Japan at the 1956 Winter Olympics

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Japan at the Olympic Games
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At the 1956 Winter Olympics in Cortina d'Ampezzo
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Medals	Gold 0	Silver 1	Bronze 0	Total 1
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Japan competed at the 1956 Winter Olympics in Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy. Chiharu Igaya won the nation's first ever medal at the Winter Olympic Games.

[edit] Medals

[edit] Silver

• Chiharu Igaya — alpine skiing, men's slalom

[edit] References

• Official Olympic Reports
• International Olympic Committee results database

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