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Japan men's national gymnastics team

Japan Men's National Gymnastics Team
Continental unionAsian Gymnastics Union
National federationJapan Gymnastics Association
Olympic Games
Appearances20
Medals Gold: 1960, 1964, 1968, 1972, 1976, 2004, 2016, 2024
Silver: 1956, 2008, 2012, 2020
Bronze: 1984, 1988, 1992
World Championships
Appearances30
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
Appearances13
Medals Gold: 2014
Silver: 1974, 1978, 1982, 1990, 2006, 2010, 2018, 2022
Bronze: 1986, 1994, 1998, 2002
Asian Championships
Appearances10
Medals Gold: 2008, 2015, 2023
Silver: 2003, 2006, 2012, 2019, 2022
Bronze: 1996, 2017
Summer Universiade
Appearances27
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
Appearances2
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,...

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 Team AA
Takashi Ono 1st place, gold medalist(s) 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 4 6 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 1st place, gold medalist(s) 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 1st place, gold medalist(s)
Nobuyuki Aihara 1st place, gold medalist(s) 7 1st place, gold medalist(s) 26 5 9 4 13
Masao Takemoto 1st place, gold medalist(s) 5 14 26 8 7 6 2nd place, silver medalist(s)
Shuji Tsurumi 1st place, gold medalist(s) 4 13 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 9 6 8 8
Yukio Endo 1st place, gold medalist(s) 5 10 10 12 5 7 4
Takashi Mitsukuri 1st place, gold medalist(s) 9 4 4 12 8 19 9

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 Team AA
Yukio Endo 1st place, gold medalist(s) 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 1st place, gold medalist(s) 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 2nd place, silver medalist(s)
Takashi Ono 1st place, gold medalist(s) 4 5 5 5 1st place, gold medalist(s)
Nobuyuki Aihara 1st place, gold medalist(s) 12 1st place, gold medalist(s) 4
Haruhiro Yamashita 1st place, gold medalist(s) 7 4 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 4
Takashi Mitsukuri 1st place, gold medalist(s) 6 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 4
Shuji Tsurumi 1st place, gold medalist(s) 9

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 Team AA
Yukio Endo 1st place, gold medalist(s) 1st place, gold medalist(s) 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 17 6 6 1st place, gold medalist(s) 5
Haruhiro Yamashita 1st place, gold medalist(s) 6 7 4 21 1st place, gold medalist(s) 7 7
Takuji Hayata 1st place, gold medalist(s) 8 7 7 1st place, gold medalist(s) 16 10 12
Shuji Tsurumi 1st place, gold medalist(s) 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 9 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 5 4 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 21
Takashi Ono 1st place, gold medalist(s) 11 14 7 9 14 25 6
Takashi Mitsukuri 1st place, gold medalist(s) 9 5 6 14 24 13 11

