List of flag bearers for Japan at the Olympics

Japan at the
Olympics
IOC codeJPN
NOCJapanese Olympic Committee
Websitewww.joc.or.jp (in Japanese and English)
Medals
Gold
186
Silver
178
Bronze
209
Total
573
Summer appearances
Winter appearances
Japan at the 1912 Summer Olympics

This is a list of flag bearers who have represented Japan at the Olympics.[1]

Flag bearers carry the national flag of their country at the opening ceremony of the Olympic Games.

# Event year Season Flag bearer Sport
42 2022 Winter Akito Watabe Nordic combined [2]
Arisa Go Speed skating
41 2020 Summer Rui Hachimura Basketball [3]
Yui Susaki Wrestling
40 2018 Winter Noriaki Kasai Ski jumping [4][5]
39 2016 Summer Keisuke Ushiro Athletics [5]
38 2014 Winter Ayumi Ogasawara Curling
37 2012 Summer Saori Yoshida Wrestling
36 2010 Winter Tomomi Okazaki Speed skating
35 2008 Summer Ai Fukuhara Table tennis
34 2006 Winter Joji Kato Speed skating
33 2004 Summer Kyoko Hamaguchi Wrestling
32 2002 Winter Eriko Sanmiya Speed skating
31 2000 Summer Kosei Inoue Judo
30 1998 Winter Hiroyasu Shimizu Speed skating
29 1996 Summer Ryoko Tamura Judo
28 1994 Winter Reiichi Mikata Nordic combined
27 1992 Summer Kumi Nakada Volleyball
26 1992 Winter Tsutomu Kawasaki Short track speed skating
25 1988 Summer Mikako Kotani Synchronized swimming
24 1988 Winter Seiko Hashimoto Speed skating
23 1984 Summer Shigenobu Murofushi Athletics
22 1984 Winter Tadayuki Takahashi Figure skating
21 1980 Winter Osamu Wakabayashi Ice hockey
20 1976 Summer Katsutoshi Nekoda Volleyball
19 1976 Winter Masaki Suzuki Speed skating
18 1972 Summer Masatoshi Shinomaki Judo
17 1972 Winter Mineyuki Mashiko Ski jumping
16 1968 Summer Yukio Endo Gymnastics
15 1968 Winter Takaaki Kaneiri Ice hockey
14 1964 Summer Makoto Fukui Swimming
13 1964 Winter Sadao Kikuchi Ski jumping
12 1960 Summer Takashi Ono Gymnastics
11 1960 Winter Junko Ueno Figure skating
10 1956 Summer Shozo Sasahara Wrestling
9 1956 Winter Hiroshi Yoshizawa Ski jumping & Nordic combined
8 1952 Summer Bunkichi Sawada Athletics
7 1936 Summer Kenkichi Oshima Athletics
6 1936 Winter Kazuyoshi Oimatsu Figure skating
5 1932 Summer Mikio Oda Athletics
4 1928 Summer Yonetaro Nakazawa Athletics
3 1928 Winter Subaru Takahashi Cross-country skiing
2 1920 Summer Gensabulo Noguchi Athletics
1 1912 Summer Yahiko Mishima Athletics

See also

References

  1. ^ Japan. Olympics at Sport-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Accessed 25 October 2011.
  2. ^ "The flagbearers for the Beijing 2022 Opening Ceremony" (PDF). olympics.com. IOC. Retrieved 21 May 2023.
  3. ^ "The flagbearers for the Tokyo 2020 Opening Ceremony" (PDF). olympics.com. IOC. Retrieved 21 May 2023.
  4. ^ "The Flagbearers for the PyeongChang 2018 Opening Ceremony" (PDF). olympics.com. IOC. Retrieved 21 May 2023.
  5. ^ a b "Flagbearers for Japan". olympedia.org. OlyMADMen. Retrieved 21 May 2023.