Japan men's national gymnastics team

Japan Men's National Gymnastics Team
Continental union	Asian Gymnastics Union
National federation	Japan Gymnastics Association
Olympic Games
Appearances	20
Medals	Gold: 1960, 1964, 1968, 1972, 1976, 2004, 2016; Silver: 1956, 2008, 2012, 2020; Bronze: 1984, 1988, 1992
World Championships
Appearances	30
Medals	Gold: 1962, 1966, 1970, 1974, 1978, 2015, 2023; Silver: 1954, 1958, 1979, 1981, 1995, 2007, 2010, 2011, 2014, 2022; Bronze: 1983, 2003, 2006, 2018, 2019
Asian Games
Appearances	13
Medals	Gold: 2014; Silver: 1974, 1978, 1982, 1990, 2006, 2010, 2018, 2022; Bronze: 1986, 1994, 1998, 2002
Asian Championships
Appearances	10
Medals	Gold: 2008, 2015, 2023; Silver: 2003, 2006, 2012, 2019, 2022; Bronze: 1996, 2017
Summer Universiade
Appearances	27
Medals	Gold: 1963, 1965, 1967, 1970, 1995, 1999, 2005, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2015, 2017, 2019; Silver: 1973, 1977, 1979, 1985, 1991, 1997, 2001, 2021; Bronze: 1987, 2003, 2013
Junior World Championships
Appearances	2
Medals	Gold: 2019, 2023

The Japan men's national artistic gymnastics team is a sport group governed by Japan Gymnastics Association and represents Japan in international gymnastics competitions and multi-sports events. Followed the establishment of All Japan Gymnastics Federation in 1930, the team first appeared at the 1932 Summer Olympics and gradually became the major force till this day. For nearly two decades, from 1960 to 1978, Japanese men was dominant and won every gold medal at the Olympics and World Championships.

History

1930-1958: Establishment to first medals

The Japanese first appeared internationally at the 1932 Summer Olympics, following the establishment of All Japan Gymnastics Federation on April 13, 1930,[1] and finished 5th. They returned 4 years later in Berlin, Germany and got 9th place. As the result of the World War II, Germany, Japan and Bulgaria, under Allied military occupations, were not allowed to send athletes to London.[2]

The breakthrough came in 1952 when Japanese gymnasts achieved 4 medals at the 1952 Summer Olympics in Helsinki. Tadao Uesako brought home a silver in floor and a bronze in vault. Another two vault medalists were Masao Takemoto and Takashi Ono, winning silver and bronze respectively.[3] The team made its debut at the World Artistic Gymnastics Championships in 1954 and immediately achieved success, winning silver in Group All-around, their first world-level medal in the discipline. Takemoto became the champion in Floor, also the country first gold medal, and bronze in Parallel Bars.[4]

Japan's performances in men's gymnastics improved incredibly at the 1956 Olympics, with 11 medals in total. While securing their position as 2nd best team in the world, winning silver in Group All-around, they also achieved first Olympic gold medal, with Takashi Ono being the champion in Horizontal Bar. Ono was also tied with Viktor Chukarin as the most decorated male gymnasts at the Games, winning silvers in All-around and Pommel Horse, and a bronze in Parallel Bars. Other successful Japanese gymnasts in individual disciplines were Masao Takemoto, winning 3 bronzes, Masumi Kubota, a silver in Parallel Bars and a bronze in Rings, and Nobuyuki Aihara, a bronze in Floor.[5]

Ono and Takemoto led team Japan to defend their second place at the 1958 World Championships, with each of them winning 5 and 4 individual medals respectively. Takemoto successfully achieved another gold in Floor, and added a Vault silver and Horizontal Bar bronze to his collection. Ono received 3 silvers in All-around, Floor, Parallel Bars and a bronze in Vault. Another individual medal was a silver in Rings achieved by Nobuyuki Aihara.[6][7][8]

1960-1978: World Superpower

For nearly 30 years, Japan dominated men's gymnastics, winning every team competition from 1960 Summer Olympics to 1978 World Championships. During this golden age, many gymnasts rose to prominent and achieved overwhelming success. Despite the World Championships only be held every four year, multiple legends appeared and became some of the most decorated gymnasts in the history. Notable names could be mentioned are Sawao Kato, who's holding the record of most Olympics gold medals, Akinori Nakayama, most Olympic and World victories until being surpassed by Kohei Uchimura in 2016, Eizo Kenmotsu, 24 medals including 10 gold, Mitsuo Tsukahara, 15 medals with 9 gold, Yukio Endo, 8 victories and 17 times being on the podium, Takashi Ono, whose glory continued until 1964 Summer Olympics, Shigeru Kasamatsu, Haruhiro Yamashita, Shuji Tsurumi, Nobuyuki Aihara, Takashi Mitsukuri,...

1960 Summer Olympics

Japan defeated the USSR in Team All-around for the first time, ending a decade of Soviet domination in the discipline. Takashi Ono brought home two more gold medals in Vault and horizontal bar, as well as an all around silver, and two bronzes in rings and parallel bars, respectively. Nobuyuki Aihara also won the floor, and other 2 medals were achieved by Masao Takemoto, with a silver in horizontal bar, and Shuji Tsurumi, the pommel horse bronze medalist. In total, Japanese team won 9 medals, 2 less than 4 years ago, but 3 more gold, jumping to second place with only 2 behind the USSR.[9]

Gymnasts	AA
Takashi Ono		4	6
Nobuyuki Aihara	7		26	5	9	4	13
Masao Takemoto	5	14	26	8	7	6
Shuji Tsurumi	4	13		9	6	8	8
Yukio Endo	5	10	10	12	5	7	4
Takashi Mitsukuri	9	4	4	12	8	19	9

1962 World Championships

At the World Championships 2 years later in Prague, Japan surpassed the USSR, climbing to the first on men's medal table. They continued the victory in team, while also being successful in individual events, winning another 3 gold, 4 silver and 3 bronze. Yukio Endo was the biggest star by reaching the podium in every category except for pommel horse. He shared the victory in floor with the reigning Olympic Champion and compatriot Nobuyuki Aihara, getting silvers in individual all-around, rings and horizonal bar, bronzes in vault and parallel bars. Takashi Ono adding another gold in horizontal bar to his collection. Another 2 medal of the Japanese team were a silver from the later Olympic and world vault champion, Haruhiro Yamashita and a bronze in pommel horse by Takashi Mitsukuri.[10][11][12]