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 Team AA
Akinori Nakayama 1st place, gold medalist(s) 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 1st place, gold medalist(s) 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 1st place, gold medalist(s)
Haruhiro Yamashita 1st place, gold medalist(s) 10 1st place, gold medalist(s)
Yukio Endo 1st place, gold medalist(s) 7 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 4 2nd place, silver medalist(s)
Takeshi Katō 1st place, gold medalist(s) 6 4 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 4 2nd place, silver medalist(s)
Shuji Tsurumi 1st place, gold medalist(s) 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 6 5 6 6 6 6
Takashi Mitsukuri 1st place, gold medalist(s) 8 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
Gymnasts Team AA
Akinori Nakayama 1st place, gold medalist(s) 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 12 1st place, gold medalist(s) 5 1st place, gold medalist(s) 1st place, gold medalist(s)
Sawao Kato 1st place, gold medalist(s) 1st place, gold medalist(s) 1st place, gold medalist(s) 8 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 7 7 7
Yukio Endo 1st place, gold medalist(s) 8 11 26 8 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 9 6
Takeshi Katō 1st place, gold medalist(s) 5 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 20 5 4 4 11
Eizo Kenmotsu 1st place, gold medalist(s) 4 6 5 7 6 5 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
Mitsuo Tsukahara 1st place, gold medalist(s) 18 4 53 4 27 74 11
Gymnasts Team AA
Akinori Nakayama 1st place, gold medalist(s) 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 1st place, gold medalist(s) 1st place, gold medalist(s) 6 1st place, gold medalist(s) 2nd place, silver medalist(s)
Eizo Kenmotsu 1st place, gold medalist(s) 1st place, gold medalist(s) 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 4 5 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 1st place, gold medalist(s)
Mitsuo Tsukahara 1st place, gold medalist(s) 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 5 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 1st place, gold medalist(s)
Takeshi Katō 1st place, gold medalist(s) 8 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 4
Takuji Hayata 1st place, gold medalist(s) 7 4 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
Fumio Honma 1st place, gold medalist(s) 6 4 6
Gymnasts Team AA
Sawao Kato 1st place, gold medalist(s) 1st place, gold medalist(s) 6 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 4 4 1st place, gold medalist(s) 2nd place, silver medalist(s)
Akinori Nakayama 1st place, gold medalist(s) 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 7 1st place, gold medalist(s) 12 5 5
Mitsuo Tsukahara 1st place, gold medalist(s) 8 8 34 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 71 11 1st place, gold medalist(s)
Eizo Kenmotsu 1st place, gold medalist(s) 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 4 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 5 4 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 4
Shigeru Kasamatsu 1st place, gold medalist(s) 5 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 4 12 7 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
Teruichi Okamura 1st place, gold medalist(s) 11 12 29 9 54 14 10
Gymnasts Team AA
Shigeru Kasamatsu 1st place, gold medalist(s) 1st place, gold medalist(s) 1st place, gold medalist(s) 4 1st place, gold medalist(s)
Eizo Kenmotsu 1st place, gold medalist(s) 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 5 1st place, gold medalist(s) 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
Hiroshi Kajiyama 1st place, gold medalist(s) 4 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 4
Mitsuo Tsukahara 1st place, gold medalist(s) 5 4 6
Fumio Honma 1st place, gold medalist(s) 12
Sawao Kato 1st place, gold medalist(s)
Gymnasts Team AA
Mitsuo Tsukahara 1st place, gold medalist(s) 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 8 8 9 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 1st place, gold medalist(s)
Sawao Kato 1st place, gold medalist(s) 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 5 5 6 7 1st place, gold medalist(s) 8
Eizo Kenmotsu 1st place, gold medalist(s) L 6 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 5 15 17 2nd place, silver medalist(s)
Hiroshi Kajiyama 1st place, gold medalist(s) 5 12 7 12 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) L 10
Shun Fujimoto 1st place, gold medalist(s) INJ 14 29 15 INJ INJ INJ
Hisato Igarashi 1st place, gold medalist(s) L 29 11 29 19 10 7
Gymnasts Team AA
Shigeru Kasamatsu 1st place, gold medalist(s) 7 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 8 4 1st place, gold medalist(s)
Eizo Kenmotsu 1st place, gold medalist(s) 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 6 8 1st place, gold medalist(s) 8
Junichi Shimizu 1st place, gold medalist(s) 1st place, gold medalist(s)
Hiroshi Kajiyama 1st place, gold medalist(s) 5 2nd place, silver medalist(s)
Mitsuo Tsukahara 1st place, gold medalist(s)
Shinzo Shiraishi 1st place, gold medalist(s)

