About Masahiro Akimoto
Born 1956. Masahiro Akimoto is a Japanese ski jumper.
(born 3 September 1956) is a Japanese former ski jumper.
Career He competed from 1980 to 1986. He finished fourth in the individual large hill event at the 1980 Winter Olympics in Lake Placid, New York. Akimoto's best finish at the FIS Nordic World Ski Championships was sixth in the team large hill events at Seefeld, Austria in 1985. He earned a total of four World Cup wins from 1980 to 1985.
World Cup Standings Season Overall1979/80 5 311980/81 40 111981/82 25 321983/84 24 —1984/85 8 —1985/86 23 241988/89 — —
Wins No. Season Date Location Hill Size1 1979/80 13 January 1980 Sapporo Ōkurayama K110 LH2 24 March 1980 Štrbské Pleso MS 1970 A K110 LH3 1983/84 21 January 1984 Sapporo Miyanomori K90 NH4 1984/85 10 February 1985 Sapporo Ōkurayama K110 LH
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Who is Masahiro Akimoto?
Japanese ski jumper
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Masahiro Akimoto was born on 3 September 1956 in Yoichi.
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