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Harada to retire after this season

TOKYO, Japan - Veteran ski jumper Masahiko Harada (in photo taken when he won the gold medal at the Olympic Winter Games in Nagano in February 1998) will retire after the current season, people close to him said on March 15. Harada, who is popular in Japan for his affable personality, is one of the country's most successful ski jumpers, having made five straight Winter Olympic appearances beginning with the 1992 Albertville Games and won one individual and two team event medals.

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Veteran jumper Harada leaves for Turin

NARITA, Japan - Veteran Japanese ski jumper Masahiko Harada smiles as he leaves Narita International Airport, northeast of Tokyo, on Feb. 6 for Turin to take part in the Winter Olympic Games.

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37-year-old Harada wins ski summer jump

NAYORO, Japan - Veteran ski jumper Masahiko Harada came from behind with a pair of solid leaps to win the Nayoro summer jump meet at the K-90 Nayoro Piyashiri hill in Hokkaido on July 24. The 37-year-old Harada made two leaps of 93 meters to capture his second title at the annual meet and first in two years with a total of 244.5 points.

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Harada wins 5th national title

HAKUBA, Japan - Veteran jumper Masahiko Harada wins his fifth title at the Nordic ski jumping national championships in Hakuba village, Nagano Prefecture, on Jan. 29. The 36-year-old Harada, a member of the gold-winning Japanese jumping team at the Nagano Winter Olympics in 1998, recorded jumps of 91.5 meters in both his first and second attempts at the K-90 hill.

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Harada comes in 20th in large hill ski jumping event

SALT LAKE CITY, United States - Japan's Masahiko Harada, the bronze medal winner at the 1998 Nagano Games, smiles after finishing his jumps in the K-120 large hill event at the Olympic Winter Games in Salt Lake City on Feb. 13. Harada finished 20th with jumps of 119.5 and 116.5 meters.

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Harada jumps 119.5 meters

SALT LAKE CITY, United States - Nagano bronze medalist Masahiko Harada of Japan scores the third longest jump of the day Feb. 12 with a leap of 119.5 meters to lead a trio of Japanese jumpers into final of the large hill event at Utah Olympic Park on Feb. 13.

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Harada disappointed with 20th on Olympic normal hill

SALT LAKE CITY, United States - A dejected Masahiko Harada of Japan takes off his helmet after finishing his second jump in the K-90 normal hill ski jumping competition at the Olympic Winter Games in Salt Lake City on Feb. 10. Harada finished way back in 20th place.

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Happonen victorious, Harada sets hill record at STV Cup

SAPPORO, Japan - Finnish teenager Janne Happonen (C) wins the STV Cup large hill ski jumping meet in Sapporo on Jan. 13, beating runner-up Takanobu Okabe (L) and third-place Masahiko Harada (R). Harada set a hill record with a mammoth 141-meter leap.

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Japan wins 1st place in World Cup ski jumping contest

SALT LAKE CITY, United States - The Japanese squad -- (from L to R) Noriaki Kasai, Masahiko Harada, Kazuya Yoshioka, and Kazuyoshi Funaki -- smile after taking first place in the World Cup large-hill ski jumping team competition on Jan. 19, with a total of 986.4 points. Finland placed second with 979.8 points and Austria was third with 952.7. The contest, held at the Utah Olympic Park, is a trial event for the 2002 Salt Lake City Winter Olympics.

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Fukita edges Harada to win Olympic memorial ski jumping

SAPPORO, Japan - Yukitaka Fukita leaps 86 and 93.5 meters to win the Sapporo Olympic Memorial ski jumping meet, edging Japanese Olympic team veteran Masahiko Harada for his first-ever triumph at the annual event on the Miyanomori K-90 hill Jan. 12.

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Harada wins domestic ski jump opener

NAYORO, Japan - Defending champion Masahiko Harada posts the longest jump of the day and won the abbreviated Nayoro meet to mark the opening of the domestic ski jumping competition Dec. 16. Harada, an Olympic and world bronze medalist, landed a jump of 83 meters in inclement weather on the K-86 normal hill in Nayoro, Hokkaido, to edge out national team teammate Hideharu Miyahira for the win.

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Scandal-hit Snow Brand suspends sports teams

SAPPORO, Japan - Masahiko Harada (C), a member of the gold medal-winning quartet in the ski-jumping team event at the 1998 Nagano Olympics, talks to reporters July 13 on the decision by Snow Brand Milk Products Co. to suspended activities of its sports clubs until late September. The suspension affects the athletes of the firm's ice hockey, athletics and ski teams, of which Harada is a member.

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Harada leaps to team gold medal

Japan's Masahiko Harada, the bronze medalist in the Nagano Olympic large hill ski jumping event Feb. 15, leaps to the gold medal in the team event in the central Japan village of Hakuba on Feb. 17.

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Japanese win team gold medal

Japanese skiers respond the cheers of the spectators after winning the gold medal in the Nagano Olympic large hill ski jumping team event Feb. 17 in the central Japan village of Hakuba. From left: Kazuyoshi Funaki, Masahiko Harada, Takanobu Okabe and Hiroya Saito.

