| Jinya Nishikata | |
| Fullname: | Jinya Nishikata |
| Birth Date: | 1968 12, df=yes |
| Birth Place: | Nozawaonsen, Nagano, Japan |
| Height: | 1.78 m |
| Seasons: | 1988, 1993-2001 |
| Additionalpodiums: | 4 |
| Totalpodiums: | 4 |
| Updated: | October 7, 2011 |
(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.