Japan at the Olympics
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| IOC code | JPN |
| NOC | Japanese Olympic Committee |
| Website | www |
| Medals Ranked 12th |
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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 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 497 medals at the Summer Olympic Games (except art competitions), with the most gold medals won in judo, as of the end of 2020 Summer Olympics. Japan has also won 58 medals at the Winter Olympic Games. Its most successful Olympics are the 1964 and 2020 Games, both hosted in Tokyo.
The Japanese Olympic Committee was created in 1911 and recognized in 1912.[1]
Hosted Games
Japan have hosted the Games on four occasions, including the 2020 Summer Olympics (which was postponed to 2021 due to the COVID-19 pandemic):
| Games | Dates | Host city |
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| 1964 Summer Olympics | 10–24 October 1964 | Tokyo |
| 1972 Winter Olympics | 3–13 February 1972 | Sapporo, Hokkaidō |
| 1998 Winter Olympics | 7–22 February 1998 | Nagano, Nagano |
| 2020 Summer Olympics | 23 July – 8 August 2021 | Tokyo |
Cancelled games
| Games | Host city | Relocation prior to cancellation |
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| 1940 Summer Olympics | Tokyo | Helsinki, Finland |
| 1940 Winter Olympics | Sapporo | Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany |
Unsuccessful bids
| Games | City | Winner of bid |
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| 1960 Summer Olympics | Tokyo | Rome, Italy |
| 1988 Summer Olympics | Nagoya, Aichi | Seoul, South Korea |
| 2008 Summer Olympics | Osaka, Osaka | Beijing, China |
| 1968 Winter Olympics | Sapporo, Hokkaidō | Grenoble, France |
| 1984 Winter Olympics | Sapporo, Hokkaidō | Sarajevo, Yugoslavia |
| 2016 Summer Olympics | Tokyo | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil |
Medal tables
- Red border colour indicates tournament was held on home soil.
- Red coloured rank box indicates the best performance.
Medals by summer sport Leading in that sport
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Medals by winter sport Leading in that sport
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Youth Games medal tables
Medals by Summer Youth Games
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Medals by Winter Youth Games
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Medals by summer sport
| Sport | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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_pictogram.svg){kind=small} Gymnastics | 7 | 3 | 3 | 13 |
 Wrestling | 6 | 0 | 2 | 8 |
 Athletics | 3 | 7 | 3 | 13 |
 Swimming | 3 | 2 | 5 | 10 |
 Judo | 3 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
 Table tennis | 2 | 5 | 0 | 7 |
 Karate | 1 | 3 | 0 | 4 |
 Tennis | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
 Fencing | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
 Sport climbing | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
 Breaking | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
 Triathlon | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Badminton | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
 Boxing | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
 Futsal | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
_pictogram.svg){kind=small} Cycling | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Rugby | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (17 entries) | 30 | 26 | 20 | 76 |
Medals by winter sport
| Sport | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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 Snowboarding | 5 | 3 | 1 | 9 |
 Speed skating | 3 | 6 | 5 | 14 |
 Figure skating | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
 Ice hockey | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
 Ski jumping | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
 Nordic combined | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
 Short track speed skating | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
 Alpine skiing | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
 Cross-country skiing | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
 Curling | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Totals (10 entries) | 13 | 16 | 10 | 39 |
Hosted Olympics logos and mottos
1964 Summer Olympics
The 1964 Summer Olympics marks Japan host its first Olympic Games. It was held in the capital Tokyo. It was also the first time it was held in Asia.
1972 Winter Olympics
The 1972 Winter Olympics marks the second time Olympics held in Japan. It was the first time held outside Tokyo because it was held at Sapporo.
Because of its snowy geographic, Japan would hosts its first Winter Olympics. It was also the first winter olympics held in Asia.
1998 Winter Olympics
The 1998 Winter Olympics was the third time Japan hosts Olympics for third time and Winter in second. Was held at Nagano. The motto of the games is Coexistence with Nature (自然との共存)
2020 Summer Olympics
The 2020 Summer Olympics marks the fourth time Olympics held in Japan. It was the first time it was held one year late (2021 instead of 2020) following the worldwide COVID-19 pandemic. It marks the second time it was held in Tokyo. Its motto was United by Emotion (感動で、私たちはひとつになる). During that time, only the English version was used.
This motto appeals to us that "Sports enable us to overcome different environments and become one world through emotions such as joy and excitement that the athletes' competitive performances bring together in our hearts."[2]
Several controversies arise, including the Olympic logo plagiarism. The logo was created by Kenjirō Sano. His logo was revealed in 2015. Belgian designer, Olivier Debie claims that Sano's logo were plagiarizes his art for Théâtre de Liège.
Following that, the Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games (TOCOG) held an emergency meeting to solve the buttheads between Sano and Debie. Finally, Governor of Tokyo, Yōichi Masuzoe decides to scrap Sano's logos and organizing the competition of the creation of the new logo.
In 2016, the new logo, created by Asao Tokoro, made from checkboards, were chosen and was revealed at the closing ceremony of the 2016 Summer Olympics.
See also
- List of flag bearers for Japan at the Olympics
- Category:Olympic competitors for Japan
- Japan at the Paralympics
- Japan at the Asian Games
References
- ^ Japan | Japanese Olympic Committee | National Olympic Committee". Olympic.org.
- ^ "'United by Emotion': Everything you need to know about the Opening Ceremony for Tokyo 2020". Tokyo 2020 Organising Committee. 2021-07-16. Archived from the original on 2021-07-25. Retrieved 2021-08-17.
What does 'United by Emotion' mean?
External links
- "Japan". International Olympic Committee. November 2021.
- "Japan". Olympedia.com.
- "Olympic Analytics/JPN". olympanalyt.com.
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