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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, 2024 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, 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.

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. 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.

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.

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.

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.

Gymnasts	Team	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.

Gymnasts	Team	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.

Gymnasts	Team	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	Team	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	Team	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	Team	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	Team	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	Team	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	Team	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	Team	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	Team	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	Team	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	Team	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	Team	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	Team	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	Team	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	Team	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	Team	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	Team	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	Team	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	Team	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	Team	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	Team	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	Team	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	Team	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	Team	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's Dominance

• 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	Team	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	Team	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	Team	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	Team	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
	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

2017 - 2020

Gymnast	2020		2019
	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

Olympic Games

• 1896 through 1928 — did not participate
• 1932 — 5th place

  Toshihiko Sasano, Shigeo Homma, Takashi Kondo, Yoshitaka Takeda, Fujio Kakuta

• 1936 — 9th place

  Yoshitaka Takeda, Hikoroku Arimoto, Yoshio Miyake, Hiroshi Nosaka, Kiichiro Toyama, Dokan Sone, Fujio Kakuta, Hiroshi Matsunobu

• 1948 — banned from participating
• 1952 — 5th place

  Akitomo Kaneko, Tetsumi Nabeya, Takashi Ono, Masao Takemoto, Tadao Uesako

• 1956 — silver medal

  Nobuyuki Aihara, Akira Kono, Masami Kubota, Takashi Ono, Masao Takemoto, Shinsaku Tsukawaki

• 1960 — gold medal

  Nobuyuki Aihara, Yukio Endo, Takashi Mitsukuri, Takashi Ono, Masao Takemoto, Shuji Tsurumi

• 1964 — gold medal

  Yukio Endo, Takuji Hayata, Takashi Mitsukuri, Takashi Ono, Shuji Tsurumi, Haruhiro Yamashita

• 1968 — gold medal

  Yukio Endo, Sawao Kato, Takeshi Kato, Eizo Kenmotsu, Akinori Nakayama, Mitsuo Tsukahara

• 1972 — gold medal

  Shigeru Kasamatsu, Sawao Kato, Eizo Kenmotsu, Akinori Nakayama, Teruichi Okamura, Mitsuo Tsukahara

• 1976 — gold medal

  Shun Fujimoto, Hisato Igarashi, Hiroshi Kajiyama, Sawao Kato, Eizo Kenmotsu, Mitsuo Tsukahara

• 1980 — did not participate
• 1984 — bronze medal

  Koji Gushiken, Noritoshi Hirata, Nobuyuki Kajitani, Shinji Morisue, Koji Sotomura, Kyoji Yamawaki

• 1988 — bronze medal

  Yukio Iketani, Hiroyuki Konishi, Koichi Mizushima, Daisuke Nishikawa, Toshiharu Sato, Takahiro Yameda

• 1992 — bronze medal

  Yutaka Aihara, Takashi Chinen, Yoshiaki Hatakeda, Yukio Iketani, Masayuki Matsunaga, Daisuke Nishikawa

• 1996 — 10th place

  Naoya Tsukahara, Hikaru Tanaka, Yoshiaki Hatakeda, Toshiharu Sato, Shigeru Kurihara, Takashi Uchiyama

• 2000 — 4th place

  Naoya Tsukahara, Yoshihiro Saito, Kenichi Fujita, Mutsumi Harada, Akihiro Kasamatsu, Norimasa Iwai

• 2004 — gold medal

  Takehiro Kashima, Hisashi Mizutori, Daisuke Nakano, Hiroyuki Tomita, Naoya Tsukahara, Isao Yoneda

• 2008 — silver medal

  Hiroyuki Tomita, Takehiro Kashima, Koki Sakamoto, Makoto Okiguchi, Kohei Uchimura, Takuya Nakase

• 2012 — silver medal

  Ryohei Kato, Kazuhito Tanaka, Yusuke Tanaka, Kohei Uchimura, Koji Yamamuro

• 2016 — gold medal

  Ryohei Kato, Kenzo Shirai, Yusuke Tanaka, Kohei Uchimura, Koji Yamamuro

• 2020 — silver medal

  Daiki Hashimoto, Kazuma Kaya, Takeru Kitazono, Wataru Tanigawa

• 2024 — gold medal

  Daiki Hashimoto, Kazuma Kaya, Shinnosuke Oka, Takaaki Sugino, Wataru Tanigawa

World Championships

• 1954 — silver medal

  Akitomo Kaneko, Akira Kono, Masami Kubota, Tetsumi Nabeya, Takashi Ono, Yoshiyuki Oshima, Masao Takemoto

