# Japan men's national gymnastics team

The Japan men's national artistic gymnastics team is a sport group governed by Japan Gymnastics Association and represents Japan in international gymnastics competitions and multi-sports events. Followed the establishment of All Japan Gymnastics Federation in 1930, the team first appeared at the 1932 Summer Olympics and gradually became the major force till this day. For nearly two decades, from 1960 to 1978, Japanese men was dominant and won every gold medal at the Olympics and World Championships.

## History
### 1930-1958: Establishment to first medals

The Japanese first appeared internationally at the 1932 Summer Olympics, following the establishment of All Japan Gymnastics Federation on April 13, 1930, and finished 5th. They returned 4 years later in Berlin, Germany and got 9th place. As the result of the World War II, Germany, Japan and Bulgaria, under Allied military occupations, were not allowed to send athletes to London.
The breakthrough came in 1952 when Japanese gymnasts achieved 4 medals at the 1952 Summer Olympics in Helsinki. Tadao Uesako brought home a silver in floor and a bronze in vault. Another two vault medalists were Masao Takemoto and Takashi Ono, winning silver and bronze respectively. The team made its debut at the World Artistic Gymnastics Championships in 1954 and immediately achieved success, winning silver in Group All-around, their first world-level medal in the discipline. Takemoto became the champion in Floor, also the country first gold medal, and bronze in Parallel Bars.
Japan's performances in men's gymnastics improved incredibly at the 1956 Olympics, with 11 medals in total. While securing their position as 2nd best team in the world, winning silver in Group All-around, they also achieved first Olympic gold medal, with Takashi Ono being the champion in Horizontal Bar. Ono was also tied with Viktor Chukarin as the most decorated male gymnasts at the Games, winning silvers in All-around and Pommel Horse, and a bronze in Parallel Bars. Other successful Japanese gymnasts in individual disciplines were Masao Takemoto, winning 3 bronzes, Masumi Kubota, a silver in Parallel Bars and a bronze in Rings, and Nobuyuki Aihara, a bronze in Floor.
Ono and Takemoto led team Japan to defend their second place at the 1958 World Championships, with each of them winning 5 and 4 individual medals respectively. Takemoto successfully achieved another gold in Floor, and added a Vault silver and Horizontal Bar bronze to his collection. Ono received 3 silvers in All-around, Floor, Parallel Bars and a bronze in Vault. Another individual medal was a silver in Rings achieved by Nobuyuki Aihara.

### 1960-1978: World Superpower

For nearly 30 years, Japan dominated men's gymnastics, winning every team competition from 1960 Summer Olympics to 1978 World Championships. During this golden age, many gymnasts rose to prominent and achieved overwhelming success. Despite the World Championships only be held every four year, multiple legends appeared and became some of the most decorated gymnasts in the history. Notable names could be mentioned are Sawao Kato, who's holding the record of most Olympics gold medals, Akinori Nakayama, most Olympic and World victories until being surpassed by Kohei Uchimura in 2016, Eizo Kenmotsu, 24 medals including 10 gold, Mitsuo Tsukahara, 15 medals with 9 gold, Yukio Endo, 8 victories and 17 times being on the podium, Takashi Ono, whose glory continued until 1964 Summer Olympics, Shigeru Kasamatsu, Haruhiro Yamashita, Shuji Tsurumi, Nobuyuki Aihara, Takashi Mitsukuri,...
* 1960 Summer Olympics
Japan defeated the USSR in Team All-around for the first time, ending a decade of Soviet domination in the discipline. Takashi Ono brought home two more gold medals in Vault and horizontal bar, as well as an all around silver, and two bronzes in rings and parallel bars, respectively. Nobuyuki Aihara also won the floor, and other 2 medals were achieved by Masao Takemoto, with a silver in horizontal bar, and Shuji Tsurumi, the pommel horse bronze medalist. In total, Japanese team won 9 medals, 2 less than 4 years ago, but 3 more gold, jumping to second place with only 2 behind the USSR.
| Gymnasts | AA | | | | | | |
| Takashi Ono | | 4 | 6 | | | | |
| Nobuyuki Aihara | 7 | | 26 | 5 | 9 | 4 | 13 |
| Masao Takemoto | 5 | 14 | 26 | 8 | 7 | 6 | |
| Shuji Tsurumi | 4 | 13 | | 9 | 6 | 8 | 8 |
| Yukio Endo | 5 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 5 | 7 | 4 |
| Takashi Mitsukuri | 9 | 4 | 4 | 12 | 8 | 19 | 9 |
* 1962 World Championships
At the World Championships 2 years later in Prague, Japan surpassed the USSR, climbing to the first on men's medal table. They continued the victory in team, while also being successful in individual events, winning another 3 gold, 4 silver and 3 bronze. Yukio Endo was the biggest star by reaching the podium in every category except for pommel horse. He shared the victory in floor with the reigning Olympic Champion and compatriot Nobuyuki Aihara, getting silvers in individual all-around, rings and horizonal bar, bronzes in vault and parallel bars. Takashi Ono adding another gold in horizontal bar to his collection. Another 2 medal of the Japanese team were a silver from the later Olympic and world vault champion, Haruhiro Yamashita and a bronze in pommel horse by Takashi Mitsukuri.
| Gymnasts | AA | | | | | |
| Yukio Endo | | | | | | |
| Takashi Ono | 4 | 5 | | 5 | 5 | |
| Nobuyuki Aihara | 12 | | 4 | | | |
| Haruhiro Yamashita | 7 | 4 | | | 4 | |
| Takashi Mitsukuri | 6 | | | | | 4 |
| Shuji Tsurumi | 9 | | | | | |
* 1964 Summer Olympics
When Japan hosted their first Olympics in 1964, their male gymnasts won big at home. The Japanese men achieved the total of 5 gold medals, more than the whole Soviet team, male and female, combined. The defending Olympic and world champion successfully secured the top position in team, with the exact score different like 4 years ago, 2.500. Yukio Endo won the first gold medal in all-around for Japan, while his compatriot Shuji Tsurumi got the silver. The two men also achieved 2 other medals each, with Endo winning gold parallel bars and silver in floor, and Tsurumi getting 2 silvers in parallel bars & pommel horse. in vault, the defending world runner-up Haruhiro Yamashita became the Olympic champion, and Takuji Hayata bought Japan the first victory in rings.
| Gymnasts | AA | | | | | | |
| Yukio Endo | | | 17 | 6 | 6 | | 5 |
| Haruhiro Yamashita | 6 | 7 | 4 | 21 | | 7 | 7 |
| Takuji Hayata | 8 | 7 | 7 | | 16 | 10 | 12 |
| Shuji Tsurumi | | 9 | | 5 | 4 | | 21 |
| Takashi Ono | 11 | 14 | 7 | 9 | 14 | 25 | 6 |
| Takashi Mitsukuri | 9 | 5 | 6 | 14 | 24 | 13 | 11 |
* 1966 World Championships
Japan showed their domination rival at the 1966 World Championships by winning 13 medals, including 4 golds, 5 silvers and 4 bronzes. Akinori Nakayama was the biggest star with 3 championship titles in team, floor, parallel bars, as well as a silver in rings and 2 bronzes in all-around and vault. In total, he won the same number of medals as the Soviet men, also the number of gold medals. The defending Olympic champion in vault, Haruhiro Yamashita successfully became the world champion in the same apparatus. All other 4 Japanese gymnasts were also be on the podium in individual events. Yukio Endo won 2 silvers in floor and horizontal bar. Takeshi Kato got a silver in vault and a bronze in pommel horse. Takashi Mitsukuri helped Japan achieve the podium sweep in horizontal bar. Shuji Tsurumi, the all-around runner-up, also qualified for all 6 apparatus finals. However, an injury happened in rings performance caused him to withdraw from the competition.
| Gymnasts | AA | | | | | | |
| Akinori Nakayama | | | | | | | |
| Haruhiro Yamashita | 10 | | | | | | |
| Yukio Endo | 7 | | | | 4 | | |
| Takeshi Katō | 6 | 4 | | 4 | | | |
| Shuji Tsurumi | | 6 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 |
| Takashi Mitsukuri | 8 | | | | | | |
* 1968 Summer Olympics
| Gymnasts | AA | | | | | | |
| Akinori Nakayama | | | 12 | | 5 | | |
| Sawao Kato | | | 8 | | 7 | 7 | 7 |
| Yukio Endo | 8 | 11 | 26 | 8 | | 9 | 6 |
| Takeshi Katō | 5 | | 20 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 11 |
| Eizo Kenmotsu | 4 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 5 | |
| Mitsuo Tsukahara | 18 | 4 | 53 | 4 | 27 | 74 | 11 |
* 1970 World Championships
| Gymnasts | AA | | | | | |
| Akinori Nakayama | | | | 6 | | |
| Eizo Kenmotsu | | | 4 | 5 | | |
| Mitsuo Tsukahara | | 5 | | | | |
| Takeshi Katō | 8 | | | | 4 | |
| Takuji Hayata | 7 | | 4 | | | |
| Fumio Honma | 6 | | | 4 | | 6 |
* 1972 Summer Olympics
| Gymnasts | AA | | | | | | |
| Sawao Kato | | 6 | | 4 | 4 | | |
| Akinori Nakayama | | | 7 | | 12 | 5 | 5 |
| Mitsuo Tsukahara | 8 | 8 | 34 | | 71 | 11 | |
| Eizo Kenmotsu | | 4 | | 5 | 4 | | 4 |
| Shigeru Kasamatsu | 5 | | 4 | 12 | 7 | | |
| Teruichi Okamura | 11 | 12 | 29 | 9 | 54 | 14 | 10 |
* 1974 World Championships
| Gymnasts | AA | | | | | |
| Shigeru Kasamatsu | | 4 | | | | |
| Eizo Kenmotsu | | | | 5 | | |
| Hiroshi Kajiyama | 4 | | | | 4 | |
| Mitsuo Tsukahara | 5 | | 4 | | | 6 |
| Fumio Honma | 12 | | | | | |
| Sawao Kato | | | | | | |
* 1976 Summer Olympics
| Gymnasts | AA | | | | | | |
| Mitsuo Tsukahara | | 8 | 8 | 9 | | | |
| Sawao Kato | | 5 | 5 | 6 | 7 | | 8 |
| Eizo Kenmotsu | L | 6 | | 5 | 15 | 17 | |
| Hiroshi Kajiyama | 5 | 12 | 7 | 12 | | L | 10 |
| Shun Fujimoto | INJ | 14 | 29 | 15 | INJ | INJ | INJ |
| Hisato Igarashi | L | 29 | 11 | 29 | 19 | 10 | 7 |
* 1978 World Championships
| Gymnasts | AA | | | | |
| Shigeru Kasamatsu | 7 | 8 | 4 | | |
| Eizo Kenmotsu | | | 6 | 8 | 8 |
| Junichi Shimizu | | | | | |
| Hiroshi Kajiyama | 5 | | | | |
| Mitsuo Tsukahara | | | | | |
| Shinzo Shiraishi | | | | | |

