| Japan at the 1936 Winter Olympics | |
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| IOC code | JPN |
| NOC | Japanese Olympic Committee |
| Website | www |
| in Garmisch‑Partenkirchen | |
| Competitors | 31 (30 men, 1 woman) in 7 sports |
| Flag bearer | Kazuyoshi Oimatsu |
| Medals |
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| Winter Olympics appearances (overview) | |
Japan competed at the 1936 Winter Olympics in Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany.
| Athlete | Event | Downhill | Slalom | Total | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | Time 1 | Time 2 | Rank | Total points | Rank | ||
| Hiroshi Tadano | Combined | 7:58.6 | 49 | 1:49.4 | DSQ | – | DNF | – |
| Tsutomu Sekido | 7:23.4 | 46 | 2:04.5 | DSQ | – | DNF | – | |
| Isamu Sekiguchi | 6:48.6 | 41 | 1:52.5 | DSQ | – | DNF | – | |
| Event | Athlete | Race | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | ||
| 18 km | Hiroshi Tadano | 1'35:28 | 59 |
| Ginzo Yamada | 1'33:17 | 56 | |
| Tsutomu Sekido | 1'32:48 | 55 | |
| Shinzo Yamada | 1'31:28 | 49 | |
| 50 km | Tadao Okayama | 4'30:28 | 34 |
| Hiroshi Tadano | 4'10:23 | 28 | |
| Athletes | Race | |
|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | |
| Ginzo Yamada Tsutomu Sekido Shinzo Yamada Hiroshi Tadano | 3'10:59 | 12 |
| Athlete | Event | CF | FS | Places | Points | Final rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tsugio Hasegawa | Men's singles | 24 | 22 | 162 | 314.6 | 23 |
| Zenjiro Watanabe | 23 | 18 | 147 | 325.4 | 21 | |
| Kazuyoshi Oimatsu | 20 | 19 | 139 | 325.4 | 20 | |
| Toshiichi Katayama | 17 | 16 | 108 | 347.4 | 15 |
| Athlete | Event | CF | FS | Places | Points | Final rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Etsuko Inada | Women's singles | 13 | 9 | 77 | 368.1 | 10 |
Top two teams advanced to semifinals
| Pld | W | L | T | GF | GA | Pts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Great Britain | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
 Sweden | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
 Japan | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| 7 February | Great Britain | 3-0 (2-0,0-0,1-0) | Japan |
| 8 February | Sweden | 2-0 (1-0,1-0,0-0) | Japan |
| Contestants Teiji Honma Masahiro Hayama Tatsuo Ichikawa Shinkichi Kamei Toshihiko Shoji Susumu Hirano Masatatsu Kitazawa Kenichi Furuya Kozue Kinoshita |
Events:
The cross-country skiing part of this event was combined with the main medal event of cross-country skiing. Those results can be found above in this article in the cross-country skiing section. Some athletes (but not all) entered in both the cross-country skiing and Nordic combined event, their time on the 18 km was used for both events.
The ski jumping (normal hill) event was held separate from the main medal event of ski jumping, results can be found in the table below.
| Athlete | Event | Cross-country | Ski Jumping | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Points | Rank | Distance 1 | Distance 2 | Total points | Rank | Points | Rank | ||
| Tsutomu Sekido | Individual | 1'32:48 | 147.0 | 40 | 43.0 | 45.0 | 183.3 | 25 | 330.3 | 35 |
| Isamu Sekiguchi | 1'32:40 | 147.7 | 38 | 48.0 | 48.5 | 203.2 | 7 | 350.9 | 29 | |
| Shinzo Yamada | 1'31:28 | 153.6 | 35 | 38.5 | 46.0 | 125.2 | 45 | 278.8 | 43 | |
| Athlete | Event | Jump 1 | Jump 2 | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Distance | Points | Rank | Distance | Points | Rank | Points | Rank | ||
| Shinji Tatsuta | Normal hill | 73.5 | 45.2 | 46 | 77.0 | 56.0 | 45 | 101.2 | 46 |
| Iwao Miyajima | 63.5 | 95.8 | 33 | 63.5 | 98.8 | 29 | 194.6 | 31 | |
| Masaji Iguro | 74.5 | 107.6 | 11 | 72.5 | 110.6 | 6 | 218.2 | 7 | |
| Goro Adachi | 73.0 | 109.4 | 7 | 71.0 | 41.4 | 46 | 150.8 | 45 | |
| Event | Athlete | Race | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | ||
| 500 m | Kunio Nando | 46.6 | 22 |
| Seitoku Ri | 45.9 | 16 | |
| Reikichi Nakamura | 45.0 | 11 | |
| Shozo Ishihara | 44.1 | 4 | |
| 1500 m | Yasuo Kawamura | 2:29.6 | 28 |
| Seitoku Ri | 2:28.9 | 23 | |
| Shozo Ishihara | 2:26.7 | 19 | |
| Seien Kin | 2:25.0 | 15 | |
| 5000 m | Kunio Nando | 9:20.1 | 31 |
| Seitoku Ri | 9:08.7 | 27 | |
| Nichiko Cho | 9:08.7 | 27 | |
| Seien Kin | 8:55.9 | 21 | |
| 10,000 m | Nichiko Cho | 19:00.1 | 26 |
| Seitoku Ri | 18:50.3 | 25 | |
| Seien Kin | 18:02.7 | 13 | |
Canada competed at the 1936 Winter Olympics in Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany. Canada has competed at every Winter Olympic Games.
Japan competed at the Winter Olympic Games for the first time at the 1928 Winter Olympics in St. Moritz, Switzerland.
France competed at the 1928 Winter Olympics in St. Moritz, Switzerland.
Germany competed at the 1928 Winter Olympics in St. Moritz, Switzerland. Germany had not been invited to the inaugural 1924 Games.
Japan competed at the 1932 Winter Olympics in Lake Placid, United States.
Norway competed at the 1932 Winter Olympics in Lake Placid, United States.
Athletes from Sweden competed in the 1932 Winter Olympics in Lake Placid, United States.
Sweden competed at the 1936 Winter Olympics in Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany.
The United States competed at the 1936 Winter Olympics in Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany.
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland competed as Great Britain at the 1936 Winter Olympics in Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany.
Norway competed at the 1936 Winter Olympics in Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany.
Austria competed at the 1936 Winter Olympics in Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany.
Italy competed at the 1936 Winter Olympics in Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany.
Switzerland competed at the 1936 Winter Olympics in Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany.
Hungary competed at the 1936 Winter Olympics in Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany.
Finland competed at the 1936 Winter Olympics in Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany.
Athletes from the Kingdom of Yugoslavia competed at the 1936 Winter Olympics in Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany. Yugoslavia returned to the Winter Olympic Games after having missed the 1932 Winter Olympics.
Poland competed at the 1936 Winter Olympics in Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany.
Nazi Germany was the host nation for the 1936 Winter Olympics in Garmisch-Partenkirchen.
Latvia competed at the 1936 Winter Olympics in Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany. The nation returned to the Winter Games after having missed the 1932 Winter Olympics. These Games would be the last time that Latvia would compete at the Winter Games as an independent nation until the 1992 Winter Olympics. After the nation was annexed by the Soviet Union in 1940, Latvian athletes would compete at the Olympic Games as part of the USSR delegations.