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Kuraray Co., Ltd. (head office: Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo, President: Fumio Ito) announces that Women's ski jumper Sara Takanashi has changed her affiliation to Kuraray.
Ms. Takanashi began competing in ski jumping when she was 8 years old, and quickly distinguished herself in the sport, traveling overseas as a representative of Japan to compete in Europe where ski jumping is particularly popular.
Meanwhile, Kuraray operates a global; business as a specialist chemical manufacturer, and conducts a broad range of business in Europe with production plants in Germany, Belgium, Russia and the United Kingdom. A relative of Ms. Takanashi works at the Belgian subsidiary, and increased interest in supporting her throughout the company led to her being welcomed as a member of Kuraray.
We will continue to support Ms. Takanashi as a member of the Kuraray Group as she expands her activities on the world stage.
Profile of Sara Takanashi
| Date of Birth | October 8, 1996 |
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| Hometown | Kamikawa, Hokkaido |
| Occupation | Student at Grace Mountain International School |
| Club | Kuraray |
| First year ski jumping | 2004 (Age: 8) |
| 2011 | Set the women's record of 141m for the longest jump without falling over at Okurayama Ski Jump Stadium during the 53rd HBC Cup |
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| Became the youngest woman to win an international ski jumping competition officially recognized by the International Ski Federation (FIS) at the Continental Cup | |
| 2012 | Won a gold medal at the Innsbruck Winter Youth Olympic Games |
| Won at the Nordic Junior World Ski Championships | |
| 2013 | Became the youngest individual all-round of the FIS Women's World Cup champion on record in the 2012-2013 season. |
