Japan at the 1968 Summer Olympics

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Japan at the
1968 Summer Olympics
Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg
IOC code JPN
NOC Japanese Olympic Committee
Website www.joc.or.jp  (in Japanese and English)
in Mexico City
Competitors171 (146 men and 25 women) in 18 sports
Flag bearer Yukio Endo
Medals
Ranked 3rd
Gold
11
Silver
7
Bronze
7
Total
25
Summer Olympics appearances (overview)

Japan competed at the 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico City, Mexico. 171 competitors, 146 men and 25 women, took part in 97 events in 18 sports. [1]

Contents

Medalists

Athletics

Men
Track & road events
AthleteEventHeatQuarterfinalSemifinalFinal
ResultRankResultRankResultRankResultRank
Hiroomi Yamada Long jump 7.6717—7.93w10
Naoki Abe 7.5822—Did not advance
Shinji Ogura 7.5724—Did not advance
Tsugumichi Suzuki 10,000 metres —30:52.019
Keisuke Sawaki —31:25.227
Kenji Kimihara Marathon —2:23:31Silver medal icon.svg

Boxing

Men
AthleteEventRound of 32Round of 16QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinal
Opposition
Result		Opposition
Result		Opposition
Result		Opposition
Result		Opposition
Result		Rank
Watanabe Light Flyweight Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Zaporozhets  (URS)
L 0–3		Did not advance
Nakamura Flyweight ByeFlag of Mexico.svg  Delgado  (MEX)
L 0–5		Did not advance
Morioka' Flyweight ByeFlag of Ireland (3-2).svg  Dowling  (IRL)
W 4–1		Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Sokolov  (URS)
L 5–0

Canoeing

Sprint

men
AthleteEventHeatsSemifinalsFinal
TimeRankTimeRankTimeRank
Tetsumasa Yamaguchi C-1 1000 metres 4:33.3Qs4:54.615Did not advance
Tetsumasa Yamaguchi
Nobuatsu Yoshino 		C-2 1000 m 3:58.445 QS4:29.545Did not advance

Cycling

One cyclist represented Japan in 1968.

Track

Sprint
AthleteEventQualificationRound 1Repechage 1Round 2Repechage 2QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinal
Time
Speed (km/h)		RankOpposition
Time
Speed (km/h)		Opposition
Time
Speed (km/h)		Opposition
Time
Speed (km/h)		Opposition
Time
Speed (km/h)		Opposition
Time
Speed (km/h)		Opposition
Time
Speed (km/h)		Opposition
Time
Speed (km/h)		Rank
Sanji Inoue Men's Sprint Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Kravtsov  (URS)
L		Did not advance

Road

Men
AthleteEventTimeRank
Sanji Inoue time trial 1:07.5419

Diving

Men
AthleteEventPreliminariesSemifinalsFinal
PointsRankPointsRankPointsRank
Junji Yuasa 3 m springboard 86.8018Did not advance
Junji Yuasa 10 m springboard 84.1023Did not advance
Toshio Otsubo 83.1824Did not advance
Yosuke Arimitsu 81.7226Did not advance
Women
AthleteEventPreliminariesSemifinalsFinal
PointsRankPointsRankPointsRank
Keiko Osaki 3 m springboard DNS
Keiko Osaki 10 m platform

Equestrian

Fencing

Five fencers, all men, represented Japan in 1968.

Men's foil
Men's team foil

Football

Group play
TeamPldWDLGFGAGDPts
Flag of Spain (1945-1977).svg  Spain 321040+45
Flag of Japan.svg  Japan 312042+24
Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil 302145−12
Flag of Nigeria.svg  Nigeria 301249−51
Source: [ citation needed ]
Japan  Flag of Japan.svg3 – 1Flag of Nigeria.svg  Nigeria
Kamamoto Soccerball shade.svg24'Soccerball shade.svg72'Soccerball shade.svg89' Report Okoye Soccerball shade.svg33'
Estadio Cuauhtémoc, Puebla
Referee: Ramon Sagastume Marmol Flag of El Salvador.svg
Brazil  Flag of Brazil.svg1 – 1Flag of Japan.svg  Japan
Ferretti Soccerball shade.svg9' Report Watanabe Soccerball shade.svg83'
Estadio Cuauhtémoc, Puebla
Referee: George Lamptey Flag of Ghana.svg
Spain  Flag of Spain (1945-1977).svg0 – 0Flag of Japan.svg  Japan
Report
Azteca Stadium, Mexico City
Referee: Erwin Hieger Flag of Peru.svg
Quarterfinals
Japan  Flag of Japan.svg3 – 1Flag of France.svg  France
Kamamoto Soccerball shade.svg27'Soccerball shade.svg59'
Watanabe Soccerball shade.svg70'		 Report Tamboueon Soccerball shade.svg32'
Azteca Stadium, Mexico City
Referee: Seyoum Tarekegn Flag of Ethiopia (1897-1936; 1941-1974).svg
Semi final
Hungary  Flag of Hungary.svg5 – 0Flag of Japan.svg  Japan
Szűcs Soccerball shade.svg30'Soccerball shade.svg60'Soccerball shade.svg75'
Novák Soccerball shade.svg53'Soccerball shade.svg65'		 Report
Azteca Stadium, Mexico City
Referee: Romualdo Arppi Filho Flag of Brazil.svg
Bronze Medal Match
Japan  Flag of Japan.svg2 – 0Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico
Kamamoto Soccerball shade.svg20'Soccerball shade.svg40' Report
Azteca Stadium, Mexico City
Attendance: 105,000
Referee: Abraham Klein Flag of Israel.svg

