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My Take
Honestly, ski jumpers live in a completely different category of human being for me. You're telling me this guy from Hachimantai — deep in the snowy mountains of Iwate — strapped on a pair of skis, pointed himself off a ramp the size of a small building, and just… went? Repeatedly? On purpose? I have trouble walking down an icy parking lot. Junshirō Kobayashi has often been overshadowed by his younger brother Ryōyū, and honestly that makes me like him more — there's something deeply respectable about an athlete who went from Nordic combined junior world champion to World Cup ski-jump winner and lets the distance markers do the talking. Growing up in that kind of landscape probably wires you differently; you're not scared of cold or height or silence. Tokai University sharpened the craft, but I think Iwate made the person. I'd cheer for him every winter without hesitation.
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Overview
Junshiro Kobayashi is a Japanese ski jumper and Nordic combined athlete born on June 11, 1991, in Hachimantai, Iwate Prefecture. He studied at Tokai University, where he developed his athletic career. A Nordic combined junior world champion in high school, he switched to ski jumping and won his first World Cup event in Wisła in November 2017; his siblings Yūka, Ryōyū and Tatsunao Kobayashi are also ski jumpers.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Junshiro Kobayashi
- Name (Japanese)
- 小林潤志郎
- Reading
- こばやし じゅんしろう
- Born
- June 11, 1991 (age 35)
- Origin
- Hachimantai, Iwate Prefecture, Japan
- Occupation
- Ski Jumper / Nordic Combined Athlete
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Gemini / Goat
2. Background
- University
- Tokai University
3. Links
4. About this entry
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Only publicly available facts are listed; non-public or unconfirmed items are omitted. Base data was compiled from Wikidata from June 2026 onward; ages are recalculated daily and deaths are checked against Wikidata on an ongoing basis. English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.
Frequently asked questions
When was Junshiro Kobayashi born?
Junshiro Kobayashi was born on June 11, 1991 and is 35 years old.
Where is Junshiro Kobayashi from?
Junshiro Kobayashi is from Hachimantai, Iwate Prefecture, Japan.
What does Junshiro Kobayashi do?
Junshiro Kobayashi works as Ski Jumper, Nordic Combined Athlete.
Where did Junshiro Kobayashi study?
Junshiro Kobayashi attended Tokai University.
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