Japanese Medals in Athletics in the Olympic Games

Japanese Olympic Medals in Athletics

Facts Medals Athletes Events


Event				Medalists



Gold medals

	Athletics 2024

	Javelin throw W	JPN	Haruka Kitaguchi


	Athletics 2004

	Hammer throw M	JPN	Koji Murofushi

	Marathon W	JPN	Mizuki Noguchi

	Athletics 2000

	Marathon W	JPN	Naoko Takahashi


	Athletics 1936

	Marathon M	JPN	Kitei Son

	Triple jump M	JPN	Naoto Tajima

	Athletics 1932

	Triple jump M	JPN	Chuhei Nambu

	Athletics 1928

	Triple jump M	JPN	Mikio Oda


Silver medals

	Athletics 2020

	20 km walk M	JPN	Koki Ikeda


	Athletics 2016

	4x100 m M	JPN	Ryota Yamagata
			Shota Iizuka
			Yoshihide Kiryu
			Asuka Cambridge

	Athletics 2008

	4x100 m M	JPN	Nobuharu Asahara
			Naoki Tsukahara
			Shinji Takahira
			Shingo Suetsugu


	Athletics 1992

	Marathon M	JPN	Koichi Morishita

	Marathon W	JPN	Yuko Arimori


	Athletics 1968

	Marathon M	JPN	Kenji Kimihara


	Athletics 1936

	Pole vault M	JPN	Shuhei Nishida

	Triple jump M	JPN	Masao Harada


	Athletics 1932

	Pole vault M	JPN	Shuhei Nishida


	Athletics 1928

	800 m W	JPN	Kinue Hitomi


Bronze medals

	Athletics 2020

	20 km walk M	JPN	Toshikazu Yamanishi


	Athletics 2016

	50 km walk M	JPN	Hirooki Arai


	Athletics 2012

	Hammer throw M	JPN	Koji Murofushi


	Athletics 1996

	Marathon W	JPN	Yuko Arimori


	Athletics 1964

	Marathon M	JPN	Kokichi Tsuburaya

	Athletics 1936

	Marathon M	JPN	Shorya Nan

	Pole vault M	JPN	Sueo Oe

	Long jump M	JPN	Naoto Tajima

	Athletics 1932

	Long jump M	JPN	Chuhei Nambu

	Triple jump M	JPN	Kenkichi Oshima

This list about Japan in Athletics at the Olympic Games is based on the official olympic reports and Olympian Database

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