FACTOID # 2: Russia won the first World Air Games, held in Turkey in 1997. Events included hang-gliding, sky-surfing, and ballooning.
 
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Asia > Japan > Sports

JAPANESE SPORTS STATS:   Top Stats   All Stats  
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Air Games > Bronze medals 2 [11th of 24]
Air Games > Gold Medals 2 [11th of 16]
Air Games > Total medals 4 [14th of 27]
Chess > GrandMasters 0 [102nd of 135]
Chess > International Masters 1 [90th of 135]
Chess > World Chess Rankings 2,261 [87th of 135]
FIFA World Ranking > Men 712 [17th of 198]
Ice hockey > Number of registered players > Players 20,540 [9th of 18]
Olympic medals > Gold > Sydney 2000 5 [13th of 48]
Olympic medals > Total > Sydney 2000 18 [12th of 75]
Rugby World Cup > 2003 standings 4 [14th of 20]
Rugby World Cup Overall Record > 1987-2003 > % 6.25 [14th of 19]
Summer olympic medals > All time 296 [9th of 116]
Top international goal scorers > Name Kazuyoshi Miura*
Winter olympic medals > All time 31 [16th of 36]
World Cup Totals > Draws 2 [37th of 72]
World Cup Totals > Goals for 8 [40th of 72]
World Cup Totals > Matches played 10 [40th of 72]
World Cup Totals > Points 9 [36th of 72]
World Cup Totals > Wins 2 [46th of 72]

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SOURCES: Air Sports International; World Chess Federation, 2006; Federation Internationale de Football Association (FIFA); Wikipedia: Ice hockey ; International Olympic Committee; Tarik's SANZAR Rugby Guide; Wikipedia: Rugby World Cup Overall Record ; The Golden Book of the Olympic Games ; Wikipedia: Top international goal scorers ; ESPN, FIFA Official Website, NationMaster

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