Akira Higashi

Akira Higashi
東輝
Personal information
Full name	東輝
Nationality	Japan
Born	7 January 1972 (age 54); Niki, Hokkaidō, Japan
Height	1.65 m (5 ft 5 in)
Sport
Sport	Skiing
World Cup career
Seasons	1989–2000; 2002–2006; 2008–2010
Indiv. starts	105
Indiv. podiums	3
Indiv. wins	2
Team starts	6
Team podiums	1
Achievements and titles
Personal bests	212.5 m (697 ft); Planica, 22 February 2004
Medal record
Men's ski jumping
FIS Nordic World Ski Championships
	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	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

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

External links

Akira Higashi at the International Ski and Snowboard Federation