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Japan
  • Largest city: Tokyo
  • Official languages: Japanese
  • National languages: Japanese
  • Total area: 145,883 miles² (377,835 km²)
  • 2008 Estimated population: 127,288,419 people

Japan Medal Count

  • Gold 9
  • Silver 6
  • Bronze 10
  • Total 25
Japan Athletes »

Record Breakers

Swimming
Women's 100m Backstroke - Heat 6: Japan (Reiko Nakamura) 59.36 (OR)
Swimming
Men's 100m Breast Final: Japan (Kosuke Kitajima) 58.91 (WR)
Swimming
Men's 200m Breast Semifinal: Japan (Kosuke Kitajima) 2:08.61 (OR)
Swimming
Men's 200m Breast Semifinal - Heat 1: Japan (Kosuke Kitajima) 2:08.61 (OR)
Swimming
Men's 200m Breast Final: Japan (Kosuke Kitajima) 2:07.64 (OR)

All Medals

All Medals
Medal Sport Event Athlete
BronzeTrack & FieldMen's 4x100-Meter RelayNobuharu Asahara, Naoki Tsukahara, Shinji Takahira, Shingo Suetsugu
GoldSoftballSoftball
BronzeSynchronized SwimmingWomen's DuetSaho Harada, Emiko Suzuki
SilverWrestlingMen's Freestyle Under 55 kgTomohiro Matsunaga
BronzeWrestlingMen's Freestyle 55-60 kgKenichi Yumoto
GoldWrestlingWomen's Freestyle 55-63 kgKaori Icho
BronzeWrestlingWomen's Freestyle 63-72 kgKyoko Hamaguchi
BronzeSwimmingMen's 4x100-Meter Medley RelayJunichi Miyashita, Kosuke Kitajima, Takuro Fujii, Hisayoshi Sato
BronzeCyclingMen's KeirinKiyofumi Nagai
SilverWrestlingWomen's Freestyle Under 48 kgChiharu Icho
GoldWrestlingWomen's Freestyle 48-55 kgSaori Yoshida
BronzeSwimmingWomen's 200-Meter BackstrokeReiko Nakamura
GoldJudoMen's Heavyweight (Over 100 kg)Satoshi Ishii
SilverJudoWomen's Heavyweight (Over 78 kg)Maki Tsukada
SilverGymnasticsMen's Individual All-AroundKohei Uchimura
GoldSwimmingMen's 200-Meter BreaststrokeKosuke Kitajima
SilverFencingMen's Individual FoilYuki Ota
GoldJudoWomen's Middleweight (63-70 kg)Masae Ueno
BronzeSwimmingMen's 200-Meter ButterflyTakeshi Matsuda
GoldJudoWomen's Half Middleweight (58-63 kg)Ayumi Tanimoto
SilverGymnasticsMen's TeamHiroyuki Tomita, Takehiro Kashima, Koki Sakamoto, Makoto Okiguchi, Kohei Uchimura, Takuya Nakase
GoldSwimmingMen's 100-Meter BreaststrokeKosuke Kitajima
GoldJudoMen's Half Lightweight (60-66 kg)Masato Uchishiba
BronzeJudoWomen's Half Lightweight (48-52 kg)Misato Nakamura
BronzeJudoWomen's Extra Lightweight (Under 48 kg)Ryoko Tani

Overall Medal Count

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Overall Medal Count
Country Gold Silver Bronze Total
Flag of United States 36 38 36 110
Flag of China 51 21 28 100
Flag of Russia 23 21 28 72
Flag of Britain 19 13 15 47
Flag of Australia 14 15 17 46
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