Japan in Speed skating
Last at Short track speed skating at the Olympic Games: gold, 1998
The record
Women's first here: the stronger record.
- Speed skating at the Olympic Games4 golds, 6 silvers, 7 bronzes4golds
Every result, newest first
- Milano Cortina 2026 · Bronze · Women, 500 metres · Miho Takagi
- Milano Cortina 2026 · Bronze · Women, 1000 metres · Miho Takagi
- Milano Cortina 2026 · Bronze · Women, Team pursuit · Miho Takagi; Ayano Sato; Hana Noake; Momoka Horikawa
- Beijing 2022 · Silver · Women, 500 metres · Miho Takagi
- Beijing 2022 · Gold · Women, 1000 metres · Miho Takagi
- Beijing 2022 · Silver · Women, 1500 metres · Miho Takagi
- Beijing 2022 · Silver · Women, Team pursuit · Ayano Sato; Miho Takagi; Nana Takagi
- Pyeongchang 2018 · Gold · Women, 500 metres · Nao Kodaira
- Pyeongchang 2018 · Silver · Women, 1000 metres · Nao Kodaira
- Pyeongchang 2018 · Bronze · Women, 1000 metres · Miho Takagi
- Pyeongchang 2018 · Silver · Women, 1500 metres · Miho Takagi
- Pyeongchang 2018 · Gold · Women, Mass start · Nana Takagi
- Pyeongchang 2018 · Gold · Women, Team pursuit · Miho Takagi; Ayano Sato; Nana Takagi; Ayaka Kikuchi
- Vancouver 2010 · Silver · Women, Team pursuit · Masako Hozumi; Nao Kodaira; Maki Tabata
- Nagano 1998 · Bronze · Women, 500 metres · Tomomi Okazaki
- Lillehammer 1994 · Bronze · Women, 5000 metres · Hiromi Yamamoto
- Albertville 1992 · Bronze · Women, 1500 metres · Seiko Hashimoto
- ISU World Single Distances Speed Skating Championships8 golds, 11 silvers, 17 bronzes8golds
Every result, newest first
- Hamar 2025 · Gold · Women, 1,000 m · Miho Takagi
- Hamar 2025 · Silver · Women, Team pursuit · Japan / Momoka Horikawa / Ayano Sato / Miho Takagi
- Calgary 2024 · Gold · Women, 1,000 m · Miho Takagi
- Calgary 2024 · Gold · Women, 1,500 m · Miho Takagi
- Calgary 2024 · Bronze · Women, Team pursuit · Japan / Momoka Horikawa / Ayano Sato / Miho Takagi
- Heerenveen 2023 · Bronze · Women, 1,000 m · Miho Takagi
- Heerenveen 2023 · Bronze · Women, 1,500 m · Miho Takagi
- Heerenveen 2023 · Silver · Women, Team pursuit · Japan / Momoka Horikawa / Sumire Kikuchi / Ayano Sato
- Salt Lake City 2020 · Gold · Women, 500 m · Nao Kodaira
- Salt Lake City 2020 · Bronze · Women, 1,000 m · Miho Takagi
- Salt Lake City 2020 · Gold · Women, Team pursuit · Japan / Ayano Sato / Miho Takagi / Nana Takagi
- Inzell 2019 · Silver · Women, 500 m · Nao Kodaira
- Inzell 2019 · Bronze · Women, 500 m · Konami Soga
- Inzell 2019 · Bronze · Women, 1,000 m · Nao Kodaira
- Inzell 2019 · Silver · Women, 1,500 m · Miho Takagi
- Inzell 2019 · Gold · Women, Team pursuit · Japan / Ayano Sato / Miho Takagi / Nana Takagi
- Gangneung 2017 · Gold · Women, 500 m · Nao Kodaira
- Gangneung 2017 · Silver · Women, 1,000 m · Nao Kodaira
- Gangneung 2017 · Bronze · Women, 1,500 m · Miho Takagi
