Japan in Volleyball
Last at Volleyball at the Olympic Games: bronze, 2012
The record
- Volleyball at the Olympic Games1 gold, 1 silver, 1 bronze1gold
Every result, newest first
- Munich 1972 · Gold · Men, Indoor · Yoshihide Fukao; Kenji Kimura; Masayuki Minami; Jungo Morita; Yūzo Nakamura; Katsutoshi Nekoda; Tetsuo Nishimoto; Yasuhiro Noguchi; Seiji Oko; Tetsuo Satō; Kenji Shimaoka; Tadayoshi Yokota
- Mexico City 1968 · Silver · Men, Indoor · Masayuki Minami; Katsutoshi Nekoda; Mamoru Shiragami; Isao Koizumi; Kenji Kimura; Yasuaki Mitsumori; Jungo Morita; Tadayoshi Yokota; Seiji Oko; Tetsuo Satō; Kenji Shimaoka; Naohiro Ikeda
- Tokyo 1964 · Bronze · Men, Indoor · Yutaka Demachi; Tsutomu Koyama; Sadatoshi Sugahara; Naohiro Ikeda; Yasutaka Sato; Toshiaki Kosedo; Tokihiko Higuchi; Masayuki Minami; Takeshi Tokutomi; Teruhisa Moriyama; Yūzo Nakamura; Katsutoshi Nekoda
- FIVB Volleyball World Championship2 bronzes2medals
Every result, newest first
- Mexico 1974 · Bronze · Men, Indoor
- Bulgaria 1970 · Bronze · Men, Indoor
- Volleyball at the Asian Games11 golds, 3 silvers, 5 bronzes11golds
Every result, newest first
- Aichi–Nagoya 2026 · Silver · Men, Indoor · Tatsunori Otsuka; Yudai Arai; Yudai Kawahigashi; Masato Kai; Keigo Nishimoto; Hiroto Nishiyama; Keihan Takahashi; Ryo Shimokawa; Rikuto Goto; Kento Asano; Keitaro Nishikawa; Kazuyuki Takahashi
- Aichi–Nagoya 2026 · Bronze · Men, Beach · Kota Kurosawa; Taito Mizumachi
- Hangzhou 2022 · Bronze · Men, Indoor · Akihiro Fukatsu; Kenta Takanashi; Masahiro Yanagida; Hiroto Nishiyama; Kazuyuki Takahashi; Takahiro Namba; Akito Yamazaki; Keihan Takahashi; Kento Asano; Yudai Arai; Hirohito Kashimura
- Incheon 2014 · Silver · Men, Indoor · Kunihiro Shimizu; Shohei Uchiyama; Yu Koshikawa; Ryusuke Tsubakiyama; Masahiro Yanagida; Akihiro Yamauchi; Hideomi Fukatsu; Yuki Ishikawa; Takashi Dekita; Takeshi Nagano; Yuta Yoneyama; Yamato Fushimi
- Guangzhou 2010 · Gold · Men, Indoor · Akio Nagae; Takeshi Nagano; Naoya Suga; Daisuke Usami; Yoshifumi Suzuki; Yuya Ageba; Takaaki Tomimatsu; Kota Yamamura; Kunihiro Shimizu; Tatsuya Fukuzawa; Yusuke Ishijima; Yuta Yoneyama
- Guangzhou 2010 · Bronze · Men, Beach · Kentaro Asahi; Katsuhiro Shiratori
- Busan 2002 · Bronze · Men, Indoor · Kenji Yamamoto; Mitsuaki Utena; Yuichiro Sawahata; Masayuki Izumikawa; Yukito Tokumoto; Naoki Morokuma; Masahiro Miyashita; Takamasa Suzuki; Daisuke Usami; Takehiro Kihara; Kota Yamamura; Yu Koshikawa
- Busan 2002 · Gold · Men, Beach · Katsuhiro Shiratori; Satoshi Watanabe
- Hiroshima 1994 · Gold · Men, Indoor · Shigeru Aoyama; Masayuki Izumikawa; Hideaki Kobayashi; Akihiko Matsuda; Katsuyuki Minami; Norihiko Miyazaki; Yuichi Nakagaichi; Takashi Narita; Hideyuki Otake; Masafumi Oura; Taichi Sasaki; Kenji Yamamoto
