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395,983 medals, every one searchable. Filter by nation, championship, event and year, count a country’s haul edition by edition, or set two championships side by side.
Japan at the World Championships
Turkey · Balkan Athletics Championships
Cuba · Pan American Games
Kenya · Olympic Games
Jamaica · World ChampionshipsAll-time haul
37 medals
8 gold 9 silver 20 bronze
Relays count once.
On the podium
17 of 22 editions since 1976 · every one since 1997First medal
1991 Tokyo · Hiromi Taniguchi, marathon goldFirst gold
1991 Tokyo · Hiromi Taniguchi, marathonBest edition
Eugene 2022 4 medals, 1 of them goldAll-time table
28th of 108 nations, ranked by goldsEvery edition, 1976–2027
One dot per medal · empty column = no medal · click a yearEdition by edition
| Year | Edition | Medals | G | S | B | Total | Medallists |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Tokyo 22nd edition | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | ||
| 2023 | Budapest 21st edition | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | ||
| 2022 | Eugene 20th edition | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | ||
| 2019 | Doha 19th edition | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | ||
| 2017 | London 18th edition | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | ||
| 2015 | Beijing 17th edition | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | ||
| 2013 | Moscow 16th edition | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | ||
| 2011 | Daegu 15th edition | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||
| 2009 | Berlin 14th edition | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||
| 2007 | Osaka 13th edition | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | ||
| 2005 | Helsinki 12th edition | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | ||
| 2003 | Saint-Denis 11th edition | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | ||
| 2001 | Edmonton 10th edition | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | ||
| 1999 | Seville 9th edition | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||
| 1997 | Athens 8th edition | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | ||
| 1995 | Gothenburg 7th edition | No medal | – | – | – | – | |
| 1993 | Stuttgart 6th edition | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | ||
| 1991 | Tokyo 5th edition | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | ||
| 1987 | Rome 4th edition | No medal | – | – | – | – | |
| 1983 | Helsinki 3rd edition | No medal | – | – | – | – | |
| 1980 | Sittard 2nd edition | No medal | – | – | – | – | |
| 1976 | Malmö 1st edition | No medal | – | – | – | – | |
| Total | 17 of 22 editions on the podium | 8 | 9 | 20 | 37 |