Akira Higashi (東 輝, Higashi Akira) (born 7 January 1972) is a Japanese former ski jumper.

Akira Higashi
東 輝
Country Japan
Full name東 輝
Born (1972-01-07) 7 January 1972 (age 52)
Niki, Hokkaidō, Japan
Height1.65 m (5 ft 5 in)
Personal best212.5 m (697 ft)
Planica, 22 February 2004
World Cup career
Seasons19892000
20022006
20082010
Starts105
Podiums3
Wins2
Medal record
Men's ski jumping
FIS Nordic World Ski Championships
Silver medal – second place 2003 Val di Fiemme Team LH
Updated on 10 February 2016.

Career

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His debut World Cup performance was on 17 December 1988 in Sapporo. He won a silver medal in the team large hill at the 2003 FIS Nordic World Ski Championships in Val di Fiemme and had his individual finish of 10th in the individual large hill at those same championships. Higashi also competed in the FIS Ski Flying World Championships, finishing 5th in the 2004 team event and 15th in the 1998 individual event. He also had six individual victories at various hill sizes from 1992 to 2004.

World Cup

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Standings

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 Season  Overall 4H SF NT JP
1988/89 52 N/A N/A N/A
1989/90 N/A N/A N/A
1990/91 N/A N/A
1991/92 N/A N/A
1992/93 20 25 N/A N/A
1993/94 68 N/A N/A
1995/96 66 N/A 64
1996/97 25 6 14 48
1997/98 23 8 23 36
1998/99
1999/00
2001/02 53 N/A 39 N/A
2002/03 49 N/A N/A
2003/04 25 42 N/A 12 N/A
2004/05 42 21 N/A 42 N/A
2005/06 N/A 43 N/A
2007/08 75 N/A N/A
2008/09 N/A
2009/10 82 N/A

Wins

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No. Season Date Location Hill Size
1 1992/93 20 December 1992     Sapporo Ōkurayama K115 LH
2 1996/97 23 March 1997     Planica Velikanka bratov Gorišek K185 FH
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