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]
| Japan at the 1976 Summer Olympics | |
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| IOC code | JPN |
| NOC | Japanese Olympic Committee |
| Website | www |
| in Montreal | |
| Competitors | 213 (153 men and 60 women) in 20 sports |
| Flag bearer | Katsutoshi Nekoda |
| Medals Ranked 5th |
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| Summer Olympics appearances (overview) | |
Medalists
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Archery
editIn 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:
- Minako Sato — 2308 points (→ 14th place)
- Kyoko Yamazaki — 2094 points (→ 26th place)
Men's Individual Competition:
- Hiroshi Michinaga — 2502 points (→
Silver Medal) - Takanobu Nishi — 2422 points (→ 8th place)
Athletics
editMen's 10.000 metres
- Heat — 28:36.21 (→ did not advance)
Men's Marathon
- Shigeru So — 2:18:26 (→ 20th place)
- Noriyasu Mizukami — 2:18:44 (→ 21st place)
- Akio Usami — 2:22:29 (→ 32nd place)
Men's High Jump
- Qualification — 2.13m (→ did not advance)
- Qualification — 2.13m (→ did not advance)
Men's 20 km Race Walk
- Yoshio Morikawa — 1:42:20 (→ 34th place)
Basketball
edit- 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
- Head coach: Masahiko Yoshida.
- Women's team competition
- Team roster
- Head coach: Masatoshi Ozaki
Boxing
editMen's Light Flyweight (– 48 kg)
- Noboru Uchizama
- First Round — Lost to Brendan Dunne (IRL), RSC-2
Men's Flyweight (– 51 kg)
- Toshinori Koga
- First Round — Bye
- Second Round — Defeated Virgilio Palomo (COL), 5:0
- Third Round — Lost to Ramón Duvalón (CUB), 0:5
Canoeing
editCycling
editFive cyclists represented Japan in 1976.
- Yoshikazu Cho — 5th place
- Yoshikazu Cho — 1:09.664 (→ 17th place)
- Yoichi Machishima — 15th place
Diving
editEquestrian
editFencing
editEight fencers, four men and four women, represented Japan in 1976.
Gymnastics
editHandball
editJudo
editModern pentathlon
editThree male pentathletes represented Japan in 1976.
Men's Individual Competition:
- Shoji Uchida — 4850 points (→ 31st place)
- Akira Kubo — 4700 points (→ 37th place)
- Hiroyuki Kawazoe — 4591 points (→ 40th place)
Men's Team Competition:
- Uchida, Kubo, and Kawazoe — 14234 points (→ 12th place)
Rowing
editSailing
editShooting
edit- 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
editVolleyball
edit- 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
- Head coach: Tsutomu Koyama
- 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
- Defeated Soviet Union (3-0) →
- Team roster
- Head coach: Shigeo Yamada
Weightlifting
editWrestling
editReferences
edit- ^ "Japan at the 1976 Montreal Summer Games". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 2011-08-30. Retrieved 2011-04-09.