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Jinya Nishikata (西方 仁也 Nishikata Jin’ya) (born December 4 1968 in Nozawaonsen Nagano) was a Japanese 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.