Akira Higashi

Akira Higashi 東 輝
File:Higashi Akira.jpg
Country	Japan
Full name	東 輝
Born	(1972-01-07) 7 January 1972 Niki, Japan
Height
Personal best	212.5 m (697 ft) Planica, 22 Feb 2004
World Cup career
Seasons	1989–2000 2002–2006 2008–2010
Individual wins	2
Indiv. podiums	3
Team podiums	1
Medal record Men's ski jumping FIS Nordic World Ski Championships 2003 Val di Fiemme Team LH
Updated on 30 Mar 2015.

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	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

External links

• Akira Higashi at the International Ski Federation