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Medalists show their smile after event

The three medalists in large hill skiing jumping show their smile Feb. 15 at a ceremony after the event. From the left silver medalist Jani Soininen of Finland, gold medalist Kazuyoshi Funaki, and bronze medalist Masahiko Harada, both of Japan.

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Funaki jumps with joy

Kazuyoshi Funaki of Japan jumps with joy after winning the silver medal in the Nagano Olympic normal hill ski jumping event Feb. 11. His compatriot Masahiko Harada (R), regarded as a sure gold medal winner, held the lead midway through the competition but sagged to fifth place.

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Harada leaps to 2nd Cup victory

Japan's Masahiko Harada posts his second straight World Cup ski jumping victory, winning a normal-hill competition in Harrachov, Czech Republic, on Dec. 12.

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Harada wins 5th national title

HAKUBA, Japan - Veteran jumper Masahiko Harada wins his fifth title at the Nordic ski jumping national championships in Hakuba village, Nagano Prefecture, on Jan. 29. The 36-year-old Harada, a member of the gold-winning Japanese jumping team at the Nagano Winter Olympics in 1998, recorded jumps of 91.5 meters in both his first and second attempts at the K-90 hill. (Kyodo)

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Harada to retire after this season

TOKYO, Japan - Veteran ski jumper Masahiko Harada (in photo taken when he won the gold medal at the Olympic Winter Games in Nagano in February 1998) will retire after the current season, people close to him said on March 15. Harada, who is popular in Japan for his affable personality, is one of the country's most successful ski jumpers, having made five straight Winter Olympic appearances beginning with the 1992 Albertville Games and won one individual and two team event medals. (Kyodo)

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Harada, Sammiya set to captain Japan at Salt Lake City

TOKYO, Japan - Olympic ski jumping gold medalist Masahiko Harada (R) and leading speed skater Eriko Sammiya (L) are set to be named as joint captains of the Japan team at the 2002 Winter Games in Salt Lake City. The appointments will be officially announced after the next Japan Olympic Committee meeting on Jan. 11.

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37-year-old Harada wins ski summer jump

NAYORO, Japan - Veteran ski jumper Masahiko Harada came from behind with a pair of solid leaps to win the Nayoro summer jump meet at the K-90 Nayoro Piyashiri hill in Hokkaido on July 24. The 37-year-old Harada made two leaps of 93 meters to capture his second title at the annual meet and first in two years with a total of 244.5 points. (Kyodo)

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Happonen victorious, Harada sets hill record at STV Cup

SAPPORO, Japan - Finnish teenager Janne Happonen (C) wins the STV Cup large hill ski jumping meet in Sapporo on Jan. 13, beating runner-up Takanobu Okabe (L) and third-place Masahiko Harada (R). Harada set a hill record with a mammoth 141-meter leap.

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FIGHTING HARADA WINS CROWN

FIGHTING HARADA WINS CROWN, boxing, Masahiko Harada==Date:Oct, 1962, Place:Tokyo, JAPAN, (Credit:INTERNATIONAL MOTION PICTURE/Kyodo News Images)

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Harada disappointed with 20th on Olympic normal hill

SALT LAKE CITY, United States - A dejected Masahiko Harada of Japan takes off his helmet after finishing his second jump in the K-90 normal hill ski jumping competition at the Olympic Winter Games in Salt Lake City on Feb. 10. Harada finished way back in 20th place.

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Harada jumps 119.5 meters

SALT LAKE CITY, United States - Nagano bronze medalist Masahiko Harada of Japan scores the third longest jump of the day Feb. 12 with a leap of 119.5 meters to lead a trio of Japanese jumpers into final of the large hill event at Utah Olympic Park on Feb. 13.

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Harada comes in 20th in large hill ski jumping event

SALT LAKE CITY, United States - Japan's Masahiko Harada, the bronze medal winner at the 1998 Nagano Games, smiles after finishing his jumps in the K-120 large hill event at the Olympic Winter Games in Salt Lake City on Feb. 13. Harada finished 20th with jumps of 119.5 and 116.5 meters.

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Veteran jumper Harada leaves for Turin

NARITA, Japan - Veteran Japanese ski jumper Masahiko Harada smiles as he leaves Narita International Airport, northeast of Tokyo, on Feb. 6 for Turin to take part in the Winter Olympic Games. (Kyodo)

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Heisei: Nagano Olympics

Japanese ski jumpers (from L) Masahiko Harada, Takanobu Okabe, Hiroya Saito and Kazuyoshi Funaki celebrate after winning the team gold medal at the Nagano Olympics in Hakuba, central Japan, on Feb. 17, 1998. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japan's ski jumping team at Albertville Olympics

File photo taken Feb. 14, 1992, shows (from L) Jiro Kamiharako, Kenji Suda, Masahiko Harada and Noriaki Kasai posing for a photo after finishing fourth in the men's large hill ski jumping team event at the Olympics in Albertville, France. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Asian Games: Scene from opening ceremony

Mitsuru Nagase (center L), the para ice hockey silver medalist in the 2010 Vancouver Paralympics, passes the sacred flame to 1998 Nagano Olympics gold medal-winning ski jumper Masahiko Harada, the last runner in the torch relay, during the opening ceremony for the Asian Winter Games at Sapporo Dome in Sapporo, northern Japan, on Feb. 19, 2017. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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