Japan at the 1932 Winter Olympics

Japan at the Olympic Games

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At the 1932 Winter Olympics in Lake Placid
Competitors 16 (men) in 5 sports
Medals Gold
0		 Silver
0		 Bronze
0		 Total
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Japan competed at the 1932 Winter Olympics in Lake Placid, United States.

Contents

Cross-country skiing

Main article: Cross-country skiing at the 1932 Winter Olympics
Men
Event Athlete Race
Time Rank
18 km Saburo Iwasaki 1'44:07 37
Takeo Hoshina 1'35:47 17
Takemitsu Tsubokawa 1'33:15 15
Heigoro Kuriyagawa 1'31:34 12
50 km Kinzo Taniguchi DNF –
Heigoro Kuriyagawa DNF –
Saburo Iwasaki 5'21:40 18
Iwao Ageishi 5'19:31 17

Figure skating

Main article: Figure skating at the 1932 Winter Olympics
Men
Athlete Event CF FS Places Points Final rank
Ryuichi Obitani Men's singles 11 12 79 1856.7 12
Kazuyoshi Oimatsu 10 8 67 1978.6 9

Nordic combined

Main article: Nordic combined at the 1932 Winter Olympics

Events:

The cross-country skiing part of this event was combined with the main medal event of cross-country skiing. Those results can be found above in this article in the cross-country skiing section. Some athlethes (but not all) entered in both the cross-country skiing and nordic combined event, their time on the 18 km was used for both events.

The ski jumping (normal hill) event was held separate from the main medal event of ski jumping, results can be found in the table below.

Athlete Event Cross-country Ski Jumping Total
Time Points Rank Distance 1 Distance 2 Total points Rank Points Rank
Katsumi Yamada Individual 1'56:03 111.00 29 47.0 (fall) 40.5 111.2 31 222.20 32
Takemitsu Tsubokawa 1'33:15 210.00 5 35.5 37.0 148.9 27 358.90 15
Heigoro Kuriyagawa 1'31:34 219.00 3 49.5 (fall) 50.0 113.8 29 332.80 20

Ski jumping

Main article: Ski jumping at the 1932 Winter Olympics
Athlete Event Jump 1 Jump 2 Total
Distance Points Rank Distance Points Rank Points Rank
Katsumi Yamada Normal hill 57.0 34.0 (fall) 32 51.5 36.0 (fall) 30 70.0 32
Yoichi Takata 37.5 74.1 29 57.0 17.0 (fall) 32 91.1 31
Mitsutake Makita 59.0 97.2 17 59.5 37.0 (fall) 29 134.2 28
Goro Adachi 60.0 102.1 9 66.0 108.6 6 210.7 8

Speed skating

Main article: Speed skating at the 1932 Winter Olympics
Men
Event Athlete Heat Final
Time Position Time Position
500 m Yasuo Kawamura n/a 5 Did not advance
Shozo Ishihara n/a 3 Did not advance
Tokuo Kitani n/a 4 Did not advance
Tomeju Uruma n/a 5 Did not advance
1500 m Tomeju Uruma n/a 6 Did not advance
Shozo Ishihara n/a 5 Did not advance
Tokuo Kitani n/a 5 Did not advance
Yasuo Kawamura n/a 4 Did not advance
5000m Tomeju Uruma DNF – Did not advance
Shozo Ishihara DNF – Did not advance
Tokuo Kitani DNF – Did not advance
Yasuo Kawamura DNF – Did not advance
10,000 m Tomeju Uruma DNF – Did not advance
Shozo Ishihara DNF – Did not advance
Tokuo Kitani DNF – Did not advance
Yasuo Kawamura DNF – Did not advance

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