Japan at the 1959 Summer Universiade

Japan at the 1959 Summer Universiade
IOC code	JPN
NOC	Japanese Olympic Committee
Website	www.joc.or.jp/english/ (in English)
in Turin, Italy 26 August – 7 September 1959
Competitors	22
Medals Ranked 9th	Gold 2 Silver 2 Bronze 3 Total 7
Summer Universiade appearances (overview)
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Japan participated at the 1959 Summer Universiade , in Turin, Italy. ^[1] Japan finished ninth in the medal table with 2 gold medals, 2 silver medals, and 3 bronze medals. ^[2]

Background

In this first edition of the Universiade, Japan sent 22 athletes led by JOC member Kiyoshi Kitazawa. The nation participates in three sports: athletics, fencing, and tennis. Even though the number of athletes was small, pole vaulter Noriaki Yasuda and men's tennis doubles players Masao Nagasaki and Takeo Hanna managed to win gold medals.

Medal summary

Medalists

Medal	Name	Sport	Event	Date
Gold	Noriaki Yasuda	Athletics	Men's pole vault	September 4
Gold	Takeo Hanna Masao Nagasaki	Tennis	Men's doubles	unknown
Silver	Koji Sakurai	Athletics	Men's triple jump	September 5
Silver	Saburo Yokomizo	Athletics	Men's 5000 m	September 6
Bronze	Kuniaki Watanabe	Athletics	Men's 800 m	September 4
Bronze	Hiroshi Shibata	Athletics	Men's triple jump	September 5
Bronze	Kuniaki Watanabe	Athletics	Men's 1500 m	September 6

Medals by sport

Medals by sport
Sport				Total
Athletics	1	2	3	6
Tennis	1	0	0	1
Total	2	2	3	7

References

1. "Spotlight: Take a look back to the Torino 1959 Summer Universiade". fisu.net. Retrieved 18 August 2021.
2. "Medaglie vinte dalle rappresentative italiane alle Universiadi Estive" (PDF) (in Italian). cusi.it. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-05-23. Retrieved 15 December 2012.

External links

• (in Italian) Le Universiadi in Italia