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Japan Athletics

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Sports:

Games: 21 summer games in 18 countries
Events: 49

Participants: 438 (323 men and 115 women)
Youngest Participant: Sumiko Watanabe (15 years, 247 days), 1932 Summer Games
Oldest Participant: Satomi Kubokura (40 years, 101 days), 2012 Summer Games
Most Medals (Athlete): 5 athletes with 2 medals

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49 Events

Rk Event Participants Gold Silver Bronze Total Top Medalist(s)
1 Men's 100 metres 32
2 Men's 200 metres 24
3 Men's 400 metres 21
4 Men's 800 metres 9
5 Men's 1,500 metres 3
6 Men's 5,000 metres 18
7 Men's 10,000 metres 27
8 Men's Marathon 48 1 2 2 5 5 athletes with 1 medal
9 Men's 110 metres Hurdles 11
10 Men's 400 metres Hurdles 19
11 Men's 3,000 metres Steeplechase 10
12 Men's 4 × 100 metres Relay 45 1 1 4 athletes with 1 medal
13 Men's 4 × 400 metres Relay 46
14 Men's 20 kilometres Walk 15
15 Men's 50 kilometres Walk 11
16 Men's High Jump 16
17 Men's Pole Vault 19 2 1 3 Shuhei Nishida (2 medals)
18 Men's Long Jump 22 2 2 Chuhei Nanbu and Naoto Tajima (1 medal)
19 Men's Triple Jump 19 3 1 1 5 5 athletes with 1 medal
20 Men's Shot Put 2
21 Men's Discus Throw 3
22 Men's Hammer Throw 13 1 1 2 Koji Murofushi (2 medals)
23 Men's Javelin Throw 9
24 Men's Pentathlon 2
25 Men's Decathlon 6
26 Women's 100 metres 7
27 Women's 200 metres 2
28 Women's 400 metres 2
29 Women's 800 metres 3 1 1 Kinue Hitomi (1 medal)
30 Women's 5,000 metres 9
31 Women's 10,000 metres 14
32 Women's Marathon 20 2 1 1 4 Yuko Arimori (2 medals)
33 Women's 80 metres Hurdles 4
34 Women's 100 metres Hurdles 2
35 Women's 400 metres Hurdles 1
36 Women's 3,000 metres Steeplechase 1
37 Women's 4 × 100 metres Relay 12
38 Women's 4 × 400 metres Relay 4
39 Women's 10 kilometres Walk 3
40 Women's 20 kilometres Walk 4
41 Women's High Jump 11
42 Women's Pole Vault 2
43 Women's Long Jump 11
44 Women's Shot Put 3
45 Women's Discus Throw 5
46 Women's Hammer Throw 1
47 Women's Javelin Throw 10
48 Women's Pentathlon 1
49 Women's Heptathlon 1