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.[1]
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) | |
Takashi Ono from gymnastics is the most successful athlete with 1 gold, 3 silver and 1 bronze.
Medalists edit
Athletics edit
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 edit
Boxing edit
Cycling edit
- Tetsuo Ōsawa — 1:13.3 (→ 12th place)
- Tetsuo Ōsawa — did not finish (→ no ranking)
Diving edit
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 edit
One fencer represented Japan in 1956.
Football edit
Gymnastics edit
Rowing edit
Japan had nine male rowers participate in one out of seven rowing events in 1956.[2]
Shooting edit
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 edit
Weightlifting edit
Wrestling edit
References edit
- ^ "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.[dead link]
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