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

  Leading in that 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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