masayoshi mitani (見谷 昌禧, born january 5, 1938) is a retired japanese alpine skier. he competed in the downhill, slalom and giant slalom events at the 1960 winter olympics with the best result of 33rd place in the giant slalom. while preparing for the 1964 winter olympics, mitani suffered a serious head injury, which left him bedridden for 3 months and forced him to retire from competitions.