Japan competed at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, United States. 306 competitors, 157 men and 149 women, took part in 168 events in 27 sports.[1]
| Japan at the 1996 Summer Olympics | |
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| IOC code | JPN |
| NOC | Japanese Olympic Committee |
| Website | www |
| in Atlanta | |
| Competitors | 306 (157 men and 149 women) in 27 sports |
| Flag bearer | Ryoko Tamura |
| Medals Ranked 23rd |
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| Summer Olympics appearances (overview) | |
Medalists
edit
Archery
editIn the nation's sixth Olympic archery competition, three of Japan's five archers won their first matches. All three lost in the second round, however.
Women's Individual Competition:
- Kinue Kodama → Round of 32, 24th place (1-1)
- Ai Ouchi → Round of 64, 41st place (0-1)
- Misato Koide → Round of 64, 56th place (0-1)
Men's Individual Competition:
- Hiroshi Yamamoto → Round of 32, 19th place (1-1)
- Takayoshi Matsushita → Round of 32, 27th place (1-1)
Women's Team Competition:
- Kodama, Ouchi, and Koide → Round of 16, 14th place (0-1)
Athletics
editMen's 100 metres
Men's 200 metres
Men's 400 metres
Men's 10,000 metres
Men's 4 × 100 metres Relay
Men's 4 × 400 metres Relay
- Heat — 3:02.82
- Semi Final — 3:01.92
- Final — 3:00.76 (→ 5th place)
Men's 400m Hurdles
- Heat — 48.96s (→ did not advance)
- Heat — 49.88s (→ did not advance)
- Heat — 49.07s (→ did not advance)
Men's Marathon
- Hiromi Taniguchi — 2:17.26 (→ 19th place)
- Masaki Oya — 2:22.13 (→ 54th place)
- Kenjiro Jitsui — 2:33.27 (→ 93rd place)
Men's 20 km Walk
- Daisuke Ikeshima — 1:24.54 (→ 22nd place)
Men's 50 km Walk
- Tadahiro Kosaka — 4:05.57 (→ 29th place)
Men's High Jump
Men's Long Jump
- Qualification — 7.46m (→ did not advance)
Men's Pole Vault
Women's 5,000 metres
Women's 10,000 metres
- Qualification — 31:37.03
- Final — 31:20.62 (→ 5th place)
- Qualification — 32:31.69
- Final — 31:23.23 (→ 7th place)
- Qualification — 31:54.89
- Final — 32:43.39 (→ 16th place)
Women's Marathon
- Yuko Arimori — 2:28.39 (→
Bronze Medal) - Izumi Maki — 2:32.35 (→ 12th place)
- Junko Asari — 2:34.31 (→ 17th place)
Women's 100 metres Hurdles
Women's 10 km Walk
- Yuka Mitsumori — dsq (→ no ranking)
Women's Javelin Throw
- Qualification — 53.98m (→ did not advance)
Badminton
editBaseball
editDefending bronze medalist Japan competed for the second time in the Olympic baseball tournament. They got off to a rough start, losing three of their first four games to Australia, Cuba, and the United States. After winning their next three, however, the Japanese were in a tie with the Nicaraguans for third and fourth places. Since Japan had beaten Nicaragua in head-to-head competition, they won the tie-breaker and faced the United States in the semifinals rather than the Cubans, which had not lost any of their 16 games in the 1992 and 1996 Olympiads. Japan defeated the United States to advance to the final, where they became the Cubans' 18th victim (Nicaragua's loss in the semifinals being the 17th win for Cuba).
Men's Team Competition:
- Japan - Silver Medal (5-4)
Basketball
editWomen's tournament
edit- Preliminary round
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Brazil
|
5 | 5 | 0 | 424 | 360 | +64 | 10 | Quarterfinals |
| 2 |  Russia
|
5 | 4 | 1 | 378 | 342 | +36 | 9 | |
| 3 |  Italy
|
5 | 3 | 2 | 330 | 309 | +21 | 8 | |
| 4 |  Japan
|
5 | 2 | 3 | 365 | 396 | −31 | 7 | |
| 5 |  China
|
5 | 1 | 4 | 347 | 378 | −31 | 6 | |
| 6 |  Canada
|
5 | 0 | 5 | 293 | 352 | −59 | 5 |
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal average; 4) head-to-head number of points scored.