1979-1992: Declining Results

Gymnasts Team AA
Koji Gushiken 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 7 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 4 4
Hiroshi Kajiyama 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 9 6
Shigeru Kasamatsu 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 6 6 7
Nobuyuki Kajitani 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 7
Eizo Kenmotsu 2nd place, silver medalist(s)
Toshiomi Nishikii 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 15
Gymnasts Team AA
Koji Gushiken 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 7 1st place, gold medalist(s) 6
Nobuyuki Kajitani 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 9 7 5 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
Koji Sotomura 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 7
Kyoji Yamawaki 2nd place, silver medalist(s)
Kiyoshi Goto 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 5 4
Toshiro Kanai 2nd place, silver medalist(s)
Gymnasts Team AA
Koji Gushiken 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 7 1st place, gold medalist(s) 5
Koji Sotomura 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 17 8 4 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
Nobuyuki Kajitani 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 7
Noritoshi Hirata 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 8
Shinji Morisue 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 7 4
Mitsuaki Watanabe 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 7
Gymnasts Team AA
Koji Gushiken 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 1st place, gold medalist(s) 8 21 1st place, gold medalist(s) 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 5 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
Shinji Morisue 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 16Q, L 13 34 33 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 35 1st place, gold medalist(s)
Nobuyuki Kajitani 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 8 36 6 9 16 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 37
Koji Sotomura 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 25Q, L 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 43 30 25 31 25
Noritoshi Hirata 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 9 30 15 25 32 14 12
Kyoji Yamawaki 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 29Q, L 9 65 6 16 15 45
Gymnasts Team AA
Koji Gushiken 4 13 8 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
Koji Sotomura 4 11 8
Hiroyuki Konishi 4 12 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 5
Kyoji Yamawaki 4 6 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
Mitsuaki Watanabe 4 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
Shigemitsu Kondo 4
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
Gymnasts Team AA
Yukio Iketani 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 8 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 22 21 7 29 9
Hiroyuki Konishi 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 37 51 19 46 46 50 35
Koichi Mizushima 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 10 19 4 21 26 18 12
Daisuke Nishikawa 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 13 47 51 17 23 8 5
Toshiharu Sato 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 26 30 12 21 26 18 56
Takahiro Yameda 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 44 68 36 39 60 29 38
Gymnasts Team AA
Toshiharu Sato 4 12 8 6 7
Yukio Iketani 4 4 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
Yoshikazu Nakamura 4 18
Daisuke Nishikawa 4
Hiroyuki Kato 4
Masayuki Matsunaga 4
Gymnasts Team AA
Yukio Iketani 4 13 6 6 8
Yoshiaki Hatakeda 4 10 4 6
Daisuke Nishikawa 4 7 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 4
Takashi Chinen 4
Masayuki Matsunaga 4
Yutaka Aihara 4 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
Gymnasts Team AA
Yutaka Aihara 4
Yukio Iketani 9 5
Hikaru Tanaka 5 16
Yoshiaki Hatakeda 6 6
Daisuke Nishikawa 9
Gymnasts Team AA
Yutaka Aihara 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 21 5 35 36 8 35 46
Takashi Chinen 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 27 24 11 31 27 18 17
Yoshiaki Hatakeda 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 15 36 5 76 53 13 55
Yukio Iketani 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 23 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 12 7 23 12 67
Masayuki Matsunaga 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 35 27 80 27 17 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 17
Daisuke Nishikawa 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 17 47 51 17 23 8 5

1993-2002: Deeply Struggling

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
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
Gymnasts Team AA
Yoshiaki Hatakeda 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 6 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 7 2nd place, silver medalist(s)
Daisuke Nishikawa 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 14
Hikaru Tanaka 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 13 5 7 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
Toshiharu Sato 2nd place, silver medalist(s)
Masayuki Matsunaga 2nd place, silver medalist(s)
Hiromasa Masuda 2nd place, silver medalist(s)
Masayoshi Maeda 2nd place, silver medalist(s)
Gymnasts Team AA
Masanori Suzuki 12
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
Gymnasts Team AA
Kenichi Fujita 4 35
Yoshiaki Hatakeda 4 11 5
Takuya Kishimoto 4
Shigeru Kurihara 4
Naoya Tsukahara 4 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
Yoshihiro Saito 4 8
Gymnasts Team AA
Naoya Tsukahara 4 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 2nd place, silver medalist(s)
Yoshihiro Saito 4 15 8 4
Akihiro Kasamatsu 4 17
Kenichi Fujita 4
Mutsumi Harada 4
Tatsuya Yamada 4
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
Gymnasts Team AA
Takehiro Kashima 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
Hiroyuki Tomita 11 4
Isao Yoneda 5
Naoya Tsukahara 13 13
Yasuhiro Ogawa 10

