Yukio Kasaya
Japanese ski jumper (1943-2024) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Yukio Kasaya (笠谷 幸生, Kasaya Yukio, August 17, 1943 – April 23, 2024) is a Japanese athlete. He is best known as a ski jumper and as the winner of an Olympic gold medal.[1]
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Born | (1943-08-17)August 17, 1943 Ōe Village, Japan | ||||||||||||||||||||
Died | April 23, 2024(2024-04-23) (aged 80) Sapporo | ||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 170 cm (5 ft 7 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 66 kg (146 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Sport | Ski jumping | ||||||||||||||||||||
Club | Meiji University Nikka Whisky Distilling | ||||||||||||||||||||
Retired | 1976 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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- In this Japanese name, the family name is Kasaya.
In the 1972 Winter Olympics in Sapporo, Kasaya earned Japan's first Olympic Winter Games gold medal in the 70m ski jump.[2] Kasaya took up ski jumping at the Taketsuru facility in his native Yoichi, which was built by the founder of Nikka Whisky Distilling Masataka Taketsuru. The facility was renamed after Kasaya in 1972.[3] Kasaya was a long-term employee of the Nikka distillery, eventually becoming its section head.[4]
Kasaya died in Sapporo on April 23, 2024, at the age of 80.[5]