Japan at the
1976 Summer Olympics
IOC codeJPN
NOCJapanese Olympic Committee
Websitewww.joc.or.jp (in Japanese and English)
in Montreal
Competitors213 (153 men and 60 women) in 20 sports
Flag bearer Katsutoshi Nekoda
Medals
Ranked 5th
Gold
9
Silver
6
Bronze
10
Total
25
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

Main article: Archery at the 1976 Summer Olympics

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:

Men's Individual Competition:

Athletics

Main article: Athletics at the 1976 Summer Olympics

Men's 10.000 metres

  • Heat — 28:36.21 (→ did not advance)

Men's Marathon

Men's High Jump

  • Qualification — 2.13m (→ did not advance)
  • Qualification — 2.13m (→ did not advance)

Men's 20 km Race Walk

Basketball

Main article: Basketball at the 1976 Summer Olympics
Men's team competition
  • 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)
  • 9th/11th place: Lost to Puerto Rico (91-111) → 11th place
Women's team competition

Boxing

Main article: Boxing at the 1976 Summer Olympics

Men's Light Flyweight (– 48 kg)

Men's Flyweight (– 51 kg)

Canoeing

Main article: Canoeing at the 1976 Summer Olympics

Cycling

Main article: Cycling at the 1976 Summer Olympics

Five cyclists represented Japan in 1976.

Sprint
1000m time trial
Individual pursuit
Team pursuit

Diving

Main article: Diving at the 1976 Summer Olympics

Equestrian

Main article: Equestrian at the 1976 Summer Olympics

Fencing

Main article: Fencing at the 1976 Summer Olympics

Eight fencers, four men and four women, represented Japan in 1976.

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

Gymnastics

Main article: Gymnastics at the 1976 Summer Olympics

Handball

Main article: Handball at the 1976 Summer Olympics

Judo

Main article: Judo at the 1976 Summer Olympics

Modern pentathlon

Main article: Modern pentathlon at the 1976 Summer Olympics

Three male pentathletes represented Japan in 1976.

Men's Individual Competition:

Men's Team Competition:

Rowing

Main article: Rowing at the 1976 Summer Olympics

Sailing

Main article: Sailing at the 1976 Summer Olympics

Shooting

Main article: Shooting at the 1976 Summer Olympics
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

Main article: Swimming at the 1976 Summer Olympics

Volleyball

Main article: Volleyball at the 1976 Summer Olympics
Men's team competition
  • Defeated Italy (3-0)
  • Defeated Brazil (3-0)
  • Lost to Soviet Union (0-3)
  • Lost to Poland (2-3)
  • Lost to Cuba (0-3) → Fourth place
Women's team competition
  • Defeated Hungary (3-0)
  • Defeated Peru (3-0)
  • Defeated Canada (3-0)
  • Defeated South Korea (3-0)
  • Defeated Soviet Union (3-0) → Gold Medal

Weightlifting

Main article: Weightlifting at the 1976 Summer Olympics

Wrestling

Main article: Wrestling at the 1976 Summer Olympics

References

  1. ^ "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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