- Gangneung 2017 · Silver · Women, Mass start · Nana Takagi
- Gangneung 2017 · Silver · Women, Team pursuit · Japan / Misaki Oshigiri / Miho Takagi / Nana Takagi
- Kolomna 2016 · Bronze · Women, Mass start · Miho Takagi
- Kolomna 2016 · Silver · Women, Team pursuit · Japan / Misaki Oshigiri / Miho Takagi / Nana Takagi
- Heerenveen 2015 · Bronze · Women, 500 m · Nao Kodaira
- Heerenveen 2015 · Gold · Women, Team pursuit · Japan / Ayaka Kikuchi / Miho Takagi / Nana Takagi
- Richmond 2009 · Bronze · Women, Team pursuit · Japan / Masako Hozumi / Hiromi Otsu / Maki Tabata
- Salt Lake City 2007 · Bronze · Women, 500 m · Sayuri Osuga
- Inzell 2005 · Bronze · Women, Team pursuit · Japan / Eriko Ishino / Nami Nemoto / Maki Tabata
- Berlin 2003 · Silver · Women, 1,500 m · Maki Tabata
- Salt Lake City 2001 · Silver · Women, 1,500 m · Maki Tabata
- Salt Lake City 2001 · Bronze · Women, 5,000 m · Maki Tabata
- Nagano 2000 · Bronze · Women, 3,000 m · Maki Tabata
- Heerenveen 1999 · Bronze · Women, 500 m · Tomomi Okazaki
- Calgary 1998 · Bronze · Women, 500 m · Tomomi Okazaki
- Hamar 1996 · Silver · Women, 500 m · Kyoko Shimazaki
- Hamar 1996 · Bronze · Women, 500 m · Tomomi Okazaki
- ISU World Allround and Sprint Speed Skating Championships5 golds, 7 silvers, 7 bronzes5golds
Every result, newest first
- Heerenveen 2026 · Bronze · Women, Allround (official championships) · Miho Takagi
- Inzell 2024 · Gold · Women, Sprint combination · Miho Takagi
- Hamar 2022 · Silver · Women, Allround (official championships) · Miho Takagi
- Hamar 2020 · Gold · Women, Sprint combination · Miho Takagi
- Hamar 2020 · Silver · Women, Sprint combination · Nao Kodaira
- Calgary 2019 · Silver · Women, Allround (official championships) · Miho Takagi
- Heerenveen 2019 · Gold · Women, Sprint combination · Nao Kodaira
- Heerenveen 2019 · Silver · Women, Sprint combination · Miho Takagi
- Amsterdam 2018 · Gold · Women, Allround (official championships) · Miho Takagi
- Hamar 2017 · Bronze · Women, Allround (official championships) · Miho Takagi
- Calgary 2017 · Gold · Women, Sprint combination · Nao Kodaira
- Obihiro 2010 · Silver · Women, Sprint combination · Sayuri Yoshii
- Calgary 2003 · Bronze · Women, Sprint combination · Shihomi Shinya
- Inzell 2001 · Silver · Women, Sprint combination · Eriko Sanmiya
- Milwaukee 2000 · Bronze · Women, Allround (official championships) · Maki Tabata
- Inzell 1996 · Bronze · Women, Allround (official championships) · Mie Uehara
- Heerenveen 1992 · Bronze · Women, Allround (official championships) · Seiko Hashimoto
- Calgary 1990 · Silver · Women, Allround (official championships) · Seiko Hashimoto
- Heerenveen 1989 · Bronze · Women, Sprint combination · Seiko Hashimoto
- Speed skating at the Asian Winter Games19 golds, 17 silvers, 15 bronzes19golds
Every result, newest first