### 1979-1992: Declining Results

* 1979 World Championships
| Gymnasts | AA | | | | | | |
| Koji Gushiken | 7 | | | 4 | | 4 | |
| Hiroshi Kajiyama | 9 | | | | | 6 | |
| Shigeru Kasamatsu | | 6 | 6 | | 7 | | |
| Nobuyuki Kajitani | | | | | | | 7 |
| Eizo Kenmotsu | | | | | | | |
| Toshiomi Nishikii | 15 | | | | | | |
* 1981 World Championships
| Gymnasts | AA | | | | |
| Koji Gushiken | | | 7 | | 6 |
| Nobuyuki Kajitani | 9 | 7 | | 5 | |
| Koji Sotomura | 7 | | | | |
| Kyoji Yamawaki | | | | | |
| Kiyoshi Goto | | | 5 | | 4 |
| Toshiro Kanai | | | | | |
* 1983 World Championships
| Gymnasts | AA | | | | | | |
| Koji Gushiken | | | 7 | | | 5 | |
| Koji Sotomura | 17 | 8 | | 4 | | | |
| Nobuyuki Kajitani | 7 | | | | | | |
| Noritoshi Hirata | | | | | 8 | | |
| Shinji Morisue | | | | | 7 | | 4 |
| Mitsuaki Watanabe | | | | | | | 7 |
* 1984 Summer Olympics
| Gymnasts | AA | | | | | | |
| Koji Gushiken | | 8 | 21 | | | 5 | |
| Shinji Morisue | 16Q, L | 13 | 34 | 33 | | 35 | |
| Nobuyuki Kajitani | 8 | 36 | 6 | 9 | 16 | | 37 |
| Koji Sotomura | 25Q, L | | 43 | 30 | 25 | 31 | 25 |
| Noritoshi Hirata | 9 | 30 | 15 | 25 | 32 | 14 | 12 |
| Kyoji Yamawaki | 29Q, L | 9 | 65 | 6 | 16 | 15 | 45 |
* 1985 World Championships
| Gymnasts | Team | AA | | | | |
| Koji Gushiken | 4 | 13 | | 8 | | |
| Koji Sotomura | 4 | 11 | | | 8 | |
| Hiroyuki Konishi | 4 | 12 | | | | 5 |
| Kyoji Yamawaki | 4 | | 6 | | | |
| Mitsuaki Watanabe | 4 | | | | | |
| Shigemitsu Kondo | 4 | | | | | |
* 1987 World Championships
| Gymnasts | Team | AA | | |
| Koichi Mizushima | 5 | 10 | 7 | 5 |
| Naoyuki Terao | 5 | 21 | | |
| Hiroyuki Konishi | 5 | 32 | | |
| Morimasa Honda | 5 | | | |
| Yukihiro Hayase | 5 | | | |
| Shinji Kanda | 5 | | | |
* 1988 Summer Olympics
| Gymnasts | AA | | | | | | |
| Yukio Iketani | 8 | | 22 | 21 | 7 | 29 | 9 |
| Hiroyuki Konishi | 37 | 51 | 19 | 46 | 46 | 50 | 35 |
| Koichi Mizushima | 10 | 19 | 4 | 21 | 26 | 18 | 12 |
| Daisuke Nishikawa | 13 | 47 | 51 | 17 | 23 | 8 | 5 |
| Toshiharu Sato | 26 | 30 | 12 | 21 | 26 | 18 | 56 |
| Takahiro Yameda | 44 | 68 | 36 | 39 | 60 | 29 | 38 |
* 1989 World Championships
| Gymnasts | Team | AA | | | |
| Toshiharu Sato | 4 | 12 | 8 | 6 | 7 |
| Yukio Iketani | 4 | 4 | | | |
| Yoshikazu Nakamura | 4 | 18 | | | |
| Daisuke Nishikawa | 4 | | | | |
| Hiroyuki Kato | 4 | | | | |
| Masayuki Matsunaga | 4 | | | | |
* 1991 World Championships
| Gymnasts | Team | AA | | | | | |
| Yukio Iketani | 4 | 13 | | 6 | 6 | | 8 |
| Yoshiaki Hatakeda | 4 | 10 | 4 | | | 6 | |
| Daisuke Nishikawa | 4 | 7 | | | | 4 | |
| Takashi Chinen | 4 | | | | | | |
| Masayuki Matsunaga | 4 | | | | | | |
| Yutaka Aihara | 4 | | | | | | |
* 1992 World Championships
| Gymnasts | Team | AA | | | | | |
| Yutaka Aihara | — | — | 4 | | | | |
| Yukio Iketani | — | — | 9 | | | | 5 |
| Hikaru Tanaka | — | — | | 5 | 16 | | |
| Yoshiaki Hatakeda | — | — | | 6 | | 6 | |
| Daisuke Nishikawa | — | — | | | | | 9 |
* 1992 Summer Olympics
| Gymnasts | AA | | | | | | |
| Yutaka Aihara | 21 | 5 | 35 | 36 | 8 | 35 | 46 |
| Takashi Chinen | 27 | 24 | 11 | 31 | 27 | 18 | 17 |
| Yoshiaki Hatakeda | 15 | 36 | 5 | 76 | 53 | 13 | 55 |
| Yukio Iketani | 23 | | 12 | 7 | 23 | 12 | 67 |
| Masayuki Matsunaga | 35 | 27 | 80 | 27 | 17 | | 17 |
| Daisuke Nishikawa | 17 | 47 | 51 | 17 | 23 | 8 | 5 |

