Akira Higashi
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| Personal information | |||||||||||||
| Full name | Akira Higashi | ||||||||||||
| Born |
7 January 1972 Niki, Japan | ||||||||||||
| Height | 1.65 m (5 ft 5 in) | ||||||||||||
| Professional information | |||||||||||||
| Personal best |
212.5 m (697 ft) Planica, 22 Feb 2004 | ||||||||||||
| World Cup | |||||||||||||
| Seasons |
1989–2000 2002–2006 2008–2010 | ||||||||||||
| Wins | 2 (+0 Team) | ||||||||||||
| Additional podiums | 1 (+1 Team) | ||||||||||||
| Total podiums | 3 (+1 Team) | ||||||||||||
Medal record
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| Updated on 30 Mar 2015. | |||||||||||||
Akira Higashi (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 | SF | JP | 4H | NT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | – | N/A | 25 | N/A |
| 1993–94 | 68 | – | N/A | – | N/A |
| 1995–96 | 66 | – | 64 | – | N/A |
| 1996–97 | 25 | 6 | 48 | – | 14 |
| 1997–98 | 23 | 8 | 36 | – | 23 |
| 1998–99 | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1999–00 | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2001–02 | 53 | N/A | N/A | – | 39 |
| 2002–03 | 49 | N/A | N/A | – | – |
| 2003–04 | 25 | N/A | N/A | 42 | 12 |
| 2004–05 | 42 | N/A | N/A | 21 | 42 |
| 2005–06 | – | N/A | N/A | – | 43 |
| 2007–08 | 75 | N/A | N/A | – | – |
| 2008–09 | – | – | N/A | – | – |
| 2009–10 | 82 | – | N/A | – | – |
Wins
| No. | Season | Date | Place | Hill | Size |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1992-93 | 20 Dec 1992 |  Sapporo | Ōkurayama K-115 | LH |
| 2 | 1996-97 | 23 Mar 1997 |  Planica | Velikanka bratov Gorišek K-185 | FH |