Japan at the
1968 Summer Olympics
IOC codeJPN
NOCJapanese Olympic Committee
Websitewww.joc.or.jp (in Japanese and English)
in Mexico City
Competitors171 (146 men and 25 women) in 18 sports
Flag bearerYukio Endo
Medals
Ranked 3rd
Gold
11
Silver
7
Bronze
7
Total
25
Summer Olympics appearances (overview)

Japan competed at the 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico City, Mexico. 171 competitors, 146 men and 25 women, took part in 97 events in 18 sports.[1]

Medalists

Athletics

Main article: Athletics at the 1968 Summer Olympics
Men
Track & road events
Athlete Event Heat Quarterfinal Semifinal Final
Result Rank Result Rank Result Rank Result Rank
Hiroomi Yamada Long jump 7.67 17 — 7.93w 10
Naoki Abe 7.58 22 — Did not advance
Shinji Ogura 7.57 24 — Did not advance
Tsugumichi Suzuki 10,000 metres — 30:52.0 19
Keisuke Sawaki — 31:25.2 27
Kenji Kimihara Marathon — 2:23:31 2nd place, silver medalist(s)

Boxing

Main article: Boxing at the 1968 Summer Olympics
Men
Athlete Event Round of 32 Round of 16 Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Rank
Watanabe Light Flyweight  Zaporozhets (URS)
L 0–3 		Did not advance
Nakamura Flyweight Bye  Delgado (MEX)
L 0–5 		Did not advance
Morioka' Flyweight Bye  Dowling (IRL)
W 4–1 		 Sokolov (URS)
L 5–0

Canoeing

Main article: Canoeing at the 1968 Summer Olympics

Sprint

men
Athlete Event Heats Semifinals Final
Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank
Tetsumasa Yamaguchi C-1 1000 metres 4:33.3 Qs 4:54.61 5 Did not advance
Tetsumasa Yamaguchi
Nobuatsu Yoshino 		C-2 1000 m 3:58.44 5 QS 4:29.54 5 Did not advance

Cycling

Main article: Cycling at the 1968 Summer Olympics

One cyclist represented Japan in 1968.

Track

Sprint
Athlete Event Qualification Round 1 Repechage 1 Round 2 Repechage 2 Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
Time
Speed (km/h) 		Rank Opposition
Time
Speed (km/h) 		Opposition
Time
Speed (km/h) 		Opposition
Time
Speed (km/h) 		Opposition
Time
Speed (km/h) 		Opposition
Time
Speed (km/h) 		Opposition
Time
Speed (km/h) 		Opposition
Time
Speed (km/h) 		Rank
Sanji Inoue Men's Sprint  Kravtsov (URS)
L 		Did not advance

Road

Men
Athlete Event Time Rank
Sanji Inoue time trial 1:07.54 19

Diving

Main article: Diving at the 1968 Summer Olympics
Men
Athlete Event Preliminaries Semifinals Final
Points Rank Points Rank Points Rank
Junji Yuasa 3 m springboard 86.80 18 Did not advance
Junji Yuasa 10 m springboard 84.10 23 Did not advance
Toshio Otsubo 83.18 24 Did not advance
Yosuke Arimitsu 81.72 26 Did not advance
Women
Athlete Event Preliminaries Semifinals Final
Points Rank Points Rank Points Rank
Keiko Osaki 3 m springboard DNS
Keiko Osaki 10 m platform

Equestrian

Main article: Equestrian at the 1968 Summer Olympics

Fencing

Main article: Fencing at the 1968 Summer Olympics

Five fencers, all men, represented Japan in 1968.

Men's foil
Men's team foil

Football

Main article: Football at the 1968 Summer Olympics
Group play
Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Spain 3 2 1 0 4 0 +4 5
 Japan 3 1 2 0 4 2 +2 4
 Brazil 3 0 2 1 4 5 −1 2
 Nigeria 3 0 1 2 4 9 −5 1
Source: [citation needed]
Japan 3 – 1 Nigeria
Kamamoto 24' 72' 89' Report Okoye 33'
Estadio Cuauhtémoc, Puebla
Referee: Ramon Sagastume Marmol El Salvador
Brazil 1 – 1 Japan
Ferretti 9' Report Watanabe 83'
Estadio Cuauhtémoc, Puebla
Referee: George Lamptey Ghana
Spain 0 – 0 Japan
Report
Azteca Stadium, Mexico City
Referee: Erwin Hieger Peru
Quarterfinals
Japan 3 – 1 France
Kamamoto 27' 59'
Watanabe 70'		 Report Tamboueon 32'
Azteca Stadium, Mexico City
Referee: Seyoum Tarekegn Ethiopia
Semi final
Hungary 5 – 0 Japan
Szűcs 30' 60' 75'
Novák 53' 65'		 Report
Azteca Stadium, Mexico City
Referee: Romualdo Arppi Filho Brazil
Bronze Medal Match
Japan 2 – 0 Mexico
Kamamoto 20' 40' Report
Azteca Stadium, Mexico City
Attendance: 105,000
Referee: Abraham Klein Israel

