Japan at the 1961 Summer Universiade

Japan at the 1961 Summer Universiade
IOC code	JPN
NOC	Japanese Olympic Committee
Website	www.joc.or.jp/english/ (in English)
in Sofia, Bulgaria 25 August – 3 September 1961
Medals Ranked 2nd	Gold 9 Silver 5 Bronze 4 Total 18
Summer Universiade appearances (overview)
1959 1961 1963 1965 1967 1970 1973 1975 1977 1979 1981 1983 1985 1987 1989 1991 1993 1995 1997 1999 2001 2003 2005 2007 2009 2011 2013 2015 2017 2019 2021 2025 2027

Japan participated at the 1961 Summer Universiade , in Sofia, Bulgaria. ^[1] Japan finished second in the medal table with 9 gold medals, 5 silver medals, and 4 bronze medals. ^[2]

Medal summary

Medalists

Medal	Name	Sport	Event	Date
Gold	Shunsuke Kaneto	Diving	Men's springboard	unknown
Gold	Tadao Tosa	Diving	Men's platform	unknown
Gold	Takashi Mitsukuri	Gymnastics	Men's individual all-around	unknown
Gold	Keigo Shimizu	Swimming	Men's 100 m freestyle	unknown
Gold	Tatsuo Fujimoto	Swimming	Men's 400 m freestyle	unknown
Gold	Shigeo Fukushima	Swimming	Men's 100 m backstroke	unknown
Gold	Haruo Yoshimuta	Swimming	Men's 200 m butterfly	unknown
Gold	Keigo Shimizu Kiyoshi Fukui Haruo Yoshimuta Tatsuo Fujimoto	Swimming	Men's 4x100 m freestyle relay	unknown
Gold	Shigeo Fukushima Yoshiaki Shikiishi Haruo Yoshimuta Tatsuo Fujimoto	Swimming	Men's 4x100 m medley relay	unknown
Silver	Takayuki Okazaki	Athletics	Men's long jump	September 1
Silver	Kiyoshi Asai Yojiro Muro Takayuki Okazaki Hirotada Hayase	Athletics	Men's 4x100 m relay	September 1
Silver	Fumio Akutagawa Mitsuru Motoi	Tennis	Men's doubles	unknown
Silver	Tomashiro Matsuki	Swimming	Men's 1500 m freestyle	unknown
Silver	Yoshiaki Shikiishi	Swimming	Men's 200 m breaststroke	unknown
Bronze	Tomio Ota	Athletics	Men's triple jump	September 3
Bronze	Kiyoshi Fukui	Swimming	Men's 100 m freestyle	unknown
Bronze	Tomashiro Matsuki	Swimming	Men's 400 m freestyle	unknown
Bronze	Tatsuo Fujimoto	Swimming	Men's 1500 m freestyle	unknown

Medals by sport

Medals by sport
Sport				Total
Swimming	6	2	3	11
Diving	2	0	0	2
Gymnastics	1	0	0	1
Athletics	0	2	1	3
Tennis	0	1	0	1
Total	9	5	4	18

References

1. "Spotlight: Remembering the Sofia 1961 Summer Universiade". fisu.net. November 2019. Retrieved 5 November 2023.
2. "II ЛЕТНЯЯ УНИВЕРСИАДА" (in Belarusian). sportedu.by. 30 November 2021. Retrieved 5 November 2023.