Japan men's national gymnastics team

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 Japan Gymnastics Association 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.

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
Silver: 1956, 2008, 2012, 2020
Bronze: 1984, 1988, 1992
World Championships
Appearances28
Medals Gold: 1962, 1966, 1970, 1974, 1978, 2015
Silver: 1954, 1958, 1979, 1981, 1995, 2007, 2010, 2011, 2014
Bronze: 1983, 2003, 2006, 2018, 2019
Asian Games
Appearances12
Medals Gold: 2014
Silver: 1974, 1978, 1982, 1990, 2006, 2010, 2018
Bronze: 1986, 1994, 1998, 2002
Asian Championships
Appearances8
Medals Gold: 2008, 2015
Silver: 2003, 2006, 2012, 2019
Bronze: 1996, 2017
Junior World Championships
Appearances1
Medals Gold: 2019

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 13th 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 brough 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 Ono46
Nobuyuki Aihara72659413
Masao Takemoto51426876
Shuji Tsurumi4139688
Yukio Endo5101012574
Takashi Mitsukuri944128199

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 Team AA
Yukio Endo
Takashi Ono4555
Nobuyuki Aihara124
Haruhiro Yamashita744
Takashi Mitsukuri64
Shuji Tsurumi9

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 Team AA
Yukio Endo17665
Haruhiro Yamashita6742177
Takuji Hayata877161012
Shuji Tsurumi95421
Takashi Ono11147914256
Takashi Mitsukuri95614241311

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 achieved 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
Haruhiro Yamashita10
Yukio Endo74
Takeshi Katō644
Shuji Tsurumi656666
Takashi Mitsukuri8

1968 Summer Olympics

Gymnasts Team AA
Akinori Nakayama125
Sawao Kato8777
Yukio Endo81126896
Takeshi Katō52054411
Eizo Kenmotsu465765
Mitsuo Tsukahara184534277411

1970 World Championships

Gymnasts Team AA
Akinori Nakayama6
Eizo Kenmotsu45
Mitsuo Tsukahara5
Takeshi Katō84
Takuji Hayata74
Fumio Honma646

1972 Summer Olympics

Gymnasts Team AA
Sawao Kato644
Akinori Nakayama71255
Mitsuo Tsukahara88347111
Eizo Kenmotsu4544
Shigeru Kasamatsu54127
Teruichi Okamura1112299541410

1974 World Championships

Gymnasts Team AA
Shigeru Kasamatsu4
Eizo Kenmotsu5
Hiroshi Kajiyama44
Mitsuo Tsukahara546
Fumio Honma12
Sawao Kato

1976 Summer Olympics

Gymnasts Team AA
Mitsuo Tsukahara889
Sawao Kato55678
Eizo KenmotsuL651517
Hiroshi Kajiyama512712L10
Shun FujimotoINJ142915INJINJINJ
Hisato IgarashiL29112919107

1978 World Championships

Gymnasts Team AA
Shigeru Kasamatsu784
Eizo Kenmotsu688
Junichi Shimizu
Hiroshi Kajiyama5
Mitsuo Tsukahara
Shinzo Shiraishi

1979 World Championships

Gymnasts Team AA
Koji Gushiken744
Hiroshi Kajiyama96
Shigeru Kasamatsu667
Nobuyuki Kajitani7
Eizo Kenmotsu
Toshiomi Nishikii

1981 World Championships

Gymnasts Team AA
Koji Gushiken76
Nobuyuki Kajitani975
Koji Sotomura7
Kyoji Yamawaki
Kiyoshi Goto54
Toshiro Kanai

1983 World Championships

Gymnasts Team AA
Koji Gushiken75
Koji Sotomura1784
Nobuyuki Kajitani7
Noritoshi Hirata8
Shinji Morisue74
Mitsuaki Watanabe7

1984 Summer Olympics

Gymnasts Team AA
Koji Gushiken8215
Shinji Morisue16Q, L13343335
Nobuyuki Kajitani836691637
Koji Sotomura25Q, L4330253125
Noritoshi Hirata9301525321412
Kyoji Yamawaki29Q, L9656161545

1985 World Championships

Gymnasts Team AA
Koji Gushiken4138
Koji Sotomura4118
Hiroyuki Konishi4125
Kyoji Yamawaki46
Mitsuaki Watanabe4
Shigemitsu Kondo4

