Japan at the Olympics

Japan at the Olympic Games
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Olympic history
Summer Games
1912 1920 1924 1928 1932 1936 1948 1952 1956 1960 1964 1968 1972 1976 1980 1984 1988 1992 1996 2000 2004 2008 2012 2016
Winter Games
1924 1928 1932 1936 1948 1952 1956 1960 1964 1968 1972 1976 1980 1984 1988 1992 1994 1998 2002 2006 2010 2014

Japan first participated at the Olympic Games in 1912, and has competed at almost every Games since then. The nation was not invited to the 1948 Games after World War II, and Japan was part of the American-led boycott of the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow.

Japan hosted the Games on three occasions, with a fourth occasion planned for 2020:

• 1964 Summer Olympics in Tokyo
• 1972 Winter Olympics in Sapporo, Hokkaidō Prefecture
• 1998 Winter Olympics in Nagano, Nagano Prefecture
• 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo

Japan won its first medals in 1920, and its first gold medals in 1928. Japanese athletes have won 398 medals at the Summer Olympic Games (Except Art competitions at the 1936 Summer Olympics), with the most gold medals won in judo. Japan has also won 37 medals at the Winter Olympic Games.

The Japanese Olympic Committee was created in 1911 and recognized in 1912.

Medal tables by Games

*Red border color indicates tournament was held on home soil.

Medals by Summer Games Games Athletes Gold Silver Bronze Total Rank 1912 Stockholm 2 0 0 0 0 – 1920 Antwerp 15 0 2 0 2 17 1924 Paris 19 0 0 1 1 23 1928 Amsterdam 43 2 2 1 5 15 1932 Los Angeles 131 7 7 4 18 5 1936 Berlin 156 6 4 8 18 8 1948 London did not participate 1952 Helsinki 69 1 6 2 9 17 1956 Melbourne 110 4 10 5 19 10 1960 Rome 162 4 7 7 18 8 1964 Tokyo 328 16 5 8 29 3 1968 Mexico City 171 11 7 7 25 3 1972 Munich 184 13 8 8 29 5 1976 Montreal 213 9 6 10 25 5 1980 Moscow did not participate 1984 Los Angeles 226 10 8 14 32 7 1988 Seoul 255 4 3 7 14 14 1992 Barcelona 256 3 8 11 22 17 1996 Atlanta 306 3 6 5 14 23 2000 Sydney 266 5 8 5 18 15 2004 Athens 306 16 9 12 37 5 2008 Beijing 332 9 6 10 25 8 2012 London 295 7 14 17 38 11 2016 Rio de Janeiro 2020 Tokyo Total 130 126 142 398 13

Medals by Winter Games Games Athletes Gold Silver Bronze Total Rank 1924 Chamonix did not participate 1928 St. Moritz 6 0 0 0 0 – 1932 Lake Placid 16 0 0 0 0 – 1936 Garmisch-Partenkirchen 31 0 0 0 0 – 1948 St. Moritz did not participate 1952 Oslo 13 0 0 0 0 – 1956 Cortina d'Ampezzo 10 0 1 0 1 11 1960 Squaw Valley 41 0 0 0 0 – 1964 Innsbruck 47 0 0 0 0 – 1968 Grenoble 61 0 0 0 0 – 1972 Sapporo 85 1 1 1 3 11 1976 Innsbruck 58 0 0 0 0 – 1980 Lake Placid 50 0 1 0 1 15 1984 Sarajevo 39 0 1 0 1 14 1988 Calgary 48 0 0 1 1 16 1992 Albertville 60 1 2 4 7 11 1994 Lillehammer 59 1 2 2 5 11 1998 Nagano 156 5 1 4 10 7 2002 Salt Lake City 103 0 1 1 2 21 2006 Turin 110 1 0 0 1 18 2010 Vancouver 94 0 3 2 5 20 2014 Sochi 113 1 4 3 8 17 2018 Pyeongchang Total 10 17 18 45 18

Medals by summer sport      Leading in that sport Sport Gold Silver Bronze Total Judo 36 18 18 72 Gymnastics 29 33 33 95 Wrestling 28 17 17 62 Swimming 20 24 29 73 Athletics 7 7 9 23 Volleyball 3 3 3 9 Weightlifting 2 3 8 13 Boxing 2 0 3 5 Shooting 1 2 3 6 Softball 1 1 1 3 Equestrian 1 0 0 1 Synchronized swimming 0 4 8 12 Archery 0 3 2 5 Tennis 0 2 0 2 Fencing 0 2 0 2 Cycling 0 1 3 4 Baseball 0 1 2 3 Sailing 0 1 1 2 Football 0 1 1 2 Field hockey 0 1 0 1 Table tennis 0 1 0 1 Badminton 0 1 0 1 Taekwondo 0 0 1 1 Total 130 126 142 398

Medals by winter sport Sport Gold Silver Bronze Total Ski jumping 3 5 3 11 Figure skating 2 2 1 5 Nordic combined 2 2 0 4 Speed skating 1 5 9 15 Short track speed skating 1 0 2 3 Freestyle skiing 1 0 2 3 Snowboarding 0 2 1 3 Alpine skiing 0 1 0 1 Total 10 17 18 45

See also

• Category:Olympic competitors for Japan
• Japan at the Paralympics
• Japan at the Asian Games

References

• "Olympic Medal Winners". International Olympic Committee. Retrieved 2006-12-09. 
• "Japanese Olympic Committee". International Olympic Committee. Retrieved 2011-08-02. 

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