Jump to content

Japan at the 1976 Summer Olympics

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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

[edit]

Archery

[edit]
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

[edit]
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

[edit]
Main article: Basketball at the 1976 Summer Olympics
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
Women's team competition
  • Team roster

Boxing

[edit]
Main article: Boxing at the 1976 Summer Olympics

Men's Light Flyweight (– 48 kg)

Men's Flyweight (– 51 kg)

Canoeing

[edit]
Main article: Canoeing at the 1976 Summer Olympics

Cycling

[edit]
Main article: Cycling at the 1976 Summer Olympics

Five cyclists represented Japan in 1976.

Sprint
1000m time trial
Individual pursuit
Team pursuit

Diving

[edit]
Main article: Diving at the 1976 Summer Olympics

Equestrian

[edit]
Main article: Equestrian at the 1976 Summer Olympics

Fencing

[edit]
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

[edit]
Main article: Gymnastics at the 1976 Summer Olympics

Handball

[edit]
Main article: Handball at the 1976 Summer Olympics

Judo

[edit]
Main article: Judo at the 1976 Summer Olympics

Modern pentathlon

[edit]
Main article: Modern pentathlon at the 1976 Summer Olympics

Three male pentathletes represented Japan in 1976.

Men's Individual Competition:

Men's Team Competition:

  • Uchida, Kubo, and Kawazoe — 14234 points (→ 12th place)

Rowing

[edit]
Main article: Rowing at the 1976 Summer Olympics

Sailing

[edit]
Main article: Sailing at the 1976 Summer Olympics

Shooting

[edit]
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

[edit]
Main article: Swimming at the 1976 Summer Olympics

Volleyball

[edit]
Main article: Volleyball at the 1976 Summer Olympics
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
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
  • Team roster

Weightlifting

[edit]
Main article: Weightlifting at the 1976 Summer Olympics

Wrestling

[edit]
Main article: Wrestling at the 1976 Summer Olympics

References

[edit]
  1. ^ "Japan at the 1976 Montreal Summer Games". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 2011-08-30. Retrieved 2011-04-09.
Retrieved from "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Japan_at_the_1976_Summer_Olympics&oldid=1247875511"