| Japan at the World Artistic Gymnastics Championships | |
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Although Japanese gymnasts competed at numerous Olympic Games as early as 1932, they didn't compete at the World Artistic Gymnastics Championships until 1954. The men's team immediately achieved success, winning silver in the team event and individually Masao Takemoto won gold on floor exercise. [1] The women's team won their first team medal, a bronze, in 1962.
| Gender | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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| Men | 50 | 56 | 60 | 166 |
| Women | 5 | 3 | 11 | 19 |
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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| Men's individual all-around | 11 | 11 | 11 | 33 |
| Men's floor exercise | 11 | 11 | 6 | 28 |
| Men's team | 7 | 10 | 5 | 22 |
| Men's horizontal bar | 7 | 8 | 9 | 24 |
| Men's parallel bars | 5 | 5 | 12 | 22 |
| Men's vault | 5 | 4 | 8 | 17 |
| Women's balance beam | 3 | 0 | 4 | 7 |
| Men's rings | 2 | 4 | 2 | 8 |
| Men's pommel horse | 2 | 3 | 7 | 12 |
| Women's floor exercise | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| Women's uneven bars | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| Women's individual all-around | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| Women's team | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Women's vault | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Medal | Name | Year | Event |
|---|---|---|---|
 Gold | Ryosuke Doi, Takeru Kitazono, Shinnosuke Oka, Azusa Emata |  2019 Győr | Boys' team |
| Gold | Shinnosuke Oka | Boys' all-around | |
 Silver | Ryosuke Doi | ||
| Gold | Takeru Kitazono | Boys' pommel horse | |
| Silver | Shinnosuke Oka | ||
| Gold | Takeru Kitazono | Boys' parallel bars | |
 Bronze | Shinnosuke Oka | ||
| Gold | Kamiyama Haruto, Tanida Masaharu, Tsunogai Tomoharu, Noda Renato |  2023 Antalya | Boys' team |
| Gold | Mizuno Mika, Nakamura Haruka, Yamaguchi Sara, Kawakami Saki | Girls' team | |
| Gold | Nakamura Haruka | Girls' all-around | |
| Silver | Yamaguchi Sara | ||
| Silver | Tanida Masaharu | Boys' rings | |
| Gold | Tsunogai Tomoharu | Boys' parallel bars | |
| Bronze | Nakamura Haruka | Girls' floor exercise | |
| Gold | Tsunogai Tomoharu | Boys' horizontal bar |
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