The Japan women's national artistic gymnastics team represents Japan in FIG international competitions.
| Continental union | Asian Gymnastics Union |
|---|---|
| National federation | Japan Gymnastics Association |
| Olympic Games | |
| Appearances | 13 |
| Medals |  Bronze: 1964 |
| World Championships | |
| Medals |  Bronze: 1962, 1966 |
| Junior World Championships | |
| Medals |  Gold: 2023 |
History
editJapan has participated in the Olympic Games women's team competition 13 times and has won one team medal, a bronze in 1964.[1] Mai Murakami won Japan's first individual Olympic medal in women's artistic gymnastics: a bronze on floor exercise at the 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo.[2] The team has also won two medals at the World Artistic Gymnastics Championships.
Olympic Games team competition results
editWorld Championships results
editJunior World Championships
editMost decorated gymnasts
editThis list includes all Japanese female artistic gymnasts who have won a medal at the Olympic Games or the World Artistic Gymnastics Championships.
| Rank | Gymnast | Team | AA | VT | UB | BB | FX | Olympic Total | World Total | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Keiko Tanaka-Ikeda |  1964 1962 1966 |
1966 |
 1966 |
1954 1958 1962 |
1958
|
1 | 8 | 9 | |
| 2 | Mai Murakami | 2018 |
2021 |
2020 2017 2021 2018
|
1 | 5 | 6 | |||
| 3 | Taniko Nakamura-Mitsukuri | 1964 1962 1966 |
1966 |
1 | 3 | 4 | ||||
| 4 | Kōko Tsurumi | 2009 |
2009 |
0 | 2 | 2 | ||||
| 5 | Ginko Abukawa-Chiba, Kiyoko Ono, Toshiko Shirasu-Aihara, Hiroko Tsuji | 1964 1962 |
1 | 1 | 2 | |||||
| 9 | Urara Ashikawa | 2021 |
0 | 1 | 1 | |||||
| Hazuki Watanabe | 2022 |
0 | 1 | 1 | ||||||
| 11 | Taki Shibuya, Hiroko Ikenada, Yasuko Furuyama, Mitsuko Kandori | 1966 |
0 | 1 | 1 | |||||
| Miyata Shoko | 2022 |
0 | 1 | 1 |
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Japan Gymnastics Women's Team All-Around Results" Archived 2015-10-16 at the Wayback Machine. sports-reference.com. Retrieved 20 August 2015.
- ^ "Japan's Mai Murakami wins bronze in women's floor exercise". The Japan Times. August 2, 2021.