Japan at the 1988 Summer Olympics

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Japan at the
1988 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 Seoul
Competitors255 (186 men and 69 women) in 23 sports
Flag bearer Mikako Kotani
Medals
Ranked 14th
Gold
4
Silver
3
Bronze
7
Total
14
Summer Olympics appearances (overview)

Japan competed at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, South Korea. 255 competitors, 186 men and 69 women, took part in 166 events in 23 sports. [1]

Contents

Medalists

Competitors

The following is the list of number of competitors in the Games. [2]

SportMenWomenTotal
Archery 336
Athletics 24630
Boxing 7–7
Canoeing 628
Cycling 9312
Diving 224
Equestrian 8210
Fencing 5510
Gymnastics 6814
Handball 15015
Judo 7–7
Modern pentathlon 3–3
Rowing 12012
Sailing 11213
Shooting 9514
Swimming 121123
Synchronized swimming –33
Table tennis 437
Tennis 224
Volleyball 121224
Weightlifting 10–10
Wrestling 20–20
Total18669255

Archery

In their fourth Olympic archery competition, Japan was unable to win any medals. Defending bronze medallist Hiroshi Yamamoto placed eighth, the only individual archer to make the finals. The men's team placed sixth overall, while the women's team was last place.

Women's Individual Competition:

Men's Individual Competition:

Women's Team Competition:

Men's Team Competition:

Athletics

Men's 100 metres

Men's 200 metres

Men's 400 metres

Men's 5,000 metres

Men's 10,000 metres

  • Heat — 28:16.43
  • Final — 28:09.70 (→ 14th place)
  • Heat — 28:26.04
  • Final — 29:04.44 (→ 17th place)
  • Heat — did not finish (→ did not advance)

Men's Marathon

  • Final — 2:11:05 (→ 4th place)
  • Final — 2:13:41 (→ 9th place)
  • Final — 2:15:42 (→ 17th place)

Men's 4 × 100 m Relay

  • Heat — 39.70
  • Semi Final — 38.90 (→ did not advance)

Men's 4 × 400 m Relay

  • Heat — 3:05.63
  • Semi Final — 3:03.80 (→ did not advance)

Men's Long Jump

  • Qualification — 7.48m (→ did not advance)
  • Qualification — NM (→ did not advance)

Men's Triple Jump

Men's Javelin Throw

  • Qualification — 77.46m (→ did not advance)
  • Qualification — 76.90m (→ did not advance)

Men's 20 km Walk

  • Final — 1:24:08 (→ 26th place)
  • Final — 1:32:46 (→ 47th place)

Men's 50 km Walk

  • Final — 4'03:12 (→ 31st place)


Women's 10,000 metres

Women's Marathon

  • Final — 2:34:41 (→ 25th place)
  • Final — 2:35:15 (→ 28th place)
  • Final — 2:35:26 (→ 29th place)

Women's High Jump

Women's Javelin Throw

  • Qualification — 56.26m (→ did not advance)

Boxing

Men's Light Flyweight (– 48 kg)

Canoeing

Cycling

Twelve cyclists, nine men and three women, represented Japan in 1988.

Men's road race
Men's sprint
Men's 1 km time trial
Men's team pursuit
Men's points race
Women's road race
Women's sprint

Diving

Equestrianism

Fencing

Ten fencers, five men and five women, represented Japan in 1988.

Men's foil
Men's team foil
Women's foil
Women's team foil

Gymnastics

Handball

Men's team competition

  • vs East Germany (18 — 25)
  • vs Spain (19 — 25)
  • vs Hungary (19 — 22)
  • vs South Korea (24 — 33)
  • vs Czechoslovakia (17 — 21)
  • 11th/12th place: vs United States 24 — 21 (→ 11th place)

Judo

Modern pentathlon

Three male pentathletes represented Japan in 1988.

Men's Individual Competition:

Men's Team Competition:

Rhythmic gymnastics

Rowing

Sailing

Shooting

Swimming

Men's 100 m Freestyle

  • Heat — 52.08 (→ did not advance, 32nd place)

Men's 200 m Freestyle

  • Heat — 1:51.14
  • B-Final — 1:51.89 (→ 15th place)

Men's 400 m Freestyle

  • Heat — 4:02.02 (→ did not advance, 32nd place)
  • Heat — 4:05.68 (→ did not advance, 38th place)

Men's 1500 m Freestyle

  • Heat — 15:47.35 (→ did not advance, 25th place)
  • Heat — 15:52.06 (→ did not advance, 27th place)

Men's 100 m Backstroke

  • Heat — 55.90
  • Final — 55.05 (→ Gold medal.svg Gold Medal)
  • Heat — 57.54
  • B-Final — 57.13 (→ 12th place)

Men's 200 m Backstroke

  • Heat — 2:03.36
  • B-Final — 2:04.67 (→ 15th place)
  • Heat — 2:09.16 (→ did not advance, 32nd place)