- Beijing 1990 · Bronze · Men, Indoor · Shigeru Aoyama; Masayoshi Manabe; Katsuyuki Minami; Yuichi Nakagaichi; Takashi Narita; Masaji Ogino; Hideyuki Otake; Masafumi Oura; Satoshi Sensui; Yuji Takeda; Tatsuya Ueta
- New Delhi 1982 · Gold · Men, Indoor · Yukimitsu Fujita; Yasushi Furukawa; Haruhiko Hanawa; Minoru Iwata; Kazuya Mitake; Eizaburo Mitsuhashi; Hiroaki Okuno; Koshi Sobu; Kimio Sugimoto; Mikiyasu Tanaka; Naoki Tanaka; Shuji Yamada
- Bangkok 1978 · Silver · Men, Indoor · Haruhiko Hanawa; Shohei Iwatsuki; Yoshio Kobayashi; Takashi Maruyama; Katsutoshi Nekoda; Tetsuo Nishimoto; Katsumi Oda; Kenji Shimaoka; Mikiyasu Tanaka; Yoshinori Tanaka; Shinichiro Tsujiai
- Tehran 1974 · Gold · Men, Indoor · Yoshihide Fukao; Kenji Kimura; Yuzo Nakamura; Katsutoshi Nekoda; Tetsuo Nishimoto; Katsumi Oda; Tetsuo Sato; Kenji Shimaoka; Mikiyasu Tanaka; Shoichi Yanagimoto; Yasunori Yasuda; Tadayoshi Yokota
- Bangkok 1970 · Gold · Men, Indoor · Yoshihide Fukao; Kenji Kimura; Isao Koizumi; Yasuaki Mitsumori; Jungo Morita; Yuzo Nakamura; Katsutoshi Nekoda; Keiichi Numakura; Seiji Oko; Tetsuo Sato; Kenji Shimaoka; Tadayoshi Yokota
- Bangkok 1966 · Gold · Men, Indoor · Takeshi Furukawa; Naohiro Ikeda; Kenji Kimura; Isao Koizumi; Masayuki Minami; Jungo Morita; Teruhisa Moriyama; Yuzo Nakamura; Katsutoshi Nekoda; Mamoru Shiragami; Tadayoshi Yokota
- Jakarta 1962 · Gold · Men, Indoor · Yutaka Demachi; Masashi Fukagawa; Hirokuni Hara; Tadayoshi Ichikawa; Matsuo Kawasaki; Tsutomu Koyama; Masayuki Minami; Teruhisa Moriyama; Yasutaka Sato; Sadatoshi Sugawara; Nobuhisa Takada; Masahiro Yamaguchi
- Jakarta 1962 · Gold · Men, Nine-a-side · Yutaka Demachi; Masashi Fukagawa; Hirokuni Hara; Tadayoshi Ichikawa; Matsuo Kawasaki; Tsutomu Koyama; Masayuki Minami; Teruhisa Moriyama; Yasutaka Sato; Sadatoshi Sugawara; Nobuhisa Takada; Masahiro Yamaguchi
- Tokyo 1958 · Gold · Men, Indoor · Yutaka Demachi; Masashi Fukagawa; Toshio Kawamura; Tadanao Koizumi; Tsutomu Koyama; Motoo Maruya; Shoichi Mukai; Kaoru Noguchi; Tomoyoshi Sakahashi; Nobuhide Sato; Yoshikazu Tsuda; Masahiro Yoshida
- Tokyo 1958 · Gold · Men, Nine-a-side · Ryoji Ishizone; Nobuo Kasahara; Mitsuhiro Kobayashi; Yasutaka Matsudaira; Yoshiaki Matsunaga; Takamitsu Mizuno; Ikko Nishida; Kiyoshi Nishihara; Masahiro Shigeta; Masami Tachiki; Yosuke Tajima; Rikio Takahashi; Katsuhito Toyofuku; Masaru Tsukamoto; Mitsugu Yasuda
- Volleyball at the Olympic Games2 golds, 2 silvers, 2 bronzes2golds
Every result, newest first
- London 2012 · Bronze · Women, Indoor · Erika Araki; Yukiko Ebata; Kaori Inoue; Maiko Kano; Saori Kimura; Hitomi Nakamichi; Ai Otomo; Saori Sakoda; Yuko Sano; Risa Shinnabe; Yoshie Takeshita; Mai Yamaguchi
