Noriaki Kasai

Noriaki Kasai
Kasai in Bischofshofen, 2017
Born (1972-06-06) 6 June 1972 (age 52)
Shimokawa, Hokkaido, Japan[1]
Height1.76 m (5 ft 9+12 in)[1]
Ski clubTsuchiya Home Ski Team
Personal best241.5 m (792 ft)
Vikersund, 19 March 2017
World Cup career
Seasons
Starts578 World Record
Podiums63
Wins17
Nordic titles1 (1999)
Medal record
Men's ski jumping
Event 1st 2nd 3rd
Olympic Games 0 2 1
Ski Jumping World Championships 0 2 5
Ski Flying World Championships 1 0 0
Total 1 4 6
Olympic Games
Silver medal – second place 1994 Lillehammer Team LH
Silver medal – second place 2014 Sochi Individual LH
Bronze medal – third place 2014 Sochi Team LH
World Championships
Silver medal – second place 1999 Ramsau Team LH
Silver medal – second place 2003 Val di Fiemme Team LH
Bronze medal – third place 2003 Val di Fiemme Individual NH
Bronze medal – third place 2003 Val di Fiemme Individual LH
Bronze medal – third place 2007 Sapporo Team LH
Bronze medal – third place 2009 Liberec Team LH
Bronze medal – third place 2015 Falun Mixed team NH
Men's ski flying
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 1992 Harrachov Individual
Updated on 24 March 2024.

Noriaki Kasai (葛西 紀明, Kasai Noriaki, born 6 June 1972) is a Japanese ski jumper. His career achievements include a gold medal at the 1992 Ski Flying World Championships, winning the 1999 Nordic Tournament, individual silver medal at the 2014 Winter Olympics, and two individual bronze medals at the 2003 Ski Jumping World Championships.

During his career, Kasai has broken numerous ski jumping records. In 2016, he was honoured with two Guinness World Records certificates for the most individual World Cup starts, not only in ski jumping, but in all World Cup disciplines organized by the International Ski Federation. At World Cup level, Kasai competed for a total of 33 seasons between 1988–89 and 2023–24.

  1. ^ a b "Noriaki Kasai – Player Profile – Ski Jumping". Eurosport. Retrieved 29 March 2021.