How good is Japan at Olympics and WC compared to USA and UK? Obviously Japan is superior in the marathon with 2 Gold medals in the past fifteen years plus numerous top 10 finishes at the OG and WC. Let's now talk about the 5K and 10K finals.
2000 Olympics
Men's 10K
Japan: 7 and 15
UK: 6
USA: 10 and 12
Men's 5K
Japan: 15
UK: None
USA: 13
Women's 10K
Japan: 10, 15 and 20
UK: 4
USA: 16
Women's 5K
Japan: None
UK: 12
USA: None