Gymnasts	AA
Yukio Endo
Takashi Ono	4	5		5	5
Nobuyuki Aihara	12		4
Haruhiro Yamashita	7	4			4
Takashi Mitsukuri	6					4
Shuji Tsurumi	9

1964 Summer Olympics

When Japan hosted their first Olympics in 1964, their male gymnasts won big at home. The Japanese men achieved the total of 5 gold medals, more than the whole Soviet team, male and female, combined. The defending Olympic and world champion successfully secured the top position in team, with the exact score different like 4 years ago, 2.500. Yukio Endo won the first gold medal in all-around for Japan, while his compatriot Shuji Tsurumi got the silver. The two men also achieved 2 other medals each, with Endo winning gold parallel bars and silver in floor, and Tsurumi getting 2 silvers in parallel bars & pommel horse. in vault, the defending world runner-up Haruhiro Yamashita became the Olympic champion, and Takuji Hayata bought Japan the first victory in rings.[13]

Gymnasts	AA
Yukio Endo			17	6	6		5
Haruhiro Yamashita	6	7	4	21		7	7
Takuji Hayata	8	7	7		16	10	12
Shuji Tsurumi		9		5	4		21
Takashi Ono	11	14	7	9	14	25	6
Takashi Mitsukuri	9	5	6	14	24	13	11

1966 World Championships

Japan showed their domination rival at the 1966 World Championships by winning 13 medals, including 4 golds, 5 silvers and 4 bronzes. Akinori Nakayama was the biggest star with 3 championship titles in team, floor, parallel bars, as well as a silver in rings and 2 bronzes in all-around and vault. In total, he won the same number of medals as the Soviet men, also the number of gold medals. The defending Olympic champion in vault, Haruhiro Yamashita successfully became the world champion in the same apparatus. All other 4 Japanese gymnasts were also be on the podium in individual events. Yukio Endo won 2 silvers in floor and horizontal bar. Takeshi Kato got a silver in vault and a bronze in pommel horse. Takashi Mitsukuri helped Japan achieve the podium sweep in horizontal bar. Shuji Tsurumi, the all-around runner-up, also qualified for all 6 apparatus finals. However, an injury happened in rings performance caused him to withdraw from the competition.

Gymnasts	AA
Akinori Nakayama
Haruhiro Yamashita	10
Yukio Endo	7				4
Takeshi Katō	6	4		4
Shuji Tsurumi		6	5	6	6	6	6
Takashi Mitsukuri	8

1968 Summer Olympics

Gymnasts	AA
Akinori Nakayama			12		5
Sawao Kato			8		7	7	7
Yukio Endo	8	11	26	8		9	6
Takeshi Katō	5		20	5	4	4	11
Eizo Kenmotsu	4	6	5	7	6	5
Mitsuo Tsukahara	18	4	53	4	27	74	11

1970 World Championships

Gymnasts	AA
Akinori Nakayama				6
Eizo Kenmotsu			4	5
Mitsuo Tsukahara		5
Takeshi Katō	8				4
Takuji Hayata	7		4
Fumio Honma	6			4		6

1972 Summer Olympics

Gymnasts	AA
Sawao Kato		6		4	4
Akinori Nakayama			7		12	5	5
Mitsuo Tsukahara	8	8	34		71	11
Eizo Kenmotsu		4		5	4		4
Shigeru Kasamatsu	5		4	12	7
Teruichi Okamura	11	12	29	9	54	14	10

1974 World Championships

Gymnasts	AA
Shigeru Kasamatsu		4
Eizo Kenmotsu				5
Hiroshi Kajiyama	4				4
Mitsuo Tsukahara	5		4			6
Fumio Honma	12
Sawao Kato

1976 Summer Olympics

Gymnasts	AA
Mitsuo Tsukahara		8	8	9
Sawao Kato		5	5	6	7		8
Eizo Kenmotsu	L	6		5	15	17
Hiroshi Kajiyama	5	12	7	12		L	10
Shun Fujimoto	INJ	14	29	15	INJ	INJ	INJ
Hisato Igarashi	L	29	11	29	19	10	7

1978 World Championships

Gymnasts	AA
Shigeru Kasamatsu	7	8	4
Eizo Kenmotsu			6	8	8
Junichi Shimizu
Hiroshi Kajiyama	5
Mitsuo Tsukahara
Shinzo Shiraishi

1979-1992: Declining Results

1979 World Championships

Gymnasts	AA
Koji Gushiken	7			4		4
Hiroshi Kajiyama	9					6
Shigeru Kasamatsu		6	6		7
Nobuyuki Kajitani							7
Eizo Kenmotsu
Toshiomi Nishikii	15

1981 World Championships

Gymnasts	AA
Koji Gushiken			7		6
Nobuyuki Kajitani	9	7		5
Koji Sotomura	7
Kyoji Yamawaki
Kiyoshi Goto			5		4
Toshiro Kanai

1983 World Championships

Gymnasts	AA
Koji Gushiken			7			5
Koji Sotomura	17	8		4
Nobuyuki Kajitani	7
Noritoshi Hirata					8
Shinji Morisue					7		4
Mitsuaki Watanabe							7

1984 Summer Olympics

Gymnasts	AA
Koji Gushiken		8	21			5
Shinji Morisue	16Q, L	13	34	33		35
Nobuyuki Kajitani	8	36	6	9	16		37
Koji Sotomura	25Q, L		43	30	25	31	25
Noritoshi Hirata	9	30	15	25	32	14	12
Kyoji Yamawaki	29Q, L	9	65	6	16	15	45

1985 World Championships

Gymnasts	Team	AA
Koji Gushiken	4	13		8
Koji Sotomura	4	11			8
Hiroyuki Konishi	4	12				5
Kyoji Yamawaki	4		6
Mitsuaki Watanabe	4
Shigemitsu Kondo	4

