Fujiya Matsumoto

Japan’s Fujiya Matsumoto was a veteran sailor who competed at the 1964 Tokyo Olympics and was the President of the International Snipe Association. Matsumoto joined the sailing club at Waseda University where he went on to win the All Japan Snipe Championship in 1956. After competing in the All-Japan Corporate Championships and the Snipeweight World Championships, he was selected to represent his country at his home Olympics in Tokyo. Matsumoto was the helmsman in the 5.5 metres event, with Masao Yoshida and Takeshi Hagiwara completing the crew. The Japanese team had a string of poor results, however, and finished in 14th place.

Matsumoto was the manager of the Japanese sailing teams at the 1980 Moskva and 1984 Los Angeles Olympics. He later served as the director of the Japan Yachting Association, Vice-President of the Japan Sailing Federation, and chairman of the Enoshima Yacht Club.