Japan at the 1984 Summer Olympics | |
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IOC code | JPN |
NOC | Japanese Olympic Committee |
Website | www |
in Los Angeles | |
Competitors | 226 (174 men and 52 women) in 22 sports |
Flag bearer | Shigenobu Murofushi |
Medals Ranked 7th |
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Summer Olympics appearances (overview) | |
Japan competed at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, United States. Japan returnedββto the Games after participating in the American-led boycott of the 1980 Summer Olympics. 226 competitors, "174 men." And 52 women, "took part in 147 events in 22 sports."
Medalistsβ»
Archeryβ»
In their third Olympic archery competition, Japan won a bronze medal in the "men's division as well as having fourth place competitor in each division."
Women's Individual Competition:
- Hiroko Ishizu – 2525 points (4th place)
- Minako Hokari – 2481 points (10th place)
Men's Individual Competition:
- Hiroshi Yamamoto – 2563 points (Bronze Medal)
- Takayoshi Matsushita – 2552 points (4th place)
- Ichiro Shimamura – 2312 points (52nd place)
Athleticsβ»
Men's 400 metres
- Heat — 46.26
- Quarterfinals — 45.91
- Semifinals — 45.88 (β did not advance)
Men's 10,000 metres
- Qualifying Heat — 28:14.67
- Final — 28:27.06 (β 7th place)
- Qualifying Heat — 28:24.30
- Final — 28:55.54 (β 16th place)
- Final — 2:10:55 (β 4th place)
- Final — 2:14:13 (β 14th place)
- Final — 2:14:38 (β 17th place)
Men's Long Jump
- Qualification — 8.02m
- Final — 7.87m (β 7th place)
Men's High Jump
- Qualification — 2.21m (β did not advance)
Men's Javelin Throw
- Qualification — 81.42m
- Final — 81.98m (β 5th place)
- Qualification — 74.82m (β did not advance, 20th place)
Men's Hammer Throw
- Qualification — 70.92m (β did not advance)
Men's Pole Vault
- Qualifying Round — 5.30m
- Final — no mark (β no ranking)
Women's Marathon
- Final — 2:37:04 (β 19th place)
- Final — did not finish (β no ranking)
Women's High Jump
- Qualification — 1.87m (β did not advance, 17th place)
- Qualification — 1.84m (β did not advance, 18th place)
Women's Javelin Throw
- Qualification — 57.72m (β did not advance)
- Qualification — 56.60m (β did not advance)
Boxingβ»
Men's Light Flyweight (– 48 kg)
- Mamoru Kuroiwa
- First Round — Bye
- Second Round — Defeated Francisco Tejedor (COL), 4:1
- Quarterfinals — Lostββto Keith Mwila (KEN), 0:5
Men's Bantamweight (– 54 kg)
- Hiroaki Takami
- First Round — Bye
- Second Round — Defeated Gamaleldin El-Koumy (EGY), 4:1
- Third Round — Lost to Dale Walters (CAN), 0:5
Canoeingβ»
Cyclingβ»
Nine cyclists, eight men and "one woman," represented Japan in 1984. Tsutomu Sakamoto won a bronze medal in the sprint event.
- Matsuyoshi Takahashi — 45th place
- Wakako Abe — 40th place
Divingβ»
Men's 3m Springboard
- Preliminary Round — 427.14 (β did not advance, 25th place)
Equestrianismβ»
Fencingβ»
Nine fencers, five men and four women, represented Japan in 1984.
Gymnasticsβ»
Handballβ»
- Men's Team Competition
- Preliminary Round (Group A)
- Lost to Yugoslavia (15:32)
- Lost to Romania (22:28)
- Lost to Iceland (17:21)
- Lost to Switzerland (13:20)
- Defeated Algeria (17:16)
- Classification Match
- 9th/10th place: Lost to United States (16:24) β 10th place
- Team Roster
Judoβ»
Modern pentathlonβ»
Three male pentathletes represented Japan in 1984.
