Akira Higashi
東 輝
Country Japan
Full name東 輝
Born (1972-01-07) 7 January 1972
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 place2003 Val di FiemmeTeam LH
Updated on 10 February 2016.

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

Career

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

Standings

 Season  Overall 4H SF NT JP
1988/89 52N/AN/AN/A
1989/90 N/AN/AN/A
1990/91 N/AN/A
1991/92 N/AN/A
1992/93 2025N/AN/A
1993/94 68N/AN/A
1995/96 66N/A64
1996/97 2561448
1997/98 2382336
1998/99
1999/00
2001/02 53N/A39N/A
2002/03 49N/AN/A
2003/04 2542N/A12N/A
2004/05 4221N/A42N/A
2005/06 N/A43N/A
2007/08 75N/AN/A
2008/09 N/A
2009/10 82N/A

Wins

No. Season Date Location Hill Size
1 1992/9320 December 1992  Japan SapporoŌkurayama K115LH
2 1996/9723 March 1997  Slovenia PlanicaVelikanka bratov Gorišek K185FH
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