2003-2008: Returning to Top & Olympic Gold

Gymnasts Team AA
Naoya Tsukahara 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 7 12 11 37 4 12
Hiroyuki Tomita 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 38 25 9 14 13
Takehiro Kashima 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 7 50 1st place, gold medalist(s) 84 52 1st place, gold medalist(s)
Tatsuya Yamada 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 60 5
Akihiro Kasamatsu 48 18 16 25
Yushi Sato 43 47 115 63
Gymnasts Team AA
Takehiro Kashima 1st place, gold medalist(s) 53 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 13 40 6
Hisashi Mizutori 1st place, gold medalist(s) 35 23 26 6
Daisuke Nakano 1st place, gold medalist(s) 6 65 5 6
Hiroyuki Tomita 1st place, gold medalist(s) 6 62 8 4 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 13
Naoya Tsukahara 1st place, gold medalist(s) 4 12 13 21
Isao Yoneda 1st place, gold medalist(s) 11 7 76 27 15 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
Gymnasts Team AA
Hiroyuki Tomita 1st place, gold medalist(s) 7, WD 8 13 10 8
Hisashi Mizutori 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 8 17 39 21 36
Eichi Sekiguchi 6 5 16
Takehiro Kashima 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 18
Tatsuya Yamada 4
Gymnasts Team AA
Hisashi Mizutori 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 14 183 35 29 10 11
Takehito Mori 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 26 7 6
Takuya Nakase 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 6 26 62 14 20 15
Eichi Sekiguchi 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 108 64 102
Hiroyuki Tomita 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 14 7 11 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 4
Naoya Tsukahara 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 44 128 21 12
Gymnasts Team AA
Hisashi Mizutori 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 49 41 13 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
Hiroyuki Tomita 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 12 50 5 8 10 8
Yosuke Hoshi 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 44 40 7 16
Makoto Okiguchi 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 8 79 88
Takuya Nakase 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 10 27 94 15
Shun Kuwahara 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 22 80 16 8
Gymnasts Team AA
Kōhei Uchimura 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 5 42 43 10 15
Koki Sakamoto 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 5 34 14 13 18 33
Hiroyuki Tomita 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 4 23 5 32 15 6
Takuya Nakase 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 12 43 20 16 5
Takehiro Kashima 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 33 21 17
Makoto Okiguchi 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 19

