Noriaki Kasai

Noriaki Kasai
Kasai in Bischofshofen, 2017
Born (1972-06-06) 6 June 1972
Shimokawa, Hokkaido, Japan
Height1.76 m (5 ft 9+12 in)
Ski clubTsuchiya Home Ski Team
Personal best241.5 m (792 ft)
Vikersund, 19 March 2017
World Cup career
Seasons
Indiv. starts579
Indiv. podiums63
Indiv. wins17
Team starts73
Team podiums19
Team wins3
Nordic titles1 (1999)
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 LillehammerTeam LH
2014 SochiIndividual LH
2014 SochiTeam LH
World Championships
1999 RamsauTeam LH
2003 Val di FiemmeTeam LH
2003 Val di FiemmeIndividual NH
2003 Val di FiemmeIndividual LH
2007 SapporoTeam LH
2009 LiberecTeam LH
2015 FalunMixed team NH
Men's ski flying
World Championships
1992 HarrachovIndividual
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.