Japan at the 1996 Summer Olympics

Japan competed at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, United States. 306 competitors, 157 men and 149 women, took part in 168 events in 27 sports.[1]

Japan at the
1996 Summer Olympics
IOC codeJPN
NOCJapanese Olympic Committee
Websitewww.joc.or.jp (in Japanese and English)
in Atlanta
Competitors306 (157 men and 149 women) in 27 sports
Flag bearer Ryoko Tamura
Medals
Ranked 23rd
Gold
3
Silver
6
Bronze
5
Total
14
Summer Olympics appearances (overview)

Medalists

Archery

In the nation's sixth Olympic archery competition, three of Japan's five archers won their first matches. All three lost in the second round, however.

Women's Individual Competition:

Men's Individual Competition:

Women's Team Competition:

  • Kodama, Ouchi, and Koide → Round of 16, 14th place (0-1)

Athletics

Men's 100 metres

Men's 200 metres

Men's 400 metres

Men's 10,000 metres

Men's 4 × 100 metres Relay

Men's 4 × 400 metres Relay

  • Heat 3:02.82
  • Semi Final 3:01.92
  • Final 3:00.76 (→ 5th place)

Men's 400m Hurdles

  • Heat 48.96s (→ did not advance)
  • Heat 49.88s (→ did not advance)
  • Heat 49.07s (→ did not advance)

Men's Marathon

Men's 20 km Walk

Men's 50 km Walk

Men's High Jump

Men's Long Jump

  • Qualification 7.46m (→ did not advance)

Men's Pole Vault


Women's 5,000 metres

Women's 10,000 metres

  • Qualification 31:37.03
  • Final 31:20.62 (→ 5th place)
  • Qualification 32:31.69
  • Final 31:23.23 (→ 7th place)
  • Qualification 31:54.89
  • Final 32:43.39 (→ 16th place)

Women's Marathon

Women's 100 metres Hurdles

Women's 10 km Walk

Women's Javelin Throw

  • Qualification 53.98m (→ did not advance)

Badminton

Baseball

Defending bronze medalist Japan competed for the second time in the Olympic baseball tournament. They got off to a rough start, losing three of their first four games to Australia, Cuba, and the United States. After winning their next three, however, the Japanese were in a tie with the Nicaraguans for third and fourth places. Since Japan had beaten Nicaragua in head-to-head competition, they won the tie-breaker and faced the United States in the semifinals rather than the Cubans, which had not lost any of their 16 games in the 1992 and 1996 Olympiads. Japan defeated the United States to advance to the final, where they became the Cubans' 18th victim (Nicaragua's loss in the semifinals being the 17th win for Cuba).

Men's Team Competition:

  • Japan - Silver Medal (5-4)

Basketball

Beach volleyball

  • Shoji Setoyama and Kazuyuki Takao 17th place overall

Boxing

Men's Flyweight ( 51 kg)

Men's Light Welterweight ( 63,5 kg)

Men's Middleweight ( 75 kg)

Canoeing

Cycling

Track Competition

Men's Points Race

  • Final 2 points (→ 15th place)

Mountain Bike

Men's Cross Country

  • Final 2:45:03 (→ 26th place)

Women's Cross Country

  • Final 2:05.44 (→ 23rd place)

Diving

Women's 3m Springboard

  • Preliminary Heat 262.71
  • Semi Final 210.00
  • Final 296.04 (→ 6th place)

Equestrianism

Fencing

Four fencers, one man and three women, represented Japan in 1996.