1987 World Championships

Gymnasts	Team	AA
Koichi Mizushima	5	10	7	5
Naoyuki Terao	5	21
Hiroyuki Konishi	5	32
Morimasa Honda	5
Yukihiro Hayase	5
Shinji Kanda	5

1988 Summer Olympics

Gymnasts	AA
Yukio Iketani	8		22	21	7	29	9
Hiroyuki Konishi	37	51	19	46	46	50	35
Koichi Mizushima	10	19	4	21	26	18	12
Daisuke Nishikawa	13	47	51	17	23	8	5
Toshiharu Sato	26	30	12	21	26	18	56
Takahiro Yameda	44	68	36	39	60	29	38

1989 World Championships

Gymnasts	Team	AA
Toshiharu Sato	4	12	8	6	7
Yukio Iketani	4	4
Yoshikazu Nakamura	4	18
Daisuke Nishikawa	4
Hiroyuki Kato	4
Masayuki Matsunaga	4

1991 World Championships

Gymnasts	Team	AA
Yukio Iketani	4	13		6	6		8
Yoshiaki Hatakeda	4	10	4			6
Daisuke Nishikawa	4	7				4
Takashi Chinen	4
Masayuki Matsunaga	4
Yutaka Aihara	4

1992 World Championships

Gymnasts	Team	AA
Yutaka Aihara	—	—	4
Yukio Iketani	—	—	9				5
Hikaru Tanaka	—	—		5	16
Yoshiaki Hatakeda	—	—		6		6
Daisuke Nishikawa	—	—					9
	—	—

1992 Summer Olympics

Gymnasts	AA
Yutaka Aihara	21	5	35	36	8	35	46
Takashi Chinen	27	24	11	31	27	18	17
Yoshiaki Hatakeda	15	36	5	76	53	13	55
Yukio Iketani	23		12	7	23	12	67
Masayuki Matsunaga	35	27	80	27	17		17
Daisuke Nishikawa	17	47	51	17	23	8	5

1993-2002: Deeply Struggling

1993 World Championships

Gymnasts	Team	AA
Hikaru Tanaka	—	16	16	17	27	41	45	20
Takashi Chinen	—	32	56	22	61	79	42	22
Daisuke Nishikawa	—	38	10	95	34	44	16	30

1994 World Championships

Gymnasts	Team	AA
Hikaru Tanaka	5	11
Daisuke Nishikawa	5	45
Masayuki Matsunaga	5
Toshiharu Sato	5
Takehiko Ono	5
Yoshiaki Hatakeda	5	13
Masayoshi Maeda	5
Masanori Suzuki	—		8	6

1995 World Championships

Gymnasts	AA
Yoshiaki Hatakeda	6			7
Daisuke Nishikawa	14
Hikaru Tanaka	13	5	7
Toshiharu Sato
Masayuki Matsunaga
Hiromasa Masuda
Masayoshi Maeda

1996 World Championships

Gymnasts	Team	AA
Masanori Suzuki						12

1996 Summer Olympics

Gymnasts	Team	AA
Naoya Tsukahara	10	12	14	28	48	23	19	30
Hikaru Tanaka	10	19	40	24	58	40	17	23
Yoshiaki Hatakeda	10	15	36	5	76	53	13	55
Toshiharu Sato	10	29	54	29	59	32	38	60
Shigeru Kurihara	10	44	37	81	17	58	61	82
Takashi Uchiyama	10	54	44	83	69	90	72	69

1997 World Championships

Gymnasts	Team	AA
Kenichi Fujita	4	35
Yoshiaki Hatakeda	4	11		5
Takuya Kishimoto	4
Shigeru Kurihara	4
Naoya Tsukahara	4
Yoshihiro Saito	4		8

1999 World Championships

Gymnasts	Team	AA
Naoya Tsukahara	4
Yoshihiro Saito	4	15	8	4
Akihiro Kasamatsu	4	17
Kenichi Fujita	4
Mutsumi Harada	4
Tatsuya Yamada	4

2000 Summer Olympics

Gymnasts	Team	AA
Naoya Tsukahara	4	18	42	28	11	21	54	8
Yoshihiro Saito	4	12	44	40	18	27	63	13
Kenichi Fujita	4	25	24	33	36	14	68	36
Mutsumi Harada	4	58	41	50	36		48	33
Akihiro Kasamatsu	4	66	26	23		14		28
Norimasa Iwai	4	86			7	35	23

2001 World Championships
2002 World Championships

Gymnasts	Team	AA
Takehiro Kashima	—	—
Hiroyuki Tomita	—	—	11	4
Isao Yoneda	—	—					5
Naoya Tsukahara	—	—			13	13
Yasuhiro Ogawa	—	—				10

2003-2008: Returning to Top & Olympic Gold

2003 World Championships

Gymnasts	Team	AA
Naoya Tsukahara		7	12	11	37	4	12
Hiroyuki Tomita			38	25	9	14	13
Takehiro Kashima		7	50		84	52
Tatsuya Yamada		—	60	—	5	—	—
Akihiro Kasamatsu	—	—	48	18	—	16	25
Yushi Sato	—	—	—	43	47	115	63

2004 Summer Olympics

Gymnasts	AA
Takehiro Kashima	—	53		—	13	40	6
Hisashi Mizutori	—	—	35	23	26	—	6
Daisuke Nakano	—	6	—	65	—	5	6
Hiroyuki Tomita	6	62	8	4	—		13
Naoya Tsukahara	—	4	12	13	—	21	—
Isao Yoneda	11	7	76	27	—	15

2005 World Championships

Gymnasts	Team	AA
Hiroyuki Tomita	—		7, WD	8	13		10	8
Hisashi Mizutori	—		8	17	39		21	36
Eichi Sekiguchi	—	—	6	—	—	5	—	16
Takehiro Kashima	—	—	—		—	—	18	—
Tatsuya Yamada	—	—	—	—	4	—	—	—

2006 World Championships

Gymnasts	AA
Hisashi Mizutori	14	183	35	29		10	11
Takehito Mori	—	—	26	—		7	6
Takuya Nakase	6	26	62	14		20	15
Eichi Sekiguchi	—	108	—	64		—	102
Hiroyuki Tomita		14	7	11			4
Naoya Tsukahara	—	44	128	21	—	12	—