### 1993-2002: Deeply Struggling

* 1993 World Championships
| Gymnasts | Team | AA | | | | | | |
| Hikaru Tanaka | — | 16 | 16 | 17 | 27 | 41 | 45 | 20 |
| Takashi Chinen | — | 32 | 56 | 22 | 61 | 79 | 42 | 22 |
| Daisuke Nishikawa | — | 38 | 10 | 95 | 34 | 44 | 16 | 30 |
* 1994 World Championships
| Gymnasts | Team | AA | | |
| Hikaru Tanaka | 5 | 11 | | |
| Daisuke Nishikawa | 5 | 45 | | |
| Masayuki Matsunaga | 5 | | | |
| Toshiharu Sato | 5 | | | |
| Takehiko Ono | 5 | | | |
| Yoshiaki Hatakeda | 5 | 13 | | |
| Masayoshi Maeda | 5 | | | |
| Masanori Suzuki | — | | 8 | 6 |
* 1995 World Championships
| Gymnasts | AA | | | |
| Yoshiaki Hatakeda | 6 | | | 7 |
| Daisuke Nishikawa | 14 | | | |
| Hikaru Tanaka | 13 | 5 | 7 | |
| Toshiharu Sato | | | | |
| Masayuki Matsunaga | | | | |
| Hiromasa Masuda | | | | |
| Masayoshi Maeda | | | | |
* 1996 World Championships
| Gymnasts | Team | AA | |
| Masanori Suzuki | | | 12 |
* 1996 Summer Olympics
| Gymnasts | Team | AA | | | | | | |
| Naoya Tsukahara | 10 | 12 | 14 | 28 | 48 | 23 | 19 | 30 |
| Hikaru Tanaka | 10 | 19 | 40 | 24 | 58 | 40 | 17 | 23 |
| Yoshiaki Hatakeda | 10 | 15 | 36 | 5 | 76 | 53 | 13 | 55 |
| Toshiharu Sato | 10 | 29 | 54 | 29 | 59 | 32 | 38 | 60 |
| Shigeru Kurihara | 10 | 44 | 37 | 81 | 17 | 58 | 61 | 82 |
| Takashi Uchiyama | 10 | 54 | 44 | 83 | 69 | 90 | 72 | 69 |
* 1997 World Championships
| Gymnasts | Team | AA | | |
| Kenichi Fujita | 4 | 35 | | |
| Yoshiaki Hatakeda | 4 | 11 | | 5 |
| Takuya Kishimoto | 4 | | | |
| Shigeru Kurihara | 4 | | | |
| Naoya Tsukahara | 4 | | | |
| Yoshihiro Saito | 4 | | 8 | |
* 1999 World Championships
| Gymnasts | Team | AA | | |
| Naoya Tsukahara | 4 | | | |
| Yoshihiro Saito | 4 | 15 | 8 | 4 |
| Akihiro Kasamatsu | 4 | 17 | | |
| Kenichi Fujita | 4 | | | |
| Mutsumi Harada | 4 | | | |
| Tatsuya Yamada | 4 | | | |
* 2000 Summer Olympics
| Gymnasts | Team | AA | | | | | | |
| Naoya Tsukahara | 4 | 18 | 42 | 28 | 11 | 21 | 54 | 8 |
| Yoshihiro Saito | 4 | 12 | 44 | 40 | 18 | 27 | 63 | 13 |
| Kenichi Fujita | 4 | 25 | 24 | 33 | 36 | 14 | 68 | 36 |
| Mutsumi Harada | 4 | 58 | 41 | 50 | 36 | | 48 | 33 |
| Akihiro Kasamatsu | 4 | 66 | 26 | 23 | | 14 | | 28 |
| Norimasa Iwai | 4 | 86 | | | 7 | 35 | 23 | |
* 2001 World Championships
* 2002 World Championships
| Gymnasts | Team | AA | | | | | |
| Takehiro Kashima | — | — | | | | | |
| Hiroyuki Tomita | — | — | 11 | 4 | | | |
| Isao Yoneda | — | — | | | | | 5 |
| Naoya Tsukahara | — | — | | | 13 | 13 | |
| Yasuhiro Ogawa | — | — | | | | 10 | |

### 2003-2008: Returning to Top & Olympic Gold

* 2003 World Championships
| Gymnasts | Team | AA | | | | | |
| Naoya Tsukahara | | 7 | 12 | 11 | 37 | 4 | 12 |
| Hiroyuki Tomita | | | 38 | 25 | 9 | 14 | 13 |
| Takehiro Kashima | | 7 | 50 | | 84 | 52 | |
| Tatsuya Yamada | | — | 60 | — | 5 | — | — |
| Akihiro Kasamatsu | — | — | 48 | 18 | — | 16 | 25 |
| Yushi Sato | — | — | — | 43 | 47 | 115 | 63 |
* 2004 Summer Olympics
| Gymnasts | AA | | | | | | |
| Takehiro Kashima | — | 53 | | — | 13 | 40 | 6 |
| Hisashi Mizutori | — | — | 35 | 23 | 26 | — | 6 |
| Daisuke Nakano | — | 6 | — | 65 | — | 5 | 6 |
| Hiroyuki Tomita | 6 | 62 | 8 | 4 | — | | 13 |
| Naoya Tsukahara | — | 4 | 12 | 13 | — | 21 | — |
| Isao Yoneda | 11 | 7 | 76 | 27 | — | 15 | |
* 2005 World Championships
| Gymnasts | Team | AA | | | | | | |
| Hiroyuki Tomita | — | | 7, WD | 8 | 13 | | 10 | 8 |
| Hisashi Mizutori | — | | 8 | 17 | 39 | | 21 | 36 |
| Eichi Sekiguchi | — | — | 6 | — | — | 5 | — | 16 |
| Takehiro Kashima | — | — | — | | — | — | 18 | — |
| Tatsuya Yamada | — | — | — | — | 4 | — | — | — |
* 2006 World Championships
| Gymnasts | AA | | | | | | |
| Hisashi Mizutori | 14 | 183 | 35 | 29 | | 10 | 11 |
| Takehito Mori | — | — | 26 | — | | 7 | 6 |
| Takuya Nakase | 6 | 26 | 62 | 14 | | 20 | 15 |
| Eichi Sekiguchi | — | 108 | — | 64 | | — | 102 |
| Hiroyuki Tomita | | 14 | 7 | 11 | | | 4 |
| Naoya Tsukahara | — | 44 | 128 | 21 | — | 12 | — |
* 2007 World Championships
| Gymnasts | AA | | | | | | |
| Hisashi Mizutori | | | 49 | 41 | | 13 | |
| Hiroyuki Tomita | 12 | 50 | 5 | 8 | | 10 | 8 |
| Yosuke Hoshi | — | 44 | 40 | — | | 7 | 16 |
| Makoto Okiguchi | — | 8 | 79 | 88 | | — | — |
| Takuya Nakase | — | 10 | — | 27 | | 94 | 15 |
| Shun Kuwahara | — | — | 22 | 80 | — | 16 | 8 |
* 2008 Summer Olympics
| Gymnasts | AA | | | | | | |
| Kōhei Uchimura | | 5 | 42 | 43 | — | 10 | 15 |
| Koki Sakamoto | 5 | 34 | 14 | 13 | — | 18 | 33 |
| Hiroyuki Tomita | 4 | 23 | 5 | 32 | — | 15 | 6 |
| Takuya Nakase | — | 12 | 43 | 20 | — | 16 | 5 |
| Takehiro Kashima | — | — | 33 | — | — | 21 | 17 |
| Makoto Okiguchi | — | 19 | — | — | — | — | — |

### 2009-2016: Uchimura's Era

* 2009 World Championships
| Gymnasts | Team | AA | | | | | | |
| Kōhei Uchimura | — | | 4 | 13 | 12 | — | 12 | 6 |
| Kazuhito Tanaka | — | 4 | 100 | 52 | 24 | — | | 20 |
| Takuya Nakase | — | — | — | — | — | — | 93 | 31 |
| Eiichi Sekiguchi | — | — | — | — | — | 13 | — | — |
| Makoto Okiguchi | — | — | 5 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Koki Sakamoto | — | — | — | 31 | — | — | — | — |
* 2010 World Championships
| Gymnasts | AA | | | | | | |
| Kōhei Uchimura | | | 12 | 8 | — | | 14 |
| Koji Yamamuro | 30 | 241 | 91 | 4 | 9 | 22 | 15 |
| Koji Uematsu | 8 | 149 | 54 | 32 | — | 5 | 8 |
| Kazuhito Tanaka | — | — | — | 16 | — | 21 | 26 |
| Kenya Kobayashi | 16 | 56 | 78 | 7 | — | 19 | 31 |
| Tatsuki Nakashima | — | 28 | 10 | — | — | — | — |
* 2011 World Championships
| Gymnasts | AA | | | | | | |
| Kōhei Uchimura | | | 5 | 6 | — | 4 | |
| Kazuhito Tanaka | — | 130 | 81 | 12 | — | 8 | 13 |
| Kenya Kobayashi | — | — | 11 | 16 | — | 43 | 53 |
| Koji Yamamuro | | 44 | 20 | | 22 | 92 | 16 |
| Makoto Okiguchi | — | 20 | 27 | — | | — | — |
| Yusuke Tanaka | — | 222 | — | 9 | — | 11 | 6 |
* 2012 Summer Olympics
| Gymnasts | AA | | | | | | |
| Ryohei Kato | — | 9 | 21 | — | — | — | — |
| Kazuhito Tanaka | 6 | 61 | 62 | 11 | — | 4 | 30 |
| Yusuke Tanaka | — | — | — | 17 | — | 8 | 36 |
| Kōhei Uchimura | | | 60 | 19 | — | 5 | 16 |
| Koji Yamamuro | 18 | 41 | 15 | 23 | 17 | 50 | 32 |
* 2013 World Championships
| Gymnasts | Team | AA | | | | | | |
| Kohei Uchimura | — | | | 10 | 17 | — | | |
| Ryohei Kato | — | | 15 | 21 | 22 | — | 12 | 7 |
| Kenzo Shirai | — | — | | — | — | 4 | — | — |
| Koji Yamamuro | — | — | — | — | 7 | — | — | 27 |
| Kohei Kameyama | — | — | — | | — | — | — | — |
| Kazuhito Tanaka | — | — | — | — | — | — | 75 | — |
* 2014 World Championships
| Gymnasts | Team | AA | | | | | | |
| Kohei Kameyama | | — | — | 46 | 67 | — | — | 97 |
| Ryohei Kato | | 7 | 6 | 71 | 32 | — | | 31 |
| Shogo Nonomura | | 11 | 23 | 18 | 26 | — | 24 | 88 |
| Kenzo Shirai | | — | | — | — | 4 | 30 | — |
| Yusuke Tanaka | | | 24 | 32 | 13 | — | 5 | 25 |
| Kōhei Uchimura | | | 5 | 12 | 17 | — | 15 | |
| Kazuyuki Takeda | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
* 2015 World Championships
| Gymnasts | AA | | | | | | |
| Naoto Hayasaka | — | 164 | 87 | — | — | — | 23 |
| Ryohei Kato | — | — | 23 | 55 | — | 130 | 10 |
| Kazuma Kaya | 10 | 30 | | 75 | — | 26 | 24 |
| Kenzō Shirai | — | | — | 71 | 7 | 31 | — |
| Yusuke Tanaka | 12 | 16 | 106 | 22 | — | 7 | 11 |
| Kōhei Uchimura | | 64 | 9 | 21 | — | 10 | |
| Tomomasa Hasegawa | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
* 2016 Summer Olympics
| Gymnasts | AA | | | | | | |
| Ryohei Kato | 11 | 16 | 18 | 49 | — | 7 | 11 |
| Kenzo Shirai | — | 4 | — | — | | — | — |
| Yusuke Tanaka | — | 8 | 57 | 17 | — | 55 | 24 |
| Kohei Uchimura | | 5 | 14 | 20 | — | 10 | 37 |
| Koji Yamamuro | — | — | 24 | 21 | — | 66 | 33 |

