Japan at the 1960 Summer Olympics
| Japan at the 1960 Summer Olympics | |
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| IOC code | JPN (GIA used at these Games) |
| NOC | Japanese Olympic Committee |
| Website | www |
| in Rome | |
| Competitors | 162 (142 men and 20 women) in 17 sports |
| Flag bearer | Takashi Ono |
| Medals Ranked 8th |
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| Summer Olympics appearances (overview) | |
Japan competed at the 1960 Summer Olympics in Rome, Italy. 162 competitors, 142 men and 20 women, took part in 96 events in 17 sports.[1] As the country hosted the next Olympics in Tokyo, the Japanese flag was raised at the closing ceremony.
Medalists
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Athletics
[edit]Basketball
[edit]Boxing
[edit]Cycling
[edit]Five male cyclists represented Japan in 1960.
Diving
[edit]Equestrian
[edit]Fencing
[edit]Five fencers, all men, represented Japan in 1960.
Gymnastics
[edit]Hockey
[edit]Modern pentathlon
[edit]Two male pentathletes represented Japan in 1960.
- Individual
Rowing
[edit]Japan had 14 male rowers participate in two out of seven rowing events in 1960.[2]
- Kenro Chiba
- Tetsuzo Hirose
- Hironori Itsuki
- Hiroshi Saito
- Tadashi Saito
- Tetsuo Sato
- Shigemi Tamura
- Yosuke Tazaki
- Hiroyuki Misawa (cox)
Sailing
[edit]Shooting
[edit]Eight shooters represented Japan in 1960. Yoshihisa Yoshikawa won a bronze medal in the 50 metre pistol event.
- Men
| Athlete | Event | Qualifying | Final | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | Rank | Score | Rank | ||
| Yukio Inokuma | Men's 50 metre rifle prone | 384 | 12 Q | 586 | 6 |
| Takao Ishii | Men's 50 metre rifle three positions | 538 | 24 Q | 1110 | 30 |
| Men's 50 metre rifle prone | 385 | 13 Q | 582 | 20 | |
| Kenichi Kumagai | Trap | 85 | 33 Q | 178 | 21 |
| Tadao Matsui | 50 m pistol | — | 540 | 12 | |
| Osamu Ochiai | 25 m rapid fire pistol | — | 565 | 35 | |
| Fumio Ryosenan | — | 569 | 30 | ||
| Mitsuo Yamane | Trap | ? | AC | Did not advance | |
| Yoshihisa Yoshikawa | 50 m pistol | — | 552 | 
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Swimming
[edit]Water polo
[edit]Weightlifting
[edit]Wrestling
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Japan at the 1960 Rome Summer Games". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 4 August 2014. Retrieved 30 July 2014.
- ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Japan Rowing at the 1960 Roma Summer Games". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 26 February 2018.
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