(1972-06-06) 6 June 1972 (age 51) Shimokawa, Hokkaido, Japan[1]
Height
1.76 m (5 ft 9+1⁄2 in)[1]
Ski club
Tsuchiya Home Ski Team
Personal best
241.5 m (792 ft) Vikersund, 19 March 2017
World Cup career
Seasons
1988–89 to 1993–94 1995–96 to 2019–20 2022–23 to present
Starts
578
Podiums
63
Wins
17
Nordic titles
1 (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
1994 Lillehammer
Team LH
2014 Sochi
Individual LH
2014 Sochi
Team LH
World Championships
1999 Ramsau
Team LH
2003 Val di Fiemme
Team LH
2003 Val di Fiemme
Individual NH
2003 Val di Fiemme
Individual LH
2007 Sapporo
Team LH
2009 Liberec
Team LH
2015 Falun
Mixed team NH
Men's ski flying
World Championships
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.
^ ab"Noriaki Kasai – Player Profile – Ski Jumping". Eurosport. Retrieved 29 March 2021.
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