### 2017-2020: Post Uchimura's Dominance

* 2017 World Championships
| Gymnasts | Team | AA | | | | | | |
| Kohei Uchimura | — | — | — | — | 32 | — | 30 | — |
| Kenzo Shirai | — | | | 39 | 43 | | 13 | 35 |
| Wataru Tanigawa | — | — | 57 | — | 15 | — | 11 | — |
| Kohei Kameyama | — | — | 17 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Keisuke Asato | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | — | — |
| Hidetaka Miyachi | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 |
* 2018 World Championships
| Gymnasts | AA | | | | | | |
| Kazuma Kaya | 6 | 8 | 41 | 24 | — | 18 | 45 |
| Kenzō Shirai | 7 | | 20 | 39 | | 55 | 25 |
| Yūsuke Tanaka | — | 43 | — | — | — | 12 | 10 |
| Wataru Tanigawa | — | 26 | 116 | 23 | 11 | 13 | — |
| Kōhei Uchimura | — | — | 21 | 28 | — | — | |
| Kakeru Tanigawa | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
* 2019 World Championships
| Gymnasts | AA | | | | | | |
| Daiki Hashimoto | — | 11 | 9 | — | — | — | 4 |
| Yuya Kamoto | — | 47 | — | 17 | — | 12 | 20 |
| Kazuma Kaya | 6 | 43 | 5 | 24 | — | | 18 |
| Kakeru Tanigawa | 40 | 151 | 11 | 50 | — | 15 | 98 |
| Wataru Tanigawa | — | — | 38 | 28 | — | 50 | — |
| Shogo Nonomura | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |

### 2021- : Hashimoto & World Leading Teams

* 2020 Summer Olympics
| Gymnasts | Team | AA | | | | | | |
| Daiki Hashimoto | | | 10 | 8 | 27 | — | 10 | |
| Kazuma Kaya | | 9 | 27 | | 14 | — | 17 | 17 |
| Takeru Kitazono | | 5 | 11 | 22 | 44 | — | 22 | 6 |
| Wataru Tanigawa | | 13 | 14 | 25 | 17 | — | 11 | 32 |
| Kohei Kameyama | — | — | — | 5 | — | — | — | — |
| Kohei Uchimura | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 20 |
* 2021 World Championships
| Gymnasts | Team | AA | | | | | | |
| Daiki Hashimoto | — | | 5, WD | 4, WD | 28 | — | 4 | |
| Kazuma Kaya | — | — | 6 | | 15 | — | 6 | 13 |
| Kazuki Minami | — | — | | — | — | — | — | — |
| Hidenobu Yonekura | — | — | — | — | — | | — | — |
| Keisuke Asato | — | — | — | — | — | 16 | — | — |
| Kohei Uchimura | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 |
* 2022 World Championships
| Gymnasts | AA | | | | | | |
| Daiki Hashimoto | | | 109 | 11 | — | 16 | |
| Yuya Kamoto | — | — | — | 7 | — | 6 | 7 |
| Ryosuke Doi | — | | 7 | — | — | — | 21 |
| Wataru Tanigawa | | 15 | 17 | 17 | 7 | 13 | 30 |
| Kakeru Tanigawa | — | 9 | 10 | 46 | — | 10 | — |
| Kazuma Kaya | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
* 2023 World Championships
| Gymnasts | AA | | | | | | |
| Kenta Chiba | 4 | 37 | 6 | 31 | — | 10 | 7 |
| Daiki Hashimoto | | 7 | 50 | 28 | — | 13 | |
| Kazuma Kaya | 2 | 26 | 17 | 10 | — | 4 | 7 |
| Kazuki Minami | — | | — | — | 12 | — | — |
| Kaito Sugimoto | — | — | 46 | 23 | — | | 17 |
| *Teppei Miwa | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |

## Recent Squads
### 2021 - 2024

| Gymnast | 2022 | 2022 | 2022 | 2022 | 2021 | 2021 | 2021 |
| Gymnast | WCH | ACH | WC | Ivt | OG | WCH | WC |
| Participants at Olympics or World Championships ||||||||
| Keisuke Asato | | | Y | | | Y | |
| Ryosuke Doi | Y | | | | | | |
| Daiki Hashimoto | Y | | | | Y | Y | |
| Kohei Kameyama | | | | | Y | | Y |
| Yuya Kamoto | Y | | | | | | |
| Kazuma Kaya | Y | | | Y Y Y | Y | Y | |
| Takeru Kitazono | | | | | Y | | |
| Kazuki Minami | | | | | | Y | |
| Kakeru Tanigawa | Y | | | | | | |
| Wataru Tanigawa | Y | | | | Y | | |
| Kohei Uchimura | Retired | Retired | Retired | Retired | Y | Y | |
| Hidenobu Yonekura | | | | | | Y | Y |
| Participants at other international events ||||||||
| Tsuyoshi Hasegawa | | Y | | | | | |
| Daiki Hidaka | | Y | | | | | |
| Kouki Maeda | | Y | | | | | |
| Shiga Tachibana | | Y | | | | | |
| Kenya Yuasa | | Y | | | | | |
| Kiichi Kaneta | | | Y | | | | |
| Kazuma Kotoge | | | Y | | | | |
| Ryota Tsumura | | | Y | | | | |
| Azusa Emata | | | Y | | | | |
| Minori Haruki | | | Y | | | | |
| Koga Hiramatsu | | | Y | | | | |
| Soichiro Tanabe | | | Y | | | | |
| Motomu Yoshida | | | Y | | | | |

