Japan at the Youth Olympics

Sporting event delegation
Japan at the
Youth Olympics
IOC codeJPN
NOCJapanese Olympic Committee
Websitejoc.or.jp (in Japanese)
Medals
Ranked 3rd
Gold
43
Silver
42
Bronze
30
Total
115
Summer appearances
Winter appearances

Japan has participated at the Youth Olympic Games in every edition since the inaugural 2010 Games and has earned medals from every edition.

Medal tables

Medals by Summer Games

Games Athletes Gold Silver Bronze Total Rank
Singapore 2010 Singapore[1] 71 8 5 3 16 7
China 2014 Nanjing[2] 78 7 9 5 21 5
Argentina 2018 Buenos Aires[3] 96 15 12 12 39 3
Senegal 2026 Dakar[4] Future event
Total 30 26 20 76 3

Medals by Winter Games

Games Athletes Gold Silver Bronze Total Rank
Austria 2012 Innsbruck[5] 33 2 5 9 16 8
Norway 2016 Lillehammer[6] 29 2 4 0 6 11
Switzerland 2020 Lausanne[7] 72 9 7 1 17 3
South Korea 2024 Gangwon 65 3 4 8 15 10
Total 16 20 18 54 8

Medals by summer sport

SportGoldSilverBronzeTotal
 Swimming2113741
 Gymnastics145726
 Wrestling91313
 Athletics64414
 Taekwondo5229
 Weightlifting3508
 Boxing3216
 Fencing3115
 Judo2316
 Beach volleyball2002
 Tennis1315
 Modern pentathlon1203
 Shooting1203
 Canoeing1012
 Breaking1001
 Cycling1001
 Sailing0213
 Handball0202
 Diving0123
 Basketball0101
 Futsal0101
 Karate0101
 Archery0022
 Volleyball0011
Totals (24 entries)745134159

Medals by winter sport

  Leading in that sport
SportGoldSilverBronzeTotal
 Snowboarding63110
 Speed skating36716
 Figure skating2103
 Ice hockey2013
 Ski jumping1113
 Freestyle skiing0213
 Short track speed skating0145
 Nordic combined0112
 Alpine skiing0101
 Cross-country skiing0101
 Curling0101
Totals (11 entries)14181648

Takeru Kitazono is Japan's most successful athlete at the Youth Olympic Games, he won 5 gold medals at the Buenos Aires 2018.

Flag bearers

# Games Season Flag bearer Sport
1 2010 Singapore Summer Ayuka Tanioka Table tennis
2 2012 Innsbruck Winter Sumire Kikuchi Speed skating
3 2014 Nanjing Summer Akane Yamaguchi Badminton
4 2016 Lillehammer Winter Masamitsu Ito Nordic combined
Ski jumping
5 2018 Buenos Aires Summer Yuka Kagami Wrestling
6 2020 Lausanne Winter Yuma Kagiyama Figure skating
7 2024 Gangwon Winter Kaito Fujii
Yuzuki Sato
Curling
Ski jumping

See also

References

  1. ^ "1st YOG Singapore 2010". IOC. Retrieved 14 August 2010.
  2. ^ "2nd YOG Nanjing 2014". IOC. Retrieved 16 August 2014.
  3. ^ "3rd YOG Buenos Aires 2018". IOC. Retrieved 4 July 2013.
  4. ^ "4th YOG Dakar 2022". IOC. Retrieved 8 January 2020.
  5. ^ "1st WYOG Innsbruck 2012". IOC. Retrieved 13 January 2012.
  6. ^ "2nd WYOG Lillehammer 2016". IOC. Retrieved 12 February 2016.
  7. ^ "3rd WYOG Lausanne 2020". IOC. Retrieved 31 July 2015.
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