Japan at the Olympics

Japan at the
Olympics
IOC code JPN
NOC Japanese Olympic Committee
Website www.joc.or.jp (in Japanese) (in English)
Medals
Gold
156
Silver
157
Bronze
184
Total
497
Summer appearances
Winter appearances

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 won its first medals in 1920, and its first gold medals in 1928. Japanese athletes have won 439 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 45 medals at the Winter Olympic Games.

The Japanese Olympic Committee was created in 1911 and recognized in 1912.[1]

Hosted Games

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

GamesHost city
1964 Summer OlympicsTokyo
1972 Winter OlympicsSapporo, Hokkaidō Prefecture
1998 Winter OlympicsNagano, Nagano Prefecture
2020 Summer OlympicsTokyo

Medal tables

  • Red border color indicates tournament was held on home soil.
  • Red colered rank box indicates the best performance.

References

See also

  • "Japan". International Olympic Committee.
  • "Results and Medalists — Japan". Olympic.org. International Olympic Committee.
  • "Olympic Medal Winners". International Olympic Committee.
  • "Japan". Sports-Reference.com. Archived from the original on 2016-03-21.
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