is a Japanese former

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who competed at

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level between 2002 and 2022.

Career

He won two bronze medals in the team large hill event at the

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( 2007, 2009). He won four world cup individual competitions. Competing in two

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, Ito earned his best finish of fifth in the team large hill event at

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in 2010, He finished 20th in the individual event and 5th in the team event of a

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. In the

he has finished in the top 10 a total of fourteen times. This includes four podium finishes with his best result being second at

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on 22 January 2006.

World Cup

Standings

Wins

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* * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Ito, Daiki 1985 births Living people Japanese male ski jumpers Ski jumpers at the 2006 Winter Olympics Ski jumpers at the 2010 Winter Olympics Ski jumpers at the 2014 Winter Olympics Ski jumpers at the 2018 Winter Olympics Ski jumpers at the 2022 Winter Olympics Olympic ski jumpers of Japan Sportspeople from Hokkaido FIS Nordic World Ski Championships medalists in ski jumping Olympic bronze medalists for Japan Olympic medalists in ski jumping Medalists at the 2014 Winter Olympics 21st-century Japanese people