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Japan in Badminton

Badminton at the Olympic Games, Paris 2024: 2 bronzes

The record

Women's first here: the stronger record.

  • Badminton at the Olympic Games1 gold, 1 silver, 2 bronzes1gold
    Every result, newest first4
    • Paris 2024 · Bronze · Women, Women's doubles · Nami Matsuyama; Chiharu Shida
    • Rio de Janeiro 2016 · Bronze · Women, Women's singles · Nozomi Okuhara
    • Rio de Janeiro 2016 · Gold · Women, Women's doubles · Misaki Matsutomo; Ayaka Takahashi
    • London 2012 · Silver · Women, Women's doubles · Mizuki Fujii; Reika Kakiiwa
  • BWF World Championships7 golds, 5 silvers, 16 bronzes7golds
    Every result, newest first28
    • New Delhi 2026 · Silver · Women's singles · Akane Yamaguchi
    • Paris 2025 · Gold · Women's singles · Akane Yamaguchi
    • Paris 2025 · Bronze · Women's doubles · Rin Iwanaga; Kie Nakanishi
    • Paris 2025 · Bronze · Women's doubles · Nami Matsuyama; Chiharu Shida
    • Copenhagen 2023 · Bronze · Women's singles · Akane Yamaguchi
    • Tokyo 2022 · Gold · Women's singles · Akane Yamaguchi
    • Tokyo 2022 · Bronze · Women's doubles · Mayu Matsumoto; Wakana Nagahara
    • Huelva 2021 · Gold · Women's singles · Akane Yamaguchi
    • Huelva 2021 · Bronze · Women's doubles · Mayu Matsumoto; Wakana Nagahara
    • Basel 2019 · Silver · Women's singles · Nozomi Okuhara
    • Basel 2019 · Gold · Women's doubles · Mayu Matsumoto; Wakana Nagahara
    • Basel 2019 · Silver · Women's doubles · Yuki Fukushima; Sayaka Hirota
    • Nanjing 2018 · Bronze · Women's singles · Akane Yamaguchi
    • Nanjing 2018 · Gold · Women's doubles · Mayu Matsumoto; Wakana Nagahara
    • Nanjing 2018 · Silver · Women's doubles · Yuki Fukushima; Sayaka Hirota
    • Nanjing 2018 · Bronze · Women's doubles · Shiho Tanaka; Koharu Yonemoto
    • Glasgow 2017 · Gold · Women's singles · Nozomi Okuhara
    • Glasgow 2017 · Silver · Women's doubles · Yuki Fukushima; Sayaka Hirota
    • Glasgow 2017 · Bronze · Women's doubles · Misaki Matsutomo; Ayaka Takahashi
    • Jakarta 2015 · Bronze · Women's doubles · Naoko Fukuman; Kurumi Yonao
    • Copenhagen 2014 · Bronze · Women's singles · Minatsu Mitani
    • Copenhagen 2014 · Bronze · Women's doubles · Reika Kakiiwa; Miyuki Maeda
    • London 2011 · Bronze · Women's doubles · Miyuki Maeda; Satoko Suetsuna
    • Kuala Lumpur 2007 · Bronze · Women's doubles · Kumiko Ogura; Reiko Shiota
    • Birmingham 2003 · Bronze · Women's doubles · Seiko Yamada; Shizuka Yamamoto
    • Jakarta 1980 · Bronze · Women's doubles · Atsuko Tokuda; Yoshiko Yonekura
    • Malmö 1977 · Bronze · Women's singles · Hiroe Yuki
    • Malmö 1977 · Gold · Women's doubles · Etsuko Toganoo; Emiko Ueno
  • All England Open8 titles8titles
    Every result, newest first8
    • 2025 · Won · Women's doubles
    • 2022 · Won · Women's singles
    • 2022 · Won · Women's doubles
    • 2021 · Won · Women's singles
    • 2021 · Won · Women's doubles
    • 2020 · Won · Women's doubles
    • 2016 · Won · Women's singles
    • 2016 · Won · Women's doubles
  • Badminton at the Asian Games7 golds, 9 silvers, 22 bronzes7golds
    Every result, newest first38
    • Aichi–Nagoya 2026 · Silver · Women's singles · Akane Yamaguchi
    • Aichi–Nagoya 2026 · Bronze · Women's doubles · Rin Uesaka; Kie Nakanishi
    • Aichi–Nagoya 2026 · Silver · Women's team · Yuki Fukushima; Riko Gunji; Sayaka Hobara; Rin Uesaka; Mayu Matsumoto; Tomoka Miyazaki; Kie Nakanishi; Nozomi Okuhara; Maya Taguchi; Akane Yamaguchi
    • Hangzhou 2022 · Bronze · Women's singles · Aya Ohori
    • Hangzhou 2022 · Bronze · Women's doubles · Yuki Fukushima; Sayaka Hirota
