Katsumi Yamada

Katsumi Yamada graduated from the Department of Forestry of the Hokkaido Imperial University and in 1929 started to work for the Ōwani Forestry Office in the Aomori prefecture. He continued to compete as a member of Aomori Rin’yū (Aomori Forest Association). At the 1932 Winter Games in Lake Placid he was entered in four events, but actually only participated in the jumping and Nordic combined placing 32nd in both events.

Later, Yamada moved to the Ajigasawa Forestry Office, also in Aomori, and eventually joined the Hokkaido Government Office. He continued to be involved in skiing serving as a technical committee member of the Ski Association of Japan and manager of the Nordic combined department. Yamada’s nickname was “Reverse-san” because he was a theorist and often looked at problems from a reverse angle.