Ryoyu Kobayashi of Japan seen in Akureyri, Iceland on April, 24, 2024.
Ryoyu Kobayashi of Japan seen in Akureyri, Iceland on April 23, 2024.

Ryoyu
Kobayashi

Japan

Japan

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Ski Jumping

A World Cup champion, two-time Four Hills winner and owner of the longest jump in history, Japanese star Ryōyū Kobayashi is a ski jumping legend.

Date of birth

8 November 1996

Place of birth

Hachimantai

Age

29

Nationality

Japan

Japan

Career start

2015

Disciplines

Ski Jumping/Flying

Born in 1996 in the city of Hachimantai in Japan's Iwate Prefecture, Ryōyū Kopayashi began skiing at the age of five, but took up ski jumping just a couple of years later, following the inspiration of his older brother Junshiro Kobayashi, himself a World Cup winner. He joined the Tsuchiya Home Ski Team in 2015 and made his World Cup debut in the 2015-16 season.

After three seasons spent learning his craft, Ryōyū took a massive leap forward during the 2018–19 season.