Sara Takanashi

(born 8 October 1996) is a Japanese ski jumper. She is one of the most successful female ski jumper to date, as well as one of the most successful athletes in the history of the sport, having won four World Cup overall titles (an all-time female record), seven World Championship medals, and a Winter Olympic medal. As of January 2022, Takanashi holds the record for the most individual World Cup wins, male or female, with 61. She also has three Guinness World Records certificates for the most podium finishes in the Ski Jumping World Cup, the most individual victories by a female in the Ski Jumping World Cup, and the most Ski Jumping World Cup individual victories in a career (overall).

Sara Takanashi 高梨 沙羅
Takanashi in 2017
Country	Japan
Born	(1996-10-08) 8 October 1996 Kamikawa, Japan
Height	1.52 m (4 ft 12 in)
Ski club	Kuraray
World Cup career
Seasons	2012–present
Individual wins	61
Team wins	3
Indiv. podiums	110
Team podiums	6
Indiv. starts	167
Team starts	11
Overall titles	4 (2013, 2014, 2016, 2017)
Medal record Women's ski jumping Olympic Games Bronze 2018 Pyeongchang Individual NH World Championships Gold 2013 Val di Fiemme Mixed NH Silver 2013 Val di Fiemme Individual NH Silver 2021 Oberstdorf Individual LH Bronze 2015 Falun Mixed NH Bronze 2017 Lahti Individual NH Bronze 2017 Lahti Mixed NH Bronze 2021 Oberstdorf Individual NH
Updated on 1 January 2022.

Standings

Season	Overall
2012	1
2013	1
2014	1
2015	1
2016	1
2017	1
2018	1
2019	1
2021	2

Individual wins

#	Season	Date	Location	Hill	Type
1	2012	22 september 2012	Almaty	HS106	NH
2		23 september 2012	Almaty	HS106	NH
3	2013	13 september 2013	Nizhny Tagil	HS106	NH
4		14 september 2013	Nizhny Tagil	HS106	NH
5		21 september 2013	Almaty	HS68	NH
6		22 september 2013	Almaty	HS106	NH
7	2014	20 september 2014	Almaty	HS106	NH
8		21 september 2014	Almaty	HS106	NH
9	2015	14 august 2015	Courchevel	HS96	NH
10		5 september 2015	Chaykovskiy	HS106	NH
11		6 september 2015	Chaykovskiy	HS106	NH
12		12 september 2015	Almaty	HS106	NH
13		13 september 2015	Almaty	HS106	NH
14	2016	16 july 2016	Courchevel	HS96	NH
15		10 september 2016	Chaykovskiy	HS106	NH
16		11 september 2016	Chaykovskiy	HS106	NH
17	2017	19 august 2017	Frenštát pod Radhoštěm	HS106	NH
18		9 september 2017	Chaykovskiy	HS102	NH
19		10 september 2017	Chaykovskiy	HS102	NH
20	2018	28 july 2018	Hinterzarten	HS108	NH
21		10 august 2018	Courchevel	HS135	LH
22		17 august 2018	Frenštát pod Radhoštěm	HS106	NH
23		18 august 2018	Frenštát pod Radhoštěm	HS106	NH
24	2019	26 july 2019	Hinterzarten	HS108	NH
25		9 august 2019	Courchevel	HS135	LH
26	2021	15 august 2021	Frenštát pod Radhoštěm	HS106	NH

Individual starts

Season	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	Points
2012								312
	8	2	1	1
2013								525
	2	5	1	1	1	1
2014								200
	1	1
2015								500
	1	1	1	1	1
2016								300
	1	1	1
2017								380
	2	–	1	1	1
2018								460
	1	1	1	1	3
2019								200
	1	1	–
2021								320
	2	2	–	1	–	–	3