Gymnastics

Main article: Gymnastics at the 1968 Summer Olympics

Hockey

Main article: Field hockey at the 1968 Summer Olympics

Modern pentathlon

Main article: Modern pentathlon at the 1968 Summer Olympics

Three male pentathletes represented Japan in 1968.

Individual
Team

Rowing

Main article: Rowing at the 1968 Summer Olympics
Men
Athlete Event Heats Repechage Semifinals Final
Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank
Tsugio Ito Single sculls 8:10.00 6 R 7:58.08 4 Did not advance
Masatoshi Shimizu
Tomio Murai
Tadamasa Kato
Shigeru Miyagawa
Fumio Nakata
Jujiro Tanaka
Toshi Fukumasu
Yoshinori Arai
Katsumi Yamamoto (cox) 		Eight 6:34.79 6 R 6:44.37 5 FB — 6:52.02 6

Shooting

Main article: Shooting at the 1968 Summer Olympics

Six shooters, all men, represented Japan in 1968.

Open
Athlete Event Final
Points Rank
Takeo Kamachi 25 m rapid fire pistol 586 12
Shigeto Kusunoki 50 m pistol 528 50
Shigemi Saito 50 m rifle, prone 576 84
Hiromu Sekine 585 60
Makoto Shiraishi 25 m rapid fire pistol 582 23
Yoshihisa Yoshikawa 50 m pistol 548 17

Swimming

Main article: Swimming at the 1968 Summer Olympics

Volleyball

Main article: Volleyball at the 1968 Summer Olympics

Men's Tournament

Main article: Volleyball at the 1968 Summer Olympics – Men's tournament
Group play
Pos Team Pld W L Pts SW SL SR SPW SPL SPR
1  Soviet Union 9 8 1 17 26 8 3.250 464 326 1.423
2  Japan 9 7 2 16 24 6 4.000 430 258 1.667
3  Czechoslovakia 9 7 2 16 22 15 1.467 454 417 1.089
4  East Germany 9 6 3 15 22 12 1.833 449 374 1.201
5  Poland 9 6 3 15 18 11 1.636 371 281 1.320
6  Bulgaria 9 4 5 13 16 17 0.941 379 385 0.984
7  United States 9 4 5 13 15 18 0.833 383 414 0.925
8  Belgium 9 2 7 11 6 24 0.250 239 417 0.573
9  Brazil 9 1 8 10 8 25 0.320 357 469 0.761
10  Mexico 9 0 9 9 6 27 0.222 289 474 0.610
Source: [citation needed]

Women's Tournament

Main article: Volleyball at the 1968 Summer Olympics – Women's tournament
Women's Team Competition
  • Defeated United States (3-0)
  • Defeated Mexico (3-0)
  • Defeated Peru (3-0)
  • Defeated Czechoslovakia (3-0)
  • Defeated Poland (3-0)
  • Defeated South Korea (3-0)
  • Lost to Soviet Union (1-3) → Silver Medal

Water polo

Main article: Water polo at the 1968 Summer Olympics
Group play
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1  Italy 7 6 1 0 48 21 +27 13
2  Yugoslavia 7 5 1 1 65 18 +47 11
3  East Germany 7 5 1 1 66 22 +44 11
4  Netherlands 7 4 1 2 42 28 +14 9
5  Japan 7 3 0 4 26 57 −31 6
6  Mexico 7 1 1 5 27 56 −29 3
7  Greece 7 1 0 6 34 62 −28 2
8  Egypt 7 0 1 6 21 65 −44 1
Source: [citation needed]
 Italy 9–2  Japan
 Japan 8–7  Greece
 Netherlands 9–1  Japan
 Egypt 7–4  Japan
 East Germany 8–0  Japan
 Mexico 3–6  Japan
 Yugoslavia 17'–0  Japan

Weightlifting

Main article: Weightlifting at the 1968 Summer Olympics

Wrestling

Main article: Wrestling at the 1968 Summer Olympics

References

  1. ^ "Japan at the 1968 Mexico City Summer Games". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 4 August 2014. Retrieved 21 September 2014.

External links

Japan at the Olympics
National Olympic Committees at the 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico City, Mexico
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