Japan at the 1952 Summer Olympics
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| IOC code | JPN | ||||||||
| NOC | Japanese Olympic Committee | ||||||||
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| Competitors | 69 in 11 sports | ||||||||
| Flag bearer | Bunkichi Sawada | ||||||||
| Medals Ranked 17th |
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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 |
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 Gold | Ishii, ShohachiShohachi Ishii | Wrestling | Men's Freestyle Bantamweight |
 Silver | Takemoto, MasaoMasao Takemoto | Gymnastics | Men's Long Horse Vault |
| Silver | Uesako, TadaoTadao Uesako | Gymnastics | Men's Floor Exercises |
| Silver | Suzuki, HiroshiHiroshi Suzuki | Swimming | Men's 100m Freestyle |
| Silver | Hashizume, ShiroShiro Hashizume | Swimming | Men's 1500m Freestyle |
| Silver | Goto, ToruToru Goto, Yoshihiro Hamaguchi, Hiroshi Suzuki, and Teijiro Tanikawa | Swimming | Men's 4 × 200 m Freestyle Relay |
| Silver | Kitano, YushuYushu Kitano | Wrestling | Men's Freestyle Flyweight |
 Bronze | Ono, TakashiTakashi Ono | Gymnastics | Men's Long Horse Vault |
| Bronze | Uesako, TadaoTadao Uesako | Gymnastics | Men's Long Horse Vault |
Athletics
Main article: Athletics at the 1952 Summer Olympics
Boxing
Main article: Boxing at the 1952 Summer Olympics
Cycling
Main article: Cycling at the 1952 Summer Olympics
- 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
Main article: Diving at the 1952 Summer Olympics
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)
Equestrianism
Main article: Equestrianism at the 1952 Summer Olympics
Fencing
Main article: Fencing at the 1952 Summer Olympics
One fencer, Shinichi Maki, represented Japan in 1952.
Gymnastics
Main article: Gymnastics at the 1952 Summer Olympics
Rowing
Main article: Rowing at the 1952 Summer Olympics
Sailing
Main article: Sailing at the 1952 Summer Olympics
Shooting
Main article: Shooting at the 1952 Summer Olympics
One shooter represented Japan in 1952.
Swimming
Main article: Swimming at the 1952 Summer Olympics
Weightlifting
Main article: Weightlifting at the 1952 Summer Olympics
Wrestling
Main article: Wrestling at the 1952 Summer Olympics
See also
References
- ↑ "Japan at the 1952 Helsinki Summer Games". sports-reference.com. Retrieved 1 March 2015.
External links
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