- Daito Takahashi
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Daito Takahashi (高橋 大斗 Takahashi Daito ) (born December 16, 1980) is a Japanese Nordic combined skier who has competed since 2000. Competing in three Winter Olympics, he earned his best finish of sixth twice (7.5 km sprint event: 2002, 4 x 5 km team: 2006).
Takahashi's best finish at the FIS Nordic World Ski Championships was tenth twice (2003: 15 km individual, 2005: 7.5 km sprint). At the FIS Nordic World Ski Championships 2007 in Sapporo, Takahashi was involved in a serious crash during the ski jumping part of the 7.5 km sprint that resulted in him being sent to the hospital and not competing for the rest of the championships.
He has two individual victories in his career, both earned the same weekend in Finland in 2004 (7.5 km sprint, 15 km individual).
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Categories:- 1980 births
- Japanese Nordic combined skiers
- Living people
- Nordic combined skiers at the 2002 Winter Olympics
- Nordic combined skiers at the 2006 Winter Olympics
- Nordic combined skiers at the 2010 Winter Olympics
- Olympic Nordic combined skiers of Japan
- Japanese winter sports biography stubs
- Nordic skiing biography stubs
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