Japan in Taekwondo
Last at Taekwondo at the Olympic Games: bronze, 2000
The record
Women's first here: the stronger record.
- Taekwondo at the Olympic Games1 bronze1medal
Every result, newest first
- Sydney 2000 · Bronze · Women, Middleweight (67 kg) · Yoriko Okamoto
- World Taekwondo Championships1 gold, 1 silver, 2 bronzes1gold
Every result, newest first
- 2023 · Bronze · Women, Finweight (−46 kg) · Ruka Okamoto
- 2015 · Gold · Women, Featherweight (−57 kg) · Mayu Hamada
- 2013 · Silver · Women, Featherweight (−57 kg) · Mayu Hamada
- 1995 · Bronze · Women, Bantamweight (−51 kg) · Minako Hatakeyama
- Taekwondo at the Asian Games3 silvers, 4 bronzes7medals
Every result, newest first
- Aichi–Nagoya 2026 · Bronze · Women, Individual poomsae · Yuiko Niwa
- Aichi–Nagoya 2026 · Bronze · Women, 49 kg · Ruka Okamoto
- Hangzhou 2022 · Silver · Women, Individual poomsae · Yuiko Niwa
- Jakarta–Palembang 2018 · Bronze · Women, Flyweight · Miyu Yamada
- Incheon 2014 · Silver · Women, Featherweight · Mayu Hamada
- Guangzhou 2010 · Silver · Women, Flyweight · Erika Kasahara
- Bangkok 1998 · Bronze · Women, Lightweight · Yoriko Okamoto
- World Taekwondo Championships4 bronzes4medals
Every result, newest first
- 2005 · Bronze · Men, Lightweight (−72 kg) · Takahiro Niimi
- 2001 · Bronze · Men, Bantamweight (−62 kg) · Kiyoteru Higuchi
- 1991 · Bronze · Men, Welterweight (−76 kg) · Hisashi Kondo
- 1975 · Bronze · Men, Finweight (−48 kg) · Hideshi Yamane
- Taekwondo at the Asian Games1 silver, 8 bronzes9medals
Every result, newest first
- Jakarta–Palembang 2018 · Bronze · Men, Flyweight · Sergio Suzuki
- Incheon 2014 · Bronze · Men, Flyweight · Yuma Yamada
- Bangkok 1998 · Bronze · Men, Lightweight · Hiroshi Kanai
- Hiroshima 1994 · Bronze · Men, Finweight · Daisuke Hattori
- Hiroshima 1994 · Bronze · Men, Bantamweight · Hironobu Yamashita
- Hiroshima 1994 · Silver · Men, Lightweight · Hiroyuki Yamashita
- Hiroshima 1994 · Bronze · Men, Welterweight · Mitsushige Arita
- Seoul 1986 · Bronze · Men, Welterweight · Katsuhiro Oki
- Seoul 1986 · Bronze · Men, Middleweight · Hirokazu Shiokawa
Counted from the podiums and winners lists on our tournament pages.