- Los Angeles 1984 · Bronze · Women, Indoor · Yumi Egami; Norie Hiro; Miyoko Hirose; Kyoko Ishida; Yoko Kagabu; Yuko Mitsuya; Keiko Miyajima; Kimie Morita; Kumi Nakada; Emiko Odaka; Sachiko Otani; Kayoko Sugiyama
- Montreal 1976 · Gold · Women, Indoor · Yuko Arakida; Takako Iida; Katsuko Kanesaka; Kiyomi Kato; Echiko Maeda; Noriko Matsuda; Mariko Okamoto; Takako Shirai; Shoko Takayanagi; Hiromi Yano; Juri Yokoyama; Mariko Yoshida
- Munich 1972 · Silver · Women, Indoor · Makiko Furukawa; Keiko Hama; Takako Iida; Toyoko Iwahara; Katsumi Matsumura; Sumie Oinuma; Mariko Okamoto; Seiko Shimakage; Michiko Shiokawa; Takako Shirai; Noriko Yamashita; Yaeko Yamazaki
- Mexico City 1968 · Silver · Women, Indoor · Sachiko Fukunaka; Makiko Furukawa; Keiko Hama; Setsuko Inoue; Toyoko Iwahara; Yōko Kasahara; Yukiyo Kojima; Sumie Oinuma; Aiko Onozawa; Kunie Shishikura; Suzue Takayama; Setsuko Yoshida
- Tokyo 1964 · Gold · Women, Indoor · Yuko Fujimoto; Yuriko Handa; Sata Isobe; Masae Kasai; Masako Kondo; Katsumi Matsumura; Yoshiko Matsumura; Emiko Miyamoto; Setsuko Sasaki; Ayano Shibuki; Yoko Shinozaki; Kinuko Tanida
- FIVB Volleyball World Championship3 golds, 3 silvers, 1 bronze3golds
Every result, newest first
- Japan 2010 · Bronze · Women, Indoor
- Soviet Union 1978 · Silver · Women, Indoor
- Mexico 1974 · Gold · Women, Indoor
- Bulgaria 1970 · Silver · Women, Indoor
- Japan 1967 · Gold · Women, Indoor
- Soviet Union 1962 · Gold · Women, Indoor
- Brazil 1960 · Silver · Women, Indoor
- Volleyball at the Asian Games6 golds, 9 silvers, 6 bronzes6golds
Every result, newest first
- Aichi–Nagoya 2026 · Silver · Women, Indoor · Yukiko Wada; Yoshino Sato; Nanami Seki; Nichika Yamada; Maki Yamaguchi; Hitomi Shiode; Hinata Shigihara; Mana Nishizaki; Ai Hirota; Ayane Kitamado; Miina Inoue; Miku Akimoto
- Hangzhou 2022 · Silver · Women, Indoor · Koyomi Iwasaki; Haruyo Shimamura; Yuka Sato; Yuka Meguro; Minami Uesaka; Mizuki Tanaka; Miwako Osanai; Erina Ogawa; Miyu Nakagawa; Tsukasa Nakagawa; Yuki Nishikawa; Shion Hirayama
- Hangzhou 2022 · Silver · Women, Beach · Sayaka Mizoe; Miki Ishii
- Jakarta–Palembang 2018 · Silver · Women, Beach · Megumi Murakami; Miki Ishii
- Doha 2006 · Silver · Women, Indoor · Yoshie Takeshita; Miyuki Takahashi; Kaoru Sugayama; Makiko Horai; Sachiko Sugiyama; Midori Takahashi; Erika Araki; Saori Kimura; Shuka Oyama; Mari Ochiai; Akiko Ino; Yuki Ishikawa
- Doha 2006 · Silver · Women, Beach · Shinako Tanaka; Eiko Koizumi
- Busan 2002 · Bronze · Women, Indoor · Minako Onuki; Chikako Kumamae; Shinako Tanaka; Kana Oyama; Hisako Mukai; Sachiko Kodama; Miyuki Takahashi; Makiko Horai; Yuko Sano; Sachiko Sugiyama; Ai Otomo; Megumi Kawamura
