is a Japanese ski jumper who has been competing since 2004. At the FIS Nordic World Ski Championships, he won two bronze medals in the team large hill (

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). As of 2007, his best World Cup finish is 6th at Kuusamo in 2009. Tochimoto's best individual finish was third at an FIS Cup competition at Sapporo in 2006. At the

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in Vancouver, he finished fifth in the team large hill, 37th in the individual normal hill, and 45th in the individual large hill events.

References

* 1989 births Japanese male ski jumpers Living people Olympic ski jumpers for Japan Sportspeople from Sapporo Skiers from Hokkaido Ski jumpers at the 2010 Winter Olympics FIS Nordic World Ski Championships medalists in ski jumping {{Japan-skijumping-bio-stub