Gymnastics

Hockey

Modern pentathlon

Three male pentathletes represented Japan in 1968.

Individual
Team

Rowing

Men
AthleteEventHeatsRepechageSemifinalsFinal
TimeRankTimeRankTimeRankTimeRank
Tsugio Ito Single sculls 8:10.006 R7:58.084Did not advance
Masatoshi Shimizu
Tomio Murai
Tadamasa Kato
Shigeru Miyagawa
Fumio Nakata
Jujiro Tanaka
Toshi Fukumasu
Yoshinori Arai
Katsumi Yamamoto (cox)		 Eight 6:34.796 R6:44.375 FB—6:52.026

Shooting

Six shooters, all men, represented Japan in 1968.

Open
AthleteEventFinal
PointsRank
Takeo Kamachi 25 m rapid fire pistol 58612
Shigeto Kusunoki 50 m pistol 52850
Shigemi Saito 50 m rifle, prone 57684
Hiromu Sekine 58560
Makoto Shiraishi 25 m rapid fire pistol 58223
Yoshihisa Yoshikawa 50 m pistol 54817

Swimming

Volleyball

Men's Tournament

Group play
PosTeamPldWLPtsSWSLSRSPWSPLSPR
1Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union 981172683.2504643261.423
2Flag of Japan.svg  Japan 972162464.0004302581.667
3Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czechoslovakia 9721622151.4674544171.089
4Flag of East Germany.svg  East Germany 9631522121.8334493741.201
5Flag of Poland.svg  Poland 9631518111.6363712811.320
6Flag of Bulgaria.svg  Bulgaria 9451316170.9413793850.984
7Flag of the United States.svg  United States 9451315180.8333834140.925
8Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium 927116240.2502394170.573
9Flag of Brazil (1968-1992).svg  Brazil 918108250.3203574690.761
10Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico 90996270.2222894740.610
Source: [ citation needed ]

Women's Tournament

Women's Team Competition
  • Defeated United States (3-0)
  • Defeated Mexico (3-0)
  • Defeated Peru (3-0)
  • Defeated Czechoslovakia (3-0)
  • Defeated Poland (3-0)
  • Defeated South Korea (3-0)
  • Lost to Soviet Union (1-3) → Med 2.png Silver Medal

Water polo

Group play
PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPts
1Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 76104821+2713
2Flag of Yugoslavia (1946-1992).svg  Yugoslavia 75116518+4711
3Flag of East Germany.svg  East Germany 75116622+4411
4Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands 74124228+149
5Flag of Japan.svg  Japan 73042657−316
6Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico 71152756−293
7Flag of Greece.svg  Greece 71063462−282
8Flag of Egypt.svg  Egypt 70162165−441
Source: [ citation needed ]
Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 9–2Flag of Japan.svg  Japan
Flag of Japan.svg  Japan 8–7Flag of Greece.svg  Greece
Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands 9–1Flag of Japan.svg  Japan
Flag of Egypt.svg  Egypt 7–4Flag of Japan.svg  Japan
Flag of East Germany.svg  East Germany 8–0Flag of Japan.svg  Japan
Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico 3–6Flag of Japan.svg  Japan
Flag of Yugoslavia (1946-1992).svg  Yugoslavia 17'–0Flag of Japan.svg  Japan

Weightlifting

Wrestling

References

  1. ↑ "Japan at the 1968 Mexico City Summer Games". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 4 August 2014. Retrieved 21 September 2014.
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