Kazuyoshi Funaki
- January 9, 2024
- Jumper
Quick Facts
Kazuyoshi Funaki Biography
| Name | Kazuyoshi Funaki |
| Birthday | Apr 27 |
| Birth Year | 1975 |
| Place Of Birth | Yoichi |
| Home Town | Hokkaido |
| Birth Country | Japan |
| Birth Sign | Taurus |
Kazuyoshi Funaki is one of the most popular and richest Jumper who was born on April 27, 1975 in Yoichi, Hokkaido, Japan.
Kazuyoshi Funaki (船木 和喜 , Funaki Kazuyoshi) (born 27 April 1975) is a Japanese ski jumper. 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 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.
Kazuyoshi Funaki Net Worth
| Net Worth | $5 Million |
| Source Of Income | Jumper |
| House | Living in own house. |
Kazuyoshi Funaki is one of the richest Jumper from Japan. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Kazuyoshi Funaki 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)
Funaki began ski jumping at the age of eleven. 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.
Height, Weight & Body Measurements
| Height | 1.75 m |
| Weight | 62 kg |
Kazuyoshi Funaki height 1.75 m Kenkichi weight 62 kg & body measurements will update soon.
Who is Kazuyoshi Funaki Dating?
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Altogether Funaki won 15 World Cup career victories, his last on February 5, 2005 at Sapporo. 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.
Facts & Trivia
Kenkichi Ranked on the list of most popular Jumper. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in Japan. Kazuyoshi Funaki celebrates birthday on April 27 of every year.