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Japanese Athletes in Wrestling*

   Facts about Olympic Wrestling
Event Athletes
 Wrestling 2023
Freestyle light-heavyweight W JPN Naruha Matsuyuki
Freestyle middleweight W JPN Nonoka Ozaki
Freestyle welterweight W JPN Tsugumi Sakurai
Freestyle lightweight W JPN Akari Fujinami
Freestyle flyweight W JPN Remina Yoshimoto
Greco-Roman lightweight M JPN Katsuaki Endo
Greco-Roman bantamweight M JPN Ayata Suzuki
Freestyle welterweight M JPN Kirin Kinoshita
Freestyle lightweight M JPN Kaiki Yamaguchi
Greco-Roman middleweight M JPN Masato Sumi
Greco-Roman heavyweight M JPN Takahiro Tsuruda
Freestyle bantamweight M JPN Toshihiro Hasegawa
 Wrestling 2018
Freestyle heavyweight M JPN Takeshi Yamaguchi
Greco-Roman lightweight M JPN Tsuchika Shimoyamada
Freestyle welterweight W JPN Katsugi Sakagami
Greco-Roman bantamweight M JPN Shinobu Ota
Freestyle heavyweight W JPN Hiroe Minagawa
Freestyle middleweight W JPN Risako Kawai
Freestyle lightweight W JPN Haruna Okuno
Freestyle flyweight W JPN Yuki Irie
Freestyle super-heavyweight M JPN Nobuyoshi Arakida
Freestyle welterweight M JPN Yuhi Fujinami
Freestyle light-heavyweight W JPN Ayana Gempei
Freestyle bantamweight M JPN Yuki Takahashi
Freestyle lightweight M JPN Daichi Takatani
Freestyle middleweight M JPN Shota Shirai
Greco-Roman super-heavyweight M JPN Arata Sonoda
Greco-Roman heavyweight M JPN Yuta Nara
Greco-Roman middleweight M JPN Masato Sumi
Greco-Roman welterweight M JPN Shohei Yabiku
 Wrestling 2014
Freestyle lightweight M JPN Takafumi Kojima
Greco-Roman flyweight M JPN Kohei Hasegawa
Greco-Roman lightweight M JPN Takehiro Kanakubo
Greco-Roman bantamweight M JPN Ryutaro Matsumoto
Freestyle middleweight W JPN Rio Watari
Freestyle lightweight W JPN Saori Yoshida
Freestyle flyweight W JPN Eri Tosaka
Freestyle super-heavyweight M JPN Nobuyoshi Arakida
Greco-Roman welterweight M JPN Tsukasa Tsurumaki
Greco-Roman heavyweight M JPN Norikatsu Saikawa
Freestyle bantamweight M JPN Noriyuki Takatsuka
 Wrestling 2010
Freestyle lightweight M JPN Tatsuhiro Yonemitsu
Freestyle featherweight M JPN Hiroyuki Oda
Greco-Roman featherweight M JPN Ryutaro Matsumoto
Freestyle heavyweight M JPN Takao Isokawa
Greco-Roman lightweight M JPN Tsutomu Fujimura
Greco-Roman bantamweight M JPN Kohei Hasegawa
Freestyle heavyweight W JPN Kyoko Hamaguchi
Freestyle lightweight W JPN Saori Yoshida
Freestyle flyweight W JPN Hitomi Sakamoto
Freestyle welterweight M JPN Kazuyuki Nagashima
Greco-Roman welterweight M JPN Tsukasa Tsurumaki
Freestyle bantamweight M JPN Yasuhiro Inaba
 Wrestling 2006
Freestyle lightweight M JPN Takafumi Kojima
Greco-Roman featherweight M JPN Makoto Sasamoto
Greco-Roman lightweight M JPN Masaki Imuro
Freestyle heavyweight W JPN Kyoko Hamaguchi
Freestyle middleweight W JPN Kaori Icho
Freestyle lightweight W JPN Saori Yoshida
Freestyle flyweight W JPN Chiharu Icho
Greco-Roman middleweight M JPN Shingo Matsumoto
