Japan at the 1998 Winter Olympics

Japan at the
1998 Winter Olympics
IOC codeJPN
NOCJapanese Olympic Committee
Websitewww.joc.or.jp (in Japanese and English)
in Nagano
Competitors156 (92 men, 64 women) in 14 sports
Flag bearer Hiroyasu Shimizu (speed skating)
Medals
Ranked 7th
Gold
5
Silver
1
Bronze
4
Total
10
Winter Olympics appearances (overview)

Japan was the host nation for the 1998 Winter Olympics in Nagano. It was the second time that Japan has hosted the Winter Games, after the 1972 Winter Olympics in Sapporo, and the third time overall, after the 1964 Summer Olympics in Tokyo.