Jinya Nishikata
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| Full name | Jinya Nishikata | ||||||||||||||||||
| Born |
4 December 1968 Nozawaonsen, Nagano, Japan | ||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||||||||||||||||||
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| Seasons | 1988, 1993-2001 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Additional podiums | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Total podiums | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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| Updated on October 7, 2011. | |||||||||||||||||||
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.