olympic Games in Rome and in the 1964 Olympic Games in Tokyo.

Kiyoko Ono won the 1986 election and became a member of the House of Councillors for the Liberal Democratic Party between 1986 and 2007.

Kiyoko Ono was a member of the committee on social and labour affairs and the committee on the budget.

Kiyoko Ono was affiliated with the openly revisionist organization Nippon Kaigi.

Kiyoko Ono became the first female vice president of the Japanese Olympic Committee and director of the Japan Sport Council.

Kiyoko Ono worked to create the country's Toto soccer lottery.

Kiyoko Ono was awarded an Olympic Order award from the International Olympic Committee in 2016.

On 13 March 2021, Kiyoko Ono died suddenly of complications from COVID-19 at the age of 85 while she was hospitalized for a bone fracture.