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Japan at the 1968 Summer Olympics

Japan, the previous host of the 1964 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, 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.

Medalists

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Athletics

Men
Track & road events

Boxing

Men

Canoeing

Sprint

men

Cycling

One cyclist represented Japan in 1968.

Track

Sprint

Road

Men

Diving

Men
Women

Equestrian

Fencing

Five fencers, all men, represented Japan in 1968.

Men's foil
Men's team foil

Football

Group play
Quarterfinals
Semi final
Bronze Medal Match

Gymnastics

Hockey

Modern pentathlon

Three male pentathletes represented Japan in 1968.

Individual
Team
  • Yuso Makihira
  • Katsuaki Tashiro
  • Toshio Fukui

Rowing

Men

Shooting

Six shooters, all men, represented Japan in 1968.

Open

Swimming

Volleyball

Men's Tournament

Group play

Women's Tournament

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
*Setsuko Yosjida
*Suzue Takayama
*Toyoko Iwahara
*Youko Kasahara
*Aiko Onozawa
*Yukiyo Kojima
*Sachiko Fukanaka
*Kunie Shishikura
*Setsuko Inoue
*Sumie Oinuma
*Makiko Furakawa
*Keiko Hama

Water polo

  • Team Roster
*Haruo Sato
*Hirokatsu Kuwayama
*Kazuya Takeuchi
*Koji Nakano
*Kunio Yonehara
*Seiya Sakamoto
*Shigeharu Kuwabara
*Shuzo Yajima
*Tetsunosuke Ishii
Group play

Weightlifting

Wrestling

References

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