Japan at the 1976 Summer Olympics
Sporting event delegation
| Japan at the 1976 Summer Olympics | |
|---|---|
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| IOC code | JPN |
| NOC | Japanese Olympic Committee |
| Website | www |
| in Montreal | |
| Competitors | 213 (153 men and 60 women) in 20 sports |
| Flag bearer | Katsutoshi Nekoda |
| Medals Ranked 5th |
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| Summer Olympics appearances (overview) | |
Japan competed at the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. 213 competitors, 153 men and 60 women, took part in 119 events in 20 sports.[1]
Medalists
Archery
In their second Olympic archery competition, Japan won a silver medal and placed third on the national leaderboard for the sport. The medal was won by Hiroshi Michinaga. Two men and two women competed for Japan.
Women's Individual Competition:
- Minako Sato — 2308 points (→ 14th place)
- Kyoko Yamazaki — 2094 points (→ 26th place)
Men's Individual Competition:
- Hiroshi Michinaga — 2502 points (→
Silver Medal) - Takanobu Nishi — 2422 points (→ 8th place)
Athletics
Men's 10.000 metres
- Heat — 28:36.21 (→ did not advance)
Men's Marathon
- Shigeru So — 2:18:26 (→ 20th place)
- Noriyasu Mizukami — 2:18:44 (→ 21st place)
- Akio Usami — 2:22:29 (→ 32nd place)
Men's High Jump
- Qualification — 2.13m (→ did not advance)
- Qualification — 2.13m (→ did not advance)
Men's 20 km Race Walk
- Yoshio Morikawa — 1:42:20 (→ 34th place)
Basketball
- Men's team competition
- Preliminary round (group A):
- Lost to Canada (76-104)
- Lost to Mexico (90-108)
- Lost to Cuba (56-97)
- Lost to Soviet Union (69-123)
- Lost to Australia (79-117)
- Classification Match:
- 9th/11th place: Lost to Puerto Rico (91-111) → 11th place
- Team roster
- Shigeaki Abe
- Nobuo Chigusa
- Satoshi Mori
- Shoji Yuki
- Yutaka Fujimoto
- Hirofumi Numata
- Kiyohide Kuwata
- Koji Yamamoto
- Shigeto Shimizu
- Fumio Saito
- Norihiko Kitahara
- Hideki Hamaguchi
- Head coach: Masahiko Yoshida.
- Women's team competition
- Team roster
- Head coach: Masatoshi Ozaki
Boxing
Men's Light Flyweight (– 48 kg)
- Noboru Uchizama
- First Round — Lost to Brendan Dunne (IRL), RSC-2
Men's Flyweight (– 51 kg)
- Toshinori Koga
- First Round — Bye
- Second Round — Defeated Virgilio Palomo (COL), 5:0
- Third Round — Lost to Ramón Duvalón (CUB), 0:5
Canoeing
Cycling
Five cyclists represented Japan in 1976.
- Yoshikazu Cho — 5th place
- Yoshikazu Cho — 1:09.664 (→ 17th place)
- Yoichi Machishima — 15th place
Diving
Equestrian
Fencing
Eight fencers, four men and four women, represented Japan in 1976.
Gymnastics
Handball
Judo
Modern pentathlon
Three male pentathletes represented Japan in 1976.
Men's Individual Competition:
- Shoji Uchida — 4850 points (→ 31st place)
- Akira Kubo — 4700 points (→ 37th place)
- Hiroyuki Kawazoe — 4591 points (→ 40th place)
Men's Team Competition:
- Uchida, Kubo, and Kawazoe — 14234 points (→ 12th place)
Rowing
Sailing
Shooting
- Open
| Athlete | Event | Final | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Points | Rank | ||
| Taro Aso | Skeet | 187 | 41 |
| Saijo Hosokawa | 50 m rifle, prone | 588 | 31 |
| Toshiyasu Ishige | Trap | 177 | 18 |
| Takeo Kamachi | 25 m rapid fire pistol | 591 | 12 |
| Kazuyo Kato | Skeet | 188 | 35 |
| Kanji Kubo | 25 m rapid fire pistol | 586 | 20 |
| Kaoru Matsuo | 50 m rifle, three positions | 1119 | 41 |
| 50 m rifle, prone | 580 | 68 | |
| Jitsuka Matsuoka | Trap | 178 | 16 |
| Masanobu Ohata | 50 m pistol | 545 | 28 |
| Michiha Ozaki | 50 m rifle, three positions | 1115 | 44 |
| Shigetoshi Tashiro | 50 m pistol | 549 | 21 |
Swimming
Volleyball
- Men's team competition
- Preliminary round (group B)
- Defeated Italy (3-0)
- Defeated Brazil (3-0)
- Lost to Soviet Union (0-3)
- Semi Finals
- Lost to Poland (2-3)
- Bronze Medal Match
- Lost to Cuba (0-3) → Fourth place
- Team roster
- Head coach: Tsutomu Koyama
- Women's team competition
- Preliminary round (group A)
- Defeated Hungary (3-0)
- Defeated Peru (3-0)
- Defeated Canada (3-0)
- Semi Finals
- Defeated South Korea (3-0)
- Final
- Defeated Soviet Union (3-0) →
Gold Medal
- Defeated Soviet Union (3-0) →
- Team roster
- Takako Iida
- Mariko Okamoto
- Echiko Maeda
- Noriko Matsuda
- Takako Shirai
- Kiyomi Kato
- Yuko Arakida
- Katsuko Kanesaka
- Mariko Yoshida
- Shoko Takayanagi
- Hiromi Yano
- Juri Yokoyama
- Head coach: Shigeo Yamada
Weightlifting
Wrestling
References
- ^ "Japan at the 1976 Montreal Summer Games". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 2011-08-30. Retrieved 2011-04-09.
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