Japan at the 1932 Summer Olympics

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Japan at the
1932 Summer Olympics
Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg
IOC code JPN
NOC Japanese Olympic Committee
Website www.joc.or.jp  (in Japanese and English)
in Los Angeles
Competitors157
Flag bearer Mikio Oda
Medals
Ranked 5th
Gold
7
Silver
7
Bronze
4
Total
18
Summer Olympics appearances (overview)

The Empire of Japan competed at the 1932 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, California. 131 athletes competed in 10 sports and also participated in art competitions.

Contents

Swimming became the most successful sport after collecting five gold medals, five silver medals and also two bronze medals. Takeichi Nishi also performed stunningly in equestrian and won Japan's first gold medal in the sport. The field hockey team also competed with two other teams from the United States and India, and won a silver medal.

With so many teams, Japan's delegation was the second largest, exceeded only by the United States.

Medalists

Athletics

Aquatics

Swimming

Diving

Water polo

United States  Flag of the United States (1912-1959).svg10 0Flag of Japan.svg  Japan
Hungary  Flag of Hungary.svg18 0 [1] Flag of Japan.svg  Japan
Germany  Flag of Germany.svg10 0Flag of Japan.svg  Japan

Final standings

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPts HUN GER USA JPN
Gold medal icon.svgFlag of Hungary (1915-1918, 1919-1946; 3-2 aspect ratio).svg  Hungary  (HUN)3300312+2966–27–018–0
Silver medal icon.svgFlag of Germany (3-2 aspect ratio).svg  Germany  (GER)31111610+632–64–410–0
Bronze medal icon.svgUS flag 48 stars.svg  United States  (USA)31111411+330–74–410–0
4Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg  Japan  (JPN)30030383800–180–100–10
Source: [ citation needed ]

Boxing

Equestrian

Field hockey

Standings

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPts
Gold medal icon.svgBritish Raj Red Ensign.svg  India 2200352+332
Silver medal icon.svgFlag of Japan (1870-1999).svg  Japan 2101101331
Bronze medal icon.svgFlag of the United States (1912-1959).svg  United States (H)2002333300
Source: Sports Reference
(H) Hosts

Matches

4 August 1932
India  British Raj Red Ensign.svg11–1 [2] Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg  Japan
Roop Singh(3)
Kullar(3)
Carr (1)
Chand (4)
Inohara(1)

8 August 1932
Japan  Flag of Japan.svg9–2Flag of the United States (1912-1959).svg  United States
Inohara(4)

Gymnastics

Rowing

Men
AthleteEventHeatsRepechageFinal
TimeRankTimeRankTimeRank
Rokuro Takahashi
Norio Ban
Umetaro Shibata
Daikichi Suzuki
Shokichi Nanba
Coxed four 7:16.83 R7:47.04Did not advance6
Yoshio Enomoto
Shigeo Fujiwara
Saburo Hara
Kenzo Ikeda
Setsuo Matsura
Taro Nishidono
Hidemitsu Tanaka
Setsuji Tanaka
Toshi Sano
Eight 6:43.43 R7:22.63Did not advance7

Wrestling

Art competitions

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References

  1. 17-0 in the 1932 Official book, but 18-0 in 1932 newspapers which gave the goalscorers
  2. "India vs. Japan". Bharatiyahockey.org. Retrieved 2 April 2019.