• 1958 — silver medal

  Nobuyuki Aihara, Akira Kono, Takashi Ono, Masao Takemoto, Katsumi Terai, Shinsaku Tsukawaki

• 1962 — gold medal

  Nobuyuki Aihara, Yukio Endo, Takashi Mitsukuri, Takashi Ono, Shuji Tsurumi, Haruhiro Yamashita

• 1966 — gold medal

  Shuji Tsurumi, Akinori Nakayama, Takeshi Katō, Yukio Endo, Takashi Mitsukuri, Haruhiro Matsuda

• 1970 — gold medal

  Eizo Kenmotsu, Mitsuo Tsukahara, Akinori Nakayama, Fumio Honma, Takuji Hayata, Takeshi Katō

• 1974 — gold medal

  Shigeru Kasamatsu, Eizo Kenmotsu, Mitsuo Tsukahara, Hiroshi Kajiyama, Fumio Honma, Sawao Kato

• 1978 — gold medal

  Hiroshi Kajiyama, Shigeru Kasamatsu, Eizo Kenmotsu, Junichi Shimizu, Shinzo Shiraishi, Mitsuo Tsukahara

• 1979 — silver medal

  Hiroshi Kajiyama, Shigeru Kasamatsu, Nobuyuki Kajitani, Toshiomi Nishikii, Koji Gushiken, Eizo Kenmotsu

• 1981 — silver medal

  Nobuyuki Kajitani, Koji Gushiken, Koji Sotomura, Kiyoshi Goto, Kyoji Yamawaki, Toshiro Kanai

• 1983 — bronze medal

  Koji Gushiken, Koji Sotomura, Nobuyuki Kajitani, Mitsuaki Watanabe, Noritoshi Hirata, Shinji Morisue

• 1985 — 4th place

  Koji Gushiken, Koji Sotomura, Hiroyuki Konishi, Kyoji Yamawaki, Mitsuaki Watanabe, Shigemitsu Kondo

• 1987 — 5th place

  Koichi Mizushima, Naoyuki Terao, Hiroyuki Konishi, Morimasa Honda, Yukihiro Hayase, Shinji Kanda

• 1989 — 4th place

  Toshiharu Sato, Yukio Iketani, Yoshikazu Nakamura, Daisuke Nishikawa, Hiroyuki Kato, Masayuki Matsunaga

• 1991 — 4th place

  Yukio Iketani, Yoshiaki Hatakeda, Daisuke Nishikawa, Takashi Chinen, Masayuki Matsunaga, Yutaka Aihara

• 1994 — 5th place

  Hikaru Tanaka, Daisuke Nishikawa, Masayuki Matsunaga, Toshiharu Sato, Takehiko Ono, Yoshiaki Hatakeda, Masayoshi Maeda

• 1995 — silver medal

  Yoshiaki Hatakeda, Daisuke Nishikawa, Hikaru Tanaka, Toshiharu Sato, Masayuki Matsunaga, Hiromasa Masuda, Masayoshi Maeda

• 1997 — 4th place

  Kenichi Fujita, Yoshiaki Hatakeda, Takuya Kishimoto, Shigeru Kurihara, Naoya Tsukahara, Yoshihiro Saito

• 1999 — 4th place

  Naoya Tsukahara, Yoshihiro Saito, Akihiro Kasamatsu, Kenichi Fujita, Mutsumi Harada, Tatsuya Yamada

• 2001 — did not participate
• 2003 — bronze medal

  Takehiro Kashima, Hiroyuki Tomita, Naoya Tsukahara, Tatsuya Yamada

• 2006 — bronze medal

  Hisashi Mizutori, Takehito Mori, Takuya Nakase, Eichi Sekiguchi, Hiroyuki Tomita, Naoya Tsukahara

• 2007 — silver medal

  Hisashi Mizutori, Hiroyuki Tomita, Yosuke Hoshi, Makoto Okiguchi, Takuya Nakase, Shun Kuwahara

