Japan at the Olympics

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.

For Olympics in Japan, see Japanese Olympics.
Japan at the
Olympics
IOC codeJPN
NOCJapanese Olympic Committee
Websitewww.joc.or.jp (in Japanese and English)
Medals
Gold
156
Silver
158
Bronze
183
Total
497
Summer appearances
Winter appearances

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 58 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 the 2020 Summer Olympics[2] (which was postponed to 2021 due to the COVID-19 pandemic):[3]

GamesDatesHost city
1964 Summer Olympics10–24 October 1964Tokyo
1972 Winter Olympics3–13 February 1972Sapporo, Hokkaidō
1998 Winter Olympics7–22 February 1998Nagano, Nagano
2020 Summer Olympics23 July – 8 August 2021Tokyo

Unsuccessful bids
GamesCityWinner of bid
1960 Summer OlympicsTokyoRome, Italy
1988 Summer OlympicsNagoya, AichiSeoul, South Korea
2008 Summer OlympicsOsaka, OsakaBeijing, China
1968 Winter OlympicsSapporo, HokkaidōGrenoble, France
1984 Winter OlympicsSapporo, HokkaidōSarajevo, Yugoslavia
2016 Summer OlympicsTokyoRio de Janeiro, Brazil

Medal tables
See also: All-time Olympic Games medal table
  • Red border colour indicates tournament was held on home soil.
  • Red coloured rank box indicates the best performance.

Youth Games medal tables

See also

References
  1. Japan | Japanese Olympic Committee | National Olympic Committee". Olympic.org.
  2. Holthus, Barbara; Gagné, Isaac; Manzenreiter, Wolfram; Waldenberger, Franz (2020-04-23). Japan Through the Lens of the Tokyo Olympics Open Access. Routledge. doi:10.4324/9781003033905. ISBN 978-1-003-03390-5.
  3. "Joint Statement from the International Olympic Committee and the Tokyo 2020 Organising Committee". International Olympic Committee. Retrieved 23 January 2021.
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