Akira Higashi
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| Full name | Akira Higashi | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 7 January 1972  Niki, Hokkaidō |
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| Club | Nippon Kucho Service Team | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Skis | Rossignol | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Personal best | 212,5 m (Planica 2004) | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| Seasons | 1989, 1993-98, 2002-06, 2008, 2010 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Wins | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Additional podiums | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Total podiums | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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Akira Higashi (born January 7, 1972 in Niki, Hokkaidō) is a Japanese ski jumper who is competing since 1988.
His debut World Cup performance was on December 17, 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 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.
[edit] World Cup
[edit] Victories
| Season | Date | Location |
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| 1992-93 | December 20, 1992 |  Sapporo |
| 1996-97 | March 23, 1997 |  Planica (SF) |
