Jiro Kamiharako
Jiro Kamiharako (Jap.上 原子 次郎, Kamiharako Jiro, born March 19, 1966 in Sapporo ) is a former Japanese ski jumper.
Career
Kamiharako made his international debut on 14 December 1991 in Sapporo during the Ski Jumping World Cup. After a 19th place in the first competition, he reached for the second jump on the next day with a 16th place his best career result in the World Cup and thus missed the World Cup points ranks just under one place. At the 1992 Winter Olympic Games in Albertville, whose jumping were held on the Tremplins du Praz in Courchevel, Kamiharako landed on the normal hill on points with Ted Langlois and Magnus Westman at No. 28 From the large hill he reached 25th place. In team competition, he reached together with Masahiko Harada, Noriaki Kasai and Kenji Suda fourth place and thus missed a medal rank just barely.
In March 1992 Kamiharako started in Trondheim and Oslo again in the World Cup. However, he was in two World Cups the points clearly. Also in the following Ski Flying World Championships 1992 in Harrachov, which also counted as World Cup, he left after a jump at only 87 meters after rank one as a total last from that finished only 34th place in late March, he started in Planica again in the World Cup. In the World Cup team, he landed with the team in eighth place. In single he jumped in his last World Cup competition at number 39
His last international competitions denied Kamiharako in ski jumping Continental Cup. However, he reached in the 1993/94 season as well as the Norwegian Stig Arne Erichsen only 11 points, and thus place 127 overall.
After the end of his active ski jumping career was Kamiharako snowboard coach and played golf.