Japan at the 1952 Summer Olympics
| Japan at the 1952 Summer Olympics | |
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| IOC code | JPN |
| NOC | Japanese Olympic Committee |
| Website |
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| in Helsinki | |
| Competitors | 69 in 11 sports |
| Flag bearer | Bunkichi Sawada |
| Medals Ranked 17th |
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| Summer Olympics appearances (overview) | |
Japan competed at the 1952 Summer Olympics in Helsinki, Finland. Japan returned to the Olympic Games after not being invited to the 1948 Summer Olympics because of the nations's role in World War II. 69 competitors, 58 men and 11 women, took part in 60 events in 13 sports.[1]
Medalists
| Medal | Name | Sport | Event |
|---|---|---|---|
 | Shohachi Ishii | Wrestling | Men's Freestyle Bantamweight |
 | Masao Takemoto | Gymnastics | Men's Long Horse Vault |
| Tadao Uesako | Gymnastics | Men's Floor Exercises |
| Hiroshi Suzuki | Swimming | Men's 100m Freestyle |
| Shiro Hashizume | Swimming | Men's 1500m Freestyle |
| Toru Goto, Yoshihiro Hamaguchi, Hiroshi Suzuki, and Teijiro Tanikawa | Swimming | Men's 4 × 200 m Freestyle Relay |
| Yushu Kitano | Wrestling | Men's Freestyle Flyweight |
 | Takashi Ono | Gymnastics | Men's Long Horse Vault |
| Tadao Uesako | Gymnastics | Men's Long Horse Vault |
Athletics
Boxing
Cycling
- Road Competition
Men's Individual Road Race (190.4 km)
- Kihei Tomioka — did not finish (→ no ranking)
- Masazumi Tajima — did not finish (→ no ranking)
- Tadashi Kato — did not finish (→ no ranking)
- Tamotsu Chikanari — did not finish (→ no ranking)
- Track Competition
Men's 1.000m Time Trial
- Final — 1:23.2 (→ 26th place)
Men's 1.000m Sprint Scratch Race
- Kihei Tomioka — 23rd place
Diving
Men's 3m Springboard
- Katsuichi Mori
- Preliminary Round — 65.23 points (→ 15th place)
Women's 10m Platform
- Masami Miyamoto
- Preliminary Round — 36.24 points (→ 11th place)
Equestrian
Fencing
One fencer, Shinichi Maki, represented Japan in 1952.
Gymnastics
Rowing
Japan had five male rowers participate in one out of seven rowing events in 1952.[2]
Sailing
Shooting
One shooter represented Japan in 1952.
Swimming
Weightlifting
Wrestling
See also
References
- ↑ "Japan at the 1952 Helsinki Summer Games". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 22 May 2015. Retrieved 1 March 2015.
- ↑ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill. "Japan Rowing at the 1952 Helsinki Summer Games". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved 10 March 2018.
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