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Yukio Kasaya

Japanese ski jumper

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born: 1943
died: 2024
age at death: 80
known for: ski jumper, ski jumping coach

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Yukio Kasaya was a Japanese ski jumper. At the 1972 Olympics in Sapporo he became the first Japanese athlete to win a gold medal and the second Japanese to win any medal at the Winter Olympics. Previously he placed second at the 1970 World Championships and won the first three jumping events at the 1971/72 Four Hills Tournament. He also took part in the 1964, 1968, and 1976 Olympics and served as the Olympic flag bearer for Japan in 1976 and 1998.

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