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Participation at the Olympic Games

The Games of the Olympiad

No. Year Date City Sports NOCs Present Com-petitors Japanese Delegation Participated
Sports		 Medals Earned
Athletes Officials Total Gold Silver Bronze
1 1896 6.4-15.4 Athens 8 14 241 - - - - - - -
2 1900 14.5-28.10 Paris 16 24 997 - - - - - - -
3 1904 1.7-23.11 Saint Louis 16 12 651 - - - - - - -
4 1908 27.4-31.10 London 23 22 2,008 - - - - - - -
5 1912 5.5-27.7 Stockholm 15 28 2,407 2 2 4 1 0 0 0
6 1916 Not celebrated                    
7 1920 20.4-12.9 Antwerp 23 29 2,622 15 3 18 3 0 2 0
8 1924 5.4-27.7 Paris 19 44 3,088 19 9 28 4 0 0 1
9 1928 17.5-12.8 Amsterdam 16 46 2,883 43 13 56 6 2 2 1
10 1932 30.7-14.8 Los Angels 16 37 1,334 131 61 192 9 7 7 4
11 1936 1.8-16.8 Berlin 21 49 3,963 179 70 249 13 6 4 10
12 1940 Not celebrated                    
13 1944 Not celebrated                    
14 1948 29.7-14.8 London 19 59 4,104 - - - - - - -
15 1952 19.7-3.8 Helsinki 18 69 4,955 72 31 103 12 1 6 2
16 1956 22.11-8.12
and
10.6-17.6		 Melbourne
Stockholm		 17
1		 67
29		 3,155
159		 117
2		 45
3		 162
5		 12
1		 4
0		 10
0		 5
0
17 1960 25.8-11.9 Rome 18 83 5,338 167 52 219 16 4 7 7
18 1964 10.10-24.10 Tokyo 20 93 5,152 355 82 437 20 16 5 8
19 1968 12.10-27.10 Mexico 19 112 5,516 183 32 215 17 11 7 7
20 1972 26.8-11.9 Munich 21 121 7,334 182 37 219 19 13 8 8
21 1976 17.7-1.8 Montreal 21 92 6,084 213 55 268 19 9 6 10
22 1980 19.7-3.8 Moscow 21 80 5,179 - - - - - - -
23 1984 28.7-12.8 Los Angels 21 140 6,829 231 77 308 18 10 8 14
24 1988 17.9-2.10 Seoul 23 159 8,397 259 78 337 20 4 3 7
25 1992 25.7-9.8 Barcelona 25 169 9,356 263 114 377 21 3 8 11
26 1996 19.7-4.8 Atlanta 26 197 10,318 310 189 499 23 3 6 5
27 2000 15.9-1.10 Sydney 28 199 10,651 268 171 439 24 5 8 5
28 2004 13.8-29.8 Athens 28 201 10,625 312 201 513 26 16 9 12
29 2008 8.8-24.8 Beijing 28 204 10,942 339 237 576 26 9 6 10
30 2012 27.7-12.8 London 26 204 10,568 293 225 518 24 7 14 17
31 2016 5.8-21.8 Rio de Janeiro 28 207 11,238 338 263 601 27 12 8 31
TOTAL       4,293 2,050 6,343   142 134 175

The Olympic Winter Games

No. Year Date City Sports NOCs Present Com-petitors Japanese Delegation Participated
Sports		 Medals Earned
Athletes Officials Total Gold Silver Bronze
1 1924 25.1-5.2 Chamonix 4 16 258 - - - - - - -
2 1928 11.2-19.2 Saint-Moritz 5 25 464 6 1 7 1 0 0 0
3 1932 4.2-15.2 Lake Placid 4 17 252 17 5 22 2 0 0 0
4 1936 6.2-16.2 Garmisch - Partenkirchen 4 28 646 34 14 48 3 0 0 0
5 1948 30.1-8.2 Saint-Moritz 5 28 669 - - - - - - -
6 1952 14.2-25.2 Oslo 4 30 694 13 5 18 2 0 0 0
7 1956 26.1-5.2 Cortina d'Ampezzo 4 32 820 10 7 17 2 0 1 0
8 1960 18.2-28.2 Squaw Valley 4 30 665 41 11 52 3 0 0 0
9 1964 29.1-9.2 Innsbruck 6 36 1,091 48 13 61 4 0 0 0
10 1968 6.2-18.2 Grenoble 6 37 1,158 62 16 78 4 0 0 0
11 1972 3.2-13.2 Sapporo 6 35 1,006 90 20 110 6 1 1 1
12 1976 4.2-15.2 Innsbruck 6 37 1,123 57 15 72 6 0 0 0
13 1980 13.2-24.2 Lake Placid 6 37 1,072 50 23 73 6 0 1 0
14 1984 8.2-19.2 Sarajevo 6 49 1,274 39 30 69 5 0 1 0
15 1988 13.2-28.2 Calgary 6 57 1,423 48 33 81 5 0 0 1
16 1992 8.2-23.2 Albertville 6 64 1,801 63 42 105 5 1 2 4
17 1994 12.2-27.2 Lillehammer 6 67 1,739 65 45 110 5 1 2 2
18 1998 7.2-22.2 Nagano 7 72 2,177 166 147 313 7 5 1 4
19 2002 8.2-24.2 Salt Lake City 7 77 2,399 109 109 218 6 0 1 1
20 2006 10.2-26.2 Torino 7 80 2,508 112 126 238 6 1 0 0
21 2010 12.2-28.2 Vancouver  7 82 2,622 94 111 205 6 0 3 2
22 2014 7.2-23.2 Sochi  7 88 2,780 113 135 248 7 1 4 3
23 2018 9.2-25.2 PyeongChang  7     124 145 269 6 4 5 4
TOTAL       1,361 1,053 2,414   14 22 22