2009-2016: Uchimura's Era

Gymnasts Team AA
Kōhei Uchimura 1st place, gold medalist(s) 4 13 12 12 6
Kazuhito Tanaka 4 100 52 24 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 20
Takuya Nakase 93 31
Eiichi Sekiguchi 13
Makoto Okiguchi 5
Koki Sakamoto 31
Gymnasts Team AA
Kōhei Uchimura 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 1st place, gold medalist(s) 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 12 8 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 14
Koji Yamamuro 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 30 241 91 4 9 22 15
Koji Uematsu 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 8 149 54 32 5 8
Kazuhito Tanaka 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 16 21 26
Kenya Kobayashi 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 16 56 78 7 19 31
Tatsuki Nakashima 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 28 10
Gymnasts Team AA
Kōhei Uchimura 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 1st place, gold medalist(s) 1st place, gold medalist(s) 5 6 4 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
Kazuhito Tanaka 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 130 81 12 8 13
Kenya Kobayashi 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 11 16 43 53
Koji Yamamuro 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 44 20 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 22 92 16
Makoto Okiguchi 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 20 27 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
Yusuke Tanaka 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 222 9 11 6
Gymnasts Team AA
Ryohei Kato 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 9 21
Kazuhito Tanaka 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 6 61 62 11 4 30
Yusuke Tanaka 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 17 8 36
Kōhei Uchimura 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 1st place, gold medalist(s) 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 60 19 5 16
Koji Yamamuro 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 18 41 15 23 17 50 32
Gymnasts Team AA
Kohei Uchimura 1st place, gold medalist(s) 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 10 17 1st place, gold medalist(s) 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
Ryohei Kato 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 15 21 22 12 7
Kenzo Shirai 1st place, gold medalist(s) 4
Koji Yamamuro 7 27
Kohei Kameyama 1st place, gold medalist(s)
Kazuhito Tanaka 75
Gymnasts Team AA
Kohei Kameyama 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 46 67 97
Ryohei Kato 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 7 6 71 32 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 31
Shogo Nonomura 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 11 23 18 26 24 88
Kenzo Shirai 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 4 30
Yusuke Tanaka 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 24 32 13 5 25
Kōhei Uchimura 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 1st place, gold medalist(s) 5 12 17 15 2nd place, silver medalist(s)
Kazuyuki Takeda
Gymnasts Team AA
Naoto Hayasaka 1st place, gold medalist(s) 164 87 23
Ryohei Kato 1st place, gold medalist(s) 23 55 130 10
Kazuma Kaya 1st place, gold medalist(s) 10 30 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 75 26 24
Kenzō Shirai 1st place, gold medalist(s) 1st place, gold medalist(s) 71 7 31
Yusuke Tanaka 1st place, gold medalist(s) 12 16 106 22 7 11
Kōhei Uchimura 1st place, gold medalist(s) 1st place, gold medalist(s) 64 9 21 10 1st place, gold medalist(s)
Tomomasa Hasegawa 1st place, gold medalist(s)
Gymnasts Team AA
Ryohei Kato 1st place, gold medalist(s) 11 16 18 49 7 11
Kenzo Shirai 1st place, gold medalist(s) 4 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
Yusuke Tanaka 1st place, gold medalist(s) 8 57 17 55 24
Kohei Uchimura 1st place, gold medalist(s) 1st place, gold medalist(s) 5 14 20 10 37
Koji Yamamuro 1st place, gold medalist(s) 24 21 66 33

2017-2020: Post Uchimura's Dominance

Gymnasts Team AA
Kohei Uchimura 32 30
Kenzo Shirai 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 1st place, gold medalist(s) 39 43 1st place, gold medalist(s) 13 35
Wataru Tanigawa 57 15 11
Kohei Kameyama 17
Keisuke Asato 6
Hidetaka Miyachi 5
Gymnasts Team AA
Kazuma Kaya 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 6 8 41 24 18 45
Kenzō Shirai 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 7 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 20 39 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 55 25
Yūsuke Tanaka 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 43 12 10
Wataru Tanigawa 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 26 116 23 11 13
Kōhei Uchimura 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 21 28 2nd place, silver medalist(s)
Kakeru Tanigawa 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
Gymnasts Team AA
Daiki Hashimoto 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 11 9 4
Yuya Kamoto 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 47 17 12 20
Kazuma Kaya 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 6 43 5 24 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 18
Kakeru Tanigawa 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 40 151 11 50 15 98
Wataru Tanigawa 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 38 28 50
Shogo Nonomura 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)

