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Kazuyoshi Funaki (船木 和喜) was born on 27 April, 1975 in Yoichi, Hokkaido, Japan, is a Japanese ski jumper. Discover Kazuyoshi Funaki's Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. Learn How rich is he in this year and how he spends money? Also learn how he earned most of networth at the age of 48 years old?
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船木 和喜 |
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Age |
48 years old |
Zodiac Sign |
Taurus |
Born |
27 April 1975 |
Birthday |
27 April |
Birthplace |
Yoichi, Hokkaido, Japan |
Nationality |
Japan
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He is a member of famous Jumper with the age 48 years old group.
Kazuyoshi Funaki Height, Weight & Measurements
At 48 years old, Kazuyoshi Funaki height is 1.75 m and Weight 62 kg.
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1.75 m |
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62 kg |
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Dating & Relationship status
He is currently single. He is not dating anyone. We don't have much information about He's past relationship and any previous engaged. According to our Database, He has no children.
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Kazuyoshi Funaki Net Worth
His net worth has been growing significantly in 2023-2024. So, how much is Kazuyoshi Funaki worth at the age of 48 years old? Kazuyoshi Funaki’s income source is mostly from being a successful Jumper. He is from Japan. We have estimated Kazuyoshi Funaki's net worth, money, salary, income, and assets.
Net Worth in 2024 |
$1 Million - $5 Million |
Salary in 2024 |
Under Review |
Net Worth in 2023 |
Pending |
Salary in 2023 |
Under Review |
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Jumper |
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Timeline
His birthplace Yoichi is also the home of Yukio Kasaya, who was a Japanese national hero with his Normal Hill victory in the 1972 Winter Olympics at Sapporo.
Kasaya was also Funaki's role model.
In front of his local crowd, Funaki won the individual gold medal on the individual large Hill, which was the first Olympic ski jumping gold for Japan since 1972, the team large hill gold medal, and the individual normal hill silver medal behind the Finn Jani Soininen.
Kazuyoshi Funaki (船木 和喜) (born 27 April 1975) is a Japanese former ski jumper.
During those games, he became only the second person to ever achieve perfect marks from all five judges (20 points is the highest attainable mark), following Toni Innauer who had achieved this masterpiece already in 1976 and preceding Sven Hannawald (2003), Hideharu Miyahira (2003) and Wolfgang Loitzl (2009).
In honor of these achievements, he represented Asia in carrying the Olympic Flag during the opening ceremonies of the next Winter Olympics, in Salt Lake City.
He ranked among the most successful sportsmen of its discipline, particularly in the 1990s.
Funaki is known for his special variant of the V-style, in which the body lies flatter between the skis than usual.
Funaki began ski jumping at the age of eleven.
Funaki had his first World Cup appearance on December 20, 1992 in Sapporo.
His first World Cup victory was achieved on December 10, 1994 in the normal hill at Planica, Slovenia.
Several weeks later, he was leading the Four Hills Tournament in total tour points after the third event.
In the second part of the last event at Bischofshofen, he had the longest jump of 131.5 meters, but fell during the landing - and the overall tour victory went to Austrian Andreas Goldberger, and Funaki finished second.
He achieved his best results in the 1997/98 season with a second rank in the World Cup rankings.
In that season he also won the Four Hills Tournament.
In 1997, Funaki won the ski jumping event at the Holmenkollen ski festival.
And together with the Japanese team, he placed 2nd in the Team large hill in 1997, 1999 and 2003.
He also won the FIS Ski-Flying World Championships 1998 in Oberstdorf.
The high point of his career was in the 1998 Winter Olympic Games at Nagano.
At the FIS Nordic World Ski Championships, he became the world champion of the individual normal hill in 1999 at Ramsau, Austria.
For his ski jumping successes, Funaki received the Holmenkollen medal in 1999.
While he does not compete in World Cup or Continental Cup events, Funaki still takes part in local Japanese competitions.
Altogether Funaki won 15 World Cup career victories, his last on February 5, 2005 at Sapporo.
In March 2019 he finished 10th and 42nd in FIS Race events in Sapporo.