1987 World Championships

Gymnasts Team AA
Koichi Mizushima51075
Naoyuki Terao521
Hiroyuki Konishi532
Morimasa Honda5
Yukihiro Hayase5
Shinji Kanda5

1988 Summer Olympics

Gymnasts Team AA
Yukio Iketani822217299
Hiroyuki Konishi37511946465035
Koichi Mizushima1019421261812
Daisuke Nishikawa134751172385
Toshiharu Sato26301221261856
Takahiro Yameda44683639602938

1989 World Championships

Gymnasts Team AA
Toshiharu Sato412867
Yukio Iketani44
Yoshikazu Nakamura418
Daisuke Nishikawa4
Hiroyuki Kato4
Masayuki Matsunaga4

1991 World Championships

Gymnasts Team AA
Yukio Iketani413668
Yoshiaki Hatakeda41046
Daisuke Nishikawa474
Takashi Chinen4
Masayuki Matsunaga4
Yutaka Aihara4

1992 World Championships

Gymnasts Team AA
Yutaka AiharaN/AN/A4
Yukio IketaniN/AN/A95
Hikaru TanakaN/AN/A516
Yoshiaki HatakedaN/AN/A66
Daisuke NishikawaN/AN/A9
[[]]N/AN/A

1992 Summer Olympics

Gymnasts Team AA
Yutaka Aihara215353683546
Takashi Chinen27241131271817
Yoshiaki Hatakeda1536576531355
Yukio Iketani23127231267
Masayuki Matsunaga352780271717
Daisuke Nishikawa174751172385

1993 World Championships

Gymnasts Team AA
Hikaru TanakaN/A16161727414520
Takashi ChinenN/A32562261794222
Daisuke NishikawaN/A38109534441630

1994 World Championships

Gymnasts Team AA
Hikaru Tanaka511
Daisuke Nishikawa545
Masayuki Matsunaga5
Toshiharu Sato5
Takehiko Ono5
Yoshiaki Hatakeda513
Masayoshi Maeda5
Masanori SuzukiN/A86

1995 World Championships

Gymnasts Team AA
Yoshiaki Hatakeda67
Daisuke Nishikawa14
Hikaru Tanaka1357
Toshiharu Sato
Masayuki Matsunaga
Hiromasa Masuda
Masayoshi Maeda

1996 World Championships

Gymnasts Team AA
Masanori Suzuki12

1996 Summer Olympics

Gymnasts Team AA
Naoya Tsukahara1012142848231930
Hikaru Tanaka1019402458401723
Yoshiaki Hatakeda101536576531355
Toshiharu Sato1029542959323860
Shigeru Kurihara1044378117586182
Takashi Uchiyama1054448369907269

1997 World Championships

Gymnasts Team AA
Kenichi Fujita435
Yoshiaki Hatakeda4115
Takuya Kishimoto4
Shigeru Kurihara4
Naoya Tsukahara4
Yoshihiro Saito48

1999 World Championships

Gymnasts Team AA
Naoya Tsukahara4
Yoshihiro Saito41584
Akihiro Kasamatsu417
Kenichi Fujita4
Matsumi Harada4
Tatsuya Yamada4

2000 Summer Olympics

Gymnasts Team AA
Naoya Tsukahara41842281121548
Yoshihiro Saito412444018276313
Kenichi Fujita425243336146836
Mutsumi Harada4584150364833
Akihiro Kasamatsu46626231428
Norimasa Iwai48673523

2002 World Championships

Gymnasts Team AA
Takehiro KashimaN/AN/A
Hiroyuki TomitaN/AN/A114
Isao YonedaN/AN/A5
Naoya TsukaharaN/AN/A1313
Yasuhiro OgawaN/AN/A10

2003 World Championships

Gymnasts Team AA
Naoya Tsukahara7121137412
Hiroyuki Tomita382591413
Takehiro Kashima7508452
Tatsuya YamadaN/A60N/A5N/AN/A
Akihiro KasamatsuN/AN/A4818N/A1625
Yushi SatoN/AN/AN/A434711563

2004 Summer Olympics

Gymnasts Team AA
Takehiro KashimaN/A53N/A13406
Hisashi MizutoriN/AN/A352326N/A6
Daisuke NakanoN/A6N/A65N/A56
Hiroyuki Tomita66284N/A13
Naoya TsukaharaN/A41213N/A21N/A
Isao Yoneda1177627N/A15

