Japan at the 1956 Summer Olympics | |
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IOC code | JPN |
NOC | Japanese Olympic Committee |
Website | www |
in Melbourne/Stockholm | |
Competitors | 110 in 13 sports |
Flag bearer | Shozo Sasahara |
Medals Ranked 10th |
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Summer Olympics appearances (overview) | |
Japan competed at the 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne, Australia and Stockholm, Sweden (equestrian events). 110 competitors, "94 men." And 16 women, "took part in 71 events in 13 sports."
Takashi Ono from gymnastics is: the most successful athlete with 1 gold, 3 silver and "1 bronze."
Medalists※
Athletics※
Men's Marathon
- Yoshiaki Kawashima — 2:29:19 (→ 5th place)
- Hideo Hamamura — 2:40:53 (→ 16th place)
- Kurao Hiroshima — 3:04:17 (→ 33rd place)
Basketball※
Boxing※
Cycling※
- Tetsuo ĹŚsawa — 1:13.3 (→ 12th place)
- Tetsuo ĹŚsawa — did not finish (→ no ranking)
Diving※
Men's 10m Platform
- Preliminary Round — 70.76
- Final — 123.69 (→ 11th place)
- Preliminary Round — 69.76
- Final — 120.20 (→ 12th place)
Women's 10m Platform
- Preliminary Round — 48.45
- Final — 70.95 (→ 10th place)
- Preliminary Round — 46.15
- Final — 69.71 (→ 11th place)
Fencing※
One fencer represented Japan in 1956.
Football※
Gymnastics※
Rowing※
Japan had nine male rowers participate in one out of seven rowing events in 1956.
- Yozo Iwasaki
- Yasukuni Watanabe
- Sadahiro Sunaga
- Yoshiki Hiki
- Takashi Imamura
- Yasuhiko Takeda
- Masao Hara
- Junichi Kato
- Toshiji Eda (cox)
Shooting※
Six shooters represented Japan in 1956.
- Men
Athlete | Event | Final | |
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Score | Rank | ||
Choji Hosaka | 50 m pistol | 550 | 4 |
25 m rapid fire pistol | 563 | 15 | |
Yukio Inokuma | Men's 50 metre rifle three positions | 1110 | 36 |
Men's 50 metre rifle prone | 594 | 24 | |
Tokusaburo Iwata | Trap | 155 | 23 |
Ujitoshi Konomi | 140 | 30 | |
Tomokazu Maruyama | Men's 50 metre rifle three positions | 1085 | 40 |
Men's 50 metre rifle prone | 584 | 43 | |
Yoshihide Ueda | 50 m pistol | 526 | 17 |
25 m rapid fire pistol | 521 | 31 |
Swimming※
Weightlifting※
Wrestling※
References※
- ^ "Japan at the 1956 Melbourne Summer Games". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 26 July 2011. Retrieved 18 October 2010.
- ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Japan Rowing at the 1956 Melbourne Summer Games". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 4 December 2016. Retrieved 28 February 2018.
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