2007 World Championships

Gymnasts	AA
Hisashi Mizutori			49	41		13
Hiroyuki Tomita	12	50	5	8		10	8
Yosuke Hoshi	—	44	40	—		7	16
Makoto Okiguchi	—	8	79	88		—	—
Takuya Nakase	—	10	—	27		94	15
Shun Kuwahara	—	—	22	80	—	16	8

2008 Summer Olympics

Gymnasts	AA
Kōhei Uchimura		5	42	43	—	10	15
Koki Sakamoto	5	34	14	13	—	18	33
Hiroyuki Tomita	4	23	5	32	—	15	6
Takuya Nakase	—	12	43	20	—	16	5
Takehiro Kashima	—	—	33	—	—	21	17
Makoto Okiguchi	—	19	—	—	—	—	—

2009-2016: Uchimura's Era

2009 World Championships

Gymnasts	Team	AA
Kōhei Uchimura	—		4	13	12	—	12	6
Kazuhito Tanaka	—	4	100	52	24	—		20
Takuya Nakase	—	—	—	—	—	—	93	31
Eiichi Sekiguchi	—	—	—	—	—	13	—	—
Makoto Okiguchi	—	—	5	—	—	—	—	—
Koki Sakamoto	—	—	—	31	—	—	—	—

2010 World Championships

Gymnasts	AA
Kōhei Uchimura			12	8	—		14
Koji Yamamuro	30	241	91	4	9	22	15
Koji Uematsu	8	149	54	32	—	5	8
Kazuhito Tanaka	—	—	—	16	—	21	26
Kenya Kobayashi	16	56	78	7	—	19	31
Tatsuki Nakashima	—	28	10	—	—	—	—

2011 World Championships

Gymnasts	AA
Kōhei Uchimura			5	6	—	4
Kazuhito Tanaka	—	130	81	12	—	8	13
Kenya Kobayashi	—	—	11	16	—	43	53
Koji Yamamuro		44	20		22	92	16
Makoto Okiguchi	—	20	27	—		—	—
Yusuke Tanaka	—	222	—	9	—	11	6

2012 Summer Olympics

Gymnasts	AA
Ryohei Kato	—	9	21	—	—	—	—
Kazuhito Tanaka	6	61	62	11	—	4	30
Yusuke Tanaka	—	—	—	17	—	8	36
Kōhei Uchimura			60	19	—	5	16
Koji Yamamuro	18	41	15	23	17	50	32

2013 World Championships

Gymnasts	Team	AA
Kohei Uchimura	—			10	17	—
Ryohei Kato	—		15	21	22	—	12	7
Kenzo Shirai	—	—		—	—	4	—	—
Koji Yamamuro	—	—	—	—	7	—	—	27
Kohei Kameyama	—	—	—		—	—	—	—
Kazuhito Tanaka	—	—	—	—	—	—	75	—

2014 World Championships

Gymnasts	Team	AA
Kohei Kameyama		—	—	46	67	—	—	97
Ryohei Kato		7	6	71	32	—		31
Shogo Nonomura		11	23	18	26	—	24	88
Kenzo Shirai		—		—	—	4	30	—
Yusuke Tanaka			24	32	13	—	5	25
Kōhei Uchimura			5	12	17	—	15
Kazuyuki Takeda	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—

2015 World Championships

Gymnasts	AA
Naoto Hayasaka	—	164	87	—	—	—	23
Ryohei Kato	—	—	23	55	—	130	10
Kazuma Kaya	10	30		75	—	26	24
Kenzō Shirai	—		—	71	7	31	—
Yusuke Tanaka	12	16	106	22	—	7	11
Kōhei Uchimura		64	9	21	—	10
Tomomasa Hasegawa	—	—	—	—	—	—	—

2016 Summer Olympics

Gymnasts	AA
Ryohei Kato	11	16	18	49	—	7	11
Kenzo Shirai	—	4	—	—		—	—
Yusuke Tanaka	—	8	57	17	—	55	24
Kohei Uchimura		5	14	20	—	10	37
Koji Yamamuro	—	—	24	21	—	66	33

2017-2020: Post Uchimura & Declining Results

2017 World Championships

Gymnasts	Team	AA
Kohei Uchimura	—	—	—	—	32	—	30	—
Kenzo Shirai	—			39	43		13	35
Wataru Tanigawa	—	—	57	—	15	—	11	—
Kohei Kameyama	—	—	17	—	—	—	—	—
Keisuke Asato	—	—	—	—	—	6	—	—
Hidetaka Miyachi	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5

2018 World Championships

Gymnasts	AA
Kazuma Kaya	6	8	41	24	—	18	45
Kenzō Shirai	7		20	39		55	25
Yūsuke Tanaka	—	43	—	—	—	12	10
Wataru Tanigawa	—	26	116	23	11	13	—
Kōhei Uchimura	—	—	21	28	—	—
Kakeru Tanigawa	—	—	—	—	—	—	—

2019 World Championships

Gymnasts	AA
Daiki Hashimoto	—	11	9	—	—	—	4
Yuya Kamoto	—	47	—	17	—	12	20
Kazuma Kaya	6	43	5	24	—		18
Kakeru Tanigawa	40	151	11	50	—	15	98
Wataru Tanigawa	—	—	38	28	—	50	—
Shogo Nonomura	—	—	—	—	—	—	—

2021- : Hashimoto & World Leading Teams

2020 Summer Olympics

Gymnasts	Team	AA
Daiki Hashimoto			10	8	27	—	10
Kazuma Kaya		9	27		14	—	17	17
Takeru Kitazono		5	11	22	44	—	22	6
Wataru Tanigawa		13	14	25	17	—	11	32
Kohei Kameyama	—	—	—	5	—	—	—	—
Kohei Uchimura	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	20

2021 World Championships

Gymnasts	Team	AA
Daiki Hashimoto	—		5, WD	4, WD	28	—	4
Kazuma Kaya	—	—	6		15	—	6	13
Kazuki Minami	—	—		—	—	—	—	—
Hidenobu Yonekura	—	—	—	—	—		—	—
Keisuke Asato	—	—	—	—	—	16	—	—
Kohei Uchimura	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6

