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Japan at the Olympics
Japan Olympic Committee
IOC code - JAP
Other codes used - GIA (1956W, 1960S), JAP (1960W)
NOC - Japanese Olympic Committee - JOC
Creation - 1911
Website - http://www.joc.or.jp/
Hosted Games - Japan at the Olympic Games
Games - Host city
1964 Summer Olympics - Tokyo
1972 Winter Olympics - Sapporo
1998 Winter Olympics - Nagano
Medals - Japan at the Olympic Games
Medals by Summer Games
Games - Gold - Silver - Bronze - Total
1912 Stockholm - 0 - 0 - 0 - 0
1920 Antwerp - 0 - 2 - 0 - 2
1924 Paris - 0 - 0 - 1 - 1
1928 Amsterdam - 2 - 2 - 1 - 5
1932 Los Angeles - 7 - 7 - 4 - 18
1936 Berlin - 6 - 4 - 8 - 18
1948 London - did not participate
1952 Helsinki - 1 - 6 - 2 - 9
1956 Melbourne/Stockholm - 4 - 10 - 5 - 19
1960 Rome - 4 - 7 - 7 - 18
1964 Tokyo (host nation) - 16 - 5 - 8 - 29
1968 Mexico City - 11 - 7 - 7 - 25
1972 Munich - 13 - 8 - 8 - 29
1976 Montreal - 9 - 6 - 10 - 25
1980 Moscow - did not participate
1984 Los Angeles - 10 - 8 - 14 - 32
1988 Seoul - 4 - 3 - 7 - 14
1992 Barcelona - 3 - 8 - 11 - 22
1996 Atlanta - 3 - 6 - 5 - 14
2000 Sydney - 5 - 8 - 5 - 18
2004 Athens - 16 - 9 - 12 - 37
Total - 114 - 106 - 115 - 335
• Olympic Games - Medals Table
Medals by Winter Games
Games - Gold - Silver - Bronze - Total
1924 Chamonix - did not participate
1928 St. Moritz - 0 - 0 - 0 - 0
1932 Lake Placid - 0 - 0 - 0 - 0
1936 Garmisch-Partenkirchen - 0 - 0 - 0 - 0
1948 St. Moritz - did not participate
1952 Oslo - 0 - 0 - 0 - 0
1956 Cortina d'Ampezzo - 0 - 1 - 0 - 1
1960 Squaw Valley - 0 - 0 - 0 - 0
1964 Innsbruck - 0 - 0 - 0 - 0
1968 Grenoble - 0 - 0 - 0 - 0
1972 Sapporo (host nation) - 1 - 1 - 1 - 3
1976 Innsbruck - 0 - 0 - 0 - 0
1980 Lake Placid - 0 - 1 - 0 - 1
1984 Sarajevo - 0 - 1 - 0 - 1
1988 Calgary - 0 - 0 - 1 - 1
1992 Albertville - 1 - 2 - 4 - 7
1994 Lillehammer - 1 - 2 - 2 - 5
1998 Nagano (host nation) - 5 - 1 - 4 - 10
2002 Salt Lake City - 0 - 1 - 1 - 2
2006 Turin - 1 - 0 - 0 - 1
Total - 9 - 10 - 13 - 32
• Olympic Games - Medals Table
Medals by summer sport
Sport - Gold - Silver - Bronze - Total
Judo - 31 - 14 - 13 - 58
Gymnastics - 28 - 29 - 33 - 90
Wrestling - 22 - 15 - 13 - 50
Swimming - 18 - 21 - 18 - 57
Athletics - 7 - 7 - 7 - 21
Volleyball - 3 - 3 - 2 - 8
Weightlifting - 2 - 2 - 8 - 12
Shooting - 1 - 2 - 3 - 6
Boxing - 1 - 0 - 2 - 3
Equestrian - 1 - 0 - 0 - 1
Synchronized swimming - 0 - 4 - 7 - 11
Archery - 0 - 2 - 1 - 3
Tennis - 0 - 2 - 0 - 2
Baseball - 0 - 1 - 2 - 3
Cycling - 0 - 1 - 2 - 3
Sailing - 0 - 1 - 1 - 2
Softball - 0 - 1 - 1 - 2
Field hockey - 0 - 1 - 0 - 1
Football - 0 - 0 - 1 - 1
Taekwondo - 0 - 0 - 1 - 1
Total - 114 - 106 - 115 - 335
Medals by winter sport
Sport - Gold - Silver - Bronze - Total
Ski jumping - 3 - 4 - 2 - 9
Nordic combined - 2 - 1 - 0 - 3
Speed skating - 1 - 3 - 8 - 12
Figure skating - 1 - 1 - 0 - 2
Short track speed skating - 1 - 0 - 2 - 3
Freestyle skiing - 1 - 0 - 1 - 2
Alpine skiing - 0 - 1 - 0 - 1
Total - 9 - 10 - 13 - 32
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Olympic history - Japan at the Olympic Games
Japan at the Olympic Games
1912 | 1920 | 1924 | 1928 | 1932 | 1936 | 1952 | 1956 | 1960 | 1964 | 1968 | 1972 | 1976 | 1984 | 1988 | 1992 | 1996 | 2000 | 2004 | 2008
Japan at the Winter Games
1928 | 1932 | 1936 | 1952 | 1956 | 1960 | 1964 | 1968 | 1972 | 1976 | 1980 | 1984 | 1988 | 1992 | 1994 | 1998 | 2002 | 2006
Athletes - Japan at the Olympic Games
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Highlights - Japan at the Olympic Games
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Records - Japan at the Olympic Games
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Sports - Japan at the Olympic Games
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Japan at the 2008 Summer Olympics - Beijing 2008
Medals
Gold - Silver - Bronze - Total
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• Japan at the 2008 Summer Olympics
Japan
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Imperial Seal of Japan |
Name - Nihon-koku | Japan
Motto -
Anthem - Kimi ga Yo
Capital - Tokyo
Largest city - Tokyo
Official language - Japanese (de facto)
Demonym - Japanese
Government - Parliamentary democracy and Constitutional monarchy
Formation - National Foundation Day - February 11, 660 BC3
Area - Total - 377,873 km² (62nd) | 145,883 sq mi
Population - 127,433,494 - 2007 (10th)
Density - 337/km² (30th) | 872.8/sq mi
GDP (PPP) - $4.346 trillion - 2007 (3rd)
GDP (PPP) Per capita - $33,800 (24th)
Gini - 38.1 (2002)
HDI (2007) - 0.953 (high) (8th)
Currency - ¥ (Yen) - JPY
Time zone - JST (UTC+9)
Internet TLD - .jp
Calling code - +81
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Map of Japan
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