Asian Games gold medalists for Japan

The list Asian Games gold medalists for Japan includes Shizuka Arakawa, Shoma Uno, Ai Sugiyama, Satomi Suzuki and Yukari Kinga. The list consists of 1,061 members.

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Shizuka Arakawa

Figure skater

Overview: Shizuka Arakawa (荒川静香, Arakawa Shizuka, born December 29, 1981) is a Japanese figure skater. She is the 2006 Olympic Champion and the 2004 World Champion. Arakawa is the first Japanese skater to win an ...

Date of birth: 29 December 1981

Age: 43

Nationality: Japanese

Occupation: Skating

Gender: Female

Height: 5' 5" (165 cm)

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Medalists at the 2003 Winter Universiade 46T

Universiade gold medalists for Japan 274T

Competitors at the 2003 Winter Universiade 93T
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Shoma Uno

Japanese figure skater (born 1997)

Overview: Shoma Uno (宇野昌磨, Uno Shōma, born 17 December 1997) is a Japanese figure skater. He is a three-time Olympic medalist (2018 silver, 2022 bronze, 2022 team bronze), the 2022 World champion and a two-time ...

Date of birth: 17 December 1997

Age: 27

Nationality: Japanese

Occupation: Skating

Gender: Male

Height: 4' 7" (140 cm)

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Figure skaters at the 2012 Winter Youth Olympics 40T

Figure skaters from Nagoya 18T

Medalists at the 2018 Winter Olympics 525T
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Ai Sugiyama

Tennis player

Overview: Ai Sugiyama (杉山愛, Sugiyama Ai, born July 5, 1975) is a Japanese former professional tennis player. She reached the world No. 1 ranking in women's doubles on the WTA Tour and had a career-high singles ...

Date of birth: 5 July 1975

Age: 49

Nationality: Japanese

Occupation: Tennis

Gender: Female

Height: 5' 4" (163 cm)

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Medalists at the 1994 Asian Games 1,037T

Tennis players at the 1994 Asian Games 50T

Grand Slam (tennis) champions in women's doubles 232T
4.

Satomi Suzuki

Japanese swimmer (born 1991)

Overview: Satomi Suzuki (鈴木聡美, Suzuki Satomi, born 29 January 1991 in Onga, Fukuoka) is a Japanese swimmer. She won a silver medal in the 200m breaststroke event and a bronze medal in the 100m breaststroke at the ...

Date of birth: 29 January 1991

Age: 34

Nationality: Japanese

Occupation: Swimming

Gender: Female

Height: 5' 6" (168 cm)

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Japanese female breaststroke swimmers 34T

Medalists at the 2011 Summer Universiade 646T

Universiade bronze medalists for Japan 280T
5.

Yukari Kinga

Footballer

Overview: Yukari Kinga (近賀ゆかり, Kinga Yukari, born 2 May 1984) is a Japanese football player. She is currently playing as a defender for Orca Kamogawa FC. She played for Japan national team.

Date of birth: 2 May 1984

Age: 40

Nationality: Japanese

Occupation: Football

Gender: Female

Height: 5' 4" (163 cm)

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Nippon TV Tokyo Verdy Beleza players 57T

Japanese expatriate sportspeople in England 24T

Orca Kamogawa FC players 4T
6.

Kanako Murakami

Figure skater

Overview: Kanako Murakami (村上佳菜子, Murakami Kanako, born November 7, 1994) is a Japanese retired figure skater. She is the 2010–11 Grand Prix Final bronze medalist, 2014 Four Continents champion, 2010 World Junior ...

Date of birth: 7 November 1994

Age: 30

Nationality: Japanese

Occupation: Skating

Gender: Female

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Figure skaters from Nagoya 18T

Medalists at the 2011 Asian Winter Games 254T

Sportspeople from Nagoya 61T
7.

