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Casey Larson

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Born (1998-12-16) December 16, 1998 (age 27)
SportSki jumping
Seasons2017–2025
Indiv.starts52
Casey Larson
Larson in 2017
Personal information
Born (1998-12-16) December 16, 1998 (age 27)
Sport
SportSki jumping
World Cup career
Seasons2017–2025
Indiv. starts52
Team starts19
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)216.5 m (710 ft)
Vikersund, March 18, 2017

Casey Larson (born December 16, 1998) is a retired American ski jumper. According to historian Bill Mallon, he was the 100,000th Olympic male athlete to compete in the Olympic Games (across Summer and Winter Games).[1]

In 2016, Larson participated at the Winter Youth Olympics in Lillehammer and the Junior World Championships in Rasnov.[2]

He was one of three Chicago-area teens to make the 2018 Olympics ski jumping team,[3] where he finished in 39th place in the normal hill individual event.[4] He also competed at the 2022 Winter Olympics, finishing in 39th place on the normal hill and in 43rd place on the large hill.[5]

Major tournament results

Winter Olympics

Year Place Individual Team
Normal Large Men Mixed
2018 South Korea Pyeongchang 39 — 9 —
2022 China Beijing 39 43 10 —

FIS Nordic World Ski Championships

Year Place Individual Team
Normal Large Men Mixed
2017 Finland Lahti — 46 11 —
2019 Austria Innsbruck 28 38 11 10
2021 Germany Oberstdorf 46 48 10 12
2023 Slovenia Planica 39 36 8 10
2025 Norway Trondheim 40 — — —

FIS Ski Flying World Championships

Year Place Individual Team
2020 Slovenia Planica 39 —
2022 Norway Vikersund 40 —
2024 Austria Bad Mitterndorf did not participate

World Cup results

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