Japan at the 1956 Summer Olympics
| Japan at the 1956 Summer Olympics | |
|---|---|
| IOC code | JPN |
| NOC | Japanese Olympic Committee |
| in Melbourne/Stockholm | |
| Competitors | 110 in 13 sports |
| Flag bearer | Shozo Sasahara |
| Medals Ranked 10th |
|
| 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.[1]
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 Ōsawa — 1:13.3 (→ 12th place)
- Tetsuo Ōsawa — did not finish (→ no ranking)
Diving
- Men
| Athlete | Event | Preliminary | Final | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Points | Rank | Points | Rank | Total | Rank | ||
| Yutaka Baba | 3 m springboard | 77.77 | 10 Q | 49.10 | 11 | 126.87 | 12 |
| Ryo Mabuchi | 70.82 | 18 | Did not advance | ||||
| Yutaka Baba | 10 m platform | 70.76 | 10 Q | 52.93 | 11 | 123.69 | 11 |
| Ryo Mabuchi | 69.76 | 11 Q | 50.44 | 12 | 120.20 | 12 | |
- Women
| Athlete | Event | Preliminary | Final | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Points | Rank | Points | Rank | Total | Rank | ||
| Hatsuko Hirose | 3 m springboard | 56.02 | 16 | Did not advance | |||
| Kanoko Tsutani | 63.99 | 6 Q | 39.13 | 9 | 103.12 | 8 | |
| Hatsuko Hirose | 10 m platform | 46.15 | 12 Q | 23.56 | 9 | 69.71 | 11 |
| Kanoko Tsutani | 48.45 | 10 Q | 22.50 | 10 | 70.95 | 10 | |
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.[2]
- 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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
- Men
| Athlete | Event | Heat | Semifinal | Final | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
| Manabu Koga | 100 m freestyle | 57.7 | 5 Q | 58.1 | =10 | Did not advance | |
| Hiroshi Suzuki | 58.4 | =12 Q | 58.0 | 9 | Did not advance | ||
| Atsushi Tani | 57.1 | 2 Q | 57.4 | 6 Q | 58.0 | 7 | |
| Yoshiro Noda | 400 m freestyle | 4:49.9 | 27 | N/a | Did not advance | ||
| Koji Nonoshita | 4:37.4 | 7 Q | N/a | 4:38.2 | 7 | ||
| Tsuyoshi Yamanaka | 4:31.8 | 2 Q | N/a | 4:30.4 | |||
| Yukiyoshi Aoki | 1500 m freestyle | 18:36.0 | 6 Q | N/a | 18:38.3 | 7 | |
| Tsuyoshi Yamanaka | 18:04.3 | 3 Q | N/a | 18:00.3 | |||
| Seizaburo Yagi | 18:57.3 | 9 | N/a | Did not advance | |||
| Keiji Hase | 100 m backstroke | 1:06.3 | 10 Q | 1:06.5 | =9 | Did not advance | |
| Hideo Ninomiya | 1:09.2 | 21 | Did not advance | ||||
| Kazuo Tomita | 1:06.4 | 11 Q | 1:06.5 | =9 | Did not advance | ||
| Masaru Furukawa | 200 m breaststroke | 2:36.1 | 1 Q | N/a | 2:34.7 | ||
| Masahiro Yoshimura | 2:38.6 | 3 Q | N/a | 2:36.7 | |||
| Takashi Ishimoto | 200 m butterfly | 2:24.2 | 3 Q | N/a | 2:23.8 | ||
| Manabu Koga Atsushi Tani Koji Nonoshita Tsuyoshi Yamanaka Hiroshi Suzuki |
4 × 200 m freestyle | 8:37.9 | 1 Q | N/a | 8:36.6 | 4 | |
- Women
| Athlete | Event | Heat | Semifinal | Final | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
| Hitomi Jinno | 100 m freestyle | 1:08.8 | =23 | Did not advance | |||
| Yoshiko Sato | 1:10.3 | =30 | Did not advance | ||||
| Setsuko Shimada | 1:11.8 | 33 | Did not advance | ||||
| Yukiko Otaka | 400 m freestyle | 5:28.7 | 22 | N/a | Did not advance | ||
| Eiko Wada | 5:27.2 | 20 | N/a | Did not advance | |||
| Hitomi Jinno Eiko Wada Yoshiko Sato Yukiko Otaka |
4 × 100 m freestyle | 4:35.8 NR | 9 | N/a | Did not advance | ||
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.