Masahiko Harada has been appointed general manager of Japan's Beijing 2022 team ©Getty Images

Olympic ski jumping gold medallist Masahiko Harada has been appointed general manager of Japan's team at Beijing 2022, with Hidehito Ito named Chef de Mission.

The decisions were made at meeting of the Japanese Olympic Committee (JOC) Board of Trustees.

Harada, 53, won the large hill team event at Nagano 1998, as well as an individual bronze medal.

At the Lillehammer 1994 Winter Olympics, Harada added a team silver medal.

He will be joined in leading the Japanese delegation by Ito, the Japan Skate Federation's Figure Skating Committee chair.

Harada became a JOC director in June and has been a director of the Ski Association of Japan since 2015.

Hidehito Ito was Japan's general manager at Sochi 2014 and Pyeongchang 2018 ©Getty Images
Hidehito Ito was Japan's general manager at Sochi 2014 and Pyeongchang 2018 ©Getty Images

Ito was Japan's general manager at the previous two Winter Olympic Games in 2014 and 2018.

The trustees also chose Harada as the country's Chef de Mission for the Lucerne 2021 Universiade, set to run from December 11 to 21.

Japan won four gold medals, five silvers and four bronzes at Pyeongchang 2018 to finish 11th on the medals table.

The South Korean Games was Japan's best Winter Olympic performance since it hosted Nagano 1998 and claimed five gold, one silver and four bronze medals to finish seventh overall.

The 2022 Winter Olympic Games are set to take place from February 4 to 20.