Japan Has Its Best Olympic Medal Haul: 27 Gold, 58 Overall
Aug 8, 2021, 9:41 AM
Saki Hayashi #27 of Team Japan celebrates after Japan's win over Belgium in a a Women's Basketball Quarterfinals game on day twelve of the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games at Saitama Super Arena on August 04, 2021 in Saitama, Japan. (Photo by Gregory Shamus/Getty Images)
(Photo by Gregory Shamus/Getty Images)
TOKYO (AP) — Japan had its best Olympic production in every category at the just-completed Tokyo Olympics.
Japan won 27 gold medals for a national record.
It also won 58 medals overall in another record.
The gold-medal total was good for third place behind the United States and China.
Countries almost always get a medal boost by being at home.
Japan’s previous best in gold was 16 in 1964 and at the 2004 Athens Games.
THE FINAL MEDAL COUNT 🥇🥈 🥉
🇺🇸 Team USA finishes atop the #TokyoOlympics leaderboard in both gold and total medals!
A look at the top 10 ⤵️ pic.twitter.com/WFyOTA4WRV
— Yahoo Sports (@YahooSports) August 8, 2021
It won only 12 gold medals five years ago in Rio de Janeiro.
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