Junshirō Kobayashi
Japanese ski jumper (born 1991)
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Junshirō Kobayashi (小林 潤志郎, Kobayashi Junshirō; born 11 June 1991) is a Japanese ski jumper. He is the older brother of Yūka Kobayashi, Ryōyū Kobayashi and Tatsunao Kobayashi who are also ski jumpers.
Kobayashi in 2014 | |||||||||||||||
| Personal information | |||||||||||||||
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| Nationality | |||||||||||||||
| Born | 11 June 1991 Hachimantai, Iwate, Japan | ||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in) | ||||||||||||||
| Sport | |||||||||||||||
| Sport | Skiing | ||||||||||||||
| Club | Megmilk Snow Brand Ski Team | ||||||||||||||
| World Cup career | |||||||||||||||
| Seasons | 2012–present | ||||||||||||||
| Indiv. starts | 233 | ||||||||||||||
| Indiv. podiums | 1 | ||||||||||||||
| Indiv. wins | 1 | ||||||||||||||
| Team starts | 38 | ||||||||||||||
| Team podiums | 8 | ||||||||||||||
| Team wins | 1 | ||||||||||||||
| Achievements and titles | |||||||||||||||
| Personal bests | 239.5 m (786 ft) Planica, 25 March 2018 | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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| Updated on 7 January 2026 | |||||||||||||||
Career
He represented Japan at the FIS Nordic World Ski Championships 2015 in Falun, where he finished 13th place on large hill and 25th place on normal hill.
He won three times in Grand Prix competition in Almaty and Hakuba. He finished in 3rd place overall in the 2017 FIS Ski Jumping Grand Prix season.[1][2][3]
On 19 November 2017, he claimed his first World Cup win in Wisła and became the thirteenth Japanese ski jumper with at least one World Cup win.[4]
Major tournament results
Olympics
| Year | Place | NH | LH | Team LH |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 31 | 24 | — |
FIS World Nordic Ski Championships
Ski Flying World Championships
| Year | Place | Individual | Team |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 29 | — |
World Cup results
Standings
| Season | Overall | 4H | SF | RA | W6 | T5 | P7 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011/12 | 52 | 64 | — | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2012/13 | 60 | — | — | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2013/14 | — | — | — | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2014/15 | 44 | 38 | 31 | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2015/16 | 61 | 54 | — | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2016/17 | 54 | — | — | 54 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2017/18 | 11 | 4 | 14 | 16 | — | N/A | 7 |
| 2018/19 | 19 | 25 | 23 | 19 | 16 | N/A | 13 |
| 2019/20 | 30 | 29 | 20 | 20 | 16 | 22 | N/A |
| 2020/21 | 33 | 18 | 30 | N/A | — | N/A | 31 |
| 2021/22 | 32 | 17 | 43 | 30 | N/A | N/A | 42 |
| 2022/23 | 63 | 55 | — | 39 | N/A | N/A | 37 |
| 2023/24 | 34 | 29 | 32 | 22 | N/A | N/A | 20 |
| 2024/25 | – | – | – | – | N/A | N/A | – |
Individual wins
Individual starts (233)
| Season | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 32 | Points |
| 2011/12 | 40 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 24 | q | 29 | 27 | 28 | 22 | 48 | 38 | DQ | 42 | 16 | – | – | – | – | 41 | 32 | 49 | q | q | 34 | – | – | – | – | – | ||||||||
| 2012/13 | 17 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 45 | – | 27 | q | – | 39 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 25 | 35 | – | – | – | – | 46 | 31 | 31 | 33 | 28 | 30 | q | – | |||||||
| 2013/14 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 34 | 64 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | ||||||
| 2014/15 | 95 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| q | 38 | 36 | 28 | 21 | – | – | – | – | 41 | 29 | 41 | 47 | 18 | q | 33 | – | – | – | – | 23 | 17 | q | 24 | 31 | 32 | 13 | 19 | 39 | 25 | – | |||
| 2015/16 | 13 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| q | 40 | 45 | – | – | 44 | 48 | 45 | q | 36 | q | – | – | 28 | 21 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | |||||||
| 2016/17 | 20 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | q | 39 | 33 | 25 | 17 | 33 | 41 | 45 | 39 | q | q | – | ||||||||
| 2017/18 | 568 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | 10 | – | – | 4 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 31 | 11 | – | – | 7 | 34 | 17 | 17 | 23 | 7 | 10 | ||||||||||||
| 2018/19 | 335 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 19 | 17 | 18 | 30 | 19 | 22 | 20 | 50 | 5 | 26 | 29 | 21 | 28 | 37 | 19 | 22 | 21 | 27 | 24 | 21 | 12 | 18 | 11 | 6 | 20 | 33 | 13 | 15 | ||||||
| 2019/20 | 162 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 10 | 17 | 26 | 29 | 36 | – | – | 23 | DQ | 22 | 29 | 35 | 21 | 28 | 23 | 46 | 42 | 20 | 12 | 21 | 19 | – | – | DQ | 22 | 27 | 24 | |||||||
| 2020/21 | 113 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 15 | 17 | 27 | 36 | 28 | 19 | 37 | 28 | 17 | 34 | 17 | 33 | 23 | 18 | 31 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 20 | 30 | – | |||||||||
| 2021/22 | 179 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 11 | 42 | 44 | 15 | 15 | 33 | 9 | 31 | 23 | 11 | 44 | 19 | 14 | 37 | 45 | 32 | 34 | 20 | 27 | 22 | 33 | 25 | 38 | 34 | q | 34 | q | 29 | ||||||
| 2022/23 | 14 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 19 | q | 39 | 36 | q | 48 | 32 | 38 | 50 | q | 34 | q | – | q | 40 | 29 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 47 | 45 | 38 | 47 | q | 38 | 32 | q | – | ||
| 2023/24 | 143 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 47 | 45 | 21 | 48 | 25 | 20 | 25 | 28 | 29 | 42 | 30 | 37 | 26 | 24 | 42 | q | 40 | 17 | 10 | 32 | – | – | 26 | 32 | 21 | 40 | 30 | 23 | 35 | 20 | 22 | 23 | ||
| 2024/25 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 39 | 50 | 40 | q | 45 | 48 | q | 44 | 37 | 38 | – | – | – | – | 38 | q | 38 | – | – | – | – | 31 | 34 | – | – | – | – | – | – | |||||
| 2025/26 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 41 | – | 46 | q | |||||||||||||||||||