Japan at the 1932 Winter Olympics

Japan competed at the 1932 Winter Olympics in Lake Placid, United States.

Japan at the 1932 Winter Olympics
IOC code	JPN
NOC	Japanese Olympic Committee
Website	www.joc.or.jp (in Japanese and English)
in Lake Placid
Competitors	16 (men) in 5 sports
Medals	Gold 0 Silver 0 Bronze 0 Total 0
Winter Olympics appearances (overview)
1928 1932 1936 1948 1952 1956 1960 1964 1968 1972 1976 1980 1984 1988 1992 1994 1998 2002 2006 2010 2014 2018 2022

Cross-country skiing

Main article: Cross-country skiing at the 1932 Winter Olympics

Men

Event	Athlete	Race
		Time	Rank
18 km	Saburo Iwasaki	1'44:07	37
	Takeo Hoshina	1'35:47	17
	Takemitsu Tsubokawa	1'33:15	15
	Heigoro Kuriyagawa	1'31:34	12
50 km	Kinzo Taniguchi	DNF	–
	Heigoro Kuriyagawa	DNF	–
	Saburo Iwasaki	5'21:40	18
	Iwao Ageishi	5'19:31	17

Figure skating

Main article: Figure skating at the 1932 Winter Olympics

Men

Athlete	Event	CF	FS	Places	Points	Final rank
Ryuichi Obitani	Men's singles	11	12	79	1856.7	12
Kazuyoshi Oimatsu		10	8	67	1978.6	9

Nordic combined

Main article: Nordic combined at the 1932 Winter Olympics

Events:

• 18 km cross-country skiing
• normal hill ski jumping

The cross-country skiing part of this event was combined with the main medal event of cross-country skiing. Those results can be found above in this article in the cross-country skiing section. Some athletes (but not all) entered in both the cross-country skiing and Nordic combined event, their time on the 18 km was used for both events.

The ski jumping (normal hill) event was held separate from the main medal event of ski jumping, results can be found in the table below.

Athlete	Event	Cross-country			Ski Jumping				Total
		Time	Points	Rank	Distance 1	Distance 2	Total points	Rank	Points	Rank
Katsumi Yamada	Individual	1'56:03	111.00	29	47.0 (fall)	40.5	111.2	31	222.20	32
Takemitsu Tsubokawa		1'33:15	210.00	5	35.5	37.0	148.9	27	358.90	15
Heigoro Kuriyagawa		1'31:34	219.00	3	49.5 (fall)	50.0	113.8	29	332.80	20

Ski jumping

Main article: Ski jumping at the 1932 Winter Olympics

Athlete	Event	Jump 1			Jump 2			Total
		Distance	Points	Rank	Distance	Points	Rank	Points	Rank
Katsumi Yamada	Normal hill	57.0	34.0 (fall)	32	51.5	36.0 (fall)	30	70.0	32
Yoichi Takata		37.5	74.1	29	57.0	17.0 (fall)	32	91.1	31
Mitsutake Makita		59.0	97.2	17	59.5	37.0 (fall)	29	134.2	28
Goro Adachi		60.0	102.1	9	66.0	108.6	6	210.7	8

Speed skating

Main article: Speed skating at the 1932 Winter Olympics

Men

Event	Athlete	Heat		Final
		Time	Position	Time	Position
500 m	Yasuo Kawamura	n/a	5	Did not advance
	Shozo Ishihara	n/a	3	Did not advance
	Tokuo Kitani	n/a	4	Did not advance
	Tomeju Uruma	n/a	5	Did not advance
1500 m	Tomeju Uruma	n/a	6	Did not advance
	Shozo Ishihara	n/a	5	Did not advance
	Tokuo Kitani	n/a	5	Did not advance
	Yasuo Kawamura	n/a	4	Did not advance
5000m	Tomeju Uruma	DNF	–	Did not advance
	Shozo Ishihara	DNF	–	Did not advance
	Tokuo Kitani	DNF	–	Did not advance
	Yasuo Kawamura	DNF	–	Did not advance
10,000 m	Tomeju Uruma	DNF	–	Did not advance
	Shozo Ishihara	DNF	–	Did not advance
	Tokuo Kitani	DNF	–	Did not advance
	Yasuo Kawamura	DNF	–	Did not advance

References

• (ed.) George Lattimer (1932). Official Report III Olympic Winter Games Lake Placid 1932 (PDF). III Olympic Winter Games Committee. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2008-04-10. Retrieved 2008-06-10. {{cite book}}: |author= has generic name (help)
• Japan Olympic Committee Archived 2014-02-19 at the Wayback Machine
• Olympic Winter Games 1932, full results by sports-reference.com