2005 World Championships

Gymnasts Team AA
Hiroyuki TomitaN/A7, WD813108
Hisashi MizutoriN/A817392136
Eichi SekiguchiN/AN/A6N/AN/A5N/A16
Takehiro KashimaN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A18N/A
Tatsuya YamadaN/AN/AN/AN/A4N/AN/AN/A

2006 World Championships

Gymnasts Team AA
Hisashi Mizutori1418335291011
Takehito MoriN/AN/A26N/A76
Takuya Nakase62662142015
Eichi SekiguchiN/A108N/A64N/A102
Hiroyuki Tomita147114
Naoya TsukaharaN/A4412821N/A12N/A

2007 World Championships

Gymnasts Team AA
Hisashi Mizutori494113
Hiroyuki Tomita125058108
Yosuke HoshiN/A4440N/A716
Makoto OkiguchiN/A87988N/AN/A
Takuya NakaseN/A10N/A279415
Shun KuwaharaN/AN/A2280N/A168

2008 Summer Olympics

Gymnasts Team AA
Kōhei Uchimura54243N/A1015
Koki Sakamoto5341413N/A1833
Hiroyuki Tomita423532N/A156
Takuya NakaseN/A124320N/A165
Takehiro KashimaN/AN/A33N/AN/A2117
Makoto OkiguchiN/A19N/AN/AN/AN/AN/A

2009 World Championships

Gymnasts Team AA
Kōhei UchimuraN/A41312N/A126
Kazuhito TanakaN/A41005224N/A20
Takuya NakaseN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A9331
Eiichi SekiguchiN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A13N/AN/A
Makoto OkiguchiN/AN/A5N/AN/AN/AN/AN/A
Koki SakamotoN/AN/AN/A31N/AN/AN/AN/A

2010 World Championships

Gymnasts Team AA
Kōhei Uchimura128N/A14
Koji Yamamuro3024191492215
Koji Uematsu81495432N/A58
Kazuhito TanakaN/AN/AN/A16N/A2126
Kenya Kobayashi1656787N/A1931
Tatsuki NakashimaN/A2810N/AN/AN/AN/A

2011 World Championships

Gymnasts Team AA
Kōhei Uchimura56N/A4
Kazuhito TanakaN/A1308112N/A813
Kenya KobayashiN/AN/A1116N/A4353
Koji Yamamuro4420229216
Makoto OkiguchiN/A2027N/AN/AN/A
Yusuke TanakaN/A222N/A9N/A116

2012 Summer Olympics

Gymnasts Team AA
Ryohei KatoN/A921N/AN/AN/AN/A
Kazuhito Tanaka6616211N/A430
Yusuke TanakaN/AN/AN/A17N/A836
Kōhei Uchimura6019N/A516
Koji Yamamuro18411523175032

2013 World Championships

Gymnasts Team AA
Kohei UchimuraN/A1017N/A
Ryohei KatoN/A152122N/A127
Kenzo ShiraiN/AN/AN/AN/A4N/AN/A
Koji YamamuroN/AN/AN/AN/A7N/AN/A27
Kohei KameyamaN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A
Kazuhito TanakaN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A75N/A

2014 World Championships

Gymnasts Team AA
Kohei KameyamaN/AN/A4667N/AN/A97
Ryohei Kato767132N/A31
Shogo Nonomura11231826N/A2488
Kenzo ShiraiN/AN/AN/A430N/A
Yusuke Tanaka243213N/A525
Kōhei Uchimura51217N/A15
Kazuyuki TakedaN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A

2015 World Championships

Gymnasts Team AA
Naoto HayasakaN/A16487N/AN/AN/A23
Ryohei KatoN/AN/A2355N/A13010
Kazuma Kaya103075N/A2624
Kenzō ShiraiN/AN/A71731N/A
Yusuke Tanaka121610622N/A711
Kōhei Uchimura64921N/A10

2016 Summer Olympics

Gymnasts Team AA
Ryohei Kato11161849N/A711
Kenzo ShiraiN/A4N/AN/AN/AN/A
Yusuke TanakaN/A85717N/A5524
Kohei Uchimura51420N/A1037
Koji YamamuroN/AN/A2421N/A6633

