japan olympics timeline

Japan has been an enthusiastic participant
in the Olympic Games since the Fifth
Olympiad, held in Stockholm.

Japan fielded a team of 15, and earned its first awards: a
pair of silver medals in singles and doubles tennis.

At the 1928 Games in Amsterdam, Japan
took its first two gold medals, in track and
field, and swimming. Athlete Hitomi Kinue
became the first woman to join a Japanese
Olympic contingent. She received a silver
medal in the 800-meter running event, and
her success encouraged more women to take
up competitive sports.

Cancelled due to world war 2

Japan became the first Asian country to host summer olympics

Japan became the first Asian country to host winter olympics.

The 1998 Nagano Winter Olympics marked the third time that
Japan has hosted the games.