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Japan Weightlifting

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Sports:

Games: 15 summer games in 13 countries
Events: 15

Participants: 76 (67 men and 9 women)
Youngest Participant: Yukio Furuyama (18 years, 121 days), 1956 Summer Games
Oldest Participant: Yoshio Nanbu (43 years, 247 days), 1956 Summer Games
Most Medals (Athlete): Yoshinobu Miyake (3 medals)

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15 Events

Rk Event Participants Gold Silver Bronze Total Top Medalist(s)
1 Men's Flyweight 10 1 1 Kazushito Manabe (1 medal)
2 Men's Bantamweight 20 1 3 4 4 athletes with 1 medal
3 Men's Featherweight 18 2 2 4 Yoshinobu Miyake (2 medals)
4 Men's Lightweight 12
5 Men's Middleweight 3 1 1 2 Masashi Ohuchi (2 medals)
6 Men's Light-Heavyweight 3 1 1 Ryoji Isaoka (1 medal)
7 Men's Middle-Heavyweight 1
8 Men's Heavyweight I 2
9 Men's Heavyweight II 1
10 Men's Super-Heavyweight 3
11 Women's Flyweight 4 1 1 Hiromi Miyake (1 medal)
12 Women's Featherweight 2
13 Women's Lightweight 1
14 Women's Light-Heavyweight 1
15 Women's Super-Heavyweight 1