Japan at the 1956 Winter Olympics

Sporting event delegation
Japan at the
1956 Winter Olympics
IOC codeJPN
NOCJapanese Olympic Committee
Websitewww.joc.or.jp (in Japanese and English)
in Cortina d'Ampezzo
Competitors10 (men) in 5 sports
Flag bearerHiroshi Yoshizawa
Medals
Ranked 11th
Gold
0
Silver
1
Bronze
0
Total
1
Winter Olympics appearances (overview)

Japan competed at the 1956 Winter Olympics in Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy. Chiharu Igaya won the nation's first ever medal and the first ever Asian champion at the Winter Olympic Games.

Medalists

Medal Name Sport Event Date
 Silver Chiharu Igaya Alpine skiing Men's slalom January 31

Alpine skiing

Men
Athlete Event Race 1 Race 2 Total
Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank
Chiharu Igaya Downhill DSQ –
Susumu Sugiyama 3:39.1 28
Susumu Sugiyama Giant Slalom 3:40.8 45
Chiharu Igaya 3:15.6 11
Susumu Sugiyama Slalom 1:51.0 38 2:26.0 37 4:17.0 33
Chiharu Igaya 1:30.2 6 1:48.5 2 3:18.7 2nd place, silver medalist(s)

Cross-country skiing

Men
Event Athlete Race
Time Rank
15 km Tatsuo Miyao 56:59 48
30 km Tatsuo Miyao 1'55:40 28
50 km Tatsuo Miyao 3'25:47 25

Nordic combined

Events:

  • normal hill ski jumping (Three jumps, best two counted and shown here.)
  • 15 km cross-country skiing
Athlete Event Ski Jumping Cross-country Total
Distance 1 Distance 2 Points Rank Time Points Rank Points Rank
Hiroshi Yoshizawa Individual 69.5 76.5 210.5 5 DNF – – DNF –
Koichi Sato 68.0 65.5 191.5 23 1'08:21 193.400 35 384.900 33

Ski jumping

Athlete Event Jump 1 Jump 2 Total
Distance Points Rank Distance Points Rank Points Rank
Koichi Sato Normal hill 68.0 91.0 36 66.0 87.5 41 178.5 39
Hiroshi Yoshizawa 80.5 106.5 9 74.0 98.5 18 205.0 13

Speed skating

Men
Event Athlete Race
Time Rank
500 m Kiyotaka Takabayashi 43.6 30
Taketsugu Asazaka 43.1 22
Yoshitaki Hori 42.8 17
Shinkichi Takemura 42.4 11
1500 m Yoshiyasu Gomi 2:19.2 39
Shinkichi Takemura 2:18.3 36
Yoshitaki Hori 2:15.9 23
Taketsugu Asazaka 2:15.4 21
5000 m Yoshitaki Hori 8:53.5 46
Taketsugu Asazaka 8:23.6 28
Yoshiyasu Gomi 8:22.2 27
10,000 m Yoshiyasu Gomi 17:35.9 23
Taketsugu Asazaka 17:35.3 22

References

  • Official Olympic Reports
  • International Olympic Committee results database
  • Olympic Winter Games 1956, full results by sports-reference.com


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