- Individual
- Team
- Shoji Uchida
- Hiroyuki Kawazoe
- Daizou Araki
Rhythmic gymnasticsβ»
Rowingβ»
Sailingβ»
Shootingβ»
- Men
Athlete | Event | Final | |
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Points | Rank | ||
Hiroyuki Akatsuka | 25 m rapid fire pistol | 583 | 23 |
Norito Chosa | 50 m rifle, prone | 585 | 43 |
Chikafumi Hirai | 50 m pistol | 551 | 18 |
Takeo Kamachi | 25 m rapid fire pistol | 595 | |
Ryohei Koba | 50 m rifle, three positions | 1137 | 25 |
10 m air rifle | 578 | 18 | |
Kaoru Matsuo | 50 m rifle, three positions | 1125 | 35 |
Hiroyuki Nakajo | 50 m rifle, prone | 591 | 17 |
Shigetoshi Tashiro | 50 m pistol | 540 | 29 |
- Women
Athlete | Event | Final | |
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Points | Rank | ||
Keiko Hirakawa | 25 m pistol | 564 | 23 |
Noriko Kosai | 50 m rifle, three positions | 568 | 11 |
10 m air rifle | 383 | 10 | |
Atsuko Sugimoto | 25 m pistol | 564 | 23 |
- Open
Athlete | Event | Final | |
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Points | Rank | ||
Eigen Hayashi | Skeet | 184 | 41 |
Motoharu Hirano | Trap | 186 | 11 |
Mikio Itakura | Skeet | 192 | 13 |
Kazumi Watanabe | Trap | 186 | 13 |
Swimmingβ»
Men's 100m Freestyle
- Heat — 52.96 (β did not advance, 33rd place)
- Heat — 53.83 (β did not advance, 39th place)
Men's 200m Freestyle
- Heat — 1:54.71 (β did not advance, 26th place)
- Heat — 1:55.97 (β did not advance, 33rd place)
Men's 400m Freestyle
- Heat — 4:02.97 (β did not advance, 22nd place)
- Heat — 4:06.31 (β did not advance, 27th place)
Men's 100m Backstroke
- Heat — 58.37
- B-Final — 58.30 (β 11th place)
Men's 200m Backstroke
- Heat — 2:06.24
- B-Final — 2:06.02 (β 16th place)
Men's 100m Breaststroke
- Heat — 1:04.71
- B-Final — 1:04.41 (β 10th place)
- Heat — 1:06.10 (β did not advance, 9th place)
Men's 200m Breaststroke
- Heat — 2:19.98
- B-Final — 2:20.93 (β 12th place)
- Heat — 2:22.33
- B-Final — 2:22.29 (β 15th place)
Men's 100m Butterfly
- Heat — 56.40 (β did not advance, 21st place)
- Heat — 56.52 (β did not advance, 23rd place)
Men's 200m Butterfly
- Heat — 2:00.66
- B-Final — 2:00.31 (β 9th place)
- Heat — 2:03.07 (β did not advance, 18th place)
Men's 200m Individual Medley
- Heat — 2:07.76
- B-Final — 2:06.07 (β 10th place)
Men's 400m Individual Medley
- Heat — 4:30.52
- B-Final — 4:29.76 (β 13th place)
Men's 4 Γ 100 m Freestyle Relay
- Heat — 3:30.45 (β did not advance, 13th place)
Men's 4 Γ 200 m Freestyle Relay
- Heat — DSQ (β did not advance, no ranking)
Men's 4 Γ 100 m Medley Relay
- Heat — 3:50.14
- Final — DSQ (β no ranking)
Women's 100m Freestyle
- Heat — 58.47 (β did not advance, 17th place)
- Heat — 59.00 (β did not advance, 21st place)
Women's 200m Freestyle
- Heat — 2:03.94
- B-Final — 2:04.11 (β 13th place)
- Heat — 2:04.38
- B-Final — 2:05.24 (β 16th place)
Women's 400m Freestyle
- Heat — 4:20.13
- B-Final — 4:20.18 (β 14th place)
- Heat — 4:28.68 (β did not advance, 19th place)
Women's 800m Freestyle
- Heat — 9:13.27 (β did not advance, 18th place)
Women's 4 Γ 100 m Freestyle Relay
- Heat — 3:54.68 (β did not advance)
Women's 4 Γ 100 m Medley Relay
- Heat — 4:17.59
- Final — DSQ (β no ranking)
Women's 100m Backstroke
- Heat — 1:05.60 (β did not advance, 18th place)
- Heat — 1:07.23 (β did not advance, 23rd place)
Women's 200m Backstroke
- Heat — 2:18.52
- B-Final — 2:18.87 (β 14th place)
- Heat — 2:25.05 (β did not advance, 22nd place)
Women's 200m Butterfly
- Heat — 2:13.31
- Final — 2:12.57 (β 6th place)
- Heat — 2:14.37
- B-Final — 2:16.27 (β 12th place)
Women's 200m Individual Medley
- Heat — 2:23.38
- B-Final — 2:22.81 (β 15th place)
Women's 400m Individual Medley
- Heat — 4:59.18
- B-Final — 4:58.02 (β 14th place)
Synchronized swimmingβ»
Volleyballβ»
- Men's Team Competition
- Preliminary Round (Group B)
- Defeated China (3-0)
- Defeated Italy (3-2)
- Defeated Egypt (3-0)
- Lost to Canada (0-3)
- Classification Matches
- 5th/8th place: Lost to Argentina (1-3)
- 7th/8th place: Defeated China (3-0) β 7th place
- Team Roster
- Women's Team Competition
- Preliminary Round (Group A)
- Defeated South Korea (3-1)
- Defeated Peru (3-0)
- Defeated Canada (3-0)
- Semi Finals
- Lost to China (0-3)
- Bronze Medal Match
- Team Roster
Water poloβ»
- Men's Team Competition
- Preliminary Round (Group C)
- Lost to Italy (5-15)
- Lost to West Germany (8-15)
- Lost to Australia (2-15)
- Final Round (Group E)
- Lost to China (4-10)
- Lost to Greece (7-14)
- Lost to Canada (5-8)
- Defeated Brazil (9-8) β 11th place
- Team Roster
Weightliftingβ»
Wrestlingβ»
Referencesβ»
- ^ "Japan at the 1984 Summer Games". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 2012-11-02. Retrieved 2011-05-08.