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@ PYEONGCHANG 2018
Japan competed in 13 sports: Alpine skiing, biathlon, cross-country skiing, curling, figure skating, freestyle skiing, ice hockey, Nordic combined, short track speed skating, skeleton, ski jumping, snowboarding, and speed skating - with a team of 119 athletes (49 men, 70 women).
The country won 13 medals (four gold), with eight won by women, and five by men. The Takagi sisters won five speed skating medals, as Miho won a full set of medals with gold in the team pursuit, silver in the 1500m, and bronze in the 1000m. Nana also won gold in the team pursuit and added a second gold in the mass start.
PYEONGCHANG 2018 MEDALS
Curling: 1 (0-0-1)
Figure Skating: 2 (1-1-0)
Freestyle Skiing: 1 (0-0-1)
Nordic Combined: 1 (0-1-0)
Ski Jumping: 1 (0-0-1)
Snowboarding: 1 (0-1-0)
Speed Skating: 6 (3-2-1)
Total: 13 (4-5-4)
PYEONGCHANG 2018 FLAGBEARERS
Opening Ceremony: Noriaki Kasai (SJP)
Closing Ceremony: Nao Kodaira (SSK)
OLYMPIC GAMES HISTORY
Japan first competed at the Stockholm 1912 Olympic Games, led by Jigoro Kano, the founder of judo, and since has only missed the London 1948 and Moscow 1980 Games. While Japan has only missed the St. Mortiz 1948 Olympic Winter Games since its first Winter appearance in 1928.
It has won 58 medals, with 14 gold, at the Olympic Winter Games. Japan's best sport has been speed skating, winning 21 medals (four gold). Japan's next best discipline has been ski jumping, highlighted by its first medals in the 1972 normal hill event when Japan swept the medals in Sapporo, led by gold medallist Yukio Kasaya.
Seven Japanese athletes have won three medals at the Olympic Winter Games, led by ski jumper Kazuyoshi Funaki and Nordic combined skier Takanori Kono, both with two golds. Two Japanese female speed skaters have won three medals - Nao Kodaira and Miho Takagi. At PyeongChang 2018, ski jumper Noriaki Kasai (three-time Olympic medallist) set a record for most appearances by an athlete at the Olympic Winter Games, by making his eighth straight appearance (1992-2018).
Japan has won 555 Olympic medals, with 183 gold. Japan was the dominant country in men's gymnastics from 1956 until the mid-1980s, while at times, it has been the top country in swimming and one of the top nations in wrestling and weightlifting. Its premier Olympic medal winners have been male gymnasts, led by Takashi Ono (13), Sawao Kato (12), and Akinori Nakayama (10). Kato, the individual all-around champion in 1968 and 1972, leads Japanese Olympians with eight gold medals.
OLYMPIC HOSTS
Tokyo - 1964 Olympic Games
Sapporo - 1972 Olympic Winter Games
Nagano - 1998 Olympic Winter Games
Tokyo - 2020 Olympic Games*
*Held in 2021 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
MILESTONES
First Competitor, Female: Etsuko Inada (11 February 1936) - 1936 - Figure Skating (Singles) - 10th
First Competitor, Male: Takeharu Aso (14 February 1928) - 1928 - Cross-Country Skiing (50km) - DNF
First Competitor, Male: Subaru Takahashi (14 February 1928) - 1928 - Cross-Country Skiing (50km) - 25th
First Competitor, Male: Minoru Nagata (14 February 1928) - 1928 - Cross-Country Skiing (50km) - 24th
First Competitor, Male: Sakuta Takefushi (14 February 1928) - 1928 - Cross-Country Skiing (50km) - 26th
Youngest Competitor, Female: Etsuko Inada (12y-003d) - 1936 - Figure Skating (Singles) - 10th
Youngest Competitor, Male: Ayumu Hirano (15y-074d) - 2014 - Snowboard (Halfpipe) - Silver
Oldest Competitor, Female: Maki Tabata (39y-103d) - 2014 - Speed Skating (Team Pursuit (6 laps)) - 4th