### 2017 - 2020

| Gymnast | 2020 | 2020 | 2019 | 2019 | 2019 | 2019 | 2019 | 2019 |
| Gymnast | WC | Ivt | WCH | FISU | ACH | JrCH | WC | Ivt |
| Participants at Olympics or World Championships |||||||||
| Daiki Hashimoto | Y Y | | Y | | | | | Y Y |
| Yuya Kamoto | Y | Y | Y | | | | | Y |
| Kazuma Kaya | Y Y | Y | Y | Y | | | Y | Y |
| Kakeru Tanigawa | | Y | Y | Y | | | | Y Y |
| Wataru Tanigawa | | Y Y | Y | Y | | | Y | Y |
| Shogo Nonomura | | | Y | | | | | Y |
| Participants at other international events |||||||||
| Taichi Adachi | | Y | | | | | | |
| Shōta Aoki | | Y | | | | | | |
| Hibiki Arayashiki | | | | | Y | | Y | |
| Kenta Chiba | | | | | | | | Y |
| Ryōsuke Doi | | Y | | | | Y | | Y |
| Azusa Emata | | Y | | | | | | Y |
| Daisuke Fudono | | | | | Y | | | Y |
| Haruki Fukubayashi | | | | | | | | Y |
| Minori Haruki | | Y | | | Y | | | |
| Tomomasa Hasegawa | | | | | | | Y | Y |
| Kōga Hiramatsu | | Y | | | | | | |
| Shūto Horiuchi | | | | | | | | Y |
| Kaito Imabayashi | | | | | | | YYYY | |
| Kōhei Kameyama | Y Y Y | | | | | | Y Y Y | |
| Kiichi Kaneta | | | | | | | | Y |
| Toraji Kashiwagi | | | | | | | | Y |
| Yūto Katō | | | | | | | | Y |
| Fumiya Kitamura | | Y | | | | | | |
| Takeru Kitazono | | Y | | | | Y | | Y |
| Hirohito Kohama | Y | | | | | | Y | |
| Shūga Komiya | | | | | | | | Y |
| Mamoru Kondō | | | | | | | | Y |
| Kazuma Kotōge | | Y | | | | | | |
| Reo Kurata | | Y | | | | | | |
| Ritsuki Kuwabara | | | | | | | | Y |
| Kōki Maeda | | | | | | | | Y |
| Fūya Maeno | | | | Y | | | | Y |
| Kazuki Matsumi | | | | | | | | Y |
| Kazuki Minami | Y Y Y | | | | | | Y Y | |
| Teppei Miwa | | Y | | | | | Y | |
| Hidetaka Miyachi | Y Y Y | | | | | | YYYY | |
| Kakuto Murayama | | Y | | | | | | |
| Takuya Nagano | | | | | | | Y Y | |
| Ryūtarō Nakamura | | | | | | | | Y |
| Junpei Oka | | Y | | | Y | | | |
| Shinnosuke Oka | | Y | | | | Y | | |
| Keitarō Ōkubo | | | | | | | Y | |
| Takumi Satō | | | | | | | Y Y | |
| Ryūzō Sejima | | Y | | | | | | Y |
| Takumi Shida | | Y | | | | | | |
| Kenzō Shirai | | | | | | | Y Y | Y |
| Kōtarō Suetsugi | | | | | | | | Y |
| Kaito Sugimoto | | Y | | | | | Y Y | Y |
| Takaaki Sugino | | Y | | | | | Y | |
| Kōki Sunaga | | | | | | | | Y |
| Daisuke Suzuki | | | | | | | Y Y | |
| Ichita Suzuki | | | | | | | | Y |
| Shigeto Suzuki | | Y | | | | | | |
| Shiga Tachibana | | Y | | | | | | Y |
| Kazuya Takahashi | | | | | | | Y | |
| Seiha Takahashi | | | | | | | | Y |
| Kazuyuki Takeda | Y | Y | | | | | | Y |
| Tatsuki Tanaka | | | | | Y | | | Y |
| Yūsuke Tanaka | Y | | | | | | | |
| Masaharu Tanida | | | | | | | | Y |
| Seiya Taura | | Y | | | | | | Y |
| Kanta Tazumi | | Y | | | | | | |
| Kohei Uchimura | | Y | | | | | | |
| Rentarō Ueyama | | | | | | | | Y |
| Motohiro Yamada | | | | | | | | Y |
| Ibuki Yamamoto | | Y | | | | | | |
| Shōichi Yamamoto | Y | | | | | | | |
| Hiroki Yamazaki | | Y | | | | | | |
| Kimi Yokoi | | | | | | | | Y |
| Hidenobu Yonekura | Y Y Y | | | | | | Y Y Y | |
| Motomu Yoshida | | Y | | | | | | |
| Kentarō Yunoki | | | | Y | | | Y Y | Y |

## Team Competition Results
### Olympic Games

* 1896 through 1928 — did not participate
* 1932 — 5th place
    Toshihiko Sasano, Shigeo Homma, Takashi Kondo, Yoshitaka Takeda, Fujio Kakuta
* 1936 — 9th place
    Yoshitaka Takeda, Hikoroku Arimoto, Yoshio Miyake, Hiroshi Nosaka, Kiichiro Toyama, Dokan Sone, Fujio Kakuta, Hiroshi Matsunobu
* 1948 — banned from participating
* 1952 — 5th place
    Akitomo Kaneko, Tetsumi Nabeya, Takashi Ono, Masao Takemoto, Tadao Uesako
* 1956 — silver medal
    Nobuyuki Aihara, Akira Kono, Masami Kubota, Takashi Ono, Masao Takemoto, Shinsaku Tsukawaki
* 1960 — gold medal
    Nobuyuki Aihara, Yukio Endo, Takashi Mitsukuri, Takashi Ono, Masao Takemoto, Shuji Tsurumi
* 1964 — gold medal
    Yukio Endo, Takuji Hayata, Takashi Mitsukuri, Takashi Ono, Shuji Tsurumi, Haruhiro Yamashita
* 1968 — gold medal
    Yukio Endo, Sawao Kato, Takeshi Kato, Eizo Kenmotsu, Akinori Nakayama, Mitsuo Tsukahara
* 1972 — gold medal
    Shigeru Kasamatsu, Sawao Kato, Eizo Kenmotsu, Akinori Nakayama, Teruichi Okamura, Mitsuo Tsukahara
* 1976 — gold medal
    Shun Fujimoto, Hisato Igarashi, Hiroshi Kajiyama, Sawao Kato, Eizo Kenmotsu, Mitsuo Tsukahara
* 1980 — did not participate
* 1984 — bronze medal
    Koji Gushiken, Noritoshi Hirata, Nobuyuki Kajitani, Shinji Morisue, Koji Sotomura, Kyoji Yamawaki
* 1988 — bronze medal
    Yukio Iketani, Hiroyuki Konishi, Koichi Mizushima, Daisuke Nishikawa, Toshiharu Sato, Takahiro Yameda
* 1992 — bronze medal
    Yutaka Aihara, Takashi Chinen, Yoshiaki Hatakeda, Yukio Iketani, Masayuki Matsunaga, Daisuke Nishikawa
* 1996 — 10th place
    Naoya Tsukahara, Hikaru Tanaka, Yoshiaki Hatakeda, Toshiharu Sato, Shigeru Kurihara, Takashi Uchiyama
* 2000 — 4th place
    Naoya Tsukahara, Yoshihiro Saito, Kenichi Fujita, Mutsumi Harada, Akihiro Kasamatsu, Norimasa Iwai
* 2004 — gold medal
    Takehiro Kashima, Hisashi Mizutori, Daisuke Nakano, Hiroyuki Tomita, Naoya Tsukahara, Isao Yoneda
* 2008 — silver medal
    Hiroyuki Tomita, Takehiro Kashima, Koki Sakamoto, Makoto Okiguchi, Kohei Uchimura, Takuya Nakase
* 2012 — silver medal
    Ryohei Kato, Kazuhito Tanaka, Yusuke Tanaka, Kohei Uchimura, Koji Yamamuro
* 2016 — gold medal
    Ryohei Kato, Kenzo Shirai, Yusuke Tanaka, Kohei Uchimura, Koji Yamamuro
* 2020 — silver medal
    Daiki Hashimoto, Kazuma Kaya, Takeru Kitazono, Wataru Tanigawa
* 2024 — gold medal
    Daiki Hashimoto, Kazuma Kaya, Shinnosuke Oka, Takaaki Sugino, Wataru Tanigawa

### World Championships

* 1954 — silver medal
    Akitomo Kaneko, Akira Kono, Masami Kubota, Tetsumi Nabeya, Takashi Ono, Yoshiyuki Oshima, Masao Takemoto
* 1958 — silver medal
    Nobuyuki Aihara, Akira Kono, Takashi Ono, Masao Takemoto, Katsumi Terai, Shinsaku Tsukawaki
* 1962 — gold medal
    Nobuyuki Aihara, Yukio Endo, Takashi Mitsukuri, Takashi Ono, Shuji Tsurumi, Haruhiro Yamashita
* 1966 — gold medal
    Shuji Tsurumi, Akinori Nakayama, Takeshi Katō, Yukio Endo, Takashi Mitsukuri, Haruhiro Matsuda
* 1970 — gold medal
    Eizo Kenmotsu, Mitsuo Tsukahara, Akinori Nakayama, Fumio Honma, Takuji Hayata, Takeshi Katō
* 1974 — gold medal
    Shigeru Kasamatsu, Eizo Kenmotsu, Mitsuo Tsukahara, Hiroshi Kajiyama, Fumio Honma, Sawao Kato
* 1978 — gold medal
    Hiroshi Kajiyama, Shigeru Kasamatsu, Eizo Kenmotsu, Junichi Shimizu, Shinzo Shiraishi, Mitsuo Tsukahara
* 1979 — silver medal
    Hiroshi Kajiyama, Shigeru Kasamatsu, Nobuyuki Kajitani, Toshiomi Nishikii, Koji Gushiken, Eizo Kenmotsu
* 1981 — silver medal
    Nobuyuki Kajitani, Koji Gushiken, Koji Sotomura, Kiyoshi Goto, Kyoji Yamawaki, Toshiro Kanai
* 1983 — bronze medal
    Koji Gushiken, Koji Sotomura, Nobuyuki Kajitani, Mitsuaki Watanabe, Noritoshi Hirata, Shinji Morisue
* 1985 — 4th place
    Koji Gushiken, Koji Sotomura, Hiroyuki Konishi, Kyoji Yamawaki, Mitsuaki Watanabe, Shigemitsu Kondo
* 1987 — 5th place
    Koichi Mizushima, Naoyuki Terao, Hiroyuki Konishi, Morimasa Honda, Yukihiro Hayase, Shinji Kanda
* 1989 — 4th place
    Toshiharu Sato, Yukio Iketani, Yoshikazu Nakamura, Daisuke Nishikawa, Hiroyuki Kato, Masayuki Matsunaga
* 1991 — 4th place
    Yukio Iketani, Yoshiaki Hatakeda, Daisuke Nishikawa, Takashi Chinen, Masayuki Matsunaga, Yutaka Aihara
* 1994 — 5th place
    Hikaru Tanaka, Daisuke Nishikawa, Masayuki Matsunaga, Toshiharu Sato, Takehiko Ono, Yoshiaki Hatakeda, Masayoshi Maeda
* 1995 — silver medal
    Yoshiaki Hatakeda, Daisuke Nishikawa, Hikaru Tanaka, Toshiharu Sato, Masayuki Matsunaga, Hiromasa Masuda, Masayoshi Maeda
* 1997 — 4th place
    Kenichi Fujita, Yoshiaki Hatakeda, Takuya Kishimoto, Shigeru Kurihara, Naoya Tsukahara, Yoshihiro Saito
* 1999 — 4th place
    Naoya Tsukahara, Yoshihiro Saito, Akihiro Kasamatsu, Kenichi Fujita, Mutsumi Harada, Tatsuya Yamada
* 2001 — did not participate
* 2003 — bronze medal
    Takehiro Kashima, Hiroyuki Tomita, Naoya Tsukahara, Tatsuya Yamada
* 2006 — bronze medal
    Hisashi Mizutori, Takehito Mori, Takuya Nakase, Eichi Sekiguchi, Hiroyuki Tomita, Naoya Tsukahara
* 2007 — silver medal
    Hisashi Mizutori, Hiroyuki Tomita, Yosuke Hoshi, Makoto Okiguchi, Takuya Nakase, Shun Kuwahara
* 2010 — silver medal
    Kōhei Uchimura, Koji Yamamuro, Koji Uematsu, Kazuhito Tanaka, Kenya Kobayashi, Tatsuki Nakashima
* 2011 — silver medal
    Kōhei Uchimura, Kazuhito Tanaka, Kenya Kobayashi, Koji Yamamuro, Makoto Okiguchi, Yusuke Tanaka
* 2014 — silver medal
    Kohei Kameyama, Ryohei Kato, Shogo Nonomura, Kenzo Shirai, Yusuke Tanaka, Kōhei Uchimura, Kazuyuki Takeda*
* 2015 — gold medal
    Naoto Hayasaka, Ryohei Kato, Kazuma Kaya, Kenzō Shirai, Yusuke Tanaka, Kōhei Uchimura, Tomomasa Hasegawa*
* 2018 — bronze medal
    Kazuma Kaya, Kenzō Shirai, Yūsuke Tanaka, Wataru Tanigawa, Kōhei Uchimura, Kakeru Tanigawa*
* 2019 — bronze medal
    Daiki Hashimoto, Yuya Kamoto, Kazuma Kaya, Kakeru Tanigawa, Wataru Tanigawa, Shogo Nonomura*
* 2022 — silver medal
    Ryosuke Doi, Daiki Hashimoto, Yuya Kamoto, Kakeru Tanigawa, Wataru Tanigawa, Kazuma Kaya*
* 2023 — gold medal
    Kenta Chiba, Daiki Hashimoto, Kazuma Kaya, Kazuki Minami, Kaito Sugimoto, Teppei Miwa*