Koji Murofushi

Athletics (sport) competitor

Overview: Koji Alexander Murofushi (広治アレクサンダー室伏, Kōji Arekusandā Murofushi, born October 8, 1974, in Numazu, Shizuoka Prefecture) is a former Japanese-Romanian hammer thrower and sports scientist. He has been among ...

Date of birth: 8 October 1974

Age: 50

Nationality: Japanese

Occupation: Hammer Thrower

Gender: Male

Height: 6' 2" (188 cm)

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Goodwill Games gold medalists in athletics 54T

Asian Games gold medalists in athletics (track and field) 90T

Competitors at the 2001 Goodwill Games 345T
8.

Kimiko Date Krumm

Tennis player

Overview: Kimiko Date (伊達公子, Date Kimiko, born 28 September 1970) is a Japanese former top-five professional tennis player. She reached the semifinals of the 1994 Australian Open, the 1995 French Open and the 1996 ...

Date of birth: 28 September 1970

Age: 54

Nationality: Japanese

Occupation: Tennis

Gender: Female

Height: 5' 4" (163 cm)

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Medalists at the 1994 Asian Games 1,037T

Medalists at the 2010 Asian Games 1,847T

Medalists at the 1990 Asian Games 902T
9.

Aiko Uemura

Japanese freestyle skier

Overview: Aiko Uemura (上村愛子, Uemura Aiko) is a Japanese freestyle skier. She participates in moguls and dual moguls.

Date of birth: 9 December 1979

Age: 45

Nationality: Japanese

Occupation: Skiing

Gender: Female

Height: 5' 1" (155 cm)

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Japanese female freestyle skiers 16T

Medalists at the 2003 Asian Winter Games 213T

Recipients of the Medal with Purple Ribbon 295T
10.

Ai Miyazato

Professional golfer

Overview: Ai Miyazato (宮里藍, Miyazato Ai, born 19 June 1985) is a former Japanese professional golfer who competed on the U.S.-based LPGA Tour and the LPGA of Japan Tour (JLPGA). She was the top-ranked golfer in ...

Date of birth: 19 June 1985

Age: 39

Nationality: Japanese

Occupation: Golf

Gender: Female

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Medalists at the 2002 Asian Games 1,353T

Asian Games silver medalists for Japan 1,093T

Golfers at the 2002 Asian Games 14T
11.

Miho Takagi

Japanese speed skater (born 1994)

Overview: Miho Takagi (高木美帆, Takagi Miho, born 22 May 1994) is a Japanese speed skater. She has won a total of seven medals at the Olympics, two of them gold.

Date of birth: 22 May 1994

Age: 30

Nationality: Japanese

Occupation: Speed Skater

Gender: Female

Height: 5' 4" (163 cm)

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Universiade gold medalists for Japan 274T

Competitors at the 2013 Winter Universiade 254T

World Sprint Speed Skating Championships medalists 77T
12.

Nana Fujimoto

Japanese ice hockey player (born 1989)

Overview: Nana Fujimoto (藤本那菜, Fujimoto Nana, born 3 March 1989 in Sapporo, Hokkaido, Japan) is a professional Japanese ice hockey player for Vortex Sapporo and the Japanese national team. Fujimoto was previously ...

Date of birth: 3 March 1989

Age: 36

Nationality: Japanese

Occupation: Ice Hockey

Gender: Female

Height: 5' 4" (163 cm)

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Ice hockey players at the 2007 Asian Winter Games 69T

Japanese women's ice hockey goaltenders 5T

Universiade bronze medalists for Japan 256T
13.

Nana Smith

Professional tennis player

Overview: Nana Smith (born Nana Miyagi on 10 April 1971) is an American tennis player who played for Japan. She is a former top-15 player in doubles.

Date of birth: 10 April 1971

Age: 53

Nationality: Japanese

Occupation: Tennis

Gender: Female

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Japanese-American tennis players 7T

Medalists at the 1998 Asian Games 1,183T

Medalists at the 1994 Asian Games 1,037T
14.