- Harbin 2025 · Silver · Women, Team pursuit · Yuka Takahashi; Yuna Onodera; Rin Kosaka
- Sapporo 2017 · Gold · Women, 500 m · Nao Kodaira
- Sapporo 2017 · Bronze · Women, 500 m · Arisa Go
- Sapporo 2017 · Gold · Women, 1000 m · Nao Kodaira
- Sapporo 2017 · Silver · Women, 1000 m · Miho Takagi
- Sapporo 2017 · Gold · Women, 1500 m · Miho Takagi
- Sapporo 2017 · Silver · Women, 1500 m · Misaki Oshigiri
- Sapporo 2017 · Gold · Women, 3000 m · Miho Takagi
- Sapporo 2017 · Bronze · Women, 3000 m · Ayano Sato
- Sapporo 2017 · Bronze · Women, 5000 m · Mai Kiyama
- Sapporo 2017 · Gold · Women, Mass start · Miho Takagi
- Sapporo 2017 · Silver · Women, Mass start · Ayano Sato
- Sapporo 2017 · Gold · Women, Team pursuit · Misaki Oshigiri; Nana Takagi; Ayano Sato
- Astana and Almaty 2011 · Bronze · Women, 1500 m · Nao Kodaira
- Astana and Almaty 2011 · Gold · Women, 3000 m · Masako Hozumi
- Astana and Almaty 2011 · Gold · Women, 5000 m · Masako Hozumi
- Astana and Almaty 2011 · Bronze · Women, 5000 m · Eriko Ishino
- Astana and Almaty 2011 · Silver · Women, Mass start · Masako Hozumi
- Astana and Almaty 2011 · Bronze · Women, Team pursuit · Eriko Ishino; Shiho Ishizawa; Miho Takagi
- Changchun 2007 · Silver · Women, 3000 m · Masako Hozumi
- Changchun 2007 · Bronze · Women, 3000 m · Maki Tabata
- Aomori 2003 · Silver · Women, 500 m · Yukari Watanabe
- Aomori 2003 · Bronze · Women, 500 m · Sayuri Osuga
- Aomori 2003 · Gold · Women, 1000 m · Aki Tonoike
- Aomori 2003 · Bronze · Women, 1000 m · Shihomi Shinya
- Aomori 2003 · Gold · Women, 1500 m · Maki Tabata
- Aomori 2003 · Silver · Women, 1500 m · Aki Tonoike
- Aomori 2003 · Gold · Women, 3000 m · Maki Tabata
- Aomori 2003 · Bronze · Women, 3000 m · Eriko Ishino
- Gangwon 1999 · Silver · Women, 1500 m · Kanae Kobayashi
- Gangwon 1999 · Bronze · Women, 1500 m · Aki Narita
- Gangwon 1999 · Gold · Women, 3000 m · Aki Narita
- Gangwon 1999 · Silver · Women, 3000 m · Yuri Horikawa
- Harbin 1996 · Silver · Women, 1000 m · Aki Tonoike
- Harbin 1996 · Bronze · Women, 1000 m · Chihiro Monda
- Harbin 1996 · Silver · Women, 1500 m · Aki Tonoike
- Harbin 1996 · Bronze · Women, 1500 m · Eriko Seo
- Harbin 1996 · Silver · Women, 3000 m · Eriko Seo
- Harbin 1996 · Bronze · Women, 3000 m · Saori Igami
- Sapporo 1990 · Gold · Women, 500 m · Seiko Hashimoto
- Sapporo 1990 · Silver · Women, 500 m · Kyoko Shimazaki
- Sapporo 1990 · Gold · Women, 1000 m · Seiko Hashimoto
- Sapporo 1990 · Gold · Women, 1500 m · Seiko Hashimoto
- Sapporo 1990 · Gold · Women, 3000 m · Seiko Hashimoto
- Sapporo 1990 · Silver · Women, 3000 m · Natsue Seki
- Sapporo 1986 · Gold · Women, 500 m · Seiko Hashimoto
- Sapporo 1986 · Silver · Women, 500 m · Shoko Fusano
- Sapporo 1986 · Bronze · Women, 1000 m · Shoko Fusano
- Sapporo 1986 · Gold · Women, 1500 m · Seiko Hashimoto
