Kazuyoshi Funaki

Kazuyoshi Funaki
船木 和喜
Funaki at the 2014 Okurayama Summer Ski Jumping Championship
Personal information
Full name船木 和喜
Born (1975-04-27) 27 April 1975
Height1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Sport
Country Japan
SportSkiing
ClubFit Ski
World Cup career
Seasons1993
19952005
20092012
Indiv. starts238
Indiv. podiums38
Indiv. wins15
Team starts17
Team podiums7
Team wins2
Four Hills titles1 (1998)
Nordic titles1 (1997)
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)206.5 m (677 ft)
Planica, 19 March 1999
Medal record
Men's ski jumping
Event 1st 2nd 3rd
Olympic Games 2 1 0
World Championships 1 3 0
Ski Flying World Championships 1 0 0
Total 2 5 0
Olympic Games
1998 Nagano Individual LH
1998 Nagano Team LH
1998 Nagano Individual NH
World Championships
1999 Ramsau Individual NH
1997 Trondheim Team LH
1999 Ramsau Team LH
2003 Val di Fiemme Team LH
Men's ski flying
World Championships
1998 Oberstdorf Individual
Updated on 10 February 2016

Kazuyoshi Funaki (船木 和喜, Funaki Kazuyoshi) (born 27 April 1975) is a Japanese former ski jumper. He ranked among the most successful sportsmen of its discipline, particularly in the 1990s. Funaki is known for his special variant of the V-style, in which the body lies flatter between the skis than usual.