- Busan 2002 · Bronze · Women, Beach · Ryoko Tokuno; Chiaki Kusuhara
- Bangkok 1998 · Bronze · Women, Indoor · Naomi Eto; Eriko Isobe; Chie Kanda; Chikako Kumamae; Hitomi Mitsunaga; Junko Moriyama; Ikumi Ogake; Minako Onuki; Miki Sasaki; Hiromi Suzuki; Asako Tajimi; Hiroko Tsukumo
- Bangkok 1998 · Silver · Women, Beach · Yukiko Takahashi; Mika Saiki
- Bangkok 1998 · Bronze · Women, Beach · Ryoko Tokuno; Chiaki Kusuhara
- Hiroshima 1994 · Bronze · Women, Indoor · Naomi Eto; Kiyoko Fukuda; Kazuyo Matsukawa; Miho Murata; Aki Nagatomi; Chie Natori; Motoko Obayashi; Asako Tajimi; Mika Yamauchi; Eiko Yasui; Tomoko Yoshihara
- Beijing 1990 · Bronze · Women, Indoor · Kiyoko Fukuda; Shiho Kaneko; Naomi Masuko; Kazuyo Matsukawa; Chie Natori; Motoko Obayashi; Mayumi Saito; Kiyomi Sakamoto; Kumiko Sakamoto; Ichiko Sato; Akiko Suzuki; Tomoko Yoshihara
- Seoul 1986 · Silver · Women, Indoor · Norie Hiro; Tomoe Hongo; Naomi Masuko; Midori Matsuzawa; Keiko Miyajima; Kumi Nakada; Hiromi Ono; Sachiko Otani; Kazue Otokozawa; Ichiko Sato; Shihoko Sato; Kazumi Umezu
- New Delhi 1982 · Silver · Women, Indoor · Yumi Egami; Yayumi Hara; Miyoko Hirose; Kyoko Ishida; Yuko Mitsuya; Kimie Morita; Kumi Nakada; Emiko Odaka; Noriko Ogihara; Kayoko Sugiyama; Hitomi Suzuki; Mikiko Wako
- Bangkok 1978 · Gold · Women, Indoor · Yumi Egami; Yoshie Ishikawa; Yoko Kawamata; Kazuko Ogawa; Keiko Okushima; Kayoko Sudo; Juri Yokoyama; Terie Yuki
- Tehran 1974 · Gold · Women, Indoor · Yuko Arakida; Toshimi Furuta; Takako Iida; Katsuko Kanesaka; Kiyomi Kato; Echiko Maeda; Noriko Matsuda; Mariko Okamoto; Harue Saito; Takako Shirai; Hiromi Yano; Juri Yokoyama
- Bangkok 1970 · Gold · Women, Indoor · Toshimi Furuta; Keiko Hama; Takako Iida; Toyoko Iwahara; Hiroko Jinnouchi; Kajiko Kitajima; Machiko Kunitimo; Fumie Matsushita; Hisako Nagano; Aiko Onozawa; Takako Shirai; Eiko Sugawara
- Bangkok 1966 · Gold · Women, Indoor · Makiko Furukawa; Keiko Hama; Takako Hino; Noriko Honda; Rumiko Igarashi; Takako Iida; Michiko Ito; Nobuko Kishida; Yukiyo Kojima; Hisae Matsumoto; Sonomi Sakai; Michiko Saotome
- Jakarta 1962 · Gold · Women, Indoor · Miyoko Kodama; Masako Kondo; Eiko Maeda; Kazuko Okunaga; Terumi Sasamoto; Ayano Shibuki; Yukiko Tanaka; Shigeko Yamaguchi; Setsuko Yoshida; Yu Yoshinaka
- Jakarta 1962 · Gold · Women, Nine-a-side · Miyoko Kodama; Masako Kondo; Eiko Maeda; Kazuko Okunaga; Terumi Sasamoto; Ayano Shibuki; Yukiko Tanaka; Shigeko Yamaguchi; Setsuko Yoshida; Yu Yoshinaka
Against India
When Japan and India finished first and second: Japan first once, India first never.
- 1962 · Japan first · Volleyball at the Asian Games, Men, Indoor
Counted from the podiums and winners lists on our tournament pages.