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]
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Medalists
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Silver
- Nachiro Ikeda, Masayuki Minami, Katsutoshi Nekoda, Mamoru Shiragami, Isao Koizumi, Kenji Kimura, Yasuaki Mitsomuri, Jungo Morita, Tadayoshi Yokota, Seiji Oko, Tetsuo Satō and Kenji Shimaoka — Volleyball, Men's Team Competition
- Setsuko Yosjida, Suzue Takayama, Toyoko Iwahara, Youko Kasahara, Aiko Onozawa, Yukiyo Kojima, Sachiko Fukanaka, Kunie Shishikura, Setsuko Inoue, Sumie Oinuma, Makiko Furakawa and Keiko Hama — Volleyball, Women's Team Competition
- Kenji Kimihara — Men's Marathon
Athletics
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Boxing
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Canoeing
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Cycling
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One cyclist represented Japan in 1968.
Diving
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Equestrianism
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Fencing
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Five fencers, all men, represented Japan in 1968.
Football
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Gymnastics
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Hockey
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Modern pentathlon
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Three male pentathletes represented Japan in 1968.
- Individual
- Team
- Yuso Makihira
- Katsuaki Tashiro
- Toshio Fukui
Rowing
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Shooting
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Six shooters, all men, represented Japan in 1968.
Swimming
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Volleyball
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- Women's Team Competition
- Round Robin
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- 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
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- Men's Team Competition
- Preliminary Round (Group B)
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- 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
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- 9th/12th place: Lost to Spain (0:5)
- 11th/12th place: Lost to Mexico (4:5) → Twelfth place
- Team Roster
Weightlifting
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Wrestling
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References
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