2017 World Championships

Gymnasts Team AA
Kohei UchimuraN/AN/AN/AN/A32N/A30N/A
Kenzo ShiraiN/A39431335
Wataru TanigawaN/AN/A57N/A15N/A11N/A
Kohei KameyamaN/AN/A17N/AN/AN/AN/AN/A
Keisuke AsatoN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A6N/AN/A
Hidetaka MiyachiN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A5

2018 World Championships

Gymnasts Team AA
Kazuma Kaya684124N/A1845
Kenzō Shirai720395525
Yūsuke TanakaN/A43N/AN/AN/A1210
Wataru TanigawaN/A26116231113N/A
Kōhei UchimuraN/AN/A2128N/AN/A
Kakeru TanigawaN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A

2019 World Championships

Gymnasts Team AA
Daiki HashimotoN/A119N/AN/AN/A4
Yuya KamotoN/A47N/A17N/A1220
Kazuma Kaya643524N/A18
Kakeru Tanigawa401511150N/A1598
Wataru TanigawaN/AN/A3828N/A50N/A
Shogo NonomuraN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A

2020 Summer Olympics

Gymnasts Team AA
Daiki Hashimoto10827N/A10
Kazuma Kaya92714N/A1717
Takeru Kitazono5112244N/A226
Wataru Tanigawa13142517N/A1132
Kohei KameyamaN/AN/AN/A5N/AN/AN/AN/A
Kohei UchimuraN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A20

2021 World Championships

Gymnasts Team AA
Daiki HashimotoN/A5, WD4, WD28N/A4
Kazuma KayaN/AN/A615N/A613
Kazuki MinamiN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A
Hidenobu YonekuraN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A
Keisuke AsatoN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A16N/AN/A
Kohei UchimuraN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A6

Current Squads

World Championships

Summer Olympics

World Cup

Team Competition Results

Olympic Games

World Championships

Asian Games

Asian Championships

Most Decorated Gymnasts

Multiple Medalists

Rank Gymnast Years Team All Around Olympic Total World Total Total
1Kohei Uchimura2008 - 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
72128
2Eizo Kenmotsu1968 - 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
91524
3Akinori Nakayama1966 - 1972 1966
1968
1970
1972
1966
1968
1970
1972
1966
1968
1970
1972
1966
1968
1970
1972
1966 1968
1970
1966
1968
1970
101222
4Takashi Ono1952 - 1964 1954
1956
1958
1960
1962
1964
1956
1958
1960
1958 1956 1960 1952
1958
1960
1956
1958
1960
1956
1960
1962
13821
5Yukio Endo1960 - 1968 1960
1962
1964
1966
1968
1962
1964
1962
1964
1966
1962 1962
1968
1962
1964
1962
1966
71017
6Mitsuo Tsukahara1968 - 1978 1968
1970
1972
1974
1976
1978
1970
1976
1970
1972
1970
1976
1976 1972
1976
9615
7Koji Gushiken1979 - 1985 1979
1981
1983
1984
1981
1983
1984
1981 1979 1983
1984
1984 1981
1985
198451015
8Masao Takemoto1952 - 1960 1954
1956
1958
1960
1954
1958
1956 1952
1958
1954
1956
1956
1958
1960
7714
9Sawao Kato1968 - 1976 1968
1972
1974
1976
1968
1972
1976
1968 1972 1968 1972
1976
197212113
10Kenzo Shirai2013 - 2018 2014
2015
2016
2018
2017 2013
2014
2015
2017
2018
2016
2017
2018
21113
11Shigeru Kasamatsu1972 - 1979 1972
1974
1978
1979
1974 1972
1974
1978
1974 1972 1972
1978
4812
12Hiroyuki Tomita2003-2008 2003
2004
2006
2007
2008
2003
2005
2006
2004
2006
3710
13Shuji Tsurumi1960-1966 1960
1962
1964
1966
1964
1966
1960
1964
1964639
14Nobuyuki Aihara1956 - 1962 1956
1958
1960
1962
1956
1960
1962
1958448
15Hiroshi Kajiyama1974 - 1979 1974
1976
1978
1979
1974 1974
1976
1978268
16Takeshi Kato1966 - 1970 1966
1968
1970
1968
1970
1966 1966
1970
268
17Takehiro Kashima2002 - 2008 2003
2004
2008
2002
2003
2004
2005
2003358
18Kazuma Kaya2015 - 2021 2015
2018
2019
2020
2015
2020
2021
2019268
19Yusuke Tanaka2011 - 2018 2011
2012
2014
2015
2016
2018
2014257
20Naoya Tsukahara1997 - 2006 2003
2004
2006
1997
1999
1997
1999
167
21Hisashi Mizutori2004 - 2007 2004
2006
2007
2005
2007
2007 2007167
22Haruhiro Yamashita1962 - 1966 1962
1964
1966
1962
1964
1966
246
23Takashi Mitsukuri1960 - 1966 1960
1962
1964
1966
1962 1966246
24Ryohei Kato2013 - 2016 2012
2014
2015
2016
2013 2014246
25Daiki Hashimoto2019 - 2021 2019
2020
2020
2021
2020
2021
336
26Koji Yamamuro2010 - 2016 2010
2011
2012
2016
2011 2011246
27Nobuyuki Kajitani1979 - 1984 1979
1981
1983
1984
1981
1984
246

