Japan women's national gymnastics team

Japan women's national gymnastics team

Continental union	Asian Gymnastics Union
National federation	Japan Gymnastics Association
Olympic Games
Appearances	13
Medals	Bronze: 1964
World Championships
Medals	Bronze: 1962, 1966

The Japan women's national artistic gymnastics team represents Japan in FIG international competitions.

History[]

Japan has participated in the Olympic Games women's team competition 13 times and has won one team medal, a bronze in 1964.^[1] Mai Murakami won Japan's first individual Olympic medal in women's artistic gymnastics: a bronze on floor exercise at the 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo.^[2] The team has also won two medals at the World Artistic Gymnastics Championships.

Current senior roster[]

• Yuki Uchiyama
• Aiko Sugihara
• Marina Kawasaki
• Sae Miyakawa
• Mai Murakami
• Natsumi Sasada
• Asuka Teramoto
• Mana Oguchi

Olympic Games team competition results[]

• 1928 — did not participate
• 1936 — did not participate
• 1948 — did not participate
• 1952 — did not participate
• 1956 — 6th place
• 1960 — 4th place
• 1964 — bronze medal
• 1968 — 4th place
• 1972 — 7th place
• 1976 — 8th place
• 1980 — did not participate
• 1984 — 6th place
• 1988 — 12th place
• 1992 — did not participate
• 1996 — 12th place
• 2000 — did not participate
• 2004 — did not participate
• 2008 — 5th place
• 2012 — 8th place
• 2016 — 4th place
• 2020 — 5th place

Most decorated gymnasts[]

This list includes all Japanese female artistic gymnasts who have won a medal at the Olympic Games or the World Artistic Gymnastics Championships.

Rank	Gymnast	Team	AA	VT	UB	BB	FX	Olympic Total	World Total	Total
1	Keiko Tanaka-Ikeda	1964 1962 1966	1966		1966	1954 1958 1962	1958	1	8	9
2	Mai Murakami		2018			2021	2020 2017 2021 2018	1	5	6
3	Taniko Nakamura-Mitsukuri	1964 1962 1966			1966			1	3	4
4	Kōko Tsurumi		2009		2009			0	2	2
5	Ginko Abukawa-Chiba	1964 1962						1	1	2
	Kiyoko Ono	1964 1962						1	1	2
	Toshiko Shirasu-Aihara	1964 1962						1	1	2
	Hiroko Tsuji	1964 1962						1	1	2
9	Urara Ashikawa					2021		0	1	1
10	Taki Shibuya	1966						0	1	1
		1966						0	1	1
		1966						0	1	1
	Mitsuko Kandori	1966						0	1	1

See also[]

• List of Olympic female artistic gymnasts for Japan
• Japan men's national gymnastics team

References[]