Japan at the 1952 Summer Olympics
| Japan at the 1952 Summer Olympics | |
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| IOC code | JPN |
| NOC | Japanese Olympic Committee |
| Website | www |
| in Helsinki | |
| Competitors | 69 in 11 sports |
| Flag bearer | Bunkichi Sawada |
| Medals Ranked 17th |
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| Summer Olympics appearances (overview) | |
Japan competed at the 1952 Summer Olympics in Helsinki, Finland. Japan returned to the Olympic Games after not being invited to the 1948 Summer Olympics because of the nations's role in World War II. 69 competitors, 58 men and 11 women, took part in 60 events in 13 sports.[1]
Medalists
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Athletics
Boxing
Cycling
- Road Competition
Men's Individual Road Race (190.4 km)
- Kihei Tomioka — did not finish (→ no ranking)
- Masazumi Tajima — did not finish (→ no ranking)
- Tadashi Kato — did not finish (→ no ranking)
- Tamotsu Chikanari — did not finish (→ no ranking)
- Track Competition
Men's 1.000m Time Trial
- Final — 1:23.2 (→ 26th place)
Men's 1.000m Sprint Scratch Race
- Kihei Tomioka — 23rd place
Diving
- Men
| Athlete | Event | Preliminary | Final | ||
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| Points | Rank | Points | Rank | ||
| Katsuichi Mori | 3 m springboard | 65.23 | 15 | Did not advance | |
| 10 m platform | 58.65 | 29 | Did not advance | ||
- Women
| Athlete | Event | Preliminary | Final | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Points | Rank | Points | Rank | ||
| Masami Miyamoto | 3 m springboard | 46.88 | 15 | Did not advance | |
| 10 m platform | 36.24 | 11 | Did not advance | ||
Equestrian
Fencing
One fencer, Shinichi Maki, represented Japan in 1952.
Gymnastics
Rowing
Japan had five male rowers participate in one out of seven rowing events in 1952.[2]
Sailing
Shooting
One shooter represented Japan in 1952.
- Men
| Athlete | Event | Final | |
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| Score | Rank | ||
| Yukio Inokuma | Men's 50 metre rifle prone | 396 | 17 |
Swimming
- Men
Ranks given are within the heat.
| Athlete | Event | Heat | Semifinal | Swim-off | Final | ||||
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| Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
| Toru Goto | 100 m freestyle | 58.3 | 1 Q | 58.3 | 3 QSO | 58.5 | 1 Q | 58.5 | 4 |
| Yoshihiro Hamaguchi | 58.0 | 1 Q | 58.3 | =3 QSO | 59.1 | 3 | Did not advance | ||
| Hiroshi Suzuki | 58.0 | 2 Q | 58.0 | 2 Q | — | 57.4 | 
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| Hironoshin Furuhashi | 400 m freestyle | 4:43.3 | 1 Q | 4:44.2 | 3 Q | — | 4:42.1 | 8 | |
| Yasuo Tanaka | 4:44.3 | 2 Q | 4:44.9 | 2 | — | Did not advance | |||
| Yoshio Tanaka | 4:54.0 | 3 Q | 4:48.0 | 7 | — | Did not advance | |||
| Yukiyoshi Aoki | 1500 m freestyle | 19:27.0 | 3 | — | Did not advance | ||||
| Shiro Hashizume | 18:34.0 OR | 1 Q | — | 18:41.4 |
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| Yasuo Kitamura | 19:10.3 | 3 Q | — | 19:00.4 | 6 | ||||
| Norihiko Kurahashi | 100 m backstroke | 1:10.7 | 5 | Did not advance | — | Did not advance | |||
| Yasumasu Nishino | 1:10.1 | 2 | Did not advance | — | Did not advance | ||||
| Nobuyasu Hirayama | 200 m breaststroke | 2:41.5 | 3 Q | 2:39.1 | 3 Q | — | 2:37.4 | 4 | |
| Takayoshi Kajikawa | 2:39.6 | 3 Q | 2:37.3 | 2 Q | — | 2:38.6 | 5 | ||
| Jiro Nagasawa | 2:40.4 | 2 Q | 2:39.0 | 4 Q | — | 2:39.1 | 6 | ||
| Hiroshi Suzuki Yoshihiro Hamaguchi Toru Goto Teijiro Tanikawa |
4 × 200 m freestyle | 8:42.1 | 1 Q | — | 8:33.5 |
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- Women
Ranks given are within the heat.
| Athlete | Event | Heat | Semifinal | Final | |||
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| Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
| Shizue Miyabe | 100 m freestyle | 1:16.6 | 7 | Did not advance | |||
| Fumiko Sakaguchi | 1:14.6 | 5 | Did not advance | ||||
| Sadako Yamashita | 1:13.2 | 6 | Did not advance | ||||
| Misako Tamura | 400 m freestyle | 5:59.0 | 7 | Did not advance | |||
| Sadako Yamashita | 5:48.4 | 7 | Did not advance | ||||
| Masayo Aoki | 200 m breaststroke | 3:05.6 | 5 | Did not advance | |||
| Kazuko Sakamoto | 3:02.7 | 3 Q | 3:04.2 | 7 | Did not advance | ||
| Yasuko Oishi Fumiko Sakaguchi Misako Tamura Sadako Yamashita |
4 × 100 m freestyle | 4:54.0 NR | 6 | — | Did not advance | ||
Weightlifting
Wrestling
See also
References
- ^ "Japan at the 1952 Helsinki Summer Games". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 22 May 2015. Retrieved 1 March 2015.
- ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Japan Rowing at the 1952 Helsinki Summer Games". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 10 March 2018.