Japan’s Olympics: 2016 Medalists and Historic Medal Totals
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Japanese athletes won a record 41 medals at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. This article lists all the medal winners as well as Japan’s medal totals for past Summer Olympics.
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Japan’s Results at the Rio de Janeiro 2016 Olympics
| Medalists | ||
|---|---|---|
| Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| 12 | 8 | 21 |
| Total 41 | ||
| Gold | ||
|---|---|---|
| Sports | Events | Athletes |
| Swimming | Men’s 400-meter individual medley | Hagino Kōsuke |
| Women’s 200-meter breaststroke | Kanetō Rie | |
| Artistic gymnastics | Men’s team | Katō Ryōhei, Shirai Kenzō, Tanaka Yūsuke, Uchimura Kōhei, and Yamamuro Kōji |
| Men’s individual all-around | Uchimura Kōhei | |
| Jūdō | Men’s 73-kilogram | Ōno Shōhei |
| Men’s 90-kilogram | Baker Mashū | |
| Women’s 70-kilogram | Tachimoto Haruka | |
| Wrestling | Women’s freestyle 48-kilogram | Tōsaka Eri |
| Women’s freestyle 58-kilogram | Ichō Kaori | |
| Women’s freestyle 63-kilogram | Kawai Risako | |
| Women’s freestyle 69-kilogram | Doshō Sara | |
| Badminton | Women’s doubles | Takahashi Ayaka and Matsutomo Misaki |
| Silver | ||
| Sports | Events | Athletes |
| Swimming | Men’s 200-meter butterfly | Sakai Masato |
| Men’s 200-meter individual medley | Hagino Kōsuke | |
| Jūdō | Men’s +100-kilogram | Harasawa Hisayoshi |
| Wrestling | Men’s freestyle 57-kilogram | Higuchi Rei |
| Men’s Greco-Roman 59-kilogram | Ōta Shinobu | |
| Women’s freestyle 53-kilogram | Yoshida Saori | |
| Table tennis | Men’ s team | Mizutani Jun, Niwa Kōki, and Yoshimura Maharu |
| Athletics | Men’s 4 x 100-meter relay | Cambridge Asuka, Iizuka Shōta, Kiryū Yoshihide, and Yamagata Ryōta |
| Bronze | ||
| Sports | Events | Athletes |
| Weightlifting | Women’s 48-kilogram | Miyake Hiromi |
| Swimming | Men’s 400-meter individual medley | Seto Daiya |
| Men’s 4 x 200-meter freestyle relay | Ehara Naito, Hagino Kōsuke, Kobori Yūki, and Matsuda Takeshi | |
| Women’s 200-meter butterfly | Hoshi Natsumi | |
| Jūdō | Men’s 60-kilogram | Takatō Naohisa |
| Men’s 66-kilogram | Ebinuma Masashi | |
| Men’s 81-kilogram | Nagase Takanori | |
| Men’s 100-kilogram | Haga Ryūnosuke | |
| Women’s 48-kilogram | Kondō Ami | |
| Women’s 52 -kilogram | Nakamura Misato | |
| Women’s 57-kilogram | Matsumoto Kaoru | |
| Women’s +78-kilogram | Yamabe Kanae | |
| Canoe | Men’s canoe slalom C-1 | Haneda Takuya |
| Tennis | Men’s singles | Nishikori Kei |
| Artistic gymnastics | Men's vault | Shirai Kenzō |
| Table tennis | Men’s singles | Mizutani Jun |
| Women’s team | Fukuhara Ai, Ishikawa Kasumi, and Itō Mima | |
| Synchronized swimming | Duets | Inui Yukiko and Mitsui Risako |
| Teams | Hakoyama Aika, Hayashi Aiko, Inui Yukiko, Marumo Kei, Mitsui Risako, Nakamaki Kanami, Nakamura Mai, Omata Kano, and Yoshida Kurumi | |
| Badminton | Women’s singles | Okuhara Nozomi |
| Athletics | Men’s 50-kilometer walk | Arai Hirooki |
Results from Previous Summer Olympics
| Year | City | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total | Major Events |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1912 | Stockholm | 0 | ||||
| 1916 | Berlin (cancelled) | Cancelled | ||||
| 1920 | Antwerp | 2 | 2 | Tennis | ||
| 1924 | Paris | 1 | 1 | Wrestling | ||
| 1928 | Amsterdam | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 | Athletics, Swimming |
| 1932 | Los Angeles | 7 | 7 | 4 | 18 | Athletics, Swimming, Equestrian |
| 1936 | Berlin | 6 | 4 | 10 | 20 | Athletics, Swimming |
| 1948 | London | Japan did not participate | ||||
| 1952 | Helsinki | 1 | 6 | 2 | 9 | Wrestling, Swimming, Gymnastics |
| 1956 | Melbourne | 4 | 10 | 5 | 19 | Swimming, Gymnastics, Wrestling |
| 1960 | Rome | 4 | 7 | 7 | 18 | Gymnastics, Swimming, Wrestling, Shooting |
| 1964 | Tokyo | 16 | 5 | 8 | 29 | Boxing, Volleyball, Gymnastics, Wrestling, Weightlifting, Jūdō, Athletics, Swimming, Shooting |
| 1968 | Mexico City | 11 | 7 | 7 | 25 | Gymnastics, Wrestling, Weightlifting, Athletics, Volleyball, Football, Boxing |
| 1972 | Munich | 13 | 8 | 8 | 29 | Swimming, Volleyball, Gymnastics, Wrestling, Jūdō |
| 1976 | Montreal | 9 | 6 | 10 | 25 | Volleyball, Gymnastics, Wrestling, Jūdō, Archery, Weightlifting |
| 1980 | Moscow | Japan did not participate | ||||
| 1984 | Los Angeles | 10 | 8 | 14 | 32 | Gymnastics, Wrestling, Jūdō, Shooting, Swimming, Volleyball, Weightlifting, Cycling, Archery |
| 1988 | Seoul | 4 | 3 | 7 | 14 | Swimming, Wrestling, Jūdō, Shooting, Gymnastics |
| 1992 | Barcelona | 3 | 8 | 11 | 22 | Swimming, Jūdō, Athletics, Gymnastics, Shooting, Wrestling, Baseball |
| 1996 | Atlanta | 3 | 6 | 5 | 14 | Jūdō, Sailing, Baseball, Athletics, Wrestling, Cycling |
| 2000 | Sydney | 5 | 8 | 5 | 18 | Athletics, Jūdō, Swimming, Wrestling, Softball, Taekwondo |
| 2004 | Athens | 16 | 9 | 12 | 37 | Athletics, Swimming, Gymnastics, Wrestling, Jūdō, Sailing, Softball, Baseball |
| 2008 | Beijing | 9 | 6 | 10 | 25 | Swimming, Wrestling, Jūdō, Softball, Gymnastics, Fencing, Athletics, Cycling |
| 2012 | London | 7 | 14 | 17 | 38 | Athletics, Boxing, Jūdō, Swimming, Wrestling |
| 2016 | Rio de Janeiro | 12 | 8 | 21 | 41 | Athletics, Badminton, Gymnastics, Jūdō, Swimming, Wrestling |
| 2020 | Tokyo | |||||
| Total | 142 | 134 | 165 | 441 |
(Originally published in Japanese on August 24, 2016. Banner photo: Japan’s 2016 Olympic medalists at a press conference in Tokyo on August 24, 2016. © Aflo Sport.)