Multiple Gold Medalists

Rank Gymnast Years Team All Around Total
1Kohei Uchimura2008 - 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
1310528
2Akinori Nakayama1966 - 1972 1966
1968
1970
1972
1966
1968
1970
1972
1966
1968
1970
1972
1966
1968
1970
1972
1966 1968
1970
1966
1968
1970
134522
3Eizo Kenmotsu1968 - 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
108624
4Mitsuo Tsukahara1968 - 1978 1968
1970
1972
1974
1976
1978
1970
1976
1970
1972
1970
1976
1976 1972
1976
93315
5Sawao Kato1968 - 1976 1968
1972
1974
1976
1968
1972
1976
1968 1972 1968 1972
1976
197293113
6Yukio Endo1960 - 1968 1960
1962
1964
1966
1968
1962
1964
1962
1964
1966
1962 1962
1968
1962
1964
1962
1966
87217
7Takashi Ono1952 - 1964 1954
1956
1958
1960
1962
1964
1956
1958
1960
1958 1956 1960 1952
1958
1960
1956
1958
1960
1956
1960
1962
79521
8Shigeru Kasamatsu1972 - 1979 1972
1974
1978
1979
1974 1972
1974
1978
1974 1972 1972
1978
73212
9Kenzo Shirai2013 - 2018 2014
2015
2016
2018
2017 2013
2014
2015
2017
2018
2016
2017
2018
63413
10Haruhiro Yamashita1962 - 1966 1962
1964
1966
1962
1964
1966
5106
11Koji Gushiken1979 - 1985 1979
1981
1983
1984
1981
1983
1984
1981 1979 1983
1984
1984 1981
1985
198444715
12Shuji Tsurumi1960-1966 1960
1962
1964
1966
1964
1966
1960
1964
19644419
13Nobuyuki Aihara1956 - 1962 1956
1958
1960
1962
1956
1960
1962
19584408
14Takashi Mitsukuri1960 - 1966 1960
1962
1964
1966
1962 19664026
15Masao Takemoto1952 - 1960 1954
1956
1958
1960
1954
1958
1956 1952
1958
1954
1956
1956
1958
1960
36514
16Hiroshi Kajiyama1974 - 1979 1974
1976
1978
1979
1974 1974
1976
19783328
17Takeshi Kato1966 - 1970 1966
1968
1970
1968
1970
1966 1966
1970
3148
18Takehiro Kashima2002 - 2008 2003
2004
2008
2002
2003
2004
2005
20033148
19Takuji Hayata1964 - 1970 1964
1970
1964 19703014
20Hiroyuki Tomita2003-2008 2003
2004
2006
2007
2008
2003
2005
2006
2004
2006
25310
21Yusuke Tanaka2011 - 2018 2011
2012
2014
2015
2016
2018
20142327
22Ryohei Kato2013 - 2016 2012
2014
2015
2016
2013 20142316
23Daiki Hashimoto2019 - 2021 2019
2020
2020
2021
2020
2021
2316
24Fumio Honma1970 - 1974 1970
1974
2002
25Junichi Shimizu1978 1978 19782002

