| Japan at the 1964 Winter Olympics | |
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| IOC code | JPN |
| NOC | Japanese Olympic Committee |
| Website | www |
| in Innsbruck | |
| Competitors | 47 (41 men, 6 women) in 8 sports |
| Flag bearer | Sadao Kikuchi |
| Medals |
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| Winter Olympics appearances (overview) | |
Japan competed at the 1964 Winter Olympics in Innsbruck, Austria.
| Athlete | Event | Race | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | ||
| Yoshihiro Ohira | Downhill | 2:40.82 | 57 |
| Tsuneo Noto | 2:34.76 | 46 | |
| Yoshiharu Fukuhara | 2:34.55 | 45 | |
| Hajime Tomii | 2:30.02 | 33 | |
| Yoshinari Kida | Giant Slalom | 2:04.22 | 39 |
| Tsuneo Noto | 2:01.26 | 35 | |
| Yoshiharu Fukuhara | 1:58.35 | 25 | |
| Hajime Tomii | 1:56.65 | 22 | |
| Athlete | Qualifying | Final | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time 1 | Rank | Time 2 | Rank | Time 1 | Rank | Time 2 | Rank | Total | Rank | |
| Hajime Tomii | 1:20.85 | 78 | 57.44 | 17 QF | 1:18.49 | 32 | 1:06.60 | 27 | 2:25.09 | 31 |
| Yoshiharu Fukuharu | 1:01.66 | 49 | 54.07 | 2 QF | 1:14.35 | 19 | 1:06.36 | 24 | 2:20.71 | 23 |
| Yoshinari Kida | 57.36 | 37 | 58.06 | 18 QF | 1:19.11 | 35 | 1:10.00 | 35 | 2:29.11 | 34 |
| Yoshihiro Ohira | 56.31 | 31 | 59.09 | 19 QF | 1:28.79 | 41 | 1:09.08 | 33 | 2:37.87 | 38 |
| Event | Athlete | Time | Misses | Adjusted time 1 | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 km | Yoshio Ninomine | 1'29:38.6 | 3 | 1'35:38.6 | 26 |
| Yuji Yamanaka | 1'29:51.8 | 2 | 1'33:51.8 | 19 |
| Event | Athlete | Race | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | ||
| 15 km | Chogoro Yahata | 1'00:46.1 | 58 |
| Hidezo Takahashi | 57:03.4 | 42 | |
| Kazuo Sato | 56:04.5 | 35 | |
| Tatsuo Kitamura | 55:24.3 | 26 | |
| 30 km | Chogoro Yahata | 1'51:45.3 | 62 |
| Tatsuo Kitamura | 1'46:13.4 | 51 | |
| Hidezo Takahashi | 1'43:11.0 | 47 | |
| Kazuo Sato | 1'42:39.2 | 41 | |
| 50 km | Chogoro Yahata | DNF | – |
| Hidezo Takahashi | 3'14:31.4 | 35 | |
| Kazuo Sato | 3'03:57.9 | 27 | |
| Athletes | Race | |
|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | |
| Hidezo Takahashi Kazuo Sato Tatsuo Kitamura Chogoro Yahata | 2'32:05.5 | 10 |
| Athlete | CF | FS | Points | Places | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nobuo Sato | 8 | 10 | 1746.2 | 88 | 8 |
| Athlete | CF | FS | Points | Places | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Junko Ueno | 14 | 26 | 1685.0 | 170 | 22 |
| Kumiko Okawa | 15 | 11 | 1725.4 | 136 | 13 |
| Miwa Fukuhara | 4 | 9 | 1845.1 | 50 | 5 |
Winners (in bold) qualified for the Group A to play for 1st-8th places. Teams, which lost their qualification matches, played in Group B for 9th-16th places.
| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
|---|---|---|
 Czechoslovakia | 17–2 |  Japan |
| Rank | Team | Pld | W | L | T | GF | GA | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 |  Poland | 7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 40 | 13 | 12 |
| 10 |  Norway | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 40 | 19 | 10 |
| 11 | Japan | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 35 | 31 | 9 |
| 12 |  Romania | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 31 | 28 | 7 |
| 13 |  Austria | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 24 | 28 | 7 |
| 14 |  Yugoslavia | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 29 | 37 | 7 |
| 15 |  Italy | 7 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 24 | 42 | 4 |
| 16 |  Hungary | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 14 | 39 | 0 |
Events:
| Athlete | Event | Ski Jumping | Cross-country | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Distance 1 | Distance 2 | Points | Rank | Time | Points | Rank | Points | Rank | ||
| Takashi Fujisawa | Individual | 63.5 | 68.0 | 208.1 | 12 | 56:31.0 | 167.12 | 26 | 375.22 | 20 |
| Akemi Taniguchi | 57.0 (fall) | 56.5 | 121.5 | 32 | 56:14.1 | 170.01 | 22 | 291.51 | 31 | |
| Eiichi Tanaka | 62.5 | 62.0 | 190.2 | 22 | 58:23.9 | 147.30 | 31 | 337.50 | 30 | |
Athletes performed three jumps, the best two were counted and are shown here.
