Japan_at_the_1956_Winter_Olympics
Japan at the 1956 Winter Olympics
Sporting event delegation
Japan competed at the 1956 Winter Olympics in Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy. Chiharu Igaya won the nation's first ever medal and the first ever Asian champion at the Winter Olympic Games.
Quick Facts Japan at the 1956 Winter Olympics, IOC code ...
| Japan at the 1956 Winter Olympics | |
|---|---|
| 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) | |
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More information Medal, Name ...
| Medal | Name | Sport | Event | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Silver | Chiharu Igaya | Alpine skiing | Men's slalom | January 31 |
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Main article: Alpine skiing at the 1956 Winter Olympics
- Men
More information Athlete, Event ...
| 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 | | |
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Main article: Cross-country skiing at the 1956 Winter Olympics
- Men
More information Event, Athlete ...
| 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 |
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Main article: Nordic combined at the 1956 Winter Olympics
Events:
- normal hill ski jumping (Three jumps, best two counted and shown here.)
- 15 km cross-country skiing
More information Athlete, Event ...
| 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 | |
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Main article: Ski jumping at the 1956 Winter Olympics
More information Athlete, Event ...
| 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 | |
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Main article: Speed skating at the 1956 Winter Olympics
- Men
More information Event, Athlete ...
| 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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- Official Olympic Reports
- International Olympic Committee results database
- Olympic Winter Games 1956, full results by sports-reference.com
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