Career
His debut performance was on 16 December 1989 in Sapporo and at the moment he is the oldest ski jumper in a world of ski jumping. Okabe had his biggest successes at the FIS Nordic World Ski Championships, winning five medals. This included a gold in the individual normal hill (1995), a silver in the team large hill (1997), and three bronzes in the team large hill (1995, 2007, 2009).
Okabe has five individual victories, three of which came on flying hills.
This record has since been beaten by his compatriot Noriaki Kasai. On 12 March 2014, the International Ski Federation announced his retirement.
Standings
Wins.