Freestyle bantamweight M JPN Hidenori Taoka
 Wrestling 2002
Greco-Roman featherweight M JPN Makoto Sasamoto
Freestyle heavyweight W JPN Kyoko Hamaguchi
Freestyle middleweight W JPN Kaori Icho
Freestyle lightweight W JPN Saori Yoshida
Greco-Roman middleweight M JPN Shingo Matsumoto
Freestyle bantamweight M JPN Chikara Tanabe
 Wrestling 1998
Freestyle lightweight M JPN Ryusaburo Katsu
Freestyle welterweight M JPN Kenji Koshiba
Greco-Roman middleweight M JPN Hidekazu Yokoyama
Greco-Roman welterweight M JPN Takamitsu Katayama
 Wrestling 1994
Freestyle lightweight M JPN Ryusaburo Katsu
Freestyle featherweight M JPN Takahiro Wada
Greco-Roman lightweight M JPN Takumi Mori
Freestyle welterweight M JPN Takuya Ota
Freestyle middleweight M JPN Hidekazu Yokoyama
Greco-Roman welterweight M JPN Takuya Ota
Greco-Roman super-heavyweight M JPN Kenichi Suzuki
Greco-Roman heavyweight M JPN Takashi Nonomura
Freestyle light-heavyweight M JPN Atsushi Ito
Greco-Roman light-heavyweight M JPN Yasutoshi Moriyama
 Wrestling 1990
Freestyle featherweight M JPN Takumi Adachi
Greco-Roman featherweight M JPN Shigeki Nishiguchi
Greco-Roman lightweight M JPN Takumi Mori
Greco-Roman welterweight M JPN Hiromichi Ito
Greco-Roman super-heavyweight M JPN Hidenori Nara
Freestyle flyweight M JPN Hideo Sasayama
Greco-Roman light-heavyweight M JPN Yasutoshi Moriyama
 Wrestling 1986
Freestyle lightweight M JPN Kosei Akaishi
Freestyle featherweight M JPN Kazuhito Sakae
Greco-Roman featherweight M JPN Seiichi Osanai
Greco-Roman lightweight M JPN Takumi Mori
Greco-Roman bantamweight M JPN Shunji Nakadome
Freestyle welterweight M JPN Tomohiro Tsunozaki
Freestyle middleweight M JPN Takashi Kikuchi
Greco-Roman middleweight M JPN Takahiro Mukai
Greco-Roman welterweight M JPN Hiromichi Ito
Greco-Roman super-heavyweight M JPN Masaya Ando
Greco-Roman heavyweight M JPN Tsutomu Kondo
Freestyle bantamweight M JPN Toshio Asakura
Freestyle flyweight M JPN Mitsuru Sato
Greco-Roman flyweight M JPN Atsuji Miyahara
Freestyle light-flyweight M JPN Takashi Irie
Greco-Roman light-heavyweight M JPN Yasutoshi Moriyama
Greco-Roman light-flyweight M JPN Ikuzo Saito
 Wrestling 1982
Freestyle lightweight M JPN Masakazu Kamimura
Freestyle featherweight M JPN Hiroshi Kaneko
Freestyle bantamweight M JPN Hideaki Tomiyama
Freestyle flyweight M JPN Toshio Asakura
Freestyle light-heavyweight M JPN Akira Ota
Freestyle light-flyweight M JPN Takashi Kobayashi
 Wrestling 1978
Freestyle lightweight M JPN Akira Miyahara
Freestyle featherweight M JPN Norio Yamazaki
Freestyle heavyweight M JPN Hiroshi Yamamoto
Freestyle super-heavyweight M JPN Yoshiaki Yatsu
Freestyle welterweight M JPN Katsuya Kawada
Freestyle middleweight M JPN Masaru Motegi
Freestyle bantamweight M JPN Hideaki Tomiyama
Freestyle flyweight M JPN Yuji Takada
Freestyle light-flyweight M JPN Takashi Irie
 Wrestling 1974
Freestyle lightweight M JPN Yasaburo Sugawara
Freestyle super-heavyweight M JPN Yorihide Isogai
