Junshirō Kobayashi Explained

Junshirō Kobayashi
Birth Date:	11 June 1991
Birth Place:	Hachimantai, Iwate, Japan
Club:	Megmilk Snow Brand Ski Team
Personalbest:	239.5m (785.8feet) Planica, 25 March 2018
Seasons:	2012–present
Wins:	1
Totalpodiums:	1
Teampodiums:	6
Individual Starts:	219
Team Starts:	30
Show-Medals:	yes
Updated:	24 March 2024

is a Japanese ski jumper. He is the older brother of Yūka Kobayashi, Ryōyū Kobayashi and Tatsunao Kobayashi who are also ski jumpers.

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

FIS World Nordic Ski Championships

Year	Place			Team LH	Mixed NH
scope=row align=center	2015	Falun	25	13	4	—
scope=row align=center	2017	align=center colspan=5	Not qualified
scope=row align=center	2019	Seefeld	17	17	align=center bgcolor=#A57164		—
scope=row align=center	2021	Oberstdorf	29	32	—	—

Ski Flying World Championships

World Cup results

Standings

Season	Overall
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
scope=row align=center	2018/19	19	25	23	19	16	N/A	13
scope=row align=center	2019/20	30	29	20	20	16	22	N/A
scope=row align=center	2020/21	33	18	30	N/A	—	N/A	31
scope=row align=center	2021/22	32	17	43	30	N/A	N/A	42
scope=row align=center	2022/23	63	55	—	39	N/A	N/A	37
scope=row align=center	2023/24	34	29	32	22	N/A	N/A	20

Individual starts (219)

Notes and References

1. Web site: SJunshiro Kobayashi takes his first Grand Prix win. International Ski Federation. 13 September 2017. 24 November 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20171124021819/http://www.fis-ski.com/ski-jumping/news-multimedia/news/article=junshiro-kobayashi-takes-his-first-win.html. dead.
2. Web site: Surprising home win for Junshiro Kobayashi. International Ski Federation. 26 August 2017. 29 August 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20170829123451/http://www.fis-ski.com/ski-jumping/news-multimedia/news/article=surprising-home-win-for-junshiro-kobayashi.html. dead.
3. Web site: SGP in Hakuba: Junshiro Kobayashi with the second victory. winterszus.pl. 27 August 2017.
4. Web site: Junshiro Kobayashi claims first World Cup win. eurosport.com . 19 November 2017.