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Chiharu Igaya
1931 - Today

Chiharu Igaya
Chiharu Igaya (猪谷 千春, Igaya Chiharu; born May 20, 1931) is a former Olympic alpine ski racer and silver medalist from Japan. He competed in three Winter Olympics (1952, 1956, 1960). Read more on Wikipedia
His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Chiharu Igaya is the 113th most popular skier (down from 106th in 2019), the 1,521st most popular biography from Japan (down from 1,405th in 2019) and the 3rd most popular Japanese Skier.
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Among SKIERS
Among skiers, Chiharu Igaya ranks 113 out of 817. Before him are Jan Boklöv, Piero Gros, Hans-Georg Aschenbach, Tapio Mäkelä, Erling Evensen, and Mikaela Shiffrin. After him are Heini Hemmi, Klaes Karppinen, Pernilla Wiberg, Anne Heggtveit, Bode Miller, and Luc Alphand.
Most Popular Skiers in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsJan Boklöv
1966 - Present
HPI: 54.76
Rank: 107
Piero Gros
1954 - Present
HPI: 54.67
Rank: 108
Hans-Georg Aschenbach
1951 - Present
HPI: 54.64
Rank: 109
Tapio Mäkelä
1926 - 2016
HPI: 54.63
Rank: 110
Erling Evensen
1914 - 1998
HPI: 54.43
Rank: 111
Mikaela Shiffrin
1995 - Present
HPI: 54.42
Rank: 112
Chiharu Igaya
1931 - Present
HPI: 54.38
Rank: 113
Heini Hemmi
1949 - Present
HPI: 54.35
Rank: 114
Klaes Karppinen
1907 - 1992
HPI: 54.28
Rank: 115
Pernilla Wiberg
1970 - Present
HPI: 54.26
Rank: 116
Anne Heggtveit
1939 - Present
HPI: 54.23
Rank: 117
Bode Miller
1977 - Present
HPI: 54.20
Rank: 118
Luc Alphand
1965 - Present
HPI: 54.12
Rank: 119
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1931, Chiharu Igaya ranks 476. Before him are Sven Delblanc, István Hevesi, Raúl Belén, Jaime Ramírez, Aleksandar Ivoš, and Abdirahman Ahmed Ali Tuur. After him are Nat Adderley, Dana Wynter, Kálmán Markovits, Walt Davis, Bob Clotworthy, and Lonnie Donegan.
Others Born in 1931
Go to all RankingsSven Delblanc
WRITER
1931 - 1992
HPI: 54.44
Rank: 470
István Hevesi
ATHLETE
1931 - 2018
HPI: 54.44
Rank: 471
Raúl Belén
SOCCER PLAYER
1931 - 2010
HPI: 54.43
Rank: 472
Jaime Ramírez
SOCCER PLAYER
1931 - 2003
HPI: 54.41
Rank: 473
Aleksandar Ivoš
SOCCER PLAYER
1931 - 2020
HPI: 54.39
Rank: 474
Abdirahman Ahmed Ali Tuur
POLITICIAN
1931 - 2003
HPI: 54.38
Rank: 475
Chiharu Igaya
SKIER
1931 - Present
HPI: 54.38
Rank: 476
Nat Adderley
MUSICIAN
1931 - 2000
HPI: 54.25
Rank: 477
Dana Wynter
ACTOR
1931 - 2011
HPI: 54.24
Rank: 478
Kálmán Markovits
ATHLETE
1931 - 2009
HPI: 54.24
Rank: 479
Walt Davis
BASKETBALL PLAYER
1931 - 2020
HPI: 54.19
Rank: 480
Bob Clotworthy
ATHLETE
1931 - 2018
HPI: 54.16
Rank: 481
Lonnie Donegan
SINGER
1931 - 2002
HPI: 54.15
Rank: 482
In Japan
Among people born in Japan, Chiharu Igaya ranks 1,521 out of 6,245. Before him are Kiyohiko Azuma (1968), Hikaru Nakamura (1987), Ken Akamatsu (1968), Tsubasa Adachi (2000), Hyde (1969), and Mitsunori Yoshida (1962). After him are Goichi Ishitani (1979), Musashi Mizushima (1964), Toyokazu Nomura (1949), Ryoko Uno (1975), So Yamamura (1910), and Hitoyoshi Satomi (1983).
Others born in Japan
Go to all RankingsKiyohiko Azuma
COMIC ARTIST
1968 - Present
HPI: 54.43
Rank: 1,515
Hikaru Nakamura
CHESS PLAYER
1987 - Present
HPI: 54.42
Rank: 1,516
Ken Akamatsu
COMIC ARTIST
1968 - Present
HPI: 54.41
Rank: 1,517
Tsubasa Adachi
SOCCER PLAYER
2000 - Present
HPI: 54.40
Rank: 1,518
Hyde
MUSICIAN
1969 - Present
HPI: 54.40
Rank: 1,519
Mitsunori Yoshida
SOCCER PLAYER
1962 - Present
HPI: 54.39
Rank: 1,520
Chiharu Igaya
SKIER
1931 - Present
HPI: 54.38
Rank: 1,521
Goichi Ishitani
SOCCER PLAYER
1979 - Present
HPI: 54.37
Rank: 1,522
Musashi Mizushima
SOCCER PLAYER
1964 - Present
HPI: 54.37
Rank: 1,523
Toyokazu Nomura
MARTIAL ARTS
1949 - Present
HPI: 54.37
Rank: 1,524
Ryoko Uno
SOCCER PLAYER
1975 - Present
HPI: 54.34
Rank: 1,525
So Yamamura
ACTOR
1910 - 2000
HPI: 54.33
Rank: 1,526
Hitoyoshi Satomi
SOCCER PLAYER
1983 - Present
HPI: 54.33
Rank: 1,527
Among SKIERS In Japan
Among skiers born in Japan, Chiharu Igaya ranks 3. Before him are Yukio Kasaya (1943), and Noriaki Kasai (1972). After him are Kazuyoshi Funaki (1975), Seiji Aochi (1942), Masahiko Harada (1968), Takanobu Okabe (1970), Ryoyu Kobayashi (1996), Hirokazu Yagi (1959), Hiroya Saitō (1970), Sara Takanashi (1996), and Akito Watabe (1988).
Yukio Kasaya
1943 - 2024
HPI: 59.77
Rank: 1
Noriaki Kasai
1972 - Present
HPI: 59.75
Rank: 2
Chiharu Igaya
1931 - Present
HPI: 54.38
Rank: 3
Kazuyoshi Funaki
1975 - Present
HPI: 51.99
Rank: 4
Seiji Aochi
1942 - 2008
HPI: 51.88
Rank: 5
Masahiko Harada
1968 - Present
HPI: 51.05
Rank: 6
Takanobu Okabe
1970 - Present
HPI: 49.88
Rank: 7
Ryoyu Kobayashi
1996 - Present
HPI: 48.53
Rank: 8
Hirokazu Yagi
1959 - Present
HPI: 46.44
Rank: 9
Hiroya Saitō
1970 - Present
HPI: 45.10
Rank: 10
Sara Takanashi
1996 - Present
HPI: 43.51
Rank: 11
Akito Watabe
1988 - Present
HPI: 42.93
Rank: 12