Jinya Nishikata

{{short description|Japanese ski jumper}}

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{{Infobox ski jumper

| name= Jinya Nishikata

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| fullname = Jinya Nishikata

| nickname =

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1968|12|4}}

| birth_place = Nozawaonsen, Nagano, Japan

| height = 1.78 m

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| personalbest =

| seasons = 1988, 1993-2001

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| additionalpodiums = 4

| totalpodiums = 4

| updated = October 7, 2011

|medaltemplates={{MedalSport | Men's ski jumping}}

{{MedalCountry | {{JPN}} }}

{{MedalCompetition | Olympic Games }}

{{MedalSilver| 1994 Lillehammer | Team large hill}}

{{MedalCompetition | World Championships }}

{{MedalBronze|1995 Thunder Bay|Team large hill}}

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{{nihongo|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.