Japan at the Asian Games

Japan at the Asian Games

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IOC code  JPN
NOC Japanese Olympic Committee
Asian Games history
Asian Games
Asian Winter Games
Asian Indoor and Martial Arts Games
  • 2005
  • 2007
  • 2009 (M)
  • 2009
  • 2013
Asian Beach Games
Asian Youth Games
East Asian Games history
East Asian Games
  • 1993
  • 1997
  • 2001
  • 2005
  • 2009
  • 2013

Japan has competed at the Asian Games since their inception in 1951, held in New Delhi, India. The National Olympic Committee of Japan, Japanese Olympic Committee, is responsible for organizing Japan's participation in the Asian Games. The Committee was established in 1911 and recognized by the International Olympic Committee in 1912; it is also the oldest Asian National Olympic Committee.[1][2] Japan has a distinguished achievement among all Asian countries, being the only one to have won at least 20 gold medals at every Asian Games.

Asian Games

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

Medals by Games

Games Rank Gold Silver Bronze Total
1951 New Delhi[3] 1 24 21 15 60
1954 Manila[4] 1 38 36 24 98
1958 Tokyo[5] 1 67 41 30 138
1962 Jakarta[6] 1 73 65 23 161
1966 Bangkok[7] 1 78 53 33 164
1970 Bangkok[8] 1 74 47 23 144
1974 Tehran[9] 1 75 49 51 175
1978 Bangkok[10] 1 70 58 49 177
1982 Delhi[11] 2 57 52 44 153
1986 Seoul[12] 3 58 76 77 211
1990 Beijing[13] 3 38 60 76 174
1994 Hiroshima[14] 2 64 75 79 218
1998 Bangkok[15] 3 52 61 68 181
2002 Busan[16] 3 44 74 72 190
2006 Doha[17] 3 50 71 77 198
2010 Guangzhou[18] 3 48 74 94 216
2014 Incheon[19] 3 47 76 77 200
2018 Jakarta Future event
Total 2 957 980 913 2850

Medals by sport

Sport Rank Gold Silver Bronze Total
Archery 2 7 9 7 23
Athletics 1 187 219 161 567
Badminton 5 6 7 21 34
Baseball 3 1 2 3 6
Basketball 4 2 3 12 17
Board games 9 0 0 1 1
Bodybuilding 11 0 3 2 5
Bowling 2 16 15 8 39
Boxing 6 13 13 37 63
Canoeing 4 4 14 18 36
Cricket 5 0 0 1 1
Cue sports 5 4 3 4 11
Cycling 1 50 49 21 120
Dancesport 3 0 3 4 7
Diving 2 17 21 32 70
Equestrian 1 15 11 8 34
Fencing 3 11 13 34 58
Football 5 2 5 4 11
Golf 3 7 4 5 16
Gymnastics 2 19 30 47 96
Handball 4 0 5 5 10
Hockey 5 0 3 5 8
Judo 1 47 34 29 110
Kabaddi 6 0 0 1 1
Karate 1 23 9 4 36
Modern pentathlon 4 0 2 3 5
Roller sports 4 1 0 0 1
Rowing 2 8 35 10 53
Rugby union 2 2 3 0 5
Sailing 3 16 22 12 50
Sepaktakraw 8 0 0 9 9
Shooting 3 54 43 54 151
Soft tennis 3 5 10 13 28
Softball 1 3 3 0 6
Swimming 1 258 239 149 646
Synchronized swimming 2 6 8 0 14
Table tennis 2 20 18 42 80
Taekwondo 15 0 3 8 11
Tennis 1 27 18 34 79
Triathlon 1 5 5 1 11
Volleyball 1 17 7 8 32
Water polo 3 4 8 3 15
Weightlifting 4 23 19 28 70
Wrestling 1 66 47 41 154
Wushu 10 1 6 9 16
Total 2 957 980 913 2850

Medals by individual

Athlete Sport Years Gender Gold Silver Bronze Total
Nishigawa, YoshimiYoshimi Nishigawa Swimming 1970–1974 F 10 0 0 10
Kitajima, KosukeKosuke Kitajima Swimming 2002–2010 M 7 1 0 8
Iwasaki, KunihiroKunihiro Iwasaki Swimming 1966–1970 M 7 1 0 8
Yamamoto, TakashiTakashi Yamamoto Swimming 1998–2006 M 7 1 0 8
Sato, YoshikoYoshiko Sato Swimming 1954–1962 F 7 0 2 9
Irie, RyosukeRyosuke Irie Swimming 2006–2014 M 6 3 0 9
Taguchi, NobutakaNobutaka Taguchi Swimming 1970–1974 M 6 0 0 6
Honda, TadashiTadashi Honda Swimming 1970–1974 M 6 0 0 6
Fujiwara, KatsunoriKatsunori Fujiwara Swimming 1986–1990 M 5 3 0 8
Miyagi, ReikoReiko Miyagi Tennis 1958–1966 F 5 3 0 8
Yanagidate, TsuyoshiTsuyoshi Yanagidate Swimming 1974–1978 M 5 2 0 7
Tagata, KengoKengo Tagata Bowling 1986–1998 M 5 1 1 7
Ishii, TakaoTakao Ishii Shooting 1962–1966 M 5 1 1 7
Nagasaki, HirokoHiroko Nagasaki Swimming 1982–1986 F 5 1 0 6
Murofushi, ShigenobuShigenobu Murofushi Athletics 1966–1986 M 5 1 0 6
Miki, KeiichiKeiichi Miki Table tennis 1962–1966 M 5 0 2 7
Watanabe, KojiKoji Watanabe Tennis 1962–1966 M 5 0 0 5
Tachibana, MiyaMiya Tachibana Synchronized swimming 1994–2002 F 5 0 0 5
Yoshino, ToyokoToyoko Yoshino Athletics 1951–1954 F 5 0 0 5
Hatsuda, YasueYasue Hatsuda Swimming 1974–1978 F 5 0 0 5

