| Japan at the 1968 Winter Universiade | |
|---|---|
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| IOC code | JPN |
| NOC | Japanese Olympic Committee |
| Website | www |
| in Innsbruck, Austria 21 – 28 January 1968 | |
| Medals Ranked 3rd |
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| Winter Universiade appearances (overview) | |
Japan participated at the 1968 Winter Universiade , in Innsbruck, Austria. [1] Japan finished third in the medal table with three gold, four silver, and four bronze medals. [2] [3]
| Medal | Name | Sport | Event |
|---|---|---|---|
 Gold | Hiroshi Itagaki | Nordic combined | Men's Nordic combined |
| Gold | Hiroshi Itagaki | Ski jumping | Men's normal hill |
| Gold | Kumiko Okawa | Figure skating | Women's skating |
 Silver | Sotoo Okushiba Akiyoshi Matsuoka Hiroshi Ogawa Katsutoshi Okubo | Cross-country skiing | Men's relay |
| Silver | Masatoshi Sudo | Nordic combined | Men's Nordic combined |
| Silver | Masakatsu Asari | Ski jumping | Men's normal hill |
| Silver | Keiichi Suzuki | Speed skating | Men's 500 m |
 Bronze | Yukio Kasaya | Ski jumping | Men's normal hill |
| Bronze | Kazumi Yamashita | Figure skating | Women's skating |
| Bronze | Takayuki Hida | Speed skating | Men's 500 m |
| Bronze | Yoshiaki Demachi | Speed skating | Men's 5000 m |
| Medals by sport | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sport | | | | Total |
| Ski jumping | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| Nordic combined | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| Figure skating | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Speed skating | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| Cross-country skiing | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Total | 3 | 4 | 4 | 11 |
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