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| Full name | Jinya Nishikata | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 4 December 1968 Nozawaonsen, Nagano, Japan | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| World Cup career | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Seasons | 1988, 1993-2001 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 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.