Freestyle welterweight M JPN Mitsuo Degawa
Freestyle middleweight M JPN Masaru Motegi
Freestyle bantamweight M JPN Tadashi Sasaki
Freestyle flyweight M JPN Yuji Takada
Freestyle light-heavyweight M JPN Makoto Kamada
Freestyle light-flyweight M JPN Akira Kudo
Greco-Roman super-heavyweight M JPN Yorihide Isogai
Greco-Roman light-heavyweight M JPN Yoshihiro Fujita
Greco-Roman middleweight M JPN Sadao Sato
Greco-Roman welterweight M JPN Yasuo Nagatomo
Greco-Roman featherweight M JPN Teruhiko Miyahara
Greco-Roman bantamweight M JPN Yoji Sakurama
Greco-Roman flyweight M JPN Koichiro Hirayama
Greco-Roman light-flyweight M JPN Kazuharu Ishida
 Wrestling 1970
Freestyle lightweight M JPN Kikuo Wada
Freestyle featherweight M JPN Kiyoshi Abe
Freestyle heavyweight M JPN Shizuo Yada
Freestyle super-heavyweight M JPN Yorihide Isogai
Freestyle welterweight M JPN Toshitada Yoshida
Freestyle middleweight M JPN Tatsuo Sasaki
Freestyle bantamweight M JPN Hideaki Yanagida
Freestyle flyweight M JPN Kiyomi Kato
Freestyle light-heavyweight M JPN Koichi Tani
Freestyle light-flyweight M JPN Yoshiyuki Matsuhashi
 Wrestling 1966
Freestyle lightweight M JPN Yoshiharu Tobita
Freestyle featherweight M JPN Masaaki Kaneko
Freestyle middleweight M JPN Tatsuo Sasaki
Freestyle bantamweight M JPN Tadamichi Tanaka
Freestyle flyweight M JPN Shigeo Nakata
Freestyle light-heavyweight M JPN Shunichi Kawano
 Wrestling 1962
Freestyle lightweight M JPN Kazuo Abe
Freestyle featherweight M JPN Osamu Watanabe
Freestyle heavyweight M JPN Jiro Seki
Freestyle welterweight M JPN Yutaka Kaneko
Freestyle middleweight M JPN Shunichi Kawano
Freestyle bantamweight M JPN Tadashi Asai
Freestyle flyweight M JPN Noriyuki Harada
Freestyle light-heavyweight M JPN Haruo Takagi
Greco-Roman heavyweight M JPN Jiro Seki
Greco-Roman light-heavyweight M JPN Haruo Takagi
Greco-Roman middleweight M JPN Shunichi Kawano
Greco-Roman welterweight M JPN Yutaka Kaneko
Greco-Roman lightweight M JPN Yoichi Sasaki
Greco-Roman featherweight M JPN Tokuaki Fujita
Greco-Roman bantamweight M JPN Masamitsu Ichiguchi
Greco-Roman flyweight M JPN Tsutomu Hanahara
 Wrestling 1958
Freestyle lightweight M JPN Kazuo Abe
Freestyle featherweight M JPN Kiyoshi Nakagawa
Freestyle heavyweight M JPN Mitsuhiro Ohira
Freestyle welterweight M JPN Yutaka Kaneko
Freestyle middleweight M JPN Takashi Nagai
Freestyle bantamweight M JPN Minoru Iizuka
Freestyle flyweight M JPN Ryoji Yoshida
Freestyle light-heavyweight M JPN Haruo Takagi
 Wrestling 1954
Freestyle lightweight M JPN Takeo Shimotori
Freestyle featherweight M JPN Shigeru Kasahara
Freestyle heavyweight M JPN Kenzo Fukuda
Freestyle welterweight M JPN Yutaka Kaneko
Freestyle middleweight M JPN Kazuo Katsuramoto
Freestyle bantamweight M JPN Minoru Iizuka
Freestyle flyweight M JPN Yushu Kitano
* The list above only shows a selection of Japanese wrestlers - All possible medalists are included in the list.

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