    • Hangzhou 2022 · Bronze · Women's team · Akane Yamaguchi; Aya Ohori; Saena Kawakami; Natsuki Nidaira; Nami Matsuyama; Chiharu Shida; Yuki Fukushima; Sayaka Hirota; Arisa Higashino; Naru Shinoya
    • Jakarta–Palembang 2018 · Bronze · Women's singles · Akane Yamaguchi
    • Jakarta–Palembang 2018 · Silver · Women's doubles · Misaki Matsutomo; Ayaka Takahashi
    • Jakarta–Palembang 2018 · Bronze · Women's doubles · Yuki Fukushima; Sayaka Hirota
    • Jakarta–Palembang 2018 · Gold · Women's team · Yuki Fukushima; Arisa Higashino; Sayaka Hirota; Misaki Matsutomo; Aya Ohori; Nozomi Okuhara; Sayaka Sato; Ayaka Takahashi; Akane Yamaguchi; Koharu Yonemoto
    • Incheon 2014 · Silver · Women's doubles · Misaki Matsutomo; Ayaka Takahashi
    • Incheon 2014 · Bronze · Women's team · Yui Hashimoto; Reika Kakiiwa; Miyuki Maeda; Shizuka Matsuo; Misaki Matsutomo; Minatsu Mitani; Mami Naito; Ayaka Takahashi; Sayaka Takahashi; Akane Yamaguchi
    • Guangzhou 2010 · Bronze · Women's singles · Eriko Hirose
    • Doha 2006 · Bronze · Women's doubles · Kumiko Ogura; Reiko Shiota
    • Doha 2006 · Silver · Women's team · Eriko Hirose; Miyuki Maeda; Kaori Mori; Kumiko Ogura; Reiko Shiota; Satoko Suetsuna; Kanako Yonekura
    • Bangkok 1998 · Gold · Women's singles · Kanako Yonekura
    • Bangkok 1998 · Bronze · Women's team · Takako Ida; Saori Ito; Yoshiko Iwata; Haruko Matsuda; Yasuko Mizui; Kanako Yonekura
    • Hiroshima 1994 · Silver · Women's singles · Hisako Mizui
    • Hiroshima 1994 · Bronze · Women's doubles · Tomomi Matsuo; Kyoko Sasage
    • Hiroshima 1994 · Bronze · Women's team · Tokiko Hirota; Takako Ida; Yuko Koike; Tomomi Matsuo; Aiko Miyamura; Hisako Mizui; Yasuko Mizui; Kyoko Sasage
    • Beijing 1990 · Bronze · Women's team · Kimiko Jinnai; Kazue Kanai; Tomomi Matsuo; Aiko Miyamura; Hisako Mizui; Hisako Mori; Kyoko Sasage
    • Seoul 1986 · Bronze · Women's doubles · Kimiko Jinnai; Sumiko Kitada
    • Seoul 1986 · Silver · Women's team · Kimiko Jinnai; Sumiko Kitada; Harumi Kohara; Hisako Takamine; Atsuko Tokuda; Yoshiko Yonekura
    • New Delhi 1982 · Bronze · Women's singles · Sumiko Kitada
    • New Delhi 1982 · Bronze · Women's doubles · Atsuko Tokuda; Yoshiko Yonekura
    • New Delhi 1982 · Silver · Women's team · Kimiko Jinnai; Sumiko Kitada; Kazuko Takamine; Fumiko Tokairin; Atsuko Tokuda; Yoshiko Yonekura
    • Bangkok 1978 · Bronze · Women's singles · Saori Kondo
    • Bangkok 1978 · Bronze · Women's team · Saori Kondo; Mikiko Takada; Atsuko Tokuda; Emiko Ueno; Yoshiko Yonekura; Hiroe Yuki
    • Tehran 1974 · Bronze · Women's singles · Hiroe Yuki
    • Tehran 1974 · Bronze · Women's team · Machiko Aizawa; Mika Ikeda; Mariko Nishio; Etsuko Takenaka; Hiroe Yuki
    • Bangkok 1970 · Gold · Women's singles · Hiroe Yuki
    • Bangkok 1970 · Gold · Women's doubles · Etsuko Takenaka; Machiko Aizawa
    • Bangkok 1970 · Gold · Women's team · Machiko Aizawa; Mariko Nishio; Etsuko Takenaka; Hiroe Yuki
    • Bangkok 1966 · Gold · Women's singles · Noriko Takagi
    • Bangkok 1966 · Bronze · Women's singles · Tomoko Takahashi
    • Bangkok 1966 · Silver · Women's doubles · Hiroe Amano; Tomoko Takahashi
    • Bangkok 1966 · Bronze · Women's doubles · Noriko Takagi; Kazuko Goto
    • Bangkok 1966 · Gold · Women's team · Hiroe Amano; Kazuko Goto; Noriko Takagi; Tomoko Takahashi

Next

All England Open: Birmingham, March 2027

Against India

When Japan and India finished first and second: Japan first never, India first once.

  • 2019 · India first · BWF World Championships, Women's singles

Counted from the podiums and winners lists on our tournament pages.