Japan at the 1963 Summer Universiade
| Japan at the 1963 Summer Universiade | |
|---|---|
| IOC code | JPN |
| NOC | Japanese Olympic Committee |
| Website | www |
| in Porto Alegre, Brazil 31 August – 8 September 1961 | |
| Medals Ranked 4th |
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| Summer Universiade appearances (overview) | |
Japan participated at the 1963 Summer Universiade, in Porto Alegre, Brazil.[1] Japan finished fourth in the medal table with 9 gold medals, 4 silver medals, and 6 bronze medals.[2]
Medal summary
Medalists
| Medal | Name | Sport | Event |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gold | Shunsuke Kaneto | Diving | Men's platform |
| Gold | Shunsuke Kaneto | Diving | Men's springboard |
| Gold | Haruo Yoshimuta | Swimming | Men's 400 m freestyle |
| Gold | Haruo Yoshimuta | Swimming | Men's 1500 m freestyle |
| Gold | Toshizo Umemoto Haruo Yoshimuta Kiyoshi Fukui Tatsuo Fujimoto |
Swimming | Men's 4 × 100 m freestyle relay |
| Gold | Mamoru Morimoto | Athletics | Men's 800 m |
| Gold | Satoshi Shimo | Athletics | Men's triple jump |
| Gold | Masatake Matsumoto Shuji Tsurumi Takeshi Kato Takashi Mitsukuri Takuji Hayata Yukio Endo |
Gymnastics | Men's team all-around |
| Gold | Masatake Matsumoto | Gymnastics | Men's individual all-around |
| Silver | Makoto Fukui | Swimming | Men's 100 m freestyle |
| Silver | Mamoru Morimoto | Athletics | Men's 1500 m |
| Silver | Takeshi Kato | Gymnastics | Men's individual all-around |
| Silver | Takeshi Koura Mitsuru Motoi |
Tennis | Men's doubles |
| Bronze | Masaru Ito | Diving | Men's platform |
| Bronze | Masaru Ito | Diving | Men's springboard |
| Bronze | Isao Nakajima | Swimming | Men's 200 m butterfly |
| Bronze | Masatoshi Wakabayashi | Athletics | Men's hammer throw |
| Bronze | Takuji Hayata | Gymnastics | Men's individual all-around |
| Bronze | Mitsuru Motoi | Tennis | Men's singles |
Medals by sport
| Medals by sport | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sport | Total | |||
| Swimming | 3 | 1 | 1 | 5 |
| Athletics | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| Gymnastics | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| Diving | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| Tennis | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Total | 9 | 4 | 6 | 19 |
References
- ^ "Spotlight: Porto Alegre 1963 Summer Universiade memories". fisu.net. November 2019. Retrieved 14 February 2026.
- ^ "III ЛЕТНЯЯ УНИВЕРСИАДА" (in Belarusian). sportedu.by. 30 November 2021. Retrieved 14 February 2026.