- Sapporo 1986 · Gold · Women, 3000 m · Keiko Asao
- Sapporo 1986 · Silver · Women, 3000 m · Natsue Seki
- Short track speed skating at the Olympic Games1 gold, 2 bronzes1gold
Every result, newest first
- Nagano 1998 · Gold · Men, 500 metres · Takafumi Nishitani
- Nagano 1998 · Bronze · Men, 500 metres · Hitoshi Uematsu
- Albertville 1992 · Bronze · Men, 5000-metre relay · Yuichi Akasaka; Tatsuyoshi Ishihara; Toshinobu Kawai; Tsutomu Kawasaki
- Speed skating at the Olympic Games1 gold, 4 silvers, 7 bronzes1gold
Every result, newest first
- Beijing 2022 · Bronze · Men, 500 metres · Wataru Morishige
- Vancouver 2010 · Silver · Men, 500 metres · Keiichiro Nagashima
- Vancouver 2010 · Bronze · Men, 500 metres · Joji Kato
- Salt Lake City 2002 · Silver · Men, 500 metres · Hiroyasu Shimizu
- Nagano 1998 · Gold · Men, 500 metres · Hiroyasu Shimizu
- Nagano 1998 · Bronze · Men, 1000 metres · Hiroyasu Shimizu
- Lillehammer 1994 · Bronze · Men, 500 metres · Manabu Horii
- Albertville 1992 · Silver · Men, 500 metres · Toshiyuki Kuroiwa
- Albertville 1992 · Bronze · Men, 500 metres · Junichi Inoue
- Albertville 1992 · Bronze · Men, 1000 metres · Yukinori Miyabe
- Calgary 1988 · Bronze · Men, 500 metres · Akira Kuroiwa
- Sarajevo 1984 · Silver · Men, 500 metres · Yoshihiro Kitazawa
- ISU World Single Distances Speed Skating Championships7 golds, 8 silvers, 7 bronzes7golds
Every result, newest first
- Heerenveen 2023 · Bronze · Men, 500 m · Wataru Morishige
- Salt Lake City 2020 · Bronze · Men, 500 m · Tatsuya Shinhama
- Salt Lake City 2020 · Silver · Men, Team pursuit · Japan / Seitaro Ichinohe / Riku Tsuchiya / Shane Williamson
- Sochi 2013 · Silver · Men, 500 m · Joji Kato
- Inzell 2011 · Silver · Men, 500 m · Joji Kato
- Nagano 2008 · Bronze · Men, 500 m · Joji Kato
- Salt Lake City 2007 · Silver · Men, 500 m · Yuya Oikawa
- Inzell 2005 · Gold · Men, 500 m · Joji Kato
- Inzell 2005 · Silver · Men, 500 m · Hiroyasu Shimizu
- Seoul 2004 · Bronze · Men, 1,000 m · Masaaki Kobayashi
- Berlin 2003 · Silver · Men, 500 m · Hiroyasu Shimizu
- Salt Lake City 2001 · Gold · Men, 500 m · Hiroyasu Shimizu
- Nagano 2000 · Gold · Men, 500 m · Hiroyasu Shimizu
- Nagano 2000 · Bronze · Men, 5,000 m · Keiji Shirahata
- Heerenveen 1999 · Gold · Men, 500 m · Hiroyasu Shimizu
- Heerenveen 1999 · Silver · Men, 1,000 m · Hiroyasu Shimizu
- Calgary 1998 · Gold · Men, 500 m · Hiroyasu Shimizu
- Calgary 1998 · Bronze · Men, 1,000 m · Hiroyasu Shimizu
- Warsaw 1997 · Gold · Men, 500 m · Manabu Horii
- Warsaw 1997 · Bronze · Men, 500 m · Hiroyasu Shimizu
- Hamar 1996 · Gold · Men, 500 m · Hiroyasu Shimizu
- Hamar 1996 · Silver · Men, 5,000 m · Keiji Shirahata
- ISU World Allround and Sprint Speed Skating Championships3 golds, 10 silvers, 13 bronzes3golds
Every result, newest first
- Hamar 2020 · Bronze · Men, Allround (official championships) · Seitaro Ichinohe
