Ski jumping at the 2003 Asian Winter Games
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Ski jumping
at the 2003 Winter Asian Games
took place in the Takinosawa Ski Jumping Hill located in the town of Owani
, Aomori Prefecture
, Japan
with two events contested — both men's. This was the first time ski jumping was officially added as a medal sport after being included in previous Winter Asiad programs only as a demonstration sport.
Ski jumping
Ski jumping is a sport in which skiers go down a take-off ramp, jump and attempt to land as far as possible down the hill below. In addition to the length of the jump, judges give points for style. The skis used for ski jumping are wide and long...
at the 2003 Winter Asian Games
2003 Winter Asian Games
The 5th Asian Winter Games took place from February 1 to February 8, 2003 in Aomori Prefecture, Japan.-Venues:The venues for the 2003 Winter Asiad were distributed all over Aomori Prefecture.*Ajigasawa Town:...
took place in the Takinosawa Ski Jumping Hill located in the town of Owani
Owani, Aomori
is a town located in the Minamitsugaru District of east-central Aomori Prefecture in the Tōhoku region of Japan. As of 2009, the town had an estimated population of 11,131 and a density of 68.1 persons per km². Its total area was 163.41 km².-Geography:...
, Aomori Prefecture
Aomori Prefecture
is a prefecture of Japan located in the Tōhoku Region. The capital is the city of Aomori.- History :Until the Meiji Restoration, the area of Aomori prefecture was known as Mutsu Province....
, Japan
Japan
Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...
with two events contested — both men's. This was the first time ski jumping was officially added as a medal sport after being included in previous Winter Asiad programs only as a demonstration sport.
Medal table
| 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | |
| 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Total | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Medalists
| Normal hill individual | |||
| Normal hill team | Kim Hyun-Ki Kim Hyun-Ki Kim Hyun-Ki is a South Korean ski jumper who has competed since 1998.Competing in four Winter Olympics, he earned his best finish of eighth in the team large hill event at Salt Lake City in 2002 while his best individual finish was 31st in the indiivdual large hill event at those same games.Kim's... Choi Heung-Chul Choi Heung-Chul Choi, Heung-Chul is a South Korean ski jumper who has competed since 1997. Competing in four Winter Olympics, he earned his best finish of eighth in the team large hill event at Salt Lake City in 2002 and had his best individual finish of 30th in the individual normal hill event at those same... Choi Yong-Jik Choi Yong-Jik Choi Yong-Jik is a South Korean ski jumper who has been competing since 1998. Competing in four Winter Olympics, he earned his best finish of eighth in the team large hill event at Salt Lake City in 2002 Winter Olympics and his best individual finish of 34th in the individual normal hill event at... Kang Chil-Gu Kang Chil-Gu Kang Chil-Gu is a South Korean ski jumper who has competed since 2001. He finished eighth in the team large hill and 46th in the individual normal hill events at the 2002 Winter Olympics in Salt Lake City.... |
Akira Higashi Akira Higashi Akira Higashi 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... Yuta Watase Yuta Watase Yuta Watase is a Japanese ski jumper.In the World Cup he finished once among the top 10, recording an eighth place from January 2001 in Park City, Utah.2008-2009 he made a comeback to the Japan Ski jump team in the Fis World cup.... Yasuhiro Shibata Kazuyoshi Funaki Kazuyoshi Funaki , born April 27, 1975 in Yoichi, Hokkaido) is a Japanese ski jumper.He ranked among the most successful sportsmen of its discipline, particularly in the 1990s. Funaki is known for his special variant of the V-style technique, where the body lies flat.... |
Radik Zhaparov Radik Zhaparov Radik Zhaparov is a Kazakh ski jumper who has competed since 2003. At the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin, he finished 11th in the team large hill and 26th in the individual norma hill events.... Pavel Gaiduk Maxim Polunin Stanislav Filimonov |
Normal hill individual
February 4| Rank | Athlete | 1st round | Final round | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 128.5 | 116.5 | 245.0 | ||
| 118.0 | 110.0 | 228.0 | ||
| 119.0 | 99.0 | 218.0 | ||
| 4 | 103.0 | 109.0 | 212.0 | |
| 5 | 110.5 | 101.0 | 211.5 | |
| 6 | 111.0 | 99.0 | 210.0 | |
| 7 | 102.0 | 102.0 | 204.0 | |
| 8 | 108.5 | 87.0 | 195.5 | |
| 9 | 109.0 | 86.0 | 195.0 | |
| 10 | 89.5 | 104.0 | 193.5 | |
| 11 | 89.0 | 94.0 | 183.0 | |
| 12 | 74.5 | 83.0 | 157.5 | |
| — | DNS |
Normal hill team
February 6| Rank | Team | 1st round | Final round | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 472.5 | 479.5 | 952.0 | ||
| Kim Hyun-Ki Kim Hyun-Ki Kim Hyun-Ki is a South Korean ski jumper who has competed since 1998.Competing in four Winter Olympics, he earned his best finish of eighth in the team large hill event at Salt Lake City in 2002 while his best individual finish was 31st in the indiivdual large hill event at those same games.Kim's... |
117.0 | 132.5 | ||
| Choi Heung-Chul Choi Heung-Chul Choi, Heung-Chul is a South Korean ski jumper who has competed since 1997. Competing in four Winter Olympics, he earned his best finish of eighth in the team large hill event at Salt Lake City in 2002 and had his best individual finish of 30th in the individual normal hill event at those same... |
121.0 | 124.5 | ||
| Choi Yong-Jik Choi Yong-Jik Choi Yong-Jik is a South Korean ski jumper who has been competing since 1998. Competing in four Winter Olympics, he earned his best finish of eighth in the team large hill event at Salt Lake City in 2002 Winter Olympics and his best individual finish of 34th in the individual normal hill event at... |
111.0 | 111.0 | ||
| Kang Chil-Gu Kang Chil-Gu Kang Chil-Gu is a South Korean ski jumper who has competed since 2001. He finished eighth in the team large hill and 46th in the individual normal hill events at the 2002 Winter Olympics in Salt Lake City.... |
123.5 | 111.5 | ||
| 448.0 | 475.0 | 923.0 | ||
| Akira Higashi Akira Higashi Akira Higashi 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... |
117.5 | 126.5 | ||
| Yuta Watase Yuta Watase Yuta Watase is a Japanese ski jumper.In the World Cup he finished once among the top 10, recording an eighth place from January 2001 in Park City, Utah.2008-2009 he made a comeback to the Japan Ski jump team in the Fis World cup.... |
94.0 | 116.0 | ||
| Yasuhiro Shibata | 113.0 | 99.0 | ||
| Kazuyoshi Funaki Kazuyoshi Funaki , born April 27, 1975 in Yoichi, Hokkaido) is a Japanese ski jumper.He ranked among the most successful sportsmen of its discipline, particularly in the 1990s. Funaki is known for his special variant of the V-style technique, where the body lies flat.... |
123.5 | 133.5 | ||
| 421.0 | 432.5 | 853.5 | ||
| Radik Zhaparov Radik Zhaparov Radik Zhaparov is a Kazakh ski jumper who has competed since 2003. At the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin, he finished 11th in the team large hill and 26th in the individual norma hill events.... |
97.5 | 111.5 | ||
| Pavel Gaiduk | 90.5 | 103.0 | ||
| Maxim Polunin | 110.5 | 111.0 | ||
| Stanislav Filimonov | 122.5 | 107.0 |