Japan at the 1968 Summer Olympics
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| At the 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico City | ||||||||||||
| Competitors | 171 (146 men and 25 women) in 18 sports | |||||||||||
| Flag bearer | Yukio Endo | |||||||||||
| Medals Rank: 3 |
Gold 11 |
Silver 7 |
Bronze 7 |
Total 25 |
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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]
Medalists
Athletics
Main article: Athletics at the 1968 Summer Olympics
Boxing
Main article: Boxing at the 1968 Summer Olympics
Canoeing
Main article: Canoeing at the 1968 Summer Olympics
Cycling
Main article: Cycling at the 1968 Summer Olympics
One cyclist represented Japan in 1968.
Diving
Main article: Diving at the 1968 Summer Olympics
Equestrianism
Main article: Equestrianism at the 1968 Summer Olympics
Fencing
Main article: Fencing at the 1968 Summer Olympics
Five fencers, all men, represented Japan in 1968.
Football
Main article: Football at the 1968 Summer Olympics
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
- Yuso Makihira
- Katsuaki Tashiro
- Toshio Fukui
Rowing
Main article: Rowing at the 1968 Summer Olympics
Shooting
Main article: Shooting at the 1968 Summer Olympics
Six shooters, all men, represented Japan in 1968.
Swimming
Main article: Swimming at the 1968 Summer Olympics
Volleyball
Main article: Volleyball at the 1968 Summer Olympics
- Women's Team Competition
- Round Robin
- 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
- Team Roster
Water polo
Main article: Water polo at the 1968 Summer Olympics
- Men's Team Competition
- Preliminary Round (Group B)
- Lost to Italy (2:9)
- Defeated Greece (8:7)
- Lost to Netherlands (1:9)
- Defeated United Arab Republic (7:4)
- Lost to East Germany (0:8)
- Defeated Mexico (6:3)
- Lost to Yugoslavia (2:17)
- Classification Matches
- 9th/12th place: Lost to Spain (0:5)
- 11th/12th place: Lost to Mexico (4:5) → Twelfth place
- Team Roster
Weightlifting
Main article: Weightlifting at the 1968 Summer Olympics
Wrestling
Main article: Wrestling at the 1968 Summer Olympics
References
- ↑ "Japan at the 1968 Mexico City Summer Games". sports-reference.com. Retrieved 21 September 2014.
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