Aya Miyama

Japanese footballer

Overview: Aya Miyama (宮間あや, Miyama Aya, born 28 January 1985) is a former Japanese football player. She played for the Japan national team starting in 2003, and from 2012-2016 served as captain of the team. She ...

Date of birth: 28 January 1985

Age: 40

Nationality: Japanese

Occupation: Football

Gender: Female

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Nippon TV Tokyo Verdy Beleza players 57T

Japanese expatriate sportspeople in the United States 46T

Medalists at the 2014 Asian Games 1,806T
15.

Homare Sawa

Japanese association football player

Overview: Homare Sawa (澤穂希, Sawa Homare, born 6 September 1978) is a former Japanese professional women's football player. She captained the Japan national team to 2011 World Cup title and the silver medal at the ...

Date of birth: 6 September 1978

Age: 46

Nationality: Japanese

Occupation: Football

Gender: Female

Height: 5' 5" (165 cm)

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Nippon TV Tokyo Verdy Beleza players 60T

People from Fuchū, Tokyo 21T

Association football people from Tokyo Metropolis 79T
16.

Hitoshi Saito

Judoka

Overview: Hitoshi Saito (斉藤仁, Saitō Hitoshi, January 2, 1961 – January 20, 2015) was a Japanese judoka who won two consecutive gold medals at the Olympic games.

Date of birth: 2 January 1961

Date of death: 20 January 2015

Age: 54 (age at death)

Nationality: Japanese

Occupation: Judo

Gender: Male

Height: 5' 9" (175 cm)

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Japanese male judoka 230T

Medalists at the 1986 Asian Games 746T

2015 deaths 9,624T
17.

Yoshihiro Akiyama

Mixed martial artist

Overview: Yoshihiro Akiyama (秋山成勲) (born July 29, 1975), also known as Sung-hoon Choo (추성훈), is a Japanese mixed martial artist and judoka. Akiyama won the gold medal at the 2001 Asian Championships for South Korea ...

Date of birth: 29 July 1975

Age: 49

Nationality: Japanese

Occupation: Martial Arts

Gender: Male

Height: 5' 10" (178 cm)

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Zainichi Korean athletes 16T

People from Ikuno, Osaka 12T

ONE Championship mixed martial artists 95T
18.

Katsutoshi Nekoda

Volleyball player

Overview: Katsutoshi Nekoda (猫田勝敏, Nekoda Katsutoshi, born February 1, 1944 in Hiroshima – died September 4, 1983) was a Japanese volleyball player.

Date of birth: 1 February 1944

Date of death: 2 September 1983

Age: 39 (age at death)

Nationality: Japanese

Occupation: Volleyball

Gender: Male

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Japanese men's volleyball players 111T

Sportspeople from Hiroshima 85T

Medalists at the 1978 Asian Games 302T
19.

Yukari Nakano

Japanese figure skater

Overview: Yukari Nakano (中野友加里, Nakano Yukari, born August 25, 1985) is a Japanese former competitive figure skater. She is the 2006 Four Continents silver medalist, the 2003 Four Continents bronze medalist, the ...

Date of birth: 25 August 1985

Age: 39

Nationality: Japanese

Occupation: Skating

Gender: Female

Height: 5' 1" (155 cm)

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People from Kōnan, Aichi 6T

Universiade gold medalists for Japan 274T

Competitors at the 2005 Winter Universiade 131T
20.

Kosuke Kitajima

Swimmer

Overview: Kosuke Kitajima (北島康介, Kitajima Kōsuke, born September 22, 1982 in Tokyo) is a Japanese retired breaststroke swimmer. He won gold medals for the men's 100 m and 200 m breaststroke events at the Athens ...

Date of birth: 22 September 1982

Age: 42

Nationality: Japanese

Occupation: Swimming

Gender: Male

Height: 5' 10" (178 cm)

Partner: Chisa (Married)

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Competitors at the 2001 Goodwill Games 345T

Goodwill Games medalists in swimming 83T

Recipients of the Medal with Purple Ribbon 295T