Noriaki Kasai

2016: 500th World Cup start On 4 March 2016, Kasai was on a World Cup podium in Wisła at the age of 43 years and 272 days, which is a record for the oldest contestant to mount the podium in ski jumping history. On 17 March 2016, he made his 500th individual start in the World Cup.

2018 Olympics Kasai finished 21st in the normal hill event at the 2018 Winter Olympics.

Records

During his career, Kasai broke numerous ski jumping records and age milestones. He is the oldest athlete to ever perform in the FIS Ski Jumping World Cup and holds the record for the most appearances in the competition, with a total of 579 individual starts in 35 seasons between 1988–89 and 2025–26. Kasai also holds a record number of appearances in ski jumping at the Winter Olympics (21 starts), FIS Nordic World Ski Championships (42 starts), and FIS Ski Flying World Championships (13 starts). In 2016, he was awarded with two Guinness World Records certificates for "the most appearances in FIS Nordic World Ski Championships by an individual ski jumper" and "the most individual starts in FIS Ski Jumping World Cup competitions". In November 2014, Kasai became the oldest individual World Cup event winner, aged 42 years and 5 months. He is also the oldest competitor to make a World Cup podium, aged 44 years and 9 months.

Kasai is the first athlete in history to participate at eight Winter Olympics (between 1992 and 2018). At the 2014 Winter Olympics, he became the oldest Olympic medalist in ski jumping after winning a silver medal aged 41 years and 254 days.

Major tournament results Olympics

FIS World Nordic Ski Championships

Ski Flying World Championships

World Cup results Standings Season Overall 1988–89 — — N/A N/A N/A N/A 1989–90 24 19 N/A N/A N/A N/A 1990–91 — 73 — N/A N/A N/A 1991–92 9 — 7 N/A N/A N/A 1992–93 — N/A N/A N/A 1993–94 6 4 19 N/A N/A N/A 1995–96 36 10 26 N/A N/A 36 1996–97 17 24 23 N/A 11 15 1997–98 10 24 13 N/A 4 10 1998–99 N/A 4 1999–00 15 20 10 N/A 9 14 2000–01 4 12 8 N/A 23 N/A 2001–02 23 31 N/A N/A 28 N/A 2002–03 13 23 N/A N/A 6 N/A 2003–04 8 8 N/A N/A 10 N/A 2004–05 16 11 N/A N/A 26 N/A 2005–06 21 9 N/A N/A 15 N/A 2006–07 26 34 N/A N/A 20 N/A 2007–08 34 34 N/A N/A 31 N/A 2008–09 15 13 20 N/A 13 N/A 2009–10 17 11 — N/A 8 N/A 2010–11 25 31 31 N/A N/A N/A 2011–12 51 33 45 N/A N/A N/A 2012–13 24 42 17 N/A N/A N/A 2013–14 5 5 N/A N/A N/A 2014–15 6 4 4 N/A N/A N/A 2015–16 8 7 5 N/A N/A N/A 2016–17 15 29 4 8 N/A N/A2017–18 26 40 9 24 N/A N/A2018–19 37 42 26 42 N/A N/A2019–20 — — — — N/A N/A2022–23 — — — — N/A N/A2023–24 58 — 38 45 N/A N/A2024–25 — — — — N/A N/A2025–26 — — — N/A N/A N/A

Individual wins No. Season Date Location Hill Size11991–92 22 March 1992 Harrachov (SF-WCS) Čerťák K180 21992–93 1 January 1993 Garmisch-Partenkirchen Große Olympiaschanze K107 323 January 1993 Predazzo Trampolino dal Ben K120 LH46 March 1993 Lahti Salpausselkä K90 51993–94 9 January 1994 Murau Hans-Walland Großschanze K120 LH61997–98 22 March 1998 Planica Bloudkova velikanka K120 LH71998–99 3 January 1999 Innsbruck Bergiselschanze K120 LH829 January 1999 Willingen Mühlenkopfschanze K120 LH931 January 1999 Willingen Mühlenkopfschanze K120 LH109 March 1999 Trondheim Granåsen K120 LH1114 March 1999 Oslo Holmenkollbakken K115 LH1221 March 1999 Planica Velikanka bratov Gorišek K185 FH132000–01 1 January 2001 Garmisch-Partenkirchen Große Olympiaschanze K115 LH142002–03 9 February 2003 Willingen Mühlenkopfschanze K120 LH152003–04 28 February 2004 Park City Utah Olympic Park K120 LH162013–14 11 January 2014 Tauplitz/Bad Mitterndorf Kulm HS200 FH172014–15 29 November 2014 Kuusamo Rukatunturi HS142 LH

Individual starts Kasai was three times on the starting list but did not start, at Bischofshofen in 1997, Garmisch-Partenkirchen in 1998, and Lahti in 2014.