Short Track Speed Skating - Team Japan

Japan won bronze when the 5000m relay made its Olympic debut at the Albertville 1992 Olympic Winter Games.

The team followed this with three back-to-back fifth-place finishes in 1994, 1998 and 2002, setting an Olympic record in their B-final at the 1998 Games in Nagano.

However, they were disqualified in the semi-final at Torino 2006 and did not qualify for the relay at the proceeding two Games. The team returned to finish seventh at PyeongChang 2018.

With 12 World Championship medals, including three golds, the team is the fifth most successful at the World Championships.

Qualified for the Beijing 2022 Olympic Winter Games with a world ranking of eighth.

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