| Japan at the 1956 Winter Olympics | |
|---|---|
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| IOC code | JPN |
| NOC | Japanese Olympic Committee |
| Website | www |
| in Cortina d'Ampezzo | |
| Competitors | 10 (men) in 5 sports |
| Flag bearer | Hiroshi Yoshizawa |
| Medals Ranked 11th |
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| Winter Olympics appearances (overview) | |
Japan competed at the 1956 Winter Olympics in Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy. Chiharu Igaya won the nation's first ever medal and the first Asian medalist at the Winter Olympic Games.
| Medal | Name | Sport | Event | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Silver | Chiharu Igaya | Alpine skiing | Men's slalom | January 31 |
| Athlete | Event | Race 1 | Race 2 | Total | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
| Chiharu Igaya | Downhill | DSQ | – | ||||
| Susumu Sugiyama | 3:39.1 | 28 | |||||
| Susumu Sugiyama | Giant Slalom | 3:40.8 | 45 | ||||
| Chiharu Igaya | 3:15.6 | 11 | |||||
| Susumu Sugiyama | Slalom | 1:51.0 | 38 | 2:26.0 | 37 | 4:17.0 | 33 |
| Chiharu Igaya | 1:30.2 | 6 | 1:48.5 | 2 | 3:18.7 | | |
| Event | Athlete | Race | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | ||
| 15 km | Tatsuo Miyao | 56:59 | 48 |
| 30 km | Tatsuo Miyao | 1'55:40 | 28 |
| 50 km | Tatsuo Miyao | 3'25:47 | 25 |
Events:
| Athlete | Event | Ski Jumping | Cross-country | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Distance 1 | Distance 2 | Points | Rank | Time | Points | Rank | Points | Rank | ||
| Hiroshi Yoshizawa | Individual | 69.5 | 76.5 | 210.5 | 5 | DNF | – | – | DNF | – |
| Koichi Sato | 68.0 | 65.5 | 191.5 | 23 | 1'08:21 | 193.400 | 35 | 384.900 | 33 | |
| Athlete | Event | Jump 1 | Jump 2 | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Distance | Points | Rank | Distance | Points | Rank | Points | Rank | ||
| Koichi Sato | Normal hill | 68.0 | 91.0 | 36 | 66.0 | 87.5 | 41 | 178.5 | 39 |
| Hiroshi Yoshizawa | 80.5 | 106.5 | 9 | 74.0 | 98.5 | 18 | 205.0 | 13 | |
| Event | Athlete | Race | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | ||
| 500 m | Kiyotaka Takabayashi | 43.6 | 30 |
| Taketsugu Asazaka | 43.1 | 22 | |
| Yoshitaki Hori | 42.8 | 17 | |
| Shinkichi Takemura | 42.4 | 11 | |
| 1500 m | Yoshiyasu Gomi | 2:19.2 | 39 |
| Shinkichi Takemura | 2:18.3 | 36 | |
| Yoshitaki Hori | 2:15.9 | 23 | |
| Taketsugu Asazaka | 2:15.4 | 21 | |
| 5000 m | Yoshitaki Hori | 8:53.5 | 46 |
| Taketsugu Asazaka | 8:23.6 | 28 | |
| Yoshiyasu Gomi | 8:22.2 | 27 | |
| 10,000 m | Yoshiyasu Gomi | 17:35.9 | 23 |
| Taketsugu Asazaka | 17:35.3 | 22 | |
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