| Japan at the 1960 Winter Olympics | |
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| IOC code | JPN (JAP used at these Games) |
| NOC | Japanese Olympic Committee |
| Website | www |
| in Squaw Valley | |
| Competitors | 41 (36 men, 5 women) in 7 sports |
| Flag bearer | Junko Ueno |
| Medals |
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| Winter Olympics appearances (overview) | |
Japan competed at the 1960 Winter Olympics in Squaw Valley, United States.
| Athlete | Event | Race 1 | Race 2 | Total | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
| Masayoshi Mitani | Downhill | 2:31.3 | 53 | ||||
| Osamu Tada | 2:28.5 | 46 | |||||
| Chiharu Igaya | 2:25.0 | 34 | |||||
| Takashi Takeda | Giant Slalom | 2:13.4 | 44 | ||||
| Osamu Tada | 2:06.5 | 35 | |||||
| Masayoshi Mitani | 2:05.6 | 33 | |||||
| Chiharu Igaya | 1:55.8 | 23 | |||||
| Takashi Takeda | Slalom | 1:26.7 | 43 | 1:29.3 | 35 | 2:56.0 | 33 |
| Masayoshi Mitani | 1:23.8 | 36 | DSQ | – | DSQ | – | |
| Osamu Tada | 1:17.2 | 22 | 1:26.8 | 34 | 2:44.0 | 26 | |
| Chiharu Igaya | 1:10.9 | 6 | 1:09.3 | 19 | 2:20.2 | 12 | |
| Event | Athlete | Race | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | ||
| 15 km | Eiji Kurita | 58:57.0 | 45 |
| Takashi Matsuhashi | 57:49.1 | 40 | |
| Kazuo Sato | 56:15.0 | 30 | |
| 30 km | Eiji Kurita | 2'11:25.8 | 39 |
| Kazuo Sato | 2'07:07.2 | 37 | |
| Takashi Matsuhashi | 2'06:25.5 | 35 | |
| 50 km | Kazuo Sato | DNF | – |
| Eiji Kurita | 3'38:40.6 | 27 | |
| Athletes | Race | |
|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | |
| Takashi Matsuhashi Kazuo Sato Eiji Kurita Akemi Taniguchi | 2'36:44.9 | 10 |
| Athlete | CF | FS | Points | Places | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nabuo Sato | 11 | 17 | 1206.8 | 120 | 14 |
| Athlete | CF | FS | Points | Places | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Miwa Fukuhara | 19 | 22 | 1134.7 | 188 | 21 |
| Junko Ueno | 15 | 20 | 1176.5 | 158 | 17 |
Top two teams (shaded ones) from each group advanced to the final round and played for 1st-6th places, other teams played in the consolation round.
| Rank | Team | Pld | W | L | T | GF | GA | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Canada | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 3 | 4 |
| 2 |  Sweden | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 21 | 5 | 2 |
| 3 |  Japan | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 38 | 0 |
| Team | Pld | W | L | T | GF | GA | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Finland | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 50 | 11 | 7 |
| Japan 8th | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 32 | 22 | 5 |
 Australia | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 8 | 57 | 0 |
Events:
| Athlete | Event | Ski Jumping | Cross-country | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Distance 1 | Distance 2 | Points | Rank | Time | Points | Rank | Points | Rank | ||
| Rikio Yoshida | Individual | 57.0 | 64.0 | 202.0 | 17 | DNF | – | – | DNF | – |
| Yosuke Eto | 62.0 | 68.0 | 218.5 | 3 | 1'05:51.4 | 211.484 | 23 | 429.984 | 15 | |
| Akemi Taniguchi | 58.5 | 62.0 | 194.0 | 26 | 1'04:52.9 | 215.226 | 20 | 409.226 | 24 | |
| Takashi Matsui | 62.0 | 61.0 | 198.5 | 22 | DNF | – | – | DNF | – | |
| Athlete | Event | Jump 1 | Jump 2 | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Distance | Points | Rank | Distance | Points | Rank | Points | Rank | ||
| Takashi Matsui | Normal hill | 78.5 | 92.6 | 33 | 75.0 | 97.0 | 29 | 189.6 | 30 |
| Koichi Sato | 82.0 | 98.4 | 24 | 78.0 | 101.9 | 20 | 200.3 | 22 | |
| Yosuke Eto | 85.5 | 102.2 | 17 | 72.5 | 95.5 | 34 | 197.7 | 25 | |
| Sadao Kikuchi | 88.5 | 104.1 | 13 | 77.0 | 102.1 | 19 | 206.2 | 15 | |
| Event | Athlete | Race | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | ||
| 500 m | Shinkichi Takemura | 45.9 | 43 |
| Takeo Mizoo | 43.7 | 36 | |
| Yoshitaki Hori | 41.8 | 16 | |
| Fumio Nagakubo | 41.1 | 9 | |
| 1500 m | Shuji Kobayashi | 2:23.0 | 34 |
| Takeo Mizoo | 2:22.6 | 33 | |
| Toshitaki Hori | 2:21.7 | 29 | |
| Fumio Nagakubo | 2:18.7 | 21 | |
| 5000 m | Shuji Kobayashi | 8:29.8 | 24 |
| Takeo Mizoo | 8:28.7 | 23 | |
| 10,000 m | Takeo Mizoo | 17:42.0 | 25 |
| Shuji Kobayashi | 17:20.8 | 21 | |
| Event | Athlete | Race | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | ||
| 500 m | Yoshiko Takano | 50.3 | 19 |
| Fumie Hama | 47.4 | 8 | |
| Hatsue Nagakubo-Takamizawa | 46.6 | 5 | |
| 1000 m | Yoshiko Takano | 1:39.9 | 16 |
| Fumie Hama | 1:36.1 | 7 | |
| Hatsue Nagakubo-Takamizawa | 1:35.8 | 5 | |
| 1500 m | Hatsue Nagakubo-Takamizawa | 2:43.7 | 19 |
| Yoshiko Takano | 2:34.0 | 12 | |
| Fumie Hama | 2:33.3 | 10 | |
| 3000 m | Yoshiko Takano | 5:30.9 | 10 |
| Hatsue Nagakubo-Takamizawa | 5:21.4 | 4 | |
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