Oldest Competitor, Male: Noriaki Kasai (45y-257d) - 2018 - Ski Jumping (Large Hill Team) - 6th
First Medallist, Female: Seiko Hashimoto (12 February 1992) - 1992 - Speed Skating (1500m) - Bronze
First Medallist, Male: Chiharu Igaya (31 January 1956) - 1956 - Alpine Skiing (Slalom) - Silver
First Gold Medallist, Female: Tae Satoya (11 February 1998) - 1998 - Freestyle Skiing (Moguls) - Gold
First Gold Medallist, Male: Yukio Kasaya (6 February 1972) - 1972 - Ski Jumping (Normal Hill Individual) - Gold
Youngest Medallist, Female: Mao Asada (19y-152d) - 2010 - Figure Skating (Singles) - Silver
Youngest Medallist, Male: Ayumu Hirano (15y-073d) - 2014 - Snowboard (Halfpipe) - Silver
Youngest Gold Medallist, Female: Ayano Sato (21y-072d) - 2018 - Speed Skating (Team Pursuit (6 Laps)) - Gold
Youngest Gold Medallist, Male: Takafumi Nishitani (19y-035d) - 1998 - Short Track Speed Skating (500m) - Gold
Oldest Gold Medallist, Female: Nao Kodaira (31y-267d) - 2018 - Speed Skating (500m) - Gold
Oldest Gold Medallist, Male: Masahiko Harada (29y-284d) - 1998 - Ski Jumping (Large Hill Team) - Gold
Oldest Medallist, Female: Maki Tabata (35y-109d) - 2010 - Speed Skating (Team Pursuit (6 laps)) - Silver
Oldest Medallist, Male: Noriaki Kasai (41y-255d) - 2014 - Ski Jumping (Large Hill Team) - Bronze
Most Medals, Female: Nao Kodaira (3 | 1-2-0) - Speed Skating
Most Medals, Female: Miho Takagi (3 | 1-1-1) - Speed Skating
Most Medals, Male: Kazuyoshi Funaki (3 | 2-1-0) - Ski Jumping
Most Medals, Male: Takanori Kono (3 (2-1-0) - Nordic Combined
Most Medals, Male: Hiroyasu Shimizu (3 | 1-1-1) - Speed Skating
Most Medals, Male: Masahiko Harada (3 | 1-1-1) - Ski Jumping
Most Medals, Male: Noriaki Kasai (3 | 0-2-1) - Ski Jumping
Most Gold Medals, Female: Nana Takagi (2) - Speed Skating
Most Gold Medals, Male: Kazuyoshi Funaki (2) - Ski Jumping
Most Gold Medals, Male: Takanori Kono (2) - Nordic Combined
Most Gold Medals, Male: Yuzuru Hanyu (2) - Figure Skating
Most Gold Medals, Male: Kenji Ogiwara (2) - Nordic Combined
MEDALS BY CLASS AT PREVIOUS OLYMPIC WINTER GAMES
Men: 39 (9-16-14)
Women: 19 (5-6-8)
Totals: 58 (14-22-22)
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Medals won at previous Olympic Winter Games by discipline
| Discipline | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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| Alpine Skiing | 1 | 1 | ||
| Curling | 1 | 1 | ||
| Figure Skating | 3 | 3 | 1 | 7 |
| Freestyle Skiing | 1 | 3 | 4 | |
| Nordic Combined | 2 | 3 | 5 | |
| Short Track Speed Skating | 1 | 2 | 3 | |
| Ski Jumping | 3 | 5 | 4 | 12 |
| Snowboarding | 3 | 1 | 4 | |
| Speed Skating | 4 | 7 | 10 | 21 |
| Total: | 14 | 22 | 22 | 58 |
Medals won at previous Olympic Winter Games
| Games | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PyeongChang 2018 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 13 |
| Sochi 2014 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 8 |
| Vancouver 2010 | 3 | 2 | 5 | |
| Torino 2006 | 1 | 1 | ||
| Salt Lake City 2002 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| Nagano 1998 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 10 |
| Lillehammer 1994 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 |
| Albertville 1992 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 7 |
| Calgary 1988 | 1 | 1 | ||
| Sarajevo 1984 | 1 | 1 | ||
| Lake Placid 1980 | 1 | 1 | ||
| Sapporo 1972 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| Cortina d'Ampezzo 1956 | 1 | 1 | ||
| Total: | 14 | 22 | 22 | 58 |
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