Men's 100 m Breaststroke

  • Heat — 1:04.02
  • B-Final — 1:03.89 (→ 13th place)
  • Heat — 1:04.35 (→ did not advance, 18th place)

Men's 200 m Breaststroke

  • Heat — 2:17.69
  • B-Final — 2:18.03 (→ 10th place)
  • Heat — 2:22.23 (→ did not advance, 30th place)

Men's 100 m Butterfly

  • Heat — 54.82
  • B-Final — 54.98 (→ 14th place)
  • Heat — 56.19 (→ did not advance, 24th place)

Men's 200 m Butterfly

  • Heat — 2:01.42
  • B-Final — 2:02.18 (→ 15th place)
  • Heat — 2:02.30 (→ did not advance, 19th place)

Men's 200 m Individual Medley

  • Heat — 2:07.23 (→ did not advance, 19th place)
  • Heat — 2:08.11 (→ did not advance, 22nd place)

Men's 400 m Individual Medley

  • Heat — 4:28.11 (→ did not advance, 17th place)
  • Heat — 4:33.03 (→ did not advance, 25th place)

Men's 4 × 100 m Medley Relay

  • Heat — 3:46.88
  • Final — 3:44.36 (→ 5th place)

Women's 50 m Freestyle

  • Heat — 26.44
  • B-Final — 26.45 (→ 12th place)
  • Heat — 26.61 (→ did not advance, 20th place)

Women's 100 m Freestyle

  • Heat — 57.29
  • B-Final — 56.72 (→ 10th place)
  • Heat — 58.40 (→ did not advance, 32nd place)

Women's 200 m Freestyle

  • Heat — 2:01.76
  • B-Final — 2:02.31 (→ 14th place)
  • Heat — 2:06.18 (→ did not advance, 29th place)

Women's 400 m Freestyle

  • Heat — 4:15.51
  • B-Final — 4:15.59 (→ 15th place)
  • Heat — 4:17.30 (→ did not advance, 19th place)

Women's 800 m Freestyle

  • Heat — 8:39.55 (→ did not advance, 11th place)

Women's 100 m Backstroke

  • Heat — 1:05.38 (→ did not advance, 24th place)
  • Heat — 1:06.14 (→ did not advance, 26th place)

Women's 200 m Backstroke

  • Heat — 2:18.74
  • B-Final — 2:18.78 (→ 14th place)
  • Heat — 2:21.46 (→ did not advance, 20th place)

Women's 100 m Breaststroke

  • Heat — 1:13.36 (→ did not advance, 24th place)
  • Heat — 1:16.63 (→ did not advance, 26th place)

Women's 200 m Breaststroke

  • Heat — 2:35.81 (→ did not advance, 19th place)
  • Heat — 2:37.44 (→ did not advance, 23rd place)

Women's 100 m Butterfly

  • Heat — 1:02.04
  • B-Final — 1:01.80 (→ 10th place)
  • Heat — 1:02.35
  • B-Final — 1:02.53 (→ 14th place)

Women's 200 m Butterfly

  • Heat — 2:12.68
  • Final — 2:11.62 (→ 6th place)
  • Heat — 2:15.41
  • B-Final — 2:15.61 (→ 14th place)

Women's 200 m Individual Medley

  • Heat — 2:20.20
  • B-Final — 2:20.43 (→ 16th place)
  • Heat — 2:22.59 (→ did not advance, 22nd place)

Women's 400 m Individual Medley

  • Heat — 4:55.31 (→ did not advance, 19th place)
  • Heat — 5:00.92 (→ did not advance, 23rd place)

Women's 4 × 100 m Medley Relay

  • Heat — 4:18.88 (→ did not advance, 12th place)

Synchronized swimming

Three synchronized swimmers represented Japan in 1988.

Women's solo
Women's duet

Table tennis

Tennis

Women's Singles Competition

  • First Round — Lost to Il-Soon Kim (South Korea) 3-6, 6-3, 5-7

Volleyball

Men's team competition

  • Lost to United States (0-3)
  • Lost to Argentina (1-3)
  • Lost to France (1-3)
  • Defeated Tunisia (3-0)
  • Lost to the Netherlands (0-3)
  • 9th/12th place: Defeated South Korea (3-2)
  • 9th/10th place: Lost to Italy (2-3) → Tenth place

Women's Team Competition

  • Defeated Soviet Union (3-2)
  • Lost to East Germany (2-3)
  • Defeated South Korea (3-1)
  • Lost to Peru (2-3)
  • Lost to PR China (0-3) → Fourth place

Weightlifting

Wrestling

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References

  1. ↑ "Japan at the 1988 Summer Games". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 2011-06-30. Retrieved 2011-07-23.
  2. ↑ Canada at the 1988 Summer Olympics
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