2022 World Championships

Gymnasts	AA
Daiki Hashimoto			109	11	—	16
Yuya Kamoto	—	—	—	7	—	6	7
Ryosuke Doi	—		7	—	—	—	21
Wataru Tanigawa		15	17	17	7	13	30
Kakeru Tanigawa	—	9	10	46	—	10	—
Kazuma Kaya	—	—	—	—	—	—	—

2023 World Championships

Gymnasts	AA
Kenta Chiba	4	37	6	31	—	10	7
Daiki Hashimoto		7	50	28	—	13
Kazuma Kaya	2	26	17	10	—	4	7
Kazuki Minami	—		—	—	12	—	—
Kaito Sugimoto	—	—	46	23	—		17
*Teppei Miwa	—	—	—	—	—	—	—

Recent Squads

2021 - 2024

Gymnast	2022				2021
Gymnast	WCH	ACH	WC	Ivt	OG	WCH	WC
Participants at Olympics or World Championships
Keisuke Asato			Y			Y
Ryosuke Doi	Y
Daiki Hashimoto	Y				Y	Y
Kohei Kameyama					Y		Y
Yuya Kamoto	Y
Kazuma Kaya	Y			Y Y Y	Y	Y
Takeru Kitazono					Y
Kazuki Minami						Y
Kakeru Tanigawa	Y
Wataru Tanigawa	Y				Y
Kohei Uchimura	Retired				Y	Y
Hidenobu Yonekura						Y	Y
Participants at other international events
Tsuyoshi Hasegawa		Y
Daiki Hidaka		Y
Kouki Maeda		Y
Shiga Tachibana		Y
Kenya Yuasa		Y
Kiichi Kaneta			Y
Kazuma Kotoge			Y
Ryota Tsumura			Y
Azusa Emata			Y
Minori Haruki			Y
Koga Hiramatsu			Y
Soichiro Tanabe			Y
Motomu Yoshida			Y

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2017 - 2020

Gymnast	2020		2019
Gymnast	WC	Ivt	WCH	FISU	ACH	JrCH	WC	Ivt
Participants at Olympics or World Championships
Daiki Hashimoto	Y Y		Y					Y Y
Yuya Kamoto	Y	Y	Y					Y
Kazuma Kaya	Y Y	Y	Y	Y			Y	Y
Kakeru Tanigawa		Y	Y	Y				Y Y
Wataru Tanigawa		Y Y	Y	Y			Y	Y
Shogo Nonomura			Y					Y
Participants at other international events
Taichi Adachi		Y
Shōta Aoki		Y
Hibiki Arayashiki					Y		Y
Kenta Chiba								Y
Ryōsuke Doi		Y				Y		Y
Azusa Emata		Y						Y
Daisuke Fudono					Y			Y
Haruki Fukubayashi								Y
Minori Haruki		Y			Y
Tomomasa Hasegawa							Y	Y
Kōga Hiramatsu		Y
Shūto Horiuchi								Y
Kaito Imabayashi							YYYY
Kōhei Kameyama	Y Y Y						Y Y Y
Kiichi Kaneta								Y
Toraji Kashiwagi								Y
Yūto Katō								Y
Fumiya Kitamura		Y
Takeru Kitazono		Y				Y		Y
Hirohito Kohama	Y						Y
Shūga Komiya								Y
Mamoru Kondō								Y
Kazuma Kotōge		Y
Reo Kurata		Y
Ritsuki Kuwabara								Y
Kōki Maeda								Y
Fūya Maeno				Y				Y
Kazuki Matsumi								Y
Kazuki Minami	Y Y Y						Y Y
Teppei Miwa		Y					Y
Hidetaka Miyachi	Y Y Y						YYYY
Kakuto Murayama		Y
Takuya Nagano							Y Y
Ryūtarō Nakamura								Y
Junpei Oka		Y			Y
Shinnosuke Oka		Y				Y
Keitarō Ōkubo							Y
Takumi Satō							Y Y
Ryūzō Sejima		Y						Y
Takumi Shida		Y
Kenzō Shirai							Y Y	Y
Kōtarō Suetsugi								Y
Kaito Sugimoto		Y					Y Y	Y
Takaaki Sugino		Y					Y
Kōki Sunaga								Y
Daisuke Suzuki							Y Y
Ichita Suzuki								Y
Shigeto Suzuki		Y
Shiga Tachibana		Y						Y
Kazuya Takahashi							Y
Seiha Takahashi								Y
Kazuyuki Takeda	Y	Y						Y
Tatsuki Tanaka					Y			Y
Yūsuke Tanaka	Y
Masaharu Tanida								Y
Seiya Taura		Y						Y
Kanta Tazumi		Y
Kohei Uchimura		Y
Rentarō Ueyama								Y
Motohiro Yamada								Y
Ibuki Yamamoto		Y
Shōichi Yamamoto	Y
Hiroki Yamazaki		Y
Kimi Yokoi								Y
Hidenobu Yonekura	Y Y Y						Y Y Y
Motomu Yoshida		Y
Kentarō Yunoki				Y			Y Y	Y

Team Competition Results

Asian Championships

1996 — bronze medal
2003 — silver medal
Yoshihiro Saito, Akihiro Kasamatsu, Masaki Endo, Yasuhiro Ogawa
2006 — silver medal
Tomoharu Sano, Hiroaki Kusu, Kazusa Fujita, Ryuta Nakazato
2008 — gold medal
Naoyuki Terao, Koji Yamamuro, Yosuke Hoshi, Shoichi Yamamoto, Ryosuke Baba, Go Tagashira
2012 — silver medal
Minori Koyama, Yoshiaki Furutani, Takayuki Ohara, Yu Suzuki, Rikii Hoshino, Kenzo Shirai
2015 — gold medal
Naoto Hayasaka, Yusuke Tanaka, Ryohei Kato, Kazuma Kaya, Koji Yamamuro, Kenzo Shirai
2017 — bronze medal
Hayato Uchida, Jun Muraoka, Shuto Horiuchi, Tatsuki Ichise, Hiroki Ishikawa
2019 — silver medal
Daisuke Fudono, Hibiki Arayashiki, Minori Haruki, Tatsuki Tanaka, Jumpei Oka
2022 — silver medal
Tsuyoshi Hasegawa, Daiki Hidaka, Kouki Maeda, Shiga Tachibana, Kenya Yuasa
2023 — gold medal
Takeru Kitazono, Shinnosuke Oka, Fumiya Sasaki, Ryota Tsumura, Motomu Yoshida

