Japan at the 1959 Summer Universiade

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Japan at the
1959 Summer Universiade
Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg
IOC code JPN
NOC Japanese Olympic Committee
Website www.joc.or.jp/english/ (in English)
in Turin, Italy
26 August – 7 September 1959
Competitors22
Medals
Ranked 9th
Gold
2
Silver
2
Bronze
3
Total
7
Summer Universiade appearances (overview)

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]

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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

MedalNameSportEventDate
Gold medal icon.svg Gold Noriaki Yasuda Athletics Men's pole vault September 4
Gold medal icon.svg Gold Takeo Hanna
Masao Nagasaki
Tennis Men's doublesunknown
Silver medal icon.svg Silver Koji Sakurai Athletics Men's triple jump September 5
Silver medal icon.svg Silver Saburo Yokomizo Athletics Men's 5000 m September 6
Bronze medal icon.svg Bronze Kuniaki Watanabe Athletics Men's 800 m September 4
Bronze medal icon.svg Bronze Hiroshi Shibata Athletics Men's triple jump September 5
Bronze medal icon.svg Bronze Kuniaki Watanabe Athletics Men's 1500 m September 6

Medals by sport

Medals by sport
SportGold medal icon.svgSilver medal icon.svgBronze medal icon.svgTotal
Athletics 1236
Tennis 1001
Total2237

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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.