Japan at the 1972 Summer Olympics
Japan at the 1972 Summer Olympics | |
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IOC code | JPN |
NOC | Japanese Olympic Committee |
Website | www |
in Munich | |
Competitors | 184 (148 men and 36 women) in 21 sports |
Flag bearer | Masatoshi Shinomaki |
Medals Ranked 5th |
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Summer Olympics appearances (overview) | |
Japan competed at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich, West Germany. 184 competitors, 148 men and 36 women, took part in 113 events in 21 sports.[1]
Medalists[]
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Archery[]
In the first modern archery competition at the Olympics, Japan entered three men and one woman. Their highest placing competitor was , at 17th place in the women's competition.
Men's Individual Competition:
- Hiroshi Kajikawa — 2381 points (→ 19th place)
- Masashi Hibino — 2344 points (→ 29th place)
- Shinji Nakamoto — 2287 points (→ 38th place)
Women's Individual Competition:
- — 2301 points (→ 17th place)
Athletics[]
Men's 5000 metres
- Keisuke Sawaki
- Heat — 13:44.8 (→ did not advance)
- Takaharu Koyama
- Heat — 14:12.6 (→ did not advance)
Men's High Jump
- Hidehiko Tomizawa
- Qualifying Round — 2.15m
- Final — 2.05m (→ 19th place)
- Kuniyoshi Sugioka
- Qualification Round — 2.06m (→ did not advance)
Basketball[]
Boxing[]
Men's Light Flyweight (– 48 kg)
- Yoshimitsu Aragaki
- First Round — Lost to Asen Nikolov (BUL), 0:5
Canoeing[]
Cycling[]
Three cyclists represented Japan in 1972.
- Yoshikazu Cho
- Yaichi Numata
- Takafumi Matsuda
- Final — 1:10.00 (→ 20th place)
- Yaichi Numata and Yoshikazu Cho → 12th place
Diving[]
Men's 3m Springboard
- Junji Yuasa — 316.95 points (→ 24th place)
Men's 10m Platform
- Junji Yuasa — 276.00 points (→ 19th place)
Women's 3m Springboard
- Taeko Kubo — 236.25 points (→ 24th place)
Women's 10m Platform
- — 168.24 points (→ 23rd place)
Equestrian[]
Fencing[]
Five fencers, all men, represented Japan in 1972.
- Hiroshi Nakajima
- Ichiro Serizawa
- Kiyoshi Uehara
- Shiro Maruyama, Masaya Fukuda, Hiroshi Nakajima, Kiyoshi Uehara, Ichiro Serizawa
Gymnastics[]
Handball[]
- Men's Team Competition
- Preliminary Round
- Lost to Yugoslavia (14-20)
- Lost to Hungary (12-20)
- Defeated United States (20-16)
- Classification Matches
- 9th/12th place: Lost to Norway (17-19)
- 11th/12th place: Defeated Iceland (19-18) → 11th place
Judo[]
Modern pentathlon[]
Three male pentathletes represented Japan in 1972.
Men's Individual Competition:
- Masaru Sakano — 4627 points (→ 31st place)
- Yuso Makihira — 4583 points (→ 33rd place)
- Akira Kubo — 4371 points (→ 49th place)
Men's Team Competition:
- Sakano, Makihara, and Kubo — 13569 points (13th place)
Rowing[]
Men's Single Sculls
- Hideo Okamoto
- Heat — 8:20.82
- Repechage — 8:27.36 (→ did not advance)
Sailing[]
Men's Finn:
- Kazuoki Matsuyama — 176.0 (→ 27th place)
Men's Flying Dutchman:
- Akira Yamamura and Takashi Yamamura — 128.0 (→ 19th place)
Shooting[]
Six male shooters represented Japan in 1972.
- Open
Athlete | Event | Final | |
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Points | Rank | ||
Minoru Ito | 50 m rifle, three positions | 1124 | 41 |
50 m rifle, prone | 589 | 59 | |
Takeo Kamachi | 25 m rapid fire pistol | 580 | 33 |
Kanji Kubo | 582 | 30 | |
Takeshi Sugita | 50 m rifle, prone | 583 | 82 |
Shigetoshi Tashiro | 50 m pistol | 546 | 22 |
Yoshihisa Yoshikawa | 545 | 25 |
Swimming[]
Volleyball[]
- Men's Team Competition
- Preliminary Round (Group B)
- Defeated Romania (3-1)
- Defeated Cuba (3-0)
- Defeated East Germany (3-0)
- Defeated Brazil (3-0)
- Defeated West Germany (3-0)
- Semifinals
- Defeated Bulgaria (3-2)
- Final
- Defeated East Germany (3-1) → Gold Medal
- Team Roster
- Kenji Kimura
- Yoshinide Fukao
- Junko Morita
- Seiji Ohko
- Tadayoshi Yokota
- Katsutoshi Nekoda
- Yasuhiro Noguchi
- Kenji Shimaoka
- Yūzo Nakamura
- Tetsuo Nishimoto
- Massao Minami
- Tetsuo Satō
Water polo[]
- Men's Team Competition
- Preliminary Round (Group C)
- Lost to Spain (4-6)
- Lost to Soviet Union (1-11)
- Lost to Bulgaria (4-7)
- Lost to Italy (5-12) → Did not advance
- Team Roster
- Yukiharu Oshita
- Hirokatsu Kuwayama
- Toshio Takahashi
- Shuzo Yajima
- Hiroshi Hashimoto
- Koji Nakano
- Naoto Minegishi
- Tatsuo Jihira
- Takashi Kimura
- Yoshihiro Yasumi
- Toru Arase
Weightlifting[]
Wrestling[]
Badminton (demonstration sports)[]
Men's Doubles:
- Ippei Kojima and Suresh Goel of India
- 1st round - Lost to and Punch Gunalan of Malaysia (8 - 15, 1 - 15)
Women's Singles:
- Noriko Nakayama → Gold Medal
- 1st round - defeated Ulla Strand of Denmark (11 - 5, 11 - 9)
- Semi–Final - defeated Gillian Gilks of Great Britain (11 - 3, 8 - 11, 11 - 9)
- Final - defeated Utami Dewi of Indonesia (11 - 5, 11 - 3)
- Hiroe Yuki → bronze medal
- 1st round - defeated Joke van Beusekom of Netherlands (11 - 3, 11 - 2)
- Semi-Final - lost to Utami Dewi of Indonesia (5 - 11, 9 - 11)
Mixed Doubles:
- Kojima and Nakayama
- 1st round - lost to Talbot and Gilks of Great Britain (9 - 15, 4 - 15)
References[]
- ^ "Japan at the 1972 Munich Summer Games". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 2012-04-18. Retrieved 2011-02-17.
- Nations at the 1972 Summer Olympics
- Japan at the Summer Olympics by year
- 1972 in Japanese sport