- Hamar 2020 · Gold · Men, Sprint combination · Tatsuya Shinhama
- Heerenveen 2019 · Silver · Men, Sprint combination · Tatsuya Shinhama
- Obihiro 2010 · Bronze · Men, Sprint combination · Keiichiro Nagashima
- Moscow 2009 · Silver · Men, Sprint combination · Keiichiro Nagashima
- Inzell 2001 · Silver · Men, Sprint combination · Hiroyasu Shimizu
- Seoul 2000 · Bronze · Men, Sprint combination · Hiroyasu Shimizu
- Calgary 1999 · Bronze · Men, Sprint combination · Hiroyasu Shimizu
- Nagano 1997 · Silver · Men, Allround (official championships) · Keiji Shirahata
- Inzell 1996 · Bronze · Men, Allround (official championships) · Keiji Shirahata
- Heerenveen 1996 · Silver · Men, Sprint combination · Hiroyasu Shimizu
- Heerenveen 1996 · Bronze · Men, Sprint combination · Manabu Horii
- Baselga di Pinè 1995 · Silver · Men, Allround (official championships) · Keiji Shirahata
- Milwaukee 1995 · Silver · Men, Sprint combination · Hiroyasu Shimizu
- Milwaukee 1995 · Bronze · Men, Sprint combination · Yasunori Miyabe
- Calgary 1994 · Bronze · Men, Sprint combination · Junichi Inoue
- Ikaho 1993 · Silver · Men, Sprint combination · Yasunori Miyabe
- Ikaho 1993 · Bronze · Men, Sprint combination · Hiroyasu Shimizu
- Oslo 1992 · Bronze · Men, Sprint combination · Toshiyuki Kuroiwa
- Inzell 1991 · Bronze · Men, Sprint combination · Toshiyuki Kuroiwa
- Sainte Foy 1987 · Gold · Men, Sprint combination · Akira Kuroiwa
- Sainte Foy 1987 · Bronze · Men, Sprint combination · Yukihiro Mitani
- Karuizawa 1986 · Bronze · Men, Sprint combination · Akira Kuroiwa
- Helsinki 1983 · Gold · Men, Sprint combination · Akira Kuroiwa
- Innsbruck 1974 · Silver · Men, Sprint combination · Masaki Suzuki
- West Allis 1970 · Silver · Men, Sprint combination · Keiichi Suzuki
- Speed skating at the Asian Winter Games21 golds, 18 silvers, 25 bronzes21golds
Every result, newest first
- Harbin 2025 · Silver · Men, 500 m · Wataru Morishige
- Harbin 2025 · Silver · Men, 1500 m · Kazuya Yamada
- Harbin 2025 · Bronze · Men, 1500 m · Ryota Kojima
- Harbin 2025 · Bronze · Men, Team sprint · Katsuhiro Kuratsubo; Wataru Morishige; Kazuya Yamada
- Harbin 2025 · Bronze · Men, Team pursuit · Motonaga Arito; Taiyo Morino; Kotaro Kasahara
- Sapporo 2017 · Silver · Men, 500 m · Tsubasa Hasegawa
- Sapporo 2017 · Gold · Men, 1000 m · Takuro Oda
- Sapporo 2017 · Bronze · Men, 1000 m · Shunsuke Nakamura
- Sapporo 2017 · Silver · Men, 1500 m · Takuro Oda
- Sapporo 2017 · Bronze · Men, 1500 m · Taro Kondo
- Sapporo 2017 · Silver · Men, 5000 m · Ryosuke Tsuchiya
- Sapporo 2017 · Bronze · Men, 5000 m · Seitaro Ichinohe
- Sapporo 2017 · Silver · Men, 10000 m · Ryosuke Tsuchiya
- Sapporo 2017 · Bronze · Men, 10000 m · Seitaro Ichinohe
- Sapporo 2017 · Silver · Men, Mass start · Shane Williamson
