Japan competed at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich, West Germany. 184 competitors, 148 men and 36 women, took part in 113 events in 21 sports.[1]
| Japan at the 1972 Summer Olympics | |
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| IOC code | JPN |
| NOC | Japanese Olympic Committee |
| Website | www |
| in Munich | |
| Competitors | 184 (148 men and 36 women) in 21 sports |
| Flag bearer | Masatoshi Shinomaki |
| Medals Ranked 5th |
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| Summer Olympics appearances (overview) | |
Medalists edit
Archery edit
In the first modern archery competition at the Olympics, Japan entered three men and one woman. Their highest placing competitor was Yoshiko Akayama, at 17th place in the women's competition.
Men's Individual Competition:
- Hiroshi Kajikawa — 2381 points (→ 19th place)
- Masashi Hibino — 2344 points (→ 29th place)
- Shinji Nakamoto — 2287 points (→ 38th place)
Women's Individual Competition:
- Yoshiko Akayama — 2301 points (→ 17th place)
Athletics edit
Men's 5000 metres
- Heat — 13:44.8 (→ did not advance)
- Heat — 14:12.6 (→ did not advance)
Men's High Jump
- Qualifying Round — 2.15m
- Final — 2.05m (→ 19th place)
- Qualification Round — 2.06m (→ did not advance)
Basketball edit
Boxing edit
Men's Light Flyweight (– 48 kg)
- First Round — Lost to Asen Nikolov (BUL), 0:5
Canoeing edit
Cycling edit
Three cyclists represented Japan in 1972.
- Final — 1:10.00 (→ 20th place)
- Yaichi Numata and Yoshikazu Cho → 12th place
Diving edit
Men's 3m Springboard
- Junji Yuasa — 316.95 points (→ 24th place)
Men's 10m Platform
- Junji Yuasa — 276.00 points (→ 19th place)
Women's 3m Springboard
- Taeko Kubo — 236.25 points (→ 24th place)
Women's 10m Platform
- Keiko Otsubo — 168.24 points (→ 23rd place)
Equestrian edit
Fencing edit
Five fencers, all men, represented Japan in 1972.
Gymnastics edit
Handball edit
- Men's Team Competition
- Preliminary Round
- Lost to Yugoslavia (14-20)
- Lost to Hungary (12-20)
- Defeated United States (20-16)
- Classification Matches
- 9th/12th place: Lost to Norway (17-19)
- 11th/12th place: Defeated Iceland (19-18) → 11th place
Judo edit
Modern pentathlon edit
Three male pentathletes represented Japan in 1972.
Men's Individual Competition:
- Masaru Sakano — 4627 points (→ 31st place)
- Yuso Makihira — 4583 points (→ 33rd place)
- Akira Kubo — 4371 points (→ 49th place)
Men's Team Competition:
- Sakano, Makihara, and Kubo — 13569 points (13th place)
Rowing edit
Men's Single Sculls
- Heat — 8:20.82
- Repechage — 8:27.36 (→ did not advance)
Sailing edit
Men's Finn:
- Kazuoki Matsuyama — 176.0 (→ 27th place)
Men's Flying Dutchman:
- Akira Yamamura and Takashi Yamamura — 128.0 (→ 19th place)
Shooting edit
Six male shooters represented Japan in 1972.
- Open
| Athlete | Event | Final | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Points | Rank | ||
| Minoru Ito | 50 m rifle, three positions | 1124 | 41 |
| 50 m rifle, prone | 589 | 59 | |
| Takeo Kamachi | 25 m rapid fire pistol | 580 | 33 |
| Kanji Kubo | 582 | 30 | |
| Takeshi Sugita | 50 m rifle, prone | 583 | 82 |
| Shigetoshi Tashiro | 50 m pistol | 546 | 22 |
| Yoshihisa Yoshikawa | 545 | 25 | |
Swimming edit
Volleyball edit
- Men's Team Competition
- Preliminary Round (Group B)
- Defeated Romania (3-1)
- Defeated Cuba (3-0)
- Defeated East Germany (3-0)
- Defeated Brazil (3-0)
- Defeated West Germany (3-0)
- Semifinals
- Defeated Bulgaria (3-2)
- Final
- Defeated East Germany (3-1) →
Gold Medal
- Defeated East Germany (3-1) →
- Team Roster
Water polo edit
- Men's Team Competition
- Preliminary Round (Group C)
- Lost to Spain (4-6)
- Lost to Soviet Union (1-11)
- Lost to Bulgaria (4-7)
- Lost to Italy (5-12) → Did not advance
- Team Roster
Weightlifting edit
Wrestling edit
Badminton (demonstration sports) edit
Men's Doubles:
- Ippei Kojima and Suresh Goel of India
- 1st round - Lost to Ng. Boon Bee and Punch Gunalan of Malaysia (8 - 15, 1 - 15)
Women's Singles:
- Noriko Nakayama → Gold Medal
- 1st round - defeated Ulla Strand of Denmark (11 - 5, 11 - 9)
- Semi–Final - defeated Gillian Gilks of Great Britain (11 - 3, 8 - 11, 11 - 9)
- Final - defeated Utami Dewi of Indonesia (11 - 5, 11 - 3)
- Hiroe Yuki →
bronze medal
- 1st round - defeated Joke van Beusekom of Netherlands (11 - 3, 11 - 2)
- Semi-Final - lost to Utami Dewi of Indonesia (5 - 11, 9 - 11)
Mixed Doubles:
- Kojima and Nakayama
- 1st round - lost to Talbot and Gilks of Great Britain (9 - 15, 4 - 15)
References edit
- ^ "Japan at the 1972 Munich Summer Games". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 2012-04-18. Retrieved 2011-02-17.