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| Japan at the 1962 Winter Universiade | |
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| IOC code | JPN |
| NOC | Japanese Olympic Committee |
| Website | www |
| in Villars, Switzerland 6 – 12 March 1962 | |
| Medals Ranked 4th |
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| Winter Universiade appearances (overview) | |
Japan participated at the 1962 Winter Universiade , in Villars-sur-Ollon, Switzerland. [1] Japan finished fourth in the medal table with the two gold medals, a silver medal, and three bronze medals.
| Medal | Name | Sport | Event |
|---|---|---|---|
 Gold | Shigeyuki Wasaka | Ski jumping | Men's small hill |
| Gold | Junko Ueno | Figure skating | Women's skating |
 Silver | Yosuke Eto | Ski jumping | Men's small hill |
 Bronze | Masayoshi Mitani | Alpine skiing | Men's slalom |
| Bronze | Yosuke Eto | Nordic combined | Men's Nordic combined |
| Bronze | Renzo Nigawara | Ski jumping | Men's small hill |
| Medals by sport | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sport | | | | Total |
| Ski jumping | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| Figure skating | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Alpine skiing | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Nordic combined | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Total | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 |
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