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Hirokazu Yagi

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Hirokazu Yagi
八木 弘和
Country Japan
Full name八木 弘和
Born (1959-12-26) 26 December 1959 (age 65)
Otaru, Hokkaido, Japan
Height167 cm (5 ft 6 in)
World Cup career
Seasons19801984
Indiv. starts26
Indiv. podiums3
Indiv. wins1
Medal record
Men's ski jumping
Olympic Games
Silver medal – second place 1980 Lake Placid Normal hill individual
FIS Nordic World Ski Championships
Updated on 10 February 2016.

Hirokazu Yagi (八木 弘和, Yagi Hirokazu) (born 26 December 1959) is a Japanese former ski jumper.

Career

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His best finish was a silver medal in the Individual Normal Hill at the 1980 Winter Olympics in Lake Placid, New York, (Tied with Manfred Deckert of East Germany).

World Cup

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Standings

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 Season  Overall 4H
1979/80 4 17
1980/81 56 14
1981/82 55 95
1982/83 72
1983/84 69

Wins

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No. Season Date Location Hill Size
1 1979/80 12 January 1980   Japan Sapporo Ōkurayama K110 LH
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