Yukio Kasaya
Yukio Kasaya (笠谷 幸生, Kasaya Yukio, born August 17, 1943) is a Japanese athlete. He is best known as a ski jumper and as the winner of an Olympic gold medal.[1]
| Medal record | ||
|---|---|---|
| Men's ski jumping | ||
| Olympic Games | ||
.svg.png.webp){kind=icon} | 1972 Sapporo | Individual normal hill |
| World Championships | ||
.svg.png.webp){kind=icon} | 1970 Vysoké Tatry | Individual normal hill |
- 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]
Related pages
References
- SportsReference.com (SR/Olympics), Yukio Kasaya Archived 2009-12-23 at the Wayback Machine; retrieved 2012-7-26.
- Japanese Olympic Committee (JOC), "JOC History at a Glance"; retrieved 2012-7-26.
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