Noriaki Kasai

Noriaki Kasai
Kasai in Bischofshofen, 2017
Personal information
Born (1972-06-06) 6 June 1972
Height1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)
Sport
SportSkiing
ClubTsuchiya Home Ski Team
World Cup career
Seasons
Indiv. starts579
Indiv. podiums63
Indiv. wins17
Team starts73
Team podiums19
Team wins3
Nordic titles1 (1999)
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)241.5 m (792 ft)
Vikersund, 19 March 2017
Medal record
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
Representing  Japan
Men's ski jumping
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 16 February 2025

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 34 seasons between 1988–89 and 2024–25.