Yukio Kasaya
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Kasaya took up ski jumping at the Taketsuru facility in his native Yoichi, which was built by the founder of Nikka Whisky Distilling Masataka Taketsuru. The facility was renamed after Kasaya in 1972.[2] Kasaya was a long-term employee of the Nikka distillery, eventually becoming its section head.[3]
Kasaya died of heart failure in Sapporo on April 23, 2024, at the age of 80.[4]
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- ↑ Taketsuru. skisprungschanzen.com
- ↑ Fröhliche Fassade. Der Spiegel (February 16, 1998)
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- 1943 births
- 2024 deaths
- Japanese male ski jumpers
- Ski jumpers at the 1964 Winter Olympics
- Ski jumpers at the 1968 Winter Olympics
- Ski jumpers at the 1972 Winter Olympics
- Ski jumpers at the 1976 Winter Olympics
- Olympic gold medalists for Japan
- Skiers from Hokkaido
- People from Yoichi, Hokkaido
- Olympic ski jumpers for Japan
- Olympic medalists in ski jumping
- FIS Nordic World Ski Championships medalists in ski jumping
- Recipients of the Medal with Purple Ribbon
- Medalists at the 1972 Winter Olympics
- Persons of Cultural Merit
- 20th-century Japanese sportsmen