### Asian Games

* 1974 — silver medal
    Kazuo Horide, Kenji Igarashi, Takeo Igarashi, Ryuji Nakayama, Hideyuki Nozawa, Hiroshi Sugawara
* 1978 — silver medal
    Nobuyuki Kajitani, Junichi Kitagawa, Toshiomi Nishikii, Teruichi Okamura, Shinzo Shiraishi, Haruyasu Taguchi
* 1982 — silver medal
    Koji Gushiken, Noritoshi Hirata, Nobuyuki Kajitani, Shinji Morisue, Taichi Okada, Koji Sotomura
* 1986 — bronze medal
    Yukihiro Hayase, Hiroyuki Konishi, Koichi Mizushima, Hiroaki Okabe, Koji Sotomura, Kyoji Yamawaki
* 1990 — silver medal
    Yutaka Aihara, Yoshiaki Hatakeda, Yukio Iketani, Masayuki Matsunaga, Daisuke Nishikawa, Toshiharu Sato
* 1994 — bronze medal
    Takashi Chinen, Yoshiaki Hatakeda, Horimasa Masuda, Masayuki Matsunaga, Daisuke Nishikawa, Toshiharu Sato, Hikaru Tanaka
* 1998 — bronze medal
    Mutsumi Harada, Akihiro Kasamatsu, Yasuhiro Ogawa, Yoshihiro Saito, Naoya Tsukahara, Isao Yoneda
* 2002 — bronze medal
    Mutsumi Harada, Takehiro Kashima, Hisashi Mizutori, Yasuhiro Ogawa, Hiroyuki Tomita, Naoya Tsukahara
* 2006 — silver medal
    Ryosuke Baba, Kenya Kobayashi, Shun Kuwahara, Hisashi Mizutori, Hiroyuki Tomita, Yuki Yoshimura
* 2010 — silver medal
    Ryosuke Baba, Ryotaka Deguchi, Shun Kuwahara, Hisashi Mizutori, Takuya Nakase, Kyoichi Watanabe
* 2014 — gold medal
    Tomomasa Hasegawa, Yuya Kamoto, Yusuke Saito, Shotaro Shirai, Kazuyuki Takeda, Masayoshi Yamamoto
* 2018 — silver medal
    Kenta Chiba, Tomomasa Hasegawa, Fuya Maeno, Shogo Nonomura, Kakeru Tanigawa
* 2022 — silver medal
    Shohei Kawakami, Takeru Kitazono, Kakeru Tanigawa, Wataru Tanigawa, Ryota Tsumura

### Asian Championships

* 1996 — bronze medal
* 2003 — silver medal
    Yoshihiro Saito, Akihiro Kasamatsu, Masaki Endo, Yasuhiro Ogawa
* 2006 — silver medal
    Tomoharu Sano, Hiroaki Kusu, Kazusa Fujita, Ryuta Nakazato
* 2008 — gold medal
    Naoyuki Terao, Koji Yamamuro, Yosuke Hoshi, Shoichi Yamamoto, Ryosuke Baba, Go Tagashira
* 2012 — silver medal
    Minori Koyama, Yoshiaki Furutani, Takayuki Ohara, Yu Suzuki, Rikii Hoshino, Kenzo Shirai
* 2015 — gold medal
    Naoto Hayasaka, Yusuke Tanaka, Ryohei Kato, Kazuma Kaya, Koji Yamamuro, Kenzo Shirai
* 2017 — bronze medal
    Hayato Uchida, Jun Muraoka, Shuto Horiuchi, Tatsuki Ichise, Hiroki Ishikawa
* 2019 — silver medal
    Daisuke Fudono, Hibiki Arayashiki, Minori Haruki, Tatsuki Tanaka, Jumpei Oka
* 2022 — silver medal
    Tsuyoshi Hasegawa, Daiki Hidaka, Kouki Maeda, Shiga Tachibana, Kenya Yuasa
* 2023 — silver medal
    Takeru Kitazono, Shinnosuke Oka, Fumiya Sasaki, Ryota Tsumura, Motomu Yoshida

### Summer Universiade

* 1963 — gold medal
* 1965 — gold medal
* 1967 — gold medal
* 1970 — gold medal
* 1973 — silver medal
* 1977 — silver medal
* 1979 — silver medal
* 1981 —
* 1983 —
* 1985 — silver medal
* 1987 — bronze medal
* 1991 — silver medal
* 1993 —
* 1995 — gold medal
* 1997 — silver medal
* 1999 — gold medal
* 2001 — silver medal
* 2003 — bronze medal
    Masaki Endo, Akifumi Sasaki, Naoya Tabara, Yuki Yoshimura
* 2005 — gold medal
    Ryosuke Baba, Takehiro Kashima, Shun Kuwahara, Takehito Mori, Hiroyuki Tomita
* 2007 — gold medal
    Hisashi Mizutori, Koki Sakamoto, Kohei Uchimura, Kazuya Ueda,
* 2009 — gold medal
    Yosuke Hoshi, Takuya Nakase, Takuya Niijima, Makoto Okiguchi, Kyoichi Watanabe
* 2011 — gold medal
    Yodai Hojo, Hiroki Ishikawa, Ryuzo Sejima, Masayoshi Yamamoto, Shoichi Yamamoto
* 2013 — bronze medal
    Hiroki Ishikawa, Ryohei Kato, Shogo Nonomura, Yusuke Tanaka, Chihiro Yoshioka
* 2015 — gold medal
    Naoto Hayasaka, Kaito Imabayashi, Yuya Kamoto, Shogo Nonomura, Chihiro Yoshioka
* 2017 — gold medal
    Kenta Chiba, Tomomasa Hasegawa, Yuya Kamoto, Shogo Nonomura, Wataru Tanigawa
* 2019 — gold medal
    Kazuma Kaya, Kakeru Tanigawa, Wataru Tanigawa
* 2021 – silver medal
    Daiki Hashimoto, Shohei Kawakami, Kazuma Kaya, Kazuki Minami, Kaito Sugimoto