Summer Universiade

1963 — gold medal
1965 — gold medal
1967 — gold medal
1970 — gold medal
1973 — silver medal
1977 — silver medal
1979 — silver medal
1981 —
1983 —
1985 — silver medal
1987 — bronze medal
1991 — silver medal
1993 —
1995 — gold medal
1997 — silver medal
1999 — gold medal
2001 — silver medal
2003 — bronze medal
Masaki Endo, Akifumi Sasaki, Naoya Tabara, Yuki Yoshimura
2005 — gold medal
Ryosuke Baba, Takehiro Kashima, Shun Kuwahara, Takehito Mori, Hiroyuki Tomita
2007 — gold medal
Hisashi Mizutori, Koki Sakamoto, Kohei Uchimura, Kazuya Ueda,
2009 — gold medal
Yosuke Hoshi, Takuya Nakase, Takuya Niijima, Makoto Okiguchi, Kyoichi Watanabe
2011 — gold medal
Yodai Hojo, Hiroki Ishikawa, Ryuzo Sejima, Masayoshi Yamamoto, Shoichi Yamamoto
2013 — bronze medal
Hiroki Ishikawa, Ryohei Kato, Shogo Nonomura, Yusuke Tanaka, Chihiro Yoshioka
2015 — gold medal
Naoto Hayasaka, Kaito Imabayashi, Yuya Kamoto, Shogo Nonomura, Chihiro Yoshioka
2017 — gold medal
Kenta Chiba, Tomomasa Hasegawa, Yuya Kamoto, Shogo Nonomura, Wataru Tanigawa
2019 — gold medal
Kazuma Kaya, Kakeru Tanigawa, Wataru Tanigawa
2021 – silver medal
Daiki Hashimoto, Shohei Kawakami, Kazuma Kaya, Kazuki Minami, Kaito Sugimoto

Most Decorated Gymnasts

Multiple Medalists

Rank	Gymnast	Years	Team	All Around							Olympic Total	World Total	Total
1	Kohei Uchimura	2008 - 2021	2008 2010 2011 2012 2014 2015 2016 2018	2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016	2010 2011 2012 2013				2010 2013	2011 2013 2014 2015 2018	7	21	28
2	Eizo Kenmotsu	1968 - 1979	1968 1970 1972 1974 1976 1978 1979	1970 1972 1974 1978	1970	1970 1972 1974 1976			1970 1972 1974 1978	1968 1970 1974 1976	9	15	24
3	Akinori Nakayama	1966 - 1972	1966 1968 1970 1972	1966 1968 1970 1972	1966 1968 1970 1972		1966 1968 1970 1972	1966	1968 1970	1966 1968 1970	10	12	22
4	Takashi Ono	1952 - 1964	1954 1956 1958 1960 1962 1964	1956 1958 1960	1958	1956	1960	1952 1958 1960	1956 1958 1960	1956 1960 1962	13	8	21
5	Yukio Endo	1960 - 1968	1960 1962 1964 1966 1968	1962 1964	1962 1964 1966		1962	1962 1968	1962 1964	1962 1966	7	10	17
6	Mitsuo Tsukahara	1968 - 1978	1968 1970 1972 1974 1976 1978	1970 1976			1970 1972	1970 1976	1976	1972 1976	9	6	15
7	Koji Gushiken	1979 - 1985	1979 1981 1983 1984	1981 1983 1984	1981	1979	1983 1984	1984	1981 1985	1984	5	10	15
8	Masao Takemoto	1952 - 1960	1954 1956 1958 1960		1954 1958		1956	1952 1958	1954 1956	1956 1958 1960	7	7	14
9	Sawao Kato	1968 - 1976	1968 1972 1974 1976	1968 1972 1976	1968	1972	1968		1972 1976	1972	12	1	13
10	Daiki Hashimoto	2019 - 2023	2019 2020 2022 2023	2020 2021 2022 2023	2022					2020 2021 2022 2023	3	10	13
11	Kenzo Shirai	2013 - 2018	2014 2015 2016 2018	2017	2013 2014 2015 2017 2018			2016 2017 2018			2	11	13
12	Shigeru Kasamatsu	1972 - 1979	1972 1974 1978 1979	1974	1972 1974 1978			1974	1972	1972 1978	4	8	12
13	Hiroyuki Tomita	2003 - 2008	2003 2004 2006 2007 2008	2003 2005 2006					2004 2006		3	7	10
14	Shuji Tsurumi	1960 - 1966	1960 1962 1964 1966	1964 1966		1960 1964			1964		6	3	9
15	Kazuma Kaya	2015 - 2021	2015 2018 2019 2020 2023			2015 2020 2021			2019		2	7	9
16	Nobuyuki Aihara	1956 - 1962	1956 1958 1960 1962		1956 1960 1962		1958				4	4	8
17	Hiroshi Kajiyama	1974 - 1979	1974 1976 1978 1979		1974			1974 1976	1978		2	6	8
18	Takeshi Kato	1966 - 1970	1966 1968 1970		1968 1970	1966		1966 1970			2	6	8
19	Takehiro Kashima	2002 - 2008	2003 2004 2008			2002 2003 2004 2005				2003	3	5	8
20	Yusuke Tanaka	2011 - 2018	2011 2012 2014 2015 2016 2018	2014							2	5	7
21	Naoya Tsukahara	1997 - 2006	2003 2004 2006	1997 1999					1997 1999		1	6	7
22	Hisashi Mizutori	2004 - 2007	2004 2006 2007	2005 2007	2007					2007	1	6	7
23	Haruhiro Yamashita	1962 - 1966	1962 1964 1966					1962 1964 1966			2	4	6
24	Takashi Mitsukuri	1960 - 1966	1960 1962 1964 1966			1962				1966	2	4	6
25	Ryohei Kato	2013 - 2016	2012 2014 2015 2016	2013					2014		2	4	6
26	Koji Yamamuro	2010 - 2016	2010 2011 2012 2016	2011			2011				2	4	6
27	Nobuyuki Kajitani	1979 - 1984	1979 1981 1983 1984						1981 1984		2	4	6
28	Wataru Tanigawa	2017 - 2022	2018 2019 2020 2022	2022							1	4	5
29	Koji Sotomura	1981 - 1984	1981 1983 1984		1984				1983		2	3	5
29	Yukio Iketani	1988 - 1992	1988 1992		1988 1992					1989	4	1	5
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Multiple Gold Medalists

