Japan at the 1956 Winter Olympics
| Japan at the 1956 Winter Olympics | |||||||||
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| IOC code | JPN | ||||||||
| NOC | Japanese Olympic Committee | ||||||||
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| in Cortina d'Ampezzo | |||||||||
| Competitors | 10 (men) in 5 sports | ||||||||
| Flag bearer | Hiroshi Yoshizawa | ||||||||
| Medals Ranked 11th |
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| Winter Olympics appearances (overview) | |||||||||
Japan competed at the 1956 Winter Olympics in Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy. Chiharu Igaya won the nation's first ever medal and the first ever Asian champion at the Winter Olympic Games.
Medalists
| Medal | Name | Sport | Event | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Silver | Igaya, ChiharuChiharu Igaya | Alpine skiing | Men's slalom | January 31 |
Alpine skiing
Main article: Alpine skiing at the 1956 Winter Olympics
- Men
| Athlete | Event | Race 1 | Race 2 | Total | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
| Chiharu Igaya | Downhill | DSQ | – | ||||
| Susumu Sugiyama | 3:39.1 | 28 | |||||
| Susumu Sugiyama | Giant Slalom | 3:40.8 | 45 | ||||
| Chiharu Igaya | 3:15.6 | 11 | |||||
| Susumu Sugiyama | Slalom | 1:51.0 | 38 | 2:26.0 | 37 | 4:17.0 | 33 |
| Chiharu Igaya | 1:30.2 | 6 | 1:48.5 | 2 | 3:18.7 | | |
Cross-country skiing
Main article: Cross-country skiing at the 1956 Winter Olympics
- Men
| Event | Athlete | Race | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | ||
| 15 km | Tatsuo Miyao | 56:59 | 48 |
| 30 km | Tatsuo Miyao | 1'55:40 | 28 |
| 50 km | Tatsuo Miyao | 3'25:47 | 25 |
Nordic combined
Main article: Nordic combined at the 1956 Winter Olympics
Events:
- normal hill ski jumping (Three jumps, best two counted and shown here.)
- 15 km cross-country skiing
| Athlete | Event | Ski Jumping | Cross-country | Total | ||||||
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| Distance 1 | Distance 2 | Points | Rank | Time | Points | Rank | Points | Rank | ||
| Hiroshi Yoshizawa | Individual | 69.5 | 76.5 | 210.5 | 5 | DNF | – | – | DNF | – |
| Koichi Sato | 68.0 | 65.5 | 191.5 | 23 | 1'08:21 | 193.400 | 35 | 384.900 | 33 | |
Ski jumping
Main article: Ski jumping at the 1956 Winter Olympics
| Athlete | Event | Jump 1 | Jump 2 | Total | |||||
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| Distance | Points | Rank | Distance | Points | Rank | Points | Rank | ||
| Koichi Sato | Normal hill | 68.0 | 91.0 | 36 | 66.0 | 87.5 | 41 | 178.5 | 39 |
| Hiroshi Yoshizawa | 80.5 | 106.5 | 9 | 74.0 | 98.5 | 18 | 205.0 | 13 | |
Speed skating
Main article: Speed skating at the 1956 Winter Olympics
- Men
| Event | Athlete | Race | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | ||
| 500 m | Kiyotaka Takabayashi | 43.6 | 30 |
| Taketsugu Asazaka | 43.1 | 22 | |
| Yoshitaki Hori | 42.8 | 17 | |
| Shinkichi Takemura | 42.4 | 11 | |
| 1500 m | Yoshiyasu Gomi | 2:19.2 | 39 |
| Shinkichi Takemura | 2:18.3 | 36 | |
| Yoshitaki Hori | 2:15.9 | 23 | |
| Taketsugu Asazaka | 2:15.4 | 21 | |
| 5000 m | Yoshitaki Hori | 8:53.5 | 46 |
| Taketsugu Asazaka | 8:23.6 | 28 | |
| Yoshiyasu Gomi | 8:22.2 | 27 | |
| 10,000 m | Yoshiyasu Gomi | 17:35.9 | 23 |
| Taketsugu Asazaka | 17:35.3 | 22 | |
References
- Official Olympic Reports
- International Olympic Committee results database
- Olympic Winter Games 1956, full results by sports-reference.com
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