2021- : Hashimoto & World Leading Teams

Gymnasts Team AA
Daiki Hashimoto 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 1st place, gold medalist(s) 10 8 27 10 1st place, gold medalist(s)
Kazuma Kaya 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 9 27 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 14 17 17
Takeru Kitazono 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 5 11 22 44 22 6
Wataru Tanigawa 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 13 14 25 17 11 32
Kohei Kameyama 5
Kohei Uchimura 20
Gymnasts Team AA
Daiki Hashimoto 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 5, WD 4, WD 28 4 2nd place, silver medalist(s)
Kazuma Kaya 6 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 15 6 13
Kazuki Minami 2nd place, silver medalist(s)
Hidenobu Yonekura 2nd place, silver medalist(s)
Keisuke Asato 16
Kohei Uchimura 6
Gymnasts Team AA
Daiki Hashimoto 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 1st place, gold medalist(s) 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 109 11 16 2nd place, silver medalist(s)
Yuya Kamoto 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 7 6 7
Ryosuke Doi 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 7 21
Wataru Tanigawa 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 15 17 17 7 13 30
Kakeru Tanigawa 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 9 10 46 10
Kazuma Kaya 2nd place, silver medalist(s)
Gymnasts Team AA
Kenta Chiba 1st place, gold medalist(s) 4 37 6 31 10 7
Daiki Hashimoto 1st place, gold medalist(s) 1st place, gold medalist(s) 7 50 28 13 1st place, gold medalist(s)
Kazuma Kaya 1st place, gold medalist(s) 2 26 17 10 4 7
Kazuki Minami 1st place, gold medalist(s) 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 12
Kaito Sugimoto 1st place, gold medalist(s) 46 23 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 17
*Teppei Miwa 1st place, gold medalist(s)

Recent Squads

2021 - 2024

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

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2017 - 2020

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

Team Competition Results

Olympic Games

World Championships

Asian Games

Asian Championships

Summer Universiade

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 Daiki Hashimoto 2019 - 2023 2019
2020
2022
2023

2024

2020
2021
2022
2023
2022 2020
2021
2022
2023
4 10 14
10 Sawao Kato 1968 - 1976 1968
1972
1974
1976
1968
1972
1976
1968 1972 1968 1972
1976
1972 12 1 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
Kazuma Kaya 2015 - 2021 2015
2018
2019
2020
2023

2024

2015
2020
2021
2019 3 7 10
15 Shuji Tsurumi 1960 - 1966 1960
1962
1964
1966
1964
1966
1960
1964
1964 6 3 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

2024

2022 2 4 6
29 Koji Sotomura 1981 - 1984 1981
1983
1984
1984 1983 2 3 5
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 Gold Silver Bronze 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 Daiki Hashimoto 2019 - 2023 2019
2020
2022
2023

2024

2020
2021
2022
2023
2022 2020
2021
2022
2023
7 6 1 14
9 Shigeru Kasamatsu 1972 - 1979 1972
1974
1978
1979
1974 1972
1974
1978
1974 1972 1972
1978
7 3 2 12
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 Kazuma Kaya 2015 - 2023 2015
2018
2019
2020
2023

2024

2015
2020
2021
2019 3 2 5 10
18 Hiroshi Kajiyama 1974 - 1979 1974
1976
1978
1979
1974 1974
1976
1978 3 3 2 8
19 Takeshi Kato 1966 - 1970 1966
1968
1970
1968
1970
1966 1966
1970
3 1 4 8
20 Takehiro Kashima 2002 - 2008 2003
2004
2008
2002
2003
2004
2005
2003 3 1 4 8
21 Takuji Hayata 1964 - 1970 1964
1970
1964 1970 3 0 1 4
Shinnosuke Oka 2024 2024 2024 2024 2024 3 0 1 4
23 Hiroyuki Tomita 2003 - 2008 2003
2004
2006
2007
2008
2003
2005
2006
2004
2006
2 5 3 10
234 Yusuke Tanaka 2011 - 2018 2011
2012
2014
2015
2016
2018
2014 2 3 2 7
25 Ryohei Kato 2013 - 2016 2012
2014
2015
2016
2013 2014 2 3 1 6
26 Fumio Honma 1970 - 1974 1970
1974
2 0 0 2
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 Gold Silver Bronze 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
12 Nobuyuki Aihara 1956 - 1962 1956
1960
1962
1958 2 2 0 4
15 Haruhiro Yamashita 1962 - 1966 1962
1964
1966
2 1 0 3
16 Takehiro Kashima 2002 - 2008 2002
2003
2004
2005
2003 2 0 3 5
17 Shinnosuke Oka 2024 2024 2024 2024 2 0 1 3
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See also

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