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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]
| Japan at the 1968 Summer Olympics | |
|---|---|
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| IOC code | JPN |
| NOC | Japanese Olympic Committee |
| Website | www |
| in Mexico City | |
| Competitors | 171 (146 men and 25 women) in 18 sports |
| Flag bearer | Yukio Endo |
| Medals Ranked 3rd |
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| Summer Olympics appearances (overview) | |
| 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 |  | |||||
| 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 |
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| 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 | |
One cyclist represented Japan in 1968.
| 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) |
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Rank | ||
| Sanji Inoue | Men's Sprint | Kravtsov (URS) L |
Did not advance | ||||||||
| Athlete | Event | Time | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sanji Inoue | time trial | 1:07.54 | 19 |
| 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 | ||||
| Athlete | Event | Preliminaries | Semifinals | Final | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Points | Rank | Points | Rank | Points | Rank | ||
| Keiko Osaki | 3 m springboard | DNS | |||||
| Keiko Osaki | 10 m platform | ||||||
Five fencers, all men, represented Japan in 1968.
Three male pentathletes represented Japan in 1968.
| 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 | |
Six shooters, all men, represented Japan in 1968.
| 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 |
| 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 |
Silver Medal| 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 |
| 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 |
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