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Yukio Kasaya; Medallista olímpico: Datos personales; Nombre completo: 笠谷 幸生: Nacimiento: Hokkaido, Imperio de Japón 17 de agosto de 1943: País Japón: Fallecimiento: Sapporo, Japón 23 de abril de 2024 (80 años) Altura: 1,70 m (5′ 7″) Peso: 66 kg (145 lb) Carrera deportiva; Representante de Japón: Deporte: Esquí: Disciplina ...
Yukio Kasaya (笠谷 幸生, Kasaya Yukio, August 17, 1943 – April 23, 2024) 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 (after Chiharu Igaya) to win any medal at the Winter olympics.
26 de abr. de 2024 · At the age of 80, ski jumping legend Yukio Kasaya passed away on April 23 in Sapporo (JPN) after a long illness. Kasaya was an Olympic ski jumping champion and world champion. Yukio Kasaya celebrated his greatest successes as a ski jumper in the late 1960s and early 1970s.
26 de abr. de 2024 · Apr 26, 2024. Yukio Kasaya, who made history by winning Asia's first-ever Winter Olympic gold medal in 1972, died from heart disease on Tuesday morning at a hospital in Sapporo. He was 80 years...
Yukio Kasaya is a former Japanese ski jumper and Olympic champion. He won the gold medal in the large hill event at the 1972 Winter Olympics in Sapporo, Japan, and also competed in four other Olympics as a ski jumper and a referee.
Yukio Kasaya won the normal hill event at Sapporo 1972, leading a historic podium sweep for Japan. Learn about his career, achievements and legacy in this Olympic News article.
26 de abr. de 2024 · Kasaya won the gold medal in the 70-meter ski jump at the 1972 Sapporo Winter Games, leading a Japan sweep with Akitsugu Konno and Seiji Aochi. He later coached the national team and was a cultural merit recipient.
