Japan at the 1956 Summer Olympics
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.
MedalistsEdit
AthleticsEdit
Men's Marathon
- Yoshiaki Kawashima — 2:29:19 (→ 5th place)
- Hideo Hamamura — 2:40:53 (→ 16th place)
- Kurao Hiroshima — 3:04:17 (→ 33rd place)
BasketballEdit
BoxingEdit
CyclingEdit
- Tetsuo Ōsawa — 1:13.3 (→ 12th place)
- Tetsuo Ōsawa — did not finish (→ no ranking)
DivingEdit
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)
FencingEdit
One fencer represented Japan in 1956.
FootballEdit
GymnasticsEdit
RowingEdit
Japan had nine male rowers participate in one out of seven rowing events in 1956.[2]
ShootingEdit
Six shooters represented Japan in 1956.
- Men
| Athlete | Event | Final | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | |
SwimmingEdit
WeightliftingEdit
WrestlingEdit
ReferencesEdit
- ^ "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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