Full name Jinya Nishikata Role Olympic athlete Seasons 1988, 1993-2001 Height 1.78 m | Indiv. podiums 4 Total podiums 4 Name Jinya Nishikata | |
Born 4 December 1968 (age 55)
Nozawaonsen, Nagano, Japan ( 1968-12-04 ) Olympic medals Ski jumping at the 1994 Winter Olympics - Team Competition Similar People Masahiko Harada, Takanobu Okabe, Noriaki Kasai | ||
FIS Ski Jumping World Cup 18.02.1995 - Vikersund - Team Japan
Jinya Nishikata (西方 仁也, Nishikata Jin'ya) (born December 4, 1968) is a Japanese former ski jumper.
He competed from 1988 to 2001. He won a silver medal in the team large hill competition at the 1994 Winter Olympics in Lillehammer and followed that up with a bronze medal in the team large hill competition at the 1995 FIS Nordic World Ski Championships in Thunder Bay, Ontario.
Nishikata finished in the Top 3 once in each of the four Cup World Cup seasons between 1993 and 1996.
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