Rank	Gymnast	Years	Team	All Around										Total
1	Kohei Uchimura	2008 - 2021	2008 2010 2011 2012 2014 2015 2016 2018	2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016	2010 2011 2012 2013				2010 2013	2011 2013 2014 2015 2018	13	10	5	28
2	Akinori Nakayama	1966 - 1972	1966 1968 1970 1972	1966 1968 1970 1972	1966 1968 1970 1972		1966 1968 1970 1972	1966	1968 1970	1966 1968 1970	13	4	5	22
3	Eizo Kenmotsu	1968 - 1979	1968 1970 1972 1974 1976 1978 1979	1970 1972 1974 1978	1970	1970 1972 1974 1976			1970 1972 1974 1978	1968 1970 1974 1976	10	8	6	24
4	Mitsuo Tsukahara	1968 - 1978	1968 1970 1972 1974 1976 1978	1970 1976			1970 1972	1970 1976	1976	1972 1976	9	3	3	15
5	Sawao Kato	1968 - 1976	1968 1972 1974 1976	1968 1972 1976	1968	1972	1968		1972 1976	1972	9	3	1	13
6	Yukio Endo	1960 - 1968	1960 1962 1964 1966 1968	1962 1964	1962 1964 1966		1962	1962 1968	1962 1964	1962 1966	8	7	2	17
7	Takashi Ono	1952 - 1964	1954 1956 1958 1960 1962 1964	1956 1958 1960	1958	1956	1960	1952 1958 1960	1956 1958 1960	1956 1960 1962	7	9	5	21
8	Shigeru Kasamatsu	1972 - 1979	1972 1974 1978 1979	1974	1972 1974 1978			1974	1972	1972 1978	7	3	2	12
9	Daiki Hashimoto	2019 - 2023	2019 2020 2022 2023	2020 2021 2022 2023	2022					2020 2021 2022 2023	6	6	1	13
10	Kenzo Shirai	2013 - 2018	2014 2015 2016 2018	2017	2013 2014 2015 2017 2018			2016 2017 2018			6	3	4	13
11	Haruhiro Yamashita	1962 - 1966	1962 1964 1966					1962 1964 1966			5	1	0	6
12	Koji Gushiken	1979 - 1985	1979 1981 1983 1984	1981 1983 1984	1981	1979	1983 1984	1984	1981 1985	1984	4	4	7	15
13	Shuji Tsurumi	1960-1966	1960 1962 1964 1966	1964 1966		1960 1964			1964		4	4	1	9
14	Nobuyuki Aihara	1956 - 1962	1956 1958 1960 1962		1956 1960 1962		1958				4	4	0	8
15	Takashi Mitsukuri	1960 - 1966	1960 1962 1964 1966			1962				1966	4	0	2	6
16	Masao Takemoto	1952 - 1960	1954 1956 1958 1960		1954 1958		1956	1952 1958	1954 1956	1956 1958 1960	3	6	5	14
17	Hiroshi Kajiyama	1974 - 1979	1974 1976 1978 1979		1974			1974 1976	1978		3	3	2	8
18	Takeshi Kato	1966 - 1970	1966 1968 1970		1968 1970	1966		1966 1970			3	1	4	8
19	Takehiro Kashima	2002 - 2008	2003 2004 2008			2002 2003 2004 2005				2003	3	1	4	8
20	Takuji Hayata	1964 - 1970	1964 1970				1964			1970	3	0	1	4
21	Hiroyuki Tomita	2003 - 2008	2003 2004 2006 2007 2008	2003 2005 2006					2004 2006		2	5	3	10
22	Yusuke Tanaka	2011 - 2018	2011 2012 2014 2015 2016 2018	2014							2	3	2	7
23	Ryohei Kato	2013 - 2016	2012 2014 2015 2016	2013					2014		2	3	1	6
24	Kazuma Kaya	2015 - 2023	2015 2018 2019 2020 2023			2015 2020 2021			2019		2	2	5	9
25	Fumio Honma	1970 - 1974	1970 1974								2	0	0	2
25	Junichi Shimizu	1978	1978				1978				2	0	0	2
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Multiple Individual Medalists