Men's foil
Women's épée
Women's team épée

Football

Men's competition
21 July 1996 Match 1 Japan  1–0  Brazil Miami
18:30 UTC−4 Ito  72' Report Stadium: Orange Bowl
Attendance: 46,724
Referee: Benito Archundia (Mexico)
23 July 1996 Match 2 Nigeria  2–0  Japan Orlando
20:30 UTC−4 Akiba  83' (o.g.)
Okocha  90' (pen.)
Report Stadium: Citrus Bowl
Attendance: 28,000
Referee: Pierluigi Collina (Italy)
25 July 1996 Match 3 Japan  3–2  Hungary Orlando
21:00 UTC−4 Maezono  39' (pen.), 90+1'
Uemura  90'
Report Sándor  2'
Madar  48'
Stadium: Citrus Bowl
Attendance: 17,224
Referee: Lucien Bouchardeau (Niger)
Women's competition
21 July 1996 Match 1 Germany  3–2  Japan Birmingham
13:30 UTC−4 Wiegmann  5'
Tomei  29' (o.g.)
Mohr  52'
Report Kioka  18'
Noda  33'
Stadium: Legion Field
Attendance: 44,211
Referee: Ingrid Jonsson (Sweden)
23 July 1996 Match 2 Brazil  2–0  Japan Birmingham
16:30 UTC−4 Kátia  68'
Pretinha  78'
Report Stadium: Legion Field
Attendance: 26,111
Referee: Ingrid Jonsson (Sweden)
25 July 1996 Match 3 Norway  4–0  Japan Washington, D.C.
18:30 UTC−4 Pettersen  25', 86'
Medalen  60'
Tangeraas  74'
Report Stadium: Robert F. Kennedy Memorial Stadium
Attendance: 30,237
Referee: Omer Al Mehannah (Saudi Arabia)

Gymnastics

Judo

Rhythmic gymnastics

Rowing

Sailing

Shooting

Softball

Women's Team Competition

  • Preliminary Round Robin
  • Defeated Netherlands (3:0)
  • Defeated PR China (3:0)
  • Lost to United States (1:6)
  • Defeated Canada (4:0)
  • Lost to Australia (0:10)
  • Defeated Puerto Rico (8:1)
  • Defeated Chinese Taipei (5:1)
  • Semifinals
  • Lost to Australia (0:3)
  • Bronze Medal Match
  • Did not advance → 4th place
  • Team Roster
  • Head Coach: Mitsutoshi Suzumura

Swimming

Men's 50 metres Freestyle:

  • Heat 23.60 (→ did not advance, 35th place)

Men's 100 metres Freestyle:

  • Heat 51.29 (→ did not advance, 37th place)

Men's 200 metres Freestyle:

  • Heat 1:51.97 (→ did not advance, 23rd place)

Men's 400 metres Freestyle:

  • Heat 4:00.19 (→ did not advance, 24th place)

Men's 1500 m Freestyle

  • Heat 15:19.48
  • B-Final 15:17.28 (→ 6th place)
  • Heat 15:43.66 (→ did not advance, 22nd place)

Men's 100 m Backstroke

  • Heat 56.35
  • B-Final 55.74 (→ 9th place)
  • Heat 56.22
  • B-Final 56.23 (→ 11th place)

Men's 200 m Backstroke

  • Heat 2:00.43
  • Final 2:00.10 (→ 5th place)
  • Heat 2:02.33
  • B-Final 2:01.54 (→ 9th place)

Men's 100 m Breaststroke

  • Heat 1:02.63
  • B-Final 1:02.75 (→ 12th place)
  • Heat 1:03.13 (→ did not advance, 22nd place)

Men's 200 m Breaststroke

  • Heat 2:15.37
  • B-Final 2:16.69 (→ 16th place)

Men's 100 m Butterfly

  • Heat 53.95
  • B-Final 53.98 (→ 13th place)
  • Heat 54.50 (→ did not advance, 20th place)

Men's 200 m Butterfly

  • Heat 2:00.87 (→ did not advance, 20th place)

Men's 200 m Individual Medley

  • Heat 2:03.42
  • B-Final 2:04.59 (→ 14th place)
  • Heat 2:04.49
  • B-Final 2:05.42 (→ 16th place)

