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Japan Winter Sports
Japan: Summer Sports / Winter Sports
Games: 19 winter games in 10 countries
Events: 99 distinct events in 15 sports
Participants: 731 (521 men and 210 women)
Youngest Participant: Etsuko Inada (12 years, 4 days), 1936 Winter Games
Oldest Participant: Kazuhiro Koshi (45 years, 57 days), 2010 Winter Games
Most Medals (Athlete): 4 athletes with 3 medals
15 Sports
| Rk | Sport | From | To | Participants | Men | Women | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total | Top Medalist(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alpine Skiing | 1936 | 2010 | 55 | 42 | 13 | 1 | 1 | Chiharu Igaya (1 medal) | ||
| 2 | Biathlon | 1964 | 2010 | 40 | 30 | 10 | |||||
| 3 | Bobsleigh | 1972 | 2010 | 35 | 32 | 3 | |||||
| 4 | Cross Country Skiing | 1928 | 2010 | 77 | 55 | 22 | |||||
| 5 | Curling | 1998 | 2010 | 19 | 5 | 14 | |||||
| 6 | Figure Skating | 1932 | 2010 | 55 | 30 | 25 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 4 athletes with 1 medal |
| 7 | Freestyle Skiing | 1992 | 2010 | 24 | 17 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 2 | Tae Satoya (2 medals) | |
| 8 | Ice Hockey | 1936 | 1998 | 119 | 99 | 20 | |||||
| 9 | Luge | 1972 | 2010 | 31 | 18 | 13 | |||||
| 10 | Nordic Combined | 1928 | 2010 | 44 | 44 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | Takanori Kono (3 medals) | |
| 11 | Short Track Speed Skating | 1992 | 2010 | 31 | 16 | 15 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 athletes with 1 medal | |
| 12 | Skeleton | 2002 | 2010 | 4 | 3 | 1 | |||||
| 13 | Ski Jumping | 1928 | 2010 | 50 | 50 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 9 | Masahiko Harada and Kazuyoshi Funaki (3 medals) |
| 14 | Snowboarding | 1998 | 2010 | 31 | 15 | 16 | |||||
| 15 | Speed Skating | 1932 | 2010 | 135 | 83 | 52 | 1 | 5 | 9 | 15 | Hiroyasu Shimizu (3 medals) |
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