Sporting event delegation
Japan at the 1956 Winter Olympics |
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IOC code | JPN |
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NOC | Japanese Olympic Committee |
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Website | www.joc.or.jp (in Japanese and English) |
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in Cortina d'Ampezzo |
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Competitors | 10 (men) in 5 sports |
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Flag bearer | Hiroshi Yoshizawa |
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Medals Ranked 11th | - Gold
- 0
- Silver
- 1
- Bronze
- 0
- Total
- 1
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Winter Olympics appearances (overview) |
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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
Alpine skiing
- Men
Cross-country skiing
- Men
Nordic combined
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 |
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
Athlete | Event | Jump 1 | Jump 2 | Total |
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
- Men
References
- Official Olympic Reports
- International Olympic Committee results database
- Olympic Winter Games 1956, full results by sports-reference.com
Africa | none |
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