Sporting event delegation
Japan competed at the 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne, Australia and Stockholm, Sweden (equestrian events). 110 competitors, 94 men and 16 women, took part in 71 events in 13 sports.[1]
Takashi Ono from gymnastics is the most successful athlete with 1 gold, 3 silver and 1 bronze.
Medalists
Athletics
Men's Marathon
Basketball
Boxing
Cycling
- Time trial
- Individual road race
Diving
Men's 10m Platform
- Preliminary Round — 70.76
- Final — 123.69 (→ 11th place)
- Preliminary Round — 69.76
- Final — 120.20 (→ 12th place)
Women's 10m Platform
- Preliminary Round — 48.45
- Final — 70.95 (→ 10th place)
- Preliminary Round — 46.15
- Final — 69.71 (→ 11th place)
Fencing
One fencer represented Japan in 1956.
- Men's foil
- Men's épée
- Men's sabre
Football
Gymnastics
Rowing
Japan had nine male rowers participate in one out of seven rowing events in 1956.[2]
- Men's eight
Shooting
Six shooters represented Japan in 1956.
- Men
Swimming
Weightlifting
Wrestling
References
- ^ "Japan at the 1956 Melbourne Summer Games". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 26 July 2011. Retrieved 18 October 2010.
- ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Japan Rowing at the 1956 Melbourne Summer Games". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 4 December 2016. Retrieved 28 February 2018.[dead link]
External links
- Official Olympic Reports
- International Olympic Committee results database