| Athlete | Event | Jump 1 | Jump 2 | Total | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Distance | Points | Distance | Points | Points | Rank | ||
| Naoki Shimura | Normal hill | 71.5 | 95.2 | 71.0 | 95.7 | 190.9 | 40 |
| Yosuke Eto | 72.0 | 98.4 | 73.0 | 100.0 | 198.4 | 27 | |
| Sadao Kikuchi | 74.0 | 99.7 | 72.5 | 98.8 | 198.5 | 26 | |
| Yukio Kasaya | 74.5 | 101.4 | 73.5 | 99.2 | 200.6 | 23 | |
| Yosuke Eto | Large hill | 80.0 | 91.4 | 70.0 | 86.4 | 177.8 | 44 |
| Sadao Kikuchi | 78.5 | 87.4 | 74.5 | 87.4 | 174.8 | 47 | |
| Naoki Shimura | 82.0 | 94.1 | 76.5 | 90.4 | 184.5 | 37 | |
| Yukio Kasaya | 87.0 | 101.6 | 86.0 | 105.1 | 206.7 | 11 | |
| Event | Athlete | Race | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | ||
| 500 m | Satoshi Shinpo | 44.4 | 41 |
| Fumio Nagakubo | 41.8 | 16 | |
| Keiichi Suzuki | 40.7 | 5 | |
| 1500 m | Toyofumi Aruga | 2:20.7 | 41 |
| Satoshi Shinpo | 2:18.5 | 34 | |
| Keiichi Suzuki | 2:17.5 | 31 | |
| 5000 m | Yoshihiro Kawano | 8:19.4 | 26 |
| Toyofumi Aruga | 8:15.9 | 24 | |
| Satoshi Shinpo | 8:12.5 | 23 | |
| 10,000 m | Yoshihiro Kawano | 17:39.0 | 32 |
| Satoshi Shinpo | 17:11.3 | 24 | |
| Toyofumi Aruga | 17:09.9 | 22 | |
| Event | Athlete | Race | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | ||
| 500 m | Kaneko Takahashi | 50.5 | 24 |
| Yasuko Takano | 49.3 | 19 | |
| Hatsue Nagakubo-Takamizawa | 47.9 | 12 | |
| 1000 m | Hatsue Nagakubo-Takamizawa | DNF | – |
| Yasuko Takano | 1:41.6 | 20 | |
| Kaneko Takahashi | 1:40.5 | 18 | |
| 1500 m | Kaneko Takahashi | 2:34.6 | 18 |
| Yasuko Takano | 2:33.1 | 14 | |
| Hatsue Nagakubo-Takamizawa | 2:30.9 | 10 | |
| 3000 m | Kaneko Takahashi | 5:39.6 | 16 |
| Yasuko Takano | 5:30.4 | 12 | |
| Hatsue Nagakubo-Takamizawa | 5:25.4 | 6 | |
Sweden competed at the 1960 Winter Olympics in Squaw Valley, United States.
Sweden participated at the 1964 Winter Olympics in Innsbruck, Austria, sending 57 representatives to compete in eight different events. The team finished seventh overall, winning seven medals including three golds. Five of the team's medals came from cross-country skiing and one each from speed skating and men's ice hockey.
The Soviet Union (USSR) competed at the 1964 Winter Olympics in Innsbruck, Austria.
Norway competed at the 1964 Winter Olympics in Innsbruck, Austria.
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Switzerland competed at the 1964 Winter Olympics in Innsbruck, Austria.
Switzerland competed at the 1976 Winter Olympics in Innsbruck, Austria.
Hungary competed at the 1964 Winter Olympics in Innsbruck, Austria.
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Finland competed at the 1964 Winter Olympics in Innsbruck, Austria.
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Czechoslovakia competed at the 1964 Winter Olympics in Innsbruck, Austria.
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