Japan at the 1968 Summer Olympics
Japan competed at the 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico City, Mexico. 171 competitors, 146 men and 25 women, took part in 97 events in 18 sports.[1]
| Japan at the 1968 Summer Olympics | |
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| IOC code | JPN |
| NOC | Japanese Olympic Committee |
| Website | www |
| in Mexico City | |
| Competitors | 171 (146 men and 25 women) in 18 sports |
| Flag bearer | Yukio Endo |
| Medals Ranked 3rd |
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| Summer Olympics appearances (overview) | |
Medalists
Athletics
- Men
- Track & road events
| Athlete | Event | Heat | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Final | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | ||
| Hiroomi Yamada | Long jump | 7.67 | 17 | N/A | 7.93w | 10 | |||
| Naoki Abe | 7.58 | 22 | N/A | Did not advance | |||||
| Shinji Ogura | 7.57 | 24 | N/A | Did not advance | |||||
| Tsugumichi Suzuki | 10,000 metres | N/A | 30:52.0 | 19 | |||||
| Keisuke Sawaki | N/A | 31:25.2 | 27 | ||||||
| Kenji Kimihara | Marathon | N/A | 2:23:31 |  | |||||
Boxing
- Men
| Athlete | Event | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Rank | ||||
| Watanabe | Light Flyweight | .svg.png){kind=small} L 0–3 |
Did not advance | ||||||
| Nakamura | Flyweight | Bye | .svg.png){kind=small} L 0–5 |
Did not advance | |||||
| Morioka' | Flyweight | Bye |  W 4–1 |
L 5–0 |
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Canoeing
Sprint
- men
| Athlete | Event | Heats | Semifinals | Final | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
| Tetsumasa Yamaguchi | C-1 1000 metres | 4:33.3 | Qs | 4:54.61 | 5 | Did not advance | |
| Tetsumasa Yamaguchi Nobuatsu Yoshino |
C-2 1000 m | 3:58.44 | 5 QS | 4:29.54 | 5 | Did not advance | |
Cycling
One cyclist represented Japan in 1968.
Track
- Sprint
| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Round 1 | Repechage 1 | Round 2 | Repechage 2 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time Speed (km/h) |
Rank | Opposition Time Speed (km/h) |
Opposition Time Speed (km/h) |
Opposition Time Speed (km/h) |
Opposition Time Speed (km/h) |
Opposition Time Speed (km/h) |
Opposition Time Speed (km/h) |
Opposition Time Speed (km/h) |
Rank | ||
| Sanji Inoue | Men's Sprint | L |
Did not advance | ||||||||
Diving
- Men
| Athlete | Event | Preliminaries | Semifinals | Final | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Points | Rank | Points | Rank | Points | Rank | ||
| Junji Yuasa | 3 m springboard | 86.80 | 18 | Did not advance | |||
| Junji Yuasa | 10 m springboard | 84.10 | 23 | Did not advance | |||
| Toshio Otsubo | 83.18 | 24 | Did not advance | ||||
| Yosuke Arimitsu | 81.72 | 26 | Did not advance | ||||
- Women
| Athlete | Event | Preliminaries | Semifinals | Final | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Points | Rank | Points | Rank | Points | Rank | ||
| Keiko Osaki | 3 m springboard | DNS | |||||
| Keiko Osaki | 10 m platform | ||||||
Equestrian
Fencing
Five fencers, all men, represented Japan in 1968.
Football
- Groupplay
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | +4 | 5 |
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3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 2 | +2 | 4 |
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3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 5 | −1 | 2 |
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3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 9 | −5 | 1 |
| Japan | 3 – 1 | |
|---|---|---|
Kamamoto  |
Report | Okoye |
Estadio Cuauhtémoc, Puebla
Referee: Ramon Sagastume Marmol 
| Brazil | 1 – 1 | |
|---|---|---|
| Ferretti |
Report | Watanabe |
Estadio Cuauhtémoc, Puebla
Referee: George Lamptey 
- Quarterfinals
| Japan | 3 – 1 |  |
|---|---|---|
| Kamamoto Watanabe |
Report | Tamboueon |
Azteca Stadium, Mexico City
Referee: Seyoum Tarekegn .svg.png)
- Semi final
Hungary  | 5 – 0 | |
|---|---|---|
| Szűcs Novák |
Report |
Azteca Stadium, Mexico City
Referee: Romualdo Arppi Filho
- Bronze Medal Match
Gymnastics
Hockey
Modern pentathlon
Three male pentathletes represented Japan in 1968.
