Shoichi Tomita
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Born
January 1, 1936
Tokyo, Japan
Height
170 cm (5 ft 7 in)
Position
Goaltender
Played for
Iwakura Group
| Shoichi Tomita | |||
|---|---|---|---|
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| Born |
January 1, 1936 Tokyo, Japan | ||
| Height | 170 cm (5 ft 7 in) | ||
| Position | Goaltender | ||
| Played for | Iwakura Group | ||
Shoichi Tomita (富田 正一, Tomita Shōichi; born January 1, 1936) is a retired Japanese ice hockey goaltender who competed at the 1960 Winter Olympics and 1962 World Ice Hockey Championships.[1]
After retiring from competitions, Tomita worked at the Japan Ice Hockey Federation, first as management director and then as executive director. In parallel, for 27 years he was a TV commentator for NHK. He was also a member of the Japanese Olympic Committee. In 1978 he joined the International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF), and served as its vice-president from 1994 to 2012.[2][3]
Tomita was inducted into the IIHF Hall of Fame in 2006.[4][5]