• 2010 — silver medal

  Kōhei Uchimura, Koji Yamamuro, Koji Uematsu, Kazuhito Tanaka, Kenya Kobayashi, Tatsuki Nakashima

• 2011 — silver medal

  Kōhei Uchimura, Kazuhito Tanaka, Kenya Kobayashi, Koji Yamamuro, Makoto Okiguchi, Yusuke Tanaka

• 2014 — silver medal

  Kohei Kameyama, Ryohei Kato, Shogo Nonomura, Kenzo Shirai, Yusuke Tanaka, Kōhei Uchimura, Kazuyuki Takeda*

• 2015 — gold medal

  Naoto Hayasaka, Ryohei Kato, Kazuma Kaya, Kenzō Shirai, Yusuke Tanaka, Kōhei Uchimura, Tomomasa Hasegawa*

• 2018 — bronze medal

  Kazuma Kaya, Kenzō Shirai, Yūsuke Tanaka, Wataru Tanigawa, Kōhei Uchimura, Kakeru Tanigawa*

• 2019 — bronze medal

  Daiki Hashimoto, Yuya Kamoto, Kazuma Kaya, Kakeru Tanigawa, Wataru Tanigawa, Shogo Nonomura*

• 2022 — silver medal

  Ryosuke Doi, Daiki Hashimoto, Yuya Kamoto, Kakeru Tanigawa, Wataru Tanigawa, Kazuma Kaya*

• 2023 — gold medal

  Kenta Chiba, Daiki Hashimoto, Kazuma Kaya, Kazuki Minami, Kaito Sugimoto, Teppei Miwa*

Asian Games

• 1974 — silver medal

  Kazuo Horide, Kenji Igarashi, Takeo Igarashi, Ryuji Nakayama, Hideyuki Nozawa, Hiroshi Sugawara

• 1978 — silver medal

  Nobuyuki Kajitani, Junichi Kitagawa, Toshiomi Nishikii, Teruichi Okamura, Shinzo Shiraishi, Haruyasu Taguchi

• 1982 — silver medal

  Koji Gushiken, Noritoshi Hirata, Nobuyuki Kajitani, Shinji Morisue, Taichi Okada, Koji Sotomura

• 1986 — bronze medal

  Yukihiro Hayase, Hiroyuki Konishi, Koichi Mizushima, Hiroaki Okabe, Koji Sotomura, Kyoji Yamawaki

• 1990 — silver medal

  Yutaka Aihara, Yoshiaki Hatakeda, Yukio Iketani, Masayuki Matsunaga, Daisuke Nishikawa, Toshiharu Sato

• 1994 — bronze medal

  Takashi Chinen, Yoshiaki Hatakeda, Horimasa Masuda, Masayuki Matsunaga, Daisuke Nishikawa, Toshiharu Sato, Hikaru Tanaka

• 1998 — bronze medal

  Mutsumi Harada, Akihiro Kasamatsu, Yasuhiro Ogawa, Yoshihiro Saito, Naoya Tsukahara, Isao Yoneda

• 2002 — bronze medal

  Mutsumi Harada, Takehiro Kashima, Hisashi Mizutori, Yasuhiro Ogawa, Hiroyuki Tomita, Naoya Tsukahara

• 2006 — silver medal

  Ryosuke Baba, Kenya Kobayashi, Shun Kuwahara, Hisashi Mizutori, Hiroyuki Tomita, Yuki Yoshimura

• 2010 — silver medal

  Ryosuke Baba, Ryotaka Deguchi, Shun Kuwahara, Hisashi Mizutori, Takuya Nakase, Kyoichi Watanabe

• 2014 — gold medal

  Tomomasa Hasegawa, Yuya Kamoto, Yusuke Saito, Shotaro Shirai, Kazuyuki Takeda, Masayoshi Yamamoto

• 2018 — silver medal

  Kenta Chiba, Tomomasa Hasegawa, Fuya Maeno, Shogo Nonomura, Kakeru Tanigawa

• 2022 — silver medal

  Shohei Kawakami, Takeru Kitazono, Kakeru Tanigawa, Wataru Tanigawa, Ryota Tsumura