Results for Japan in Lightweight, Men

Olympic and Intercalated results only.

Games	Athlete/Team	Placement
1964 Summer Olympics	Takehide Nakatani	1	Gold
1972 Summer Olympics	Takao Kawaguchi	1	Gold
1976 Summer Olympics	Yoshiharu Minami	=12
1984 Summer Olympics	Hidetoshi Nakanishi	=5
1988 Summer Olympics	Toshihiko Koga	=13
1992 Summer Olympics	Toshihiko Koga	1	Gold
1996 Summer Olympics	Kenzo Nakamura	1	Gold
2000 Summer Olympics	Kenzo Nakamura	=9
2004 Summer Olympics	Masahiro Takamatsu	=21
2008 Summer Olympics	Yusuke Kanamaru	=7
2012 Summer Olympics	Riki Nakaya	2	Silver
2016 Summer Olympics	Shohei Ono	1	Gold
2020 Summer Olympics	Shohei Ono	1	Gold
2024 Summer Olympics	Soichi Hashimoto	=3	Bronze