Men's 400 m Individual Medley

  • Heat 4:24.83
  • B-Final 4:23.36 (→ 10th place)
  • Heat 4:26.73
  • B-Final 4:24.25 (→ 11th place)

Men's 4 × 100 m Medley Relay

  • Heat 3:41.78
  • Final 3:40.51 (→ 5th place)

Women's 50 m Freestyle

  • Heat 25.89
  • B-Final 26.05 (→ 12th place)

Women's 100 m Freestyle

  • Heat 57.25 (→ did not advance, 25th place)

Women's 200 m Freestyle

  • Heat 2:01.11
  • B-Final 2:01.00 (→ 10th place)
  • Heat 2:03.78 (→ did not advance, 20th place)

Women's 400 m Freestyle

  • Heat 4:13.40
  • Final 4:11.68 (→ 7th place)
  • Heat 4:16.07
  • B-Final 4:16.60 (→ 13th place)

Women's 800 m Freestyle

  • Heat 8:40.47 (→ did not advance, 10th place)
  • Heat 8:55.77 (→ did not advance, 21st place)

Women's 100 m Backstroke

  • Heat 1:02.35
  • Final 1:02.33 (→ 4th place)
  • Heat 1:02.90
  • Final 1:02.78 (→ 8th place)

Women's 200 m Backstroke

  • Heat 2:15.05
  • B-Final 2:13.40 (→ 9th place)
  • Heat 2:12.92
  • Final 2:13.57 (→ 5th place)

Women's 100 m Breaststroke

  • Heat 1:09.89
  • B-Final 1:10.43 (→ 13th place)
  • Heat 1:11.33 (→ did not advance, 22nd place)

Women's 200 m Breaststroke

  • Heat 2:29.36
  • Final 2:28.05 (→ 5th place)
  • Heat 2:30.84
  • B-Final 2:29.32 (→ 10th place)

Women's 100 m Butterfly

  • Heat 1:00.85
  • Final 1:00.11 (→ 4th place)
  • Heat 1:00.20
  • Final 1:00.18 (→ 6th place)

Women's 200 m Butterfly

  • Heat 2:16.04
  • B-Final 2:13.97 (→ 14th place)
  • Heat 2:12.59
  • Final 2:11.93 (→ 7th place)

Women's 200 m Individual Medley

  • Heat 2:20.58 (→ did not advance, 28th place)

Women's 400 m Individual Medley

  • Heat 4:48.51
  • B-Final 4:47.98 (→ 12th place)
  • Heat 4:49.32
  • B-Final 4:48.72 (→ 13th place)

Women's 4 × 100 m Freestyle Relay

  • Heat 3:48.77 (→ did not advance, 12th place)

Women's 4 × 200 m Freestyle Relay

  • Heat 8:09.46
  • Final 8:07.46 (→ 4th place)

Women's 4 × 100 m Medley Relay

  • Heat 4:10.71 (→ did not advance, 9th place)

Synchronized swimming

Table tennis

Tennis

Men's Singles Competition

  • First round Lost to Tim Henman (Great Britain) 6-7 3-6

Men's Doubles Competition

Women's Singles Competition

Volleyball

Women's Indoor Team Competition

  • Preliminary Round (Group A)
  • Lost to South Korea (0-3)
  • Defeated Ukraine (3-0)
  • Lost to Netherlands (0-3)
  • Lost to United States (0-3)
  • Lost to China (0-3)
  • Quarterfinals
  • did not advance (→ Ninth place)
  • Team Roster
  • Head Coach: Kuniaki Yoshida

Weightlifting

Wrestling

Notes

  • (ed.) Watkins, Ginger T. (1997). The Official Report of the Centennial Olympic Games, Volume III The Competition Results (PDF). Atlanta: Peachtree Publishers. ISBN 1-56145-150-9. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2007-09-27. Retrieved 2008-02-05.CS1 maint: extra text: authors list (link)

References

  1. "Japan at the 1996 Summer Games". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 2011-09-14. Retrieved 2012-02-16.
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