Rank	Gymnast	Years	All Around							Olympic Total	World Total	Total
1	Kohei Uchimura	2008 - 2021	2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016	2010 2011 2012 2013				2010 2013	2011 2013 2014 2015 2018	4	16	20
2	Akinori Nakayama	1966 - 1972	1966 1968 1970 1972	1966 1968 1970 1972		1966 1968 1970 1972	1966	1968 1970	1966 1968 1970	8	10	18
3	Eizo Kenmotsu	1968 - 1979	1970 1972 1974 1978	1970	1970 1972 1974 1976			1970 1972 1974 1978	1968 1970 1974 1976	6	11	17
4	Takashi Ono	1952 - 1964	1956 1958 1960	1958	1956	1960	1952 1958 1960	1956 1958 1960	1956 1960 1962	10	5	15
5	Yukio Endo	1960 - 1968	1962 1964	1962 1964 1966		1962	1962 1968	1962 1964	1962 1966	4	8	12
6	Koji Gushiken	1979 - 1985	1981 1983 1984	1981	1979	1983 1984	1984	1981 1985	1984	4	7	11
7	Masao Takemoto	1952 - 1960		1954 1958		1956	1952 1958	1954 1956	1956 1958 1960	5	5	10
8	Daiki Hashimoto	2019 - 2023	2020 2021 2022 2023	2022					2020 2021 2022 2023	2	7	9
9	Sawao Kato	1968 - 1976	1968 1972 1976	1968	1972	1968		1972 1976	1972	9	0	9
10	Kenzo Shirai	2013 - 2018	2017	2013 2014 2015 2017 2018			2016 2017 2018			1	8	9
11	Mitsuo Tsukahara	1968 - 1978	1970 1976			1970 1972	1970 1976	1976	1972 1976	6	3	9
12	Shigeru Kasamatsu	1972 - 1979	1974	1972 1974 1978			1974	1972	1972 1978	3	5	8
13	Takehiro Kashima	2002 - 2008			2002 2003 2004 2005				2003	1	4	5
14	Hiroyuki Tomita	2003 - 2008	2003 2005 2006					2004 2006		1	4	5
15	Shuji Tsurumi	1960 - 1966	1964 1966		1960 1964			1964		4	1	5
16	Takeshi Kato	1966 - 1970		1968 1970	1966		1966 1970			1	4	5
17	Nobuyuki Aihara	1956 - 1962		1956 1960 1962		1958				2	2	4
18	Hiroshi Kajiyama	1974 - 1979		1974			1974 1976	1978		1	3	4
19	Naoya Tsukahara	1997 - 2006	1997 1999					1997 1999		0	4	4
20	Kazuma Kaya	2015 - 2023			2015 2020 2021			2019		1	3	4
21	Hisashi Mizutori	2004 - 2007	2005 2007	2007					2007	0	4	4
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Multiple Individual Gold Medalists

Rank	Gymnast	Years	All Around										Total
1	Kohei Uchimura	2008 - 2021	2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016	2010 2011 2012 2013				2010 2013	2011 2013 2014 2015 2018	11	5	4	20
2	Akinori Nakayama	1966 - 1972	1966 1968 1970 1972	1966 1968 1970 1972		1966 1968 1970 1972	1966	1968 1970	1966 1968 1970	9	4	5	18
3	Daiki Hashimoto	2019 - 2023	2020 2021 2022 2023	2022					2020 2021 2022 2023	5	4	0	9
4	Sawao Kato	1968 - 1976	1968 1972 1976	1968	1972	1968		1972 1976	1972	5	3	1	9
5	Eizo Kenmotsu	1968 - 1979	1970 1972 1974 1978	1970	1970 1972 1974 1976			1970 1972 1974 1978	1968 1970 1974 1976	4	7	6	17
6	Takashi Ono	1952 - 1964	1956 1958 1960	1958	1956	1960	1952 1958 1960	1956 1958 1960	1956 1960 1962	4	6	5	15
7	Koji Gushiken	1979 - 1985	1981 1983 1984	1981	1979	1983 1984	1984	1981 1985	1984	4	2	5	11
8	Kenzo Shirai	2013 - 2018	2017	2013 2014 2015 2017 2018			2016 2017 2018			4	2	3	9
9	Shigeru Kasamatsu	1972 - 1979	1974	1972 1974 1978			1974	1972	1972 1978	4	2	2	8
10	Yukio Endo	1960 - 1968	1962 1964	1962 1964 1966		1962	1962 1968	1962 1964	1962 1966	3	7	2	12
11	Mitsuo Tsukahara	1968 - 1978	1970 1976			1970 1972	1970 1976	1976	1972 1976	3	3	3	9
12	Masao Takemoto	1952 - 1960		1954 1958		1956	1952 1958	1954 1956	1956 1958 1960	2	3	5	10
13	Nobuyuki Aihara	1956 - 1962		1956 1960 1962		1958				2	2	0	4
14	Haruhiro Yamashita	1962 - 1966					1962 1964 1966			2	1	0	3
15	Takehiro Kashima	2002 - 2008			2002 2003 2004 2005				2003	2	0	3	5
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References

"Japan Gymnastics Association Profile". Japan Gymnastics Association.
"Three years after WWII ended, Japan was still technically an enemy — and banned from the London Games". The Washington Post. July 23, 2021.
"HELSINKI 1952 - GYMNASTICS ARTISTIC RESULTS". International Olympic Committee.
"1954 World Championships Results" (PDF). Romanian Gymnastics Federation.
"MELBOURNE 1956 - GYMNASTICS ARTISTIC RESULTS". International Olympic Committee.
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"1958 World Championships - Men's AA Results". gymn-forum.net.
"1958 World Championships - Men's EF Results". gymn-forum.net.
"ROME 1960 - GYMNASTICS ARTISTIC RESULTS". International Olympic Committee.
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"1962 World Championships - Men's AA Results". gymn-forum.net.
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[1] "Japan Gymnastics Association Profile". Japan Gymnastics Association.

[2] "Three years after WWII ended, Japan was still technically an enemy — and banned from the London Games". The Washington Post. July 23, 2021.

[3] "HELSINKI 1952 - GYMNASTICS ARTISTIC RESULTS". International Olympic Committee.

[4] "1954 World Championships Results" (PDF). Romanian Gymnastics Federation.

[5] "MELBOURNE 1956 - GYMNASTICS ARTISTIC RESULTS". International Olympic Committee.

[6] "1958 World Championships - Men's Team Results". gymn-forum.net.

[7] "1958 World Championships - Men's AA Results". gymn-forum.net.

[8] "1958 World Championships - Men's EF Results". gymn-forum.net.

[9] "ROME 1960 - GYMNASTICS ARTISTIC RESULTS". International Olympic Committee.

[10] "1962 World Championships - Men's Team Results". gymn-forum.net.

[11] "1962 World Championships - Men's AA Results". gymn-forum.net.

[12] "1962 World Championships - Men's EF Results". gymn-forum.net.

[13] "TOKYO 1964 - GYMNASTICS ARTISTIC RESULTS". International Olympic Committee.

[14] "50th World Gymnastics Championships". Japan Gymnastics Association.

[15] "32nd Olympic Games (Gymnastics)". Japan Gymnastics Association.

[16] "FIG Event World Cup Doha Tournament". Japan Gymnastics Association.