- Sapporo 2017 · Silver · Men, Team pursuit · Shota Nakamura; Shane Williamson; Ryosuke Tsuchiya
- Astana and Almaty 2011 · Gold · Men, 500 m · Joji Kato
- Astana and Almaty 2011 · Bronze · Men, 500 m · Keiichiro Nagashima
- Astana and Almaty 2011 · Bronze · Men, 5000 m · Hiroki Hirako
- Astana and Almaty 2011 · Bronze · Men, 10000 m · Hiroki Hirako
- Astana and Almaty 2011 · Silver · Men, Mass start · Hiroki Hirako
- Astana and Almaty 2011 · Gold · Men, Team pursuit · Hiroki Hirako; Teppei Mori; Shota Nakamura
- Changchun 2007 · Gold · Men, 100 m · Yuya Oikawa
- Changchun 2007 · Bronze · Men, 500 m · Yuya Oikawa
- Changchun 2007 · Bronze · Men, 1000 m · Takaharu Nakajima
- Changchun 2007 · Gold · Men, 5000 m · Hiroki Hirako
- Aomori 2003 · Gold · Men, 500 m · Hiroyasu Shimizu
- Aomori 2003 · Silver · Men, 500 m · Tomonori Kawata
- Aomori 2003 · Bronze · Men, 500 m · Joji Kato
- Aomori 2003 · Silver · Men, 1000 m · Hiroyasu Shimizu
- Aomori 2003 · Bronze · Men, 1000 m · Takaharu Nakajima
- Aomori 2003 · Gold · Men, 5000 m · Takahiro Nozaki
- Aomori 2003 · Bronze · Men, 5000 m · Kesato Miyazaki
- Aomori 2003 · Gold · Men, 10000 m · Hiroki Hirako
- Aomori 2003 · Silver · Men, 10000 m · Kesato Miyazaki
- Aomori 2003 · Bronze · Men, 10000 m · Naoki Yasuda
- Gangwon 1999 · Gold · Men, 500 m · Shoji Kato
- Gangwon 1999 · Bronze · Men, 500 m · Kazuya Nishioka
- Gangwon 1999 · Bronze · Men, 1500 m · Hiromichi Ito
- Gangwon 1999 · Bronze · Men, 5000 m · Kazuki Sawaguchi
- Gangwon 1999 · Gold · Men, 10000 m · Toshihiko Itokawa
- Harbin 1996 · Gold · Men, 500 m · Takahiro Hamamichi
- Harbin 1996 · Gold · Men, 1000 m · Yusuke Imai
- Harbin 1996 · Gold · Men, 1500 m · Yusuke Imai
- Harbin 1996 · Silver · Men, 1500 m · Shinya Tanaka
- Harbin 1996 · Gold · Men, 5000 m · Mitsuru Watanabe
- Harbin 1996 · Silver · Men, 5000 m · Daigo Miyaki
- Harbin 1996 · Gold · Men, 10000 m · Shigekazu Nemoto
- Sapporo 1990 · Bronze · Men, 500 m · Yasushi Kuroiwa
- Sapporo 1990 · Bronze · Men, 500 m · Yasunori Miyabe
- Sapporo 1990 · Bronze · Men, 1000 m · Hozumi Moriyama
- Sapporo 1990 · Silver · Men, 1500 m · Toru Aoyanagi
- Sapporo 1990 · Gold · Men, 5000 m · Kazuhiro Sato
- Sapporo 1990 · Gold · Men, 10000 m · Kazuhiro Sato
- Sapporo 1990 · Bronze · Men, 10000 m · Toru Aoyanagi
- Sapporo 1986 · Gold · Men, 500 m · Akira Kuroiwa
- Sapporo 1986 · Silver · Men, 1000 m · Makoto Hirose
- Sapporo 1986 · Bronze · Men, 1000 m · Akira Kuroiwa
- Sapporo 1986 · Gold · Men, 1500 m · Yukihiro Mitani
- Sapporo 1986 · Silver · Men, 1500 m · Munehisa Kuroiwa
- Sapporo 1986 · Gold · Men, 5000 m · Masahito Shinohara
- Sapporo 1986 · Bronze · Men, 5000 m · Munehisa Kuroiwa
- Sapporo 1986 · Gold · Men, 10000 m · Munehisa Kuroiwa
- Sapporo 1986 · Silver · Men, 10000 m · Toshiaki Imamura
Counted from the podiums and winners lists on our tournament pages.