Japan at the 1956 Summer Olympics
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| At the 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne/Stockholm | ||||||||||||
| Competitors | 110 in 13 sports | |||||||||||
| Flag bearer | Shozo Sasahara | |||||||||||
| Medals Rank: 10 |
Gold 4 |
Silver 10 |
Bronze 5 |
Total 19 |
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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]
Athletics
Main article: Athletics at the 1956 Summer Olympics
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
Main article: Basketball at the 1956 Summer Olympics
Boxing
Main article: Boxing at the 1956 Summer Olympics
Cycling
Main article: Cycling at the 1956 Summer Olympics
- Tetsuo Ōsawa — 1:13.3 (→ 12th place)
- Tetsuo Ōsawa — did not finish (→ no ranking)
Diving
Main article: Diving at the 1956 Summer Olympics
Men's 10m Platform
- Preliminary Round — 70.76
- Final — 123.69 (→ 11th place)
- Ryō Mabuchi
- Preliminary Round — 69.76
- Final — 120.20 (→ 12th place)
Women's 10m Platform
- Kanoko Tsutani
- Preliminary Round — 48.45
- Final — 70.95 (→ 10th place)
- Hatsuko Hirose
- Preliminary Round — 46.15
- Final — 69.71 (→ 11th place)
Fencing
Main article: Fencing at the 1956 Summer Olympics
One fencer represented Japan in 1956.
Football
Main article: Football at the 1956 Summer Olympics
Gymnastics
Main article: Gymnastics at the 1956 Summer Olympics
Rowing
Main article: Rowing at the 1956 Summer Olympics
Shooting
Main article: Shooting at the 1956 Summer Olympics
Swimming
Main article: Swimming at the 1956 Summer Olympics
Weightlifting
Main article: Weightlifting at the 1956 Summer Olympics
Wrestling
Main article: Wrestling at the 1956 Summer Olympics
References
- ↑ "Japan at the 1956 Melbourne Summer Games". sports-reference.com. Retrieved 2010-10-18.
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