NOC | Japanese Olympic Committee |
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Flagbearers | 85 |
Olympic Games | 4137 |
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Youth Olympic Games | 368 |
Japan first competed at the 1912 Olympic Games, its delegation and Olympic Committee led by Dr. Jigoro Kano, the founder of judo. Japan has since failed to compete only at the Games of 1948, when, as an aggressor nation in World War II, it was not invited, and 1980, when it chose to boycott the Moscow Olympics. At the Olympic Winter Games, Japan first competed in 1928 and has since missed only 1948 when it also was not invited. Japan was the dominant country in men’s gymnastics from 1956 until the mid-1980s. In addition, at times it has been the top country in swimming and one of the top in wrestling and weightlifting. Its top Olympic medals winners have been male gymnasts, led by Takashi Ono with 13, Sawao Kato with 12, and Akinori Nakayama with 10. Japan has won 437 Olympic medals (139 gold medals), of which 37 (nine gold) have come at the Olympic Winter Games. Japan hosted the Games of the XVIIIth Olympiad in Tokyo in 1964, the 11th Olympic Winter Games in Sapporo in 1972, and the 18th Olympic Winter Games in Nagano in 1998. Prior to the outbreak of hostilities, Japan was also scheduled to host both editions of the 1940 Olympics; the Olympic Winter Games were scheduled for Sapporo, and the Games of the XIIth Olympiad were scheduled for Tokyo. Tokyo will again host the 2020 Olympic Games.
In 1964 the Olympic Committee of Japan was awarded with the Count Alberto Bonacossa Trophy and in 1991 it was awarded with the Olympic Cup.
Edition | Competition Type | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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2004 Summer Olympics | Olympic Games | 16 | 9 | 12 | 37 |
1964 Summer Olympics | Olympic Games | 16 | 5 | 8 | 29 |
2018 Summer Youth Olympics | Youth Olympic Games | 15 | 12 | 12 | 39 |
1972 Summer Olympics | Olympic Games | 13 | 8 | 8 | 29 |
2016 Summer Olympics | Olympic Games | 12 | 8 | 21 | 41 |
1968 Summer Olympics | Olympic Games | 11 | 7 | 7 | 25 |
1984 Summer Olympics | Olympic Games | 10 | 8 | 14 | 32 |
2008 Summer Olympics | Olympic Games | 9 | 8 | 8 | 25 |
2020 Winter Youth Olympics | Youth Olympic Games | 9 | 7 | 1 | 17 |
1976 Summer Olympics | Olympic Games | 9 | 6 | 10 | 25 |
2010 Summer Youth Olympics | Youth Olympic Games | 8 | 5 | 3 | 16 |
2012 Summer Olympics | Olympic Games | 7 | 14 | 17 | 38 |
2014 Summer Youth Olympics | Youth Olympic Games | 7 | 9 | 5 | 21 |
1932 Summer Olympics | Olympic Games | 7 | 7 | 4 | 18 |
1936 Summer Olympics | Olympic Games | 6 | 4 | 10 | 20 |
2000 Summer Olympics | Olympic Games | 5 | 8 | 5 | 18 |
1998 Winter Olympics | Olympic Games | 5 | 1 | 4 | 10 |
1956 Summer Olympics | Olympic Games | 4 | 10 | 5 | 19 |
1960 Summer Olympics | Olympic Games | 4 | 7 | 7 | 18 |
2018 Winter Olympics | Olympic Games | 4 | 5 | 4 | 13 |
1988 Summer Olympics | Olympic Games | 4 | 3 | 7 | 14 |
1992 Summer Olympics | Olympic Games | 3 | 8 | 11 | 22 |
1996 Summer Olympics | Olympic Games | 3 | 6 | 5 | 14 |
2012 Winter Youth Olympics | Youth Olympic Games | 2 | 5 | 9 | 16 |
2016 Winter Youth Olympics | Youth Olympic Games | 2 | 4 | 0 | 6 |
1928 Summer Olympics | Olympic Games | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 |
1952 Summer Olympics | Olympic Games | 1 | 6 | 2 | 9 |
2014 Winter Olympics | Olympic Games | 1 | 4 | 3 | 8 |
1992 Winter Olympics | Olympic Games | 1 | 2 | 4 | 7 |
1994 Winter Olympics | Olympic Games | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 |
1972 Winter Olympics | Olympic Games | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
2006 Winter Olympics | Olympic Games | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
2010 Winter Olympics | Olympic Games | 0 | 3 | 2 | 5 |
1920 Summer Olympics | Olympic Games | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
2002 Winter Olympics | Olympic Games | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
1956 Winter Olympics | Olympic Games | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
1980 Winter Olympics | Olympic Games | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
1984 Winter Olympics | Olympic Games | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
1924 Summer Olympics | Olympic Games | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
1988 Winter Olympics | Olympic Games | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Sport | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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Judo | 39 | 19 | 26 | 84 |
Wrestling | 32 | 21 | 16 | 69 |
Artistic Gymnastics | 31 | 33 | 34 | 98 |
Swimming | 22 | 26 | 32 | 80 |
Athletics | 7 | 9 | 9 | 25 |
Speed Skating | 4 | 7 | 10 | 21 |
Ski Jumping | 3 | 5 | 4 | 12 |
Volleyball | 3 | 3 | 3 | 9 |
Figure Skating | 3 | 3 | 1 | 7 |
Weightlifting | 2 | 3 | 9 | 14 |
Nordic Combined | 2 | 3 | 0 | 5 |
Boxing | 2 | 0 | 3 | 5 |
Shooting | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 |
Badminton | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
Softball | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