Asian Winter Games

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

Medals by Games

Games Rank Gold Silver Bronze Total
1986 Sapporo[20] 1 29 23 6 58
1990 Sapporo[21] 1 18 16 13 47
1996 Harbin[22] 3 8 14 10 32
1999 Gangwon[23] 4 6 14 9 29
2003 Aomori[24] 1 24 23 20 67
2007 Changchun[25] 2 13 9 14 36
2011 Astana / Almaty[26] 2 13 24 17 54
2017 Sapporo Future event
Total 1 111 123 89 323

East Asian Games

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

Medals by Games

Games Rank Gold Silver Bronze Total
1993 Shanghai 2 25 37 55 117
1997 Busan 2 47 53 53 153
2001 Osaka 2 61 65 65 191
2005 Macau 2 46 56 77 179
2009 Hong Kong[27] 2 62 58 70 190
2013 Tianjin 2 47 57 75 179
2017 Incheon Future event
Total 2 288 326 395 1009

Asian Indoor and Martial Arts Games

Medals by Games

Games Rank Gold Silver Bronze Total
Asian Indoor Games
2005 Bangkok[28] 7 6 2 6 14
2007 Macau 7 8 7 11 26
2009 Hanoi 11 5 9 9 23
Asian Martial Arts Games
2009 Bangkok[29] 5 9 2 3 14
Asian Indoor and Martial Arts Games
2013 Incheon[30] 9 3 4 8 15
2017 Ashgabat Future event
Total 31 24 37 92

Asian Beach Games

Medals by Games

Games Rank Gold Silver Bronze Total
2008 Bali[31] 5 3 3 3 9
2010 Muscat 10 2 1 3 6
2012 Haiyang 8 1 3 2 6
2014 Phuket 8 7 5 7 19
2016 Nha Trang Future event
2018 Goa Future event
Total 5 13 12 15 40

Asian Youth Games

Medals by Games

Games Rank Gold Silver Bronze Total
2009 Singapore[32] 6 5 6 4 15
2013 Nanjing[33] 3 7 5 6 18
2017 Hambantota Future event
2021 Surabaya Future event
Total 5 12 11 10 33

Asian Para Games

Medals by Games

Games Rank Gold Silver Bronze Total
2010 Guangzhou 2 32 39 32 103
2014 Incheon 3 38 49 56 143
2018 Jakarta Future event
Total 3 70 88 88 246

Asian Youth Para Games

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

Medals by Games

Games Rank Gold Silver Bronze Total
2009 Tokyo 1 65 26 22 113
2013 Kuala Lumpur 1 39 20 25 84
2017 Nanjing Future event
Total 1 104 46 47 197

See also

References

  1. ↑ "National Olympic Committee – Japan". olympic.org. International Olympic Committee. Retrieved April 6, 2012.
  2. ↑ "Council – Member countries". ocasia.org. Olympic Council of Asia. Retrieved April 6, 2012.
  3. ↑ Overall Medal Standings - New Delhi 1951
  4. ↑ Overall Medal Standings - Manila 1954
  5. ↑ Overall Medal Standings - Tokyo 1958
  6. ↑ Overall Medal Standings - Jakarta 1962
  7. ↑ Overall Medal Standings - Bangkok 1966
  8. ↑ Overall Medal Standings - Bangkok 1970
  9. ↑ Overall Medal Standings - Tehran 1974
  10. ↑ Overall Medal Standings - Bangkok 1978
  11. ↑ Overall Medal Standings - New Delhi 1982
  12. ↑ Overall Medal Standings - Seoul 1986
  13. ↑ Overall Medal Standings - Beijing 1990
  14. ↑ Overall Medal Standings - Hiroshima 1994
  15. ↑ Overall Medal Standings - Bangkok 1998
  16. ↑ Overall Medal Standings - Busan 2002
  17. ↑ Overall Medal Standings - Doha 2006
  18. ↑ Overall Medal Standings - Guangzhou 2010
  19. ↑ http://www.incheon2014ag.org/Sports/Medals/MenuMedalStanding?lang=en Medals - 2014 Incheon Asian Games]
  20. ↑ Overall Medal Standings - Sapporo 1986
  21. ↑ Overall Medal Standings - Sapporo 1990
  22. ↑ Overall Medal Standings - Harbin 1996
  23. ↑ Overall Medal Standings - Kangwon 1999
  24. ↑ Overall Medal Standings - Aomori 2003
  25. ↑ Overall Medal Standings - Changchun 2007
  26. ↑ Overall Medal Standings - Astana-Almaty 2011
  27. ↑ Overall Medal Standings - Hong Kong 2009
  28. ↑ Overall Medal Standings - Bangkok 2005
  29. ↑ Overall Medal Standings - Bangkok 2009
  30. ↑ Overall Medal Standings - Incheon 2013
  31. ↑ Overall Medal Standings - Bali 2008
  32. ↑ Overall Medal Standings - Singapore 2009
  33. ↑ Overall Medal Standings - Nanjing 2013
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