- Individual
- Team
- Yuso Makihira
- Katsuaki Tashiro
- Toshio Fukui
Rowing
- Men
| Athlete | Event | Heats | Repechage | Semifinals | Final | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
| Tsugio Ito | Single sculls | 8:10.00 | 6 R | 7:58.08 | 4 | Did not advance | |||
| Masatoshi Shimizu Tomio Murai Tadamasa Kato Shigeru Miyagawa Fumio Nakata Jujiro Tanaka Toshi Fukumasu Yoshinori Arai Katsumi Yamamoto (cox) |
Eight | 6:34.79 | 6 R | 6:44.37 | 5 FB | N/A | 6:52.02 | 6 | |
Shooting
Six shooters, all men, represented Japan in 1968.
- Open
| Athlete | Event | Final | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Points | Rank | ||
| Takeo Kamachi | 25 m rapid fire pistol | 586 | 12 |
| Shigeto Kusunoki | 50 m pistol | 528 | 50 |
| Shigemi Saito | 50 m rifle, prone | 576 | 84 |
| Hiromu Sekine | 585 | 60 | |
| Makoto Shiraishi | 25 m rapid fire pistol | 582 | 23 |
| Yoshihisa Yoshikawa | 50 m pistol | 548 | 17 |
Swimming
Volleyball
Men's Tournament
- groupplay
| Pts | Matches | Sets | Points | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | Team | W | L | W | L | Ratio | W | L | Ratio | |
| 1 |  |
17 | 8 | 1 | 26 | 8 | 3.250 | 464 | 326 | 1.423 |
| 2 | |
16 | 7 | 2 | 24 | 6 | 4.000 | 430 | 258 | 1.667 |
| 3 |  |
16 | 7 | 2 | 22 | 15 | 1.467 | 454 | 417 | 1.089 |
| 4 |  |
15 | 6 | 3 | 22 | 12 | 1.833 | 449 | 374 | 1.201 |
| 5 |  |
15 | 6 | 3 | 18 | 11 | 1.636 | 371 | 281 | 1.320 |
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13 | 4 | 5 | 16 | 17 | 0.941 | 379 | 385 | 0.984 |
| 7 |  |
13 | 4 | 5 | 15 | 18 | 0.833 | 383 | 414 | 0.925 |
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11 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 24 | 0.250 | 239 | 417 | 0.573 |
| 9 | .svg.png){kind=small} |
10 | 1 | 8 | 8 | 25 | 0.320 | 357 | 469 | 0.761 |
| 10 |  |
9 | 0 | 9 | 6 | 27 | 0.222 | 289 | 474 | 0.610 |
Women's Tournament
- Women's Team Competition
- Round Robin
- Defeated United States (3-0)
- Defeated Mexico (3-0)
- Defeated Peru (3-0)
- Defeated Czechoslovakia (3-0)
- Defeated Poland (3-0)
- Defeated South Korea (3-0)
- Lost to Soviet Union (1-3) →
- Team Roster
- Setsuko Yosjida
- Suzue Takayama
- Toyoko Iwahara
- Youko Kasahara
- Aiko Onozawa
- Yukiyo Kojima
- Sachiko Fukanaka
- Kunie Shishikura
- Setsuko Inoue
- Sumie Oinuma
- Makiko Furakawa
- Keiko Hama
Water polo
- Team Roster
- Grouplay
| Team | Points | G | W | D | L | GF | GA | Diff | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. |  |
13 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 48 | 21 | +27 |
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11 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 65 | 18 | +47 |
| 3. | |
11 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 66 | 22 | +44 |
| 4. |  |
9 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 42 | 28 | +14 |
| 5. | |
6 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 26 | 57 | –31 |
| 6. | |
3 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 27 | 56 | –29 |
| 7. |  |
2 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 34 | 62 | –28 |
| 8. |  |
1 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 21 | 65 | –44 |
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9–2 | |
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8–7 | |
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9–1 | |
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7–4 | |
|
8–0 | |
|
3–6 | |
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17'–0 | |
Weightlifting
Wrestling
References
- "Japan at the 1968 Mexico City Summer Games". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 4 August 2014. Retrieved 21 September 2014.
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