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                                                                    EXHIBIT 31.1

                            CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO
                           RULE 13A-14(A) / 15D-14(A)


I, Jeffrey P. Gotschall, certify that:

      1.    I have read this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q of SIFCO Industries,
            Inc.

      2.    Based on my knowledge, this quarterly report does not contain any
            untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact
            necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances
            under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect
            to the period covered by this quarterly report;

      3.    Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial
            information included in this quarterly report, fairly present in all
            material respects the financial condition, results of operations and
            cash flows of the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented
            in this quarterly report;

      4.    The registrant's other certifying officers and I are responsible for
            establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as
            defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) for the
            registrant and have:

                  a.    designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or
                        caused such internal controls and procedures to be
                        designated under our supervision, to ensure that
                        material information relating to the registrant,
                        including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known
                        to us by others within those entities, particularly
                        during the period in which this quarterly report is
                        being prepared; and

                  b.    paragraph omitted pursuant to SEC Release Nos. 33-8238
                        and 34-47986; and

                  c.    evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant's
                        disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this
                        report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the
                        disclosure controls and procedures as of the end of the
                        period covered by this report based on such evaluation;
                        and

                  d.    disclosed in this report any change in the registrant's
                        internal control over financial reporting that occurred
                        during the registrant's most recent fiscal quarter that
                        has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to
                        materially affect, the registrant's internal control
                        over financial reporting; and

      5.    The registrant's other certifying officers and I have disclosed,
            based on our most recent evaluation of internal control over
            financial reporting, to the registrant's auditors and the audit
            committee of registrant's board of directors (or persons performing
            the equivalent functions):

                  a.    all significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in
                        the design or operation of internal control over
                        financial reporting which are reasonably likely to
                        adversely affect the registrant's ability to record,
                        process, summarize and report financial information; and

                  b.    any fraud, whether or not material, that involves
                        management or other employees who have a significant
                        role in the registrant's internal control over financial
                        reporting.




Date: August 9, 2004                        /s/ Jeffrey P. Gotschall
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                                            Jeffrey P. Gotschall
                                            Chairman of the Board and
                                            Chief Executive Officer


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