Multiple Individual Medalists

Rank Gymnast Years All Around Olympic Total World Total Total
1Kohei Uchimura2008 - 2021 2008
2009
2010
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2010
2011
2012
2013
2010
2013
2011
2013
2014
2015
2018
41620
2Akinori Nakayama1966 - 1972 1966
1968
1970
1972
1966
1968
1970
1972
1966
1968
1970
1972
1966 1968
1970
1966
1968
1970
81018
3Eizo Kenmotsu1968 - 1979 1970
1972
1974
1978
1970 1970
1972
1974
1976
1970
1972
1974
1978
1968
1970
1974
1976
61117
4Takashi Ono1952 - 1964 1956
1958
1960
1958 1956 1960 1952
1958
1960
1956
1958
1960
1956
1960
1962
10515
5Yukio Endo1960 - 1968 1962
1964
1962
1964
1966
1962 1962
1968
1962
1964
1962
1966
4812
6Koji Gushiken1979 - 1985 1981
1983
1984
1981 1979 1983
1984
1984 1981
1985
19844711
7Masao Takemoto1952 - 1960 1954
1958
1956 1952
1958
1954
1956
1956
1958
1960
5510
8Sawao Kato1968 - 1976 1968
1972
1976
1968 1972 1968 1972
1976
1972909
9Kenzo Shirai2013 - 2018 2017 2013
2014
2015
2017
2018
2016
2017
2018
189
10Mitsuo Tsukahara1968 - 1978 1970
1976
1970
1972
1970
1976
1976 1972
1976
639
11Shigeru Kasamatsu1972 - 1979 1974 1972
1974
1978
1974 1972 1972
1978
358
12Takehiro Kashima2002 - 2008 2002
2003
2004
2005
2003145
13Hiroyuki Tomita2003-2008 2003
2005
2006
2004
2006
145
14Shuji Tsurumi1960-1966 1964
1966
1960
1964
1964415
15Takeshi Kato1966 - 1970 1968
1970
1966 1966
1970
145
16Nobuyuki Aihara1956 - 1962 1956
1960
1962
1958224
17Daiki Hashimoto2019 - 2021 2020
2021
2020
2021
224
18Hiroshi Kajiyama1974 - 1979 1974 1974
1976
1978134
19Naoya Tsukahara1997 - 2006 1997
1999
1997
1999
044
20Kazuma Kaya2015 - 2021 2015
2020
2021
2019134
21Hisashi Mizutori2004 - 2007 2005
2007
2007 2007044

Multiple Individual Gold Medalists

Rank Gymnast Years All Around Total
1Kohei Uchimura2008 - 2021 2008
2009
2010
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2010
2011
2012
2013
2010
2013
2011
2013
2014
2015
2018
115420
2Akinori Nakayama1966 - 1972 1966
1968
1970
1972
1966
1968
1970
1972
1966
1968
1970
1972
1966 1968
1970
1966
1968
1970
94518
3Sawao Kato1968 - 1976 1968
1972
1976
1968 1972 1968 1972
1976
19725319
4Eizo Kenmotsu1968 - 1979 1970
1972
1974
1978
1970 1970
1972
1974
1976
1970
1972
1974
1978
1968
1970
1974
1976
47617
5Takashi Ono1952 - 1964 1956
1958
1960
1958 1956 1960 1952
1958
1960
1956
1958
1960
1956
1960
1962
46515
6Koji Gushiken1979 - 1985 1981
1983
1984
1981 1979 1983
1984
1984 1981
1985
198442511
7Kenzo Shirai2013 - 2018 2017 2013
2014
2015
2017
2018
2016
2017
2018
4239
8Shigeru Kasamatsu1972 - 1979 1974 1972
1974
1978
1974 1972 1972
1978
4228
9Yukio Endo1960 - 1968 1962
1964
1962
1964
1966
1962 1962
1968
1962
1964
1962
1966
37212
10Mitsuo Tsukahara1968 - 1978 1970
1976
1970
1972
1970
1976
1976 1972
1976
3339
11Masao Takemoto1952 - 1960 1954
1958
1956 1952
1958
1954
1956
1956
1958
1960
23510
12Nobuyuki Aihara1956 - 1962 1956
1960
1962
19582204
13Daiki Hashimoto2019 - 2021 2020
2021
2020
2021
2204

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