Naoki Yasuzaki

Naoki Yasuzaki (Japanese安 崎 直 干, Yasuzaki Naoki; born August 1, 1969 in Niki, Hokkaidō ) is a former Japanese ski jumper.

Yasuzaki announced on 7 February 1990 his debut in the World Cup Ski Jumping. In St. Moritz, he reached it the 45th place. In the Ski Flying World Championships 1990 in Vikersund he flew on the 50th place. On December 19, 1992 he succeeded in Sapporo with the 15th place for the first time the profit of World Cup points. Four months later, on 6 March 1993, he was able to achieve in Lahti with the 4th place his best individual result at a World Cup competition. The World Cup 1992/93 season he finished at the end on the 30th place in the overall World Cup standings. In the following years he was able to maintain its services constantly and reached in the 1994/95 season with 28th place, the best finish in the World Cup overall standings. In the same year he was able to occupy the 20th place in the Four Hills Tournament. In the Nordic World Ski Championships 1995 Canadian Thunder Bay he won the bronze medal in team jumping, together with Takanobu Okabe, Jin'ya Nishikata and Hiroya Saitō. jumping on the big hill he jumped to 22nd position. In 1996, he was rarely jump on top rankings. A place among the top ten, he reached no more. Starting in 2002, then jumped Yasuzaki exclusively in ski jumping Continental Cup in which he had already denied some jumping parallel since 1993. In 2003 he ended his ski jumping career.