## Most Decorated Gymnasts
### Multiple Medalists

| Rank | Gymnast | Years | Team | All Around | | | | | | | Olympic Total | World Total | Total |
| 1 | Kohei Uchimura | 2008 - 2021 | 2008 2010 2011 2012 2014 2015 2016 2018 | 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 | 2010 2011 2012 2013 | | | | 2010 2013 | 2011 2013 2014 2015 2018 | 7 | 21 | 28 |
| 2 | Eizo Kenmotsu | 1968 - 1979 | 1968 1970 1972 1974 1976 1978 1979 | 1970 1972 1974 1978 | 1970 | 1970 1972 1974 1976 | | | 1970 1972 1974 1978 | 1968 1970 1974 1976 | 9 | 15 | 24 |
| 3 | Akinori Nakayama | 1966 - 1972 | 1966 1968 1970 1972 | 1966 1968 1970 1972 | 1966 1968 1970 1972 | | 1966 1968 1970 1972 | 1966 | 1968 1970 | 1966 1968 1970 | 10 | 12 | 22 |
| 4 | Takashi Ono | 1952 - 1964 | 1954 1956 1958 1960 1962 1964 | 1956 1958 1960 | 1958 | 1956 | 1960 | 1952 1958 1960 | 1956 1958 1960 | 1956 1960 1962 | 13 | 8 | 21 |
| 5 | Yukio Endo | 1960 - 1968 | 1960 1962 1964 1966 1968 | 1962 1964 | 1962 1964 1966 | | 1962 | 1962 1968 | 1962 1964 | 1962 1966 | 7 | 10 | 17 |
| 6 | Mitsuo Tsukahara | 1968 - 1978 | 1968 1970 1972 1974 1976 1978 | 1970 1976 | | | 1970 1972 | 1970 1976 | 1976 | 1972 1976 | 9 | 6 | 15 |
| 7 | Koji Gushiken | 1979 - 1985 | 1979 1981 1983 1984 | 1981 1983 1984 | 1981 | 1979 | 1983 1984 | 1984 | 1981 1985 | 1984 | 5 | 10 | 15 |
| 8 | Masao Takemoto | 1952 - 1960 | 1954 1956 1958 1960 | | 1954 1958 | | 1956 | 1952 1958 | 1954 1956 | 1956 1958 1960 | 7 | 7 | 14 |
| 9 | Daiki Hashimoto | 2019 - 2023 | 2019 2020 2022 2023 2024 | 2020 2021 2022 2023 | 2022 | | | | | 2020 2021 2022 2023 | 4 | 10 | 14 |
| 10 | Sawao Kato | 1968 - 1976 | 1968 1972 1974 1976 | 1968 1972 1976 | 1968 | 1972 | 1968 | | 1972 1976 | 1972 | 12 | 1 | 13 |
| 11 | Kenzo Shirai | 2013 - 2018 | 2014 2015 2016 2018 | 2017 | 2013 2014 2015 2017 2018 | | | 2016 2017 2018 | | | 2 | 11 | 13 |
| 12 | Shigeru Kasamatsu | 1972 - 1979 | 1972 1974 1978 1979 | 1974 | 1972 1974 1978 | | | 1974 | 1972 | 1972 1978 | 4 | 8 | 12 |
| 13 | Hiroyuki Tomita | 2003 - 2008 | 2003 2004 2006 2007 2008 | 2003 2005 2006 | | | | | 2004 2006 | | 3 | 7 | 10 |
| 13 | Kazuma Kaya | 2015 - 2021 | 2015 2018 2019 2020 2023 2024 | | | 2015 2020 2021 | | | 2019 | | 3 | 7 | 10 |
| 15 | Shuji Tsurumi | 1960 - 1966 | 1960 1962 1964 1966 | 1964 1966 | | 1960 1964 | | | 1964 | | 6 | 3 | 9 |
| 16 | Nobuyuki Aihara | 1956 - 1962 | 1956 1958 1960 1962 | | 1956 1960 1962 | | 1958 | | | | 4 | 4 | 8 |
| 17 | Hiroshi Kajiyama | 1974 - 1979 | 1974 1976 1978 1979 | | 1974 | | | 1974 1976 | 1978 | | 2 | 6 | 8 |
| 18 | Takeshi Kato | 1966 - 1970 | 1966 1968 1970 | | 1968 1970 | 1966 | | 1966 1970 | | | 2 | 6 | 8 |
| 19 | Takehiro Kashima | 2002 - 2008 | 2003 2004 2008 | | | 2002 2003 2004 2005 | | | | 2003 | 3 | 5 | 8 |
| 20 | Yusuke Tanaka | 2011 - 2018 | 2011 2012 2014 2015 2016 2018 | 2014 | | | | | | | 2 | 5 | 7 |
| 21 | Naoya Tsukahara | 1997 - 2006 | 2003 2004 2006 | 1997 1999 | | | | | 1997 1999 | | 1 | 6 | 7 |
| 22 | Hisashi Mizutori | 2004 - 2007 | 2004 2006 2007 | 2005 2007 | 2007 | | | | | 2007 | 1 | 6 | 7 |
| 23 | Haruhiro Yamashita | 1962 - 1966 | 1962 1964 1966 | | | | | 1962 1964 1966 | | | 2 | 4 | 6 |
| 24 | Takashi Mitsukuri | 1960 - 1966 | 1960 1962 1964 1966 | | | 1962 | | | | 1966 | 2 | 4 | 6 |
| 25 | Ryohei Kato | 2013 - 2016 | 2012 2014 2015 2016 | 2013 | | | | | 2014 | | 2 | 4 | 6 |
| 26 | Koji Yamamuro | 2010 - 2016 | 2010 2011 2012 2016 | 2011 | | | 2011 | | | | 2 | 4 | 6 |
| 27 | Nobuyuki Kajitani | 1979 - 1984 | 1979 1981 1983 1984 | | | | | | 1981 1984 | | 2 | 4 | 6 |
| 28 | Wataru Tanigawa | 2017 - 2022 | 2018 2019 2020 2022 2024 | 2022 | | | | | | | 2 | 4 | 6 |
| 29 | Koji Sotomura | 1981 - 1984 | 1981 1983 1984 | | 1984 | | | | 1983 | | 2 | 3 | 5 |
| 29 | Yukio Iketani | 1988 - 1992 | 1988 1992 | | 1988 1992 | | | | | 1989 | 4 | 1 | 5 |

### Multiple Gold Medalists

| Rank | Gymnast | Years | Team | All Around | | | | | | | | | | Total |
| 1 | Kohei Uchimura | 2008 - 2021 | 2008 2010 2011 2012 2014 2015 2016 2018 | 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 | 2010 2011 2012 2013 | | | | 2010 2013 | 2011 2013 2014 2015 2018 | 13 | 10 | 5 | 28 |
| 2 | Akinori Nakayama | 1966 - 1972 | 1966 1968 1970 1972 | 1966 1968 1970 1972 | 1966 1968 1970 1972 | | 1966 1968 1970 1972 | 1966 | 1968 1970 | 1966 1968 1970 | 13 | 4 | 5 | 22 |
| 3 | Eizo Kenmotsu | 1968 - 1979 | 1968 1970 1972 1974 1976 1978 1979 | 1970 1972 1974 1978 | 1970 | 1970 1972 1974 1976 | | | 1970 1972 1974 1978 | 1968 1970 1974 1976 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 24 |
| 4 | Mitsuo Tsukahara | 1968 - 1978 | 1968 1970 1972 1974 1976 1978 | 1970 1976 | | | 1970 1972 | 1970 1976 | 1976 | 1972 1976 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 15 |
| 5 | Sawao Kato | 1968 - 1976 | 1968 1972 1974 1976 | 1968 1972 1976 | 1968 | 1972 | 1968 | | 1972 1976 | 1972 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 13 |
| 6 | Yukio Endo | 1960 - 1968 | 1960 1962 1964 1966 1968 | 1962 1964 | 1962 1964 1966 | | 1962 | 1962 1968 | 1962 1964 | 1962 1966 | 8 | 7 | 2 | 17 |
| 7 | Takashi Ono | 1952 - 1964 | 1954 1956 1958 1960 1962 1964 | 1956 1958 1960 | 1958 | 1956 | 1960 | 1952 1958 1960 | 1956 1958 1960 | 1956 1960 1962 | 7 | 9 | 5 | 21 |
| 8 | Daiki Hashimoto | 2019 - 2023 | 2019 2020 2022 2023 2024 | 2020 2021 2022 2023 | 2022 | | | | | 2020 2021 2022 2023 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 14 |
| 9 | Shigeru Kasamatsu | 1972 - 1979 | 1972 1974 1978 1979 | 1974 | 1972 1974 1978 | | | 1974 | 1972 | 1972 1978 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 12 |
| 10 | Kenzo Shirai | 2013 - 2018 | 2014 2015 2016 2018 | 2017 | 2013 2014 2015 2017 2018 | | | 2016 2017 2018 | | | 6 | 3 | 4 | 13 |
| 11 | Haruhiro Yamashita | 1962 - 1966 | 1962 1964 1966 | | | | | 1962 1964 1966 | | | 5 | 1 | 0 | 6 |
| 12 | Koji Gushiken | 1979 - 1985 | 1979 1981 1983 1984 | 1981 1983 1984 | 1981 | 1979 | 1983 1984 | 1984 | 1981 1985 | 1984 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 15 |
| 13 | Shuji Tsurumi | 1960-1966 | 1960 1962 1964 1966 | 1964 1966 | | 1960 1964 | | | 1964 | | 4 | 4 | 1 | 9 |
| 14 | Nobuyuki Aihara | 1956 - 1962 | 1956 1958 1960 1962 | | 1956 1960 1962 | | 1958 | | | | 4 | 4 | 0 | 8 |
| 15 | Takashi Mitsukuri | 1960 - 1966 | 1960 1962 1964 1966 | | | 1962 | | | | 1966 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 6 |
| 16 | Masao Takemoto | 1952 - 1960 | 1954 1956 1958 1960 | | 1954 1958 | | 1956 | 1952 1958 | 1954 1956 | 1956 1958 1960 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 14 |
| 17 | Kazuma Kaya | 2015 - 2023 | 2015 2018 2019 2020 2023 2024 | | | 2015 2020 2021 | | | 2019 | | 3 | 2 | 5 | 10 |
| 18 | Hiroshi Kajiyama | 1974 - 1979 | 1974 1976 1978 1979 | | 1974 | | | 1974 1976 | 1978 | | 3 | 3 | 2 | 8 |
| 19 | Takeshi Kato | 1966 - 1970 | 1966 1968 1970 | | 1968 1970 | 1966 | | 1966 1970 | | | 3 | 1 | 4 | 8 |
| 20 | Takehiro Kashima | 2002 - 2008 | 2003 2004 2008 | | | 2002 2003 2004 2005 | | | | 2003 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 8 |
| 21 | Takuji Hayata | 1964 - 1970 | 1964 1970 | | | | 1964 | | | 1970 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 21 | Shinnosuke Oka | 2024 | 2024 | 2024 | | | | | 2024 | 2024 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 23 | Hiroyuki Tomita | 2003 - 2008 | 2003 2004 2006 2007 2008 | 2003 2005 2006 | | | | | 2004 2006 | | 2 | 5 | 3 | 10 |
| 234 | Yusuke Tanaka | 2011 - 2018 | 2011 2012 2014 2015 2016 2018 | 2014 | | | | | | | 2 | 3 | 2 | 7 |
| 25 | Ryohei Kato | 2013 - 2016 | 2012 2014 2015 2016 | 2013 | | | | | 2014 | | 2 | 3 | 1 | 6 |
| 26 | Fumio Honma | 1970 - 1974 | 1970 1974 | | | | | | | | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 26 | Junichi Shimizu | 1978 | 1978 | | | | 1978 | | | | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |

### Multiple Individual Medalists

| Rank | Gymnast | Years | All Around | | | | | | | Olympic Total | World Total | Total |
| 1 | Kohei Uchimura | 2008 - 2021 | 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 | 2010 2011 2012 2013 | | | | 2010 2013 | 2011 2013 2014 2015 2018 | 4 | 16 | 20 |
| 2 | Akinori Nakayama | 1966 - 1972 | 1966 1968 1970 1972 | 1966 1968 1970 1972 | | 1966 1968 1970 1972 | 1966 | 1968 1970 | 1966 1968 1970 | 8 | 10 | 18 |
| 3 | Eizo Kenmotsu | 1968 - 1979 | 1970 1972 1974 1978 | 1970 | 1970 1972 1974 1976 | | | 1970 1972 1974 1978 | 1968 1970 1974 1976 | 6 | 11 | 17 |
| 4 | Takashi Ono | 1952 - 1964 | 1956 1958 1960 | 1958 | 1956 | 1960 | 1952 1958 1960 | 1956 1958 1960 | 1956 1960 1962 | 10 | 5 | 15 |
| 5 | Yukio Endo | 1960 - 1968 | 1962 1964 | 1962 1964 1966 | | 1962 | 1962 1968 | 1962 1964 | 1962 1966 | 4 | 8 | 12 |
| 6 | Koji Gushiken | 1979 - 1985 | 1981 1983 1984 | 1981 | 1979 | 1983 1984 | 1984 | 1981 1985 | 1984 | 4 | 7 | 11 |
| 7 | Masao Takemoto | 1952 - 1960 | | 1954 1958 | | 1956 | 1952 1958 | 1954 1956 | 1956 1958 1960 | 5 | 5 | 10 |
| 8 | Daiki Hashimoto | 2019 - 2023 | 2020 2021 2022 2023 | 2022 | | | | | 2020 2021 2022 2023 | 2 | 7 | 9 |
| 9 | Sawao Kato | 1968 - 1976 | 1968 1972 1976 | 1968 | 1972 | 1968 | | 1972 1976 | 1972 | 9 | 0 | 9 |
| 10 | Kenzo Shirai | 2013 - 2018 | 2017 | 2013 2014 2015 2017 2018 | | | 2016 2017 2018 | | | 1 | 8 | 9 |
| 11 | Mitsuo Tsukahara | 1968 - 1978 | 1970 1976 | | | 1970 1972 | 1970 1976 | 1976 | 1972 1976 | 6 | 3 | 9 |
| 12 | Shigeru Kasamatsu | 1972 - 1979 | 1974 | 1972 1974 1978 | | | 1974 | 1972 | 1972 1978 | 3 | 5 | 8 |
| 13 | Takehiro Kashima | 2002 - 2008 | | | 2002 2003 2004 2005 | | | | 2003 | 1 | 4 | 5 |
| 14 | Hiroyuki Tomita | 2003 - 2008 | 2003 2005 2006 | | | | | 2004 2006 | | 1 | 4 | 5 |
| 15 | Shuji Tsurumi | 1960 - 1966 | 1964 1966 | | 1960 1964 | | | 1964 | | 4 | 1 | 5 |
| 16 | Takeshi Kato | 1966 - 1970 | | 1968 1970 | 1966 | | 1966 1970 | | | 1 | 4 | 5 |
| 17 | Nobuyuki Aihara | 1956 - 1962 | | 1956 1960 1962 | | 1958 | | | | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 18 | Hiroshi Kajiyama | 1974 - 1979 | | 1974 | | | 1974 1976 | 1978 | | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 19 | Naoya Tsukahara | 1997 - 2006 | 1997 1999 | | | | | 1997 1999 | | 0 | 4 | 4 |
| 20 | Kazuma Kaya | 2015 - 2023 | | | 2015 2020 2021 | | | 2019 | | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 21 | Hisashi Mizutori | 2004 - 2007 | 2005 2007 | 2007 | | | | | 2007 | 0 | 4 | 4 |

### Multiple Individual Gold Medalists

| Rank | Gymnast | Years | All Around | | | | | | | | | | Total |
| 1 | Kohei Uchimura | 2008 - 2021 | 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 | 2010 2011 2012 2013 | | | | 2010 2013 | 2011 2013 2014 2015 2018 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 20 |
| 2 | Akinori Nakayama | 1966 - 1972 | 1966 1968 1970 1972 | 1966 1968 1970 1972 | | 1966 1968 1970 1972 | 1966 | 1968 1970 | 1966 1968 1970 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 18 |
| 3 | Daiki Hashimoto | 2019 - 2023 | 2020 2021 2022 2023 | 2022 | | | | | 2020 2021 2022 2023 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 9 |
| 4 | Sawao Kato | 1968 - 1976 | 1968 1972 1976 | 1968 | 1972 | 1968 | | 1972 1976 | 1972 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 9 |
| 5 | Eizo Kenmotsu | 1968 - 1979 | 1970 1972 1974 1978 | 1970 | 1970 1972 1974 1976 | | | 1970 1972 1974 1978 | 1968 1970 1974 1976 | 4 | 7 | 6 | 17 |
| 6 | Takashi Ono | 1952 - 1964 | 1956 1958 1960 | 1958 | 1956 | 1960 | 1952 1958 1960 | 1956 1958 1960 | 1956 1960 1962 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 15 |
| 7 | Koji Gushiken | 1979 - 1985 | 1981 1983 1984 | 1981 | 1979 | 1983 1984 | 1984 | 1981 1985 | 1984 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 11 |
| 8 | Kenzo Shirai | 2013 - 2018 | 2017 | 2013 2014 2015 2017 2018 | | | 2016 2017 2018 | | | 4 | 2 | 3 | 9 |
| 9 | Shigeru Kasamatsu | 1972 - 1979 | 1974 | 1972 1974 1978 | | | 1974 | 1972 | 1972 1978 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 8 |
| 10 | Yukio Endo | 1960 - 1968 | 1962 1964 | 1962 1964 1966 | | 1962 | 1962 1968 | 1962 1964 | 1962 1966 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 12 |
| 11 | Mitsuo Tsukahara | 1968 - 1978 | 1970 1976 | | | 1970 1972 | 1970 1976 | 1976 | 1972 1976 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 9 |
| 12 | Masao Takemoto | 1952 - 1960 | | 1954 1958 | | 1956 | 1952 1958 | 1954 1956 | 1956 1958 1960 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 10 |
| 12 | Nobuyuki Aihara | 1956 - 1962 | | 1956 1960 1962 | | 1958 | | | | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
| 15 | Haruhiro Yamashita | 1962 - 1966 | | | | | 1962 1964 1966 | | | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| 16 | Takehiro Kashima | 2002 - 2008 | | | 2002 2003 2004 2005 | | | | 2003 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 5 |
| 17 | Shinnosuke Oka | 2024 | 2024 | | | | | 2024 | 2024 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |