List of Olympic female artistic gymnasts for Japan

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Gymnastics events have been staged at the Olympic Games since 1896, with women competing for the time at the 1928 Olympic Games. [1] Japanese female artistic gymnasts first competed at the 1956 Olympic Games.

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Gymnasts

GymnastYearsRef.
Ginko Abukawa-Chiba 1960, 1964 [2]
Urara Ashikawa 2020
Kazue Hanyu 1968, 1972
Takako Hasegawa 1972
Miho Hashiguchi 1996
Kayoko Hashiguchi-Saka 1968, 1972
Hitomi Hatakeda 2020
Yuna Hiraiwa 2020
Eiko Hirashima 1972
Naho Hoshiyama 1996
Mitsuka Ikeda 1956
Manami Ishizaka 2004
Mitsuko Kandori 1968
Tokie Kawase 1984
Chieko Kikkawa 1976
Rina Kishi 2024
Mari Kosuge 1992
Kyoko Kubota 1956
Mayu Kuroda 2008
Kyoko Mano 1976
Miyuki Matsuhisa-Hironaka 1968, 1972, 1976
Yu Minobe 2008, 2012
Hanako Miura 1992, 1996
Sae Miyakawa 2016
Toshiko Miyamoto 1972
Noriko Mochizuki 1984
Mieko Mori 1988
Sachiko Morimura 1988
Maiko Morio 1984, 1988
Mai Murakami 2016, 2020
Haruka Nakamura 2024
Taniko Nakamura-Mitsukuri 1964, 1968
Yuriko Nanahara 1988
Sakiko Nozawa 1976
Satsuko Obata 1996
Chieko Oda 1968
Mana Okamura 2024
Masumi Okawa 1996
Satoko Okazaki 1976
Kiyoko Ono 1960, 1964
Kyoko Oshima 2004, 2008
Chihiro Oyagi 1984
Shizuko Sakashita 1956
Makiko Sanada 1988
Suzuko Seki 1956
Aya Sekine 1996
Kyoko Seo 1992
Miho Shinoda 1988
Yuko Shintake 2008, 2012
Toshiko Shirasu-Aihara 1960, 1964
Kazuko Sogabe 1956, 1960
Risa Sugawara 1996
Aiko Sugihara 2016, 2020
Miho Takenaka 2000
Rie Tanaka 2012
Keiko Tanaka-Ikeda 1956, 1960, 1964
Asuka Teramoto 2012, 2016
Hiroko Tsuji 1964
Kimiko Tsukada 1960
Koko Tsurumi 2008, 2012
Yuki Uchiyama 2016
Miki Uemura 2008
Kohane Ushioku 2024
Sae Watanabe 1984
Kana Yamawaki 2000
Nobue Yamazaki 1976
Ayami Yukimori 1984

Medalists

MedalNameYearEvent
Bronze medal icon.svg Bronze Aihara, Chiba, Ikeda, Nakamura, Ono, Tsuji Flag of Japan.svg 1964 Tokyo Women's team
Bronze medal icon.svg Bronze Mai Murakami Flag of Japan.svg 2020 Tokyo Women's floor exercise

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References

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  2. "Japan in Artistic Gymnastics". Olympedia .