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Kazuyoshi Funaki

Japanese ski jumper
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Kazuyoshi Funaki is a Japanese ski jumper who achieved significant success at the 1998 Winter Olympics in Nagano, Japan. He won the gold medal on the 120-meter hill and a silver medal on the 90-meter hill. Funaki also played a key role in leading Japan to victory in the team ski jumping event. Ski jumping has been an Olympic sport since the 1924 Games, with competitions held on normal and large hills.123

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