21 July 1996
|
| Japan |
63–73 | Russia |
| Pts: Kato 15 Rebs: Kato 9 Asts: Murakami 6 |
Pts: Baranova 21 Rebs: Baranova 13 Asts: Sumnikova 5 |
23 July 1996
|
| China |
72–75 | Japan |
| Pts: Zheng H 31 Rebs: Zheng H 16 Asts: Li X 6 |
Pts: Hagiwara 23 Rebs: Kato 10 Asts: Murakami 4 |
25 July 1996
|
| Brazil |
100–80 | Japan |
| Pts: Paula 25 Rebs: Leila 14 Asts: Paula 10 |
Pts: Ichijo 16 Rebs: Nagata, Murakami 5 Asts: Murakami 4 |
27 July 1996
|
| Japan |
52–66 | Italy |
| Pts: Murakami 13 Rebs: Ichijo 9 Asts: Murakami 5 |
Pts: Pollini, Arnetoli 13 Rebs: Fullin 11 Asts: Pollini, Ballabio 3 |
29 July 1996
|
| Canada |
85–95 | Japan |
| Pts: Jerant 15 Rebs: Norman 10 Asts: Evans 4 |
Pts: Hagiwara 26 Rebs: Murakami, Ichijo 5 Asts: Murakami, Kato 5 |
- Quarterfinals
31 July 1996
15:00 |
United States  |
108–93 |  Japan |
| Scoring by half: 59–44, 49–49 | ||
| Pts: Leslie 35 Rebs: McClain 16 Asts: Edwards 12 |
Pts: Ichijo, Hagiwara 22 Rebs: Kato 8 Asts: Murakami 10 | |
- Classification Round 5th−8th place
1 August 1996
15:00 |
| Russia |
80–69 | Japan |
| Scoring by half: 39–34, 41–35 | ||
| Pts: Baranova 37 Rebs: Baranova 13 Asts: Sumnikova 14 |
Pts: Kato 19 Rebs: Ichijo 12 Asts: Murakami 7 | |
- 7th place game
Beach volleyball
edit- Shoji Setoyama and Kazuyuki Takao — 17th place overall
Boxing
editMen's Flyweight (– 51 kg)
- First Round — Lost to Lernik Papyan (Armenia), 5-10
Men's Light Welterweight (– 63,5 kg)
- First Round — Lost to Eduard Zakharov (Russia), 6-21
Men's Middleweight (– 75 kg)
- First Round — Defeated Tao Chen (China), 15-10
- First Round — Lost to Tomasz Borowski (Poland), 6-11
Canoeing
editCycling
editTrack Competition
editMen's Points Race
- Final — 2 points (→ 15th place)
Mountain Bike
editMen's Cross Country
- Final — 2:45:03 (→ 26th place)
Women's Cross Country
- Final — 2:05.44 (→ 23rd place)
Diving
editWomen's 3m Springboard
- Preliminary Heat — 262.71
- Semi Final — 210.00
- Final — 296.04 (→ 6th place)
Equestrianism
editFencing
editFour fencers, one man and three women, represented Japan in 1996.
