Noriaki Kasai

Noriaki Kasai
Kasai in Bischofshofen, 2017
Born	(1972-06-06) 6 June 1972 (age 52) 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.