Freestyle Skiing | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 |
Short Track Speed Skating | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
Equestrian Jumping | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Artistic Swimming | 0 | 4 | 10 | 14 |
Archery | 0 | 3 | 2 | 5 |
Snowboarding | 0 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
Table Tennis | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
Tennis | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
Fencing | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
Cycling Track | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
Baseball | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
Football | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
Sailing | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
Alpine Skiing | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Hockey | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Art Competitions | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
Canoe Slalom | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Curling | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Taekwondo | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Sport | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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Artistic Gymnastics | 7 | 2 | 1 | 10 |
Wrestling | 6 | 0 | 2 | 8 |
Snowboarding | 5 | 3 | 1 | 9 |
Athletics | 3 | 7 | 3 | 13 |
Speed Skating | 3 | 6 | 5 | 14 |
Swimming | 3 | 2 | 5 | 10 |
Judo | 3 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
Table Tennis | 2 | 5 | 0 | 7 |
Figure Skating | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
Ice Hockey | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
Karate | 1 | 3 | 0 | 4 |
Ski Jumping | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
Tennis | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
Fencing | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
Sport Climbing | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
Breaking | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
Triathlon | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Trampolining | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
Badminton | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
Boxing | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
Nordic Combined | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
Short Track Speed Skating | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
Alpine Skiing | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Cross Country Skiing | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Curling | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Futsal | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Cycling BMX Freestyle | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Rugby Sevens | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Athlete | Nat | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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Sawao Kato | ![]() |
8 | 3 | 1 | 12 |
Akinori Nakayama | ![]() |
6 | 2 | 2 | 10 |
Takashi Ono | ![]() |
5 | 4 | 4 | 13 |
Yukio Endo | ![]() |
5 | 2 | 0 | 7 |
Mitsuo Tsukahara | ![]() |
5 | 1 | 3 | 9 |
Kosuke Kitajima | ![]() |
4 | 1 | 2 | 7 |
Kaori Icho | ![]() |
4 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
Kohei Uchimura | ![]() |
3 | 4 | 0 | 7 |
Eizo Kenmotsu | ![]() |
3 | 3 | 3 | 9 |
Saori Yoshida | ![]() |
3 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
Athlete | Nat | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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Takeru Kitazono | ![]() |
5 | 1 | 0 | 6 |
Motonaga Arito | ![]() |
2 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
Koki Niwa | ![]() |
2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Miku Tashiro | ![]() |
2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Ram | ![]() |
2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Yuma Kagiyama | ![]() |
1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
Reina Sato | ![]() |
1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
Yuya Kamoto | ![]() |
1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
Karin Miyawaki | ![]() |
1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
Kenya Yuasa | ![]() |
1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
Yuka Ueno | ![]() |
1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
Yuki Naito | ![]() |
1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
Jigoro Kano | 1909—1938 |
Seichi Kishi | 1924—1933 |
Yotaro Sugimura | 1933—1936 |
Michimasa Soyeshima | 1934—1948 |
Iesato, Prince Tokugawa | 1936—1939 |
Matsuzo Nagai | 1939—1950 |
Shingoro Takaishi | 1939—1967 |
Ryotaro Azuma | 1950—1968 |
Tsuneyoshi, Prince Takeda | 1967—1981 |
Ryotaro Azuma | 1968—1983 |
Masaji Kiyokawa | 1969—1989 |
Tsuneyoshi, Prince Takeda | 1981—1992 |
Chiharu Igaya | 1982—2012 |
Masaji Kiyokawa | 1989—1999 |
Shunichiro Okano | 1990—2012 |
Yoshiaki Tsutsumi | 2000—2005 |
Chiharu Igaya | 2012— |
Shunichiro Okano | 2012—2017 |
Tsunekazu Takeda | 2012—2019 |
Morinari Watanabe | 2018— |
Yasuhiro Yamashita | 2020— |