Football
edit- Men's competition
| 21 July 1996 Match 1 | Japan | 1–0 | Brazil | Miami |
| 18:30 UTC−4 | Ito  72' |
Report | Stadium: Orange Bowl Attendance: 46,724 Referee: Benito Archundia (Mexico) |
| 23 July 1996 Match 2 | Nigeria  | 2–0 | Japan | Orlando |
| 20:30 UTC−4 | Akiba 83' (o.g.) Okocha 90' (pen.) |
Report | Stadium: Citrus Bowl Attendance: 28,000 Referee: Pierluigi Collina (Italy) |
| 25 July 1996 Match 3 | Japan | 3–2 |  Hungary | Orlando |
| 21:00 UTC−4 | Maezono 39' (pen.), 90+1' Uemura 90' |
Report | Sándor 2' Madar 48' |
Stadium: Citrus Bowl Attendance: 17,224 Referee: Lucien Bouchardeau (Niger) |
- Women's competition
| 21 July 1996 Match 1 | Germany  | 3–2 | Japan | Birmingham |
| 13:30 UTC−4 | Wiegmann 5' Tomei 29' (o.g.)Mohr 52' |
Report | Kioka 18' Noda 33' |
Stadium: Legion Field Attendance: 44,211 Referee: Ingrid Jonsson (Sweden) |
| 23 July 1996 Match 2 | Brazil | 2–0 | Japan | Birmingham |
| 16:30 UTC−4 | Kátia 68' Pretinha 78' |
Report | Stadium: Legion Field Attendance: 26,111 Referee: Ingrid Jonsson (Sweden) |
| 25 July 1996 Match 3 | Norway  | 4–0 | Japan | Washington, D.C. |
| 18:30 UTC−4 | Pettersen 25', 86' Medalen 60'Tangeraas 74' |
Report | Stadium: Robert F. Kennedy Memorial Stadium Attendance: 30,237 Referee: Omer Al Mehannah (Saudi Arabia) |
Gymnastics
editJudo
editRhythmic gymnastics
editRowing
editSailing
editShooting
editSoftball
editWomen's Team Competition
edit- Preliminary Round Robin
- Defeated Netherlands (3:0)
- Defeated PR China (3:0)
- Lost to United States (1:6)
- Defeated Canada (4:0)
- Lost to Australia (0:10)
- Defeated Puerto Rico (8:1)
- Defeated Chinese Taipei (5:1)
- Semifinals
- Lost to Australia (0:3)
- Bronze Medal Match
- Did not advance → 4th place
- Team roster
- Head coach: Mitsutoshi Suzumura
Swimming
editMen's 50 metres Freestyle:
- Heat — 23.60 (→ did not advance, 35th place)
Men's 100 metres Freestyle:
- Heat — 51.29 (→ did not advance, 37th place)
Men's 200 metres Freestyle:
- Heat — 1:51.97 (→ did not advance, 23rd place)
Men's 400 metres Freestyle:
- Heat — 4:00.19 (→ did not advance, 24th place)
Men's 1500 m Freestyle
- Heat — 15:19.48
- B-Final — 15:17.28 (→ 6th place)
- Heat — 15:43.66 (→ did not advance, 22nd place)
Men's 100 m Backstroke
- Heat — 56.35
- B-Final — 55.74 (→ 9th place)
- Heat — 56.22
- B-Final — 56.23 (→ 11th place)
Men's 200 m Backstroke
- Heat — 2:00.43
- Final — 2:00.10 (→ 5th place)
- Heat — 2:02.33
- B-Final — 2:01.54 (→ 9th place)
Men's 100 m Breaststroke
- Heat — 1:02.63
- B-Final — 1:02.75 (→ 12th place)
- Heat — 1:03.13 (→ did not advance, 22nd place)
Men's 200 m Breaststroke
- Heat — 2:15.37
- B-Final — 2:16.69 (→ 16th place)
Men's 100 m Butterfly
- Heat — 53.95
- B-Final — 53.98 (→ 13th place)
- Heat — 54.50 (→ did not advance, 20th place)
Men's 200 m Butterfly
- Heat — 2:00.87 (→ did not advance, 20th place)
Men's 200 m Individual Medley
- Heat — 2:03.42
- B-Final — 2:04.59 (→ 14th place)
- Heat — 2:04.49
- B-Final — 2:05.42 (→ 16th place)
Men's 400 m Individual Medley
- Heat — 4:24.83
- B-Final — 4:23.36 (→ 10th place)
- Heat — 4:26.73
- B-Final — 4:24.25 (→ 11th place)
Men's 4 × 100 m Medley Relay
- Heat — 3:41.78
- Final — 3:40.51 (→ 5th place)
Women's 50 m Freestyle
- Heat — 25.89
- B-Final — 26.05 (→ 12th place)
Women's 100 m Freestyle
- Heat — 57.25 (→ did not advance, 25th place)
Women's 200 m Freestyle
- Heat — 2:01.11
- B-Final — 2:01.00 (→ 10th place)
- Heat — 2:03.78 (→ did not advance, 20th place)
Women's 400 m Freestyle
- Heat — 4:13.40
- Final — 4:11.68 (→ 7th place)
- Heat — 4:16.07
- B-Final — 4:16.60 (→ 13th place)
Women's 800 m Freestyle
- Heat — 8:40.47 (→ did not advance, 10th place)
- Heat — 8:55.77 (→ did not advance, 21st place)
Women's 100 m Backstroke
- Heat — 1:02.35
- Final — 1:02.33 (→ 4th place)
- Heat — 1:02.90
- Final — 1:02.78 (→ 8th place)
Women's 200 m Backstroke
- Heat — 2:15.05
- B-Final — 2:13.40 (→ 9th place)
- Heat — 2:12.92
- Final — 2:13.57 (→ 5th place)
Women's 100 m Breaststroke
- Heat — 1:09.89
- B-Final — 1:10.43 (→ 13th place)
- Heat — 1:11.33 (→ did not advance, 22nd place)
Women's 200 m Breaststroke
- Heat — 2:29.36
- Final — 2:28.05 (→ 5th place)
- Heat — 2:30.84
- B-Final — 2:29.32 (→ 10th place)
Women's 100 m Butterfly
- Heat — 1:00.85
- Final — 1:00.11 (→ 4th place)
- Heat — 1:00.20
- Final — 1:00.18 (→ 6th place)
Women's 200 m Butterfly
- Heat — 2:16.04
- B-Final — 2:13.97 (→ 14th place)
- Heat — 2:12.59
- Final — 2:11.93 (→ 7th place)
Women's 200 m Individual Medley
- Heat — 2:20.58 (→ did not advance, 28th place)
Women's 400 m Individual Medley
- Heat — 4:48.51
- B-Final — 4:47.98 (→ 12th place)
- Heat — 4:49.32
- B-Final — 4:48.72 (→ 13th place)
Women's 4 × 100 m Freestyle Relay
- Heat — 3:48.77 (→ did not advance, 12th place)
Women's 4 × 200 m Freestyle Relay
- Heat — 8:09.46
- Final — 8:07.46 (→ 4th place)
Women's 4 × 100 m Medley Relay
- Heat — 4:10.71 (→ did not advance, 9th place)
Synchronized swimming
editTable tennis
editTennis
editMen's Singles Competition
- First round — Lost to Tim Henman (Great Britain) 6-7 3-6
Men's Doubles Competition
- First round — Defeated Juan-Carlos Bianchi and Nicolas Pereira (Venezuela) 6-4, 6-7, 8-6
- Second round — Lost to Sergi Bruguera and Tomás Carbonell (Spain) 7-6, 2-6, 5-7
Women's Singles Competition
- First round — Defeated Katarina Studenikova (Slovakia) 6-2 6-3
- Second round — Defeated Martina Hingis (Switzerland) 6-4 6-4
- Third round — Lost to Jana Novotná (Czech Republic) 3-6 4-6
- First round — Defeated Dally Randriantefy (Madagascar) 6-0 6-1
- Second round — Defeated Virag Csurgo (Hungary) 6-2 6-3
- Third round — Defeated Magdalena Maleeva (Bulgaria) 6-4 6-4
- Quarter Finals — Lost to Arantxa Sánchez Vicario (Spain) 6-4 3-6 8-10
- First round — Defeated Sung-Hee Park (South Korea) 6-3 4-6 6-3
- Second round — Lost to Lindsay Davenport (United States) 2-6 2-6
Volleyball
editWomen's Indoor Team Competition
edit- Preliminary round (group A)
- Lost to South Korea (0-3)
- Defeated Ukraine (3-0)
- Lost to Netherlands (0-3)
- Lost to United States (0-3)
- Lost to China (0-3)
- Quarterfinals
- did not advance (→ Ninth place)
- Team roster
- Head coach: Kuniaki Yoshida
Weightlifting
editWrestling
editNotes
edit- (ed.) Watkins, Ginger T. (1997). The Official Report of the Centennial Olympic Games, Volume III The Competition Results (PDF). Atlanta: Peachtree Publishers. ISBN 1-56145-150-9. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2007-09-27. Retrieved 2008-02-05.
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References
edit- ^ "Japan at the 1996 Summer Games". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 2011-09-14. Retrieved 2012-02-16.