Japan At The 1932 Summer Olympics
The Empire of Japan competed at the 1932 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, California.
131 athletes competed in 10 sports and also participated in art competitions.
| Japan at the 1932 Summer Olympics | |
|---|---|
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| IOC code | JPN |
| NOC | Japanese Olympic Committee |
| Website | www |
| in Los Angeles | |
| Competitors | 157 |
| Flag bearer | Mikio Oda |
| Medals Ranked 5th |
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| Summer Olympics appearances (overview) | |
Swimming became the most successful sport after collecting five gold medals, five silver medals and also two bronze medals. Takeichi Nishi also performed stunningly in equestrian and won Japan's first gold medal in the sport. The field hockey team also competed with two other teams from the United States and India, and won a silver medal.
With so many teams, Japan's delegation was the second largest, exceeded only by the United States.
Medalists
Athletics
Aquatics
Swimming
Diving
- Men's 3 metre springboard
- Kazuo Kobayashi - 133.76(6th Place)
- Tetsutaro Namae - 125.18(8th Place)
- Men's 10 metre platform
- Hidekatsu Ishida - 75.92(8th Place)
- Women's 3 metre springboard
- Etsuko Kamakura - 60.78(7th Place)
- Women's 10 metre platform
- Etsuko Kamakura - 31.36(6th Place)
Water polo
- 7 August
United States  | 10 – 0 |  Japan |
- 8 August
Hungary  | 18 – 0 | Japan |
- 12 August
Germany  | 10 – 0 | Japan |
Final standings
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | HUN | GER | USA | JPN | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 |  Hungary (HUN) | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 31 | 2 | +29 | 6 | 6–2 | 7–0 | 18–0 | ||
 |  Germany (GER) | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 16 | 10 | +6 | 3 | 2–6 | 4–4 | 10–0 | ||
 |  United States (USA) | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 11 | +3 | 3 | 0–7 | 4–4 | 10–0 | ||
| 4 |  Japan (JPN) | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 38 | −38 | 0 | 0–18 | 0–10 | 0–10 |
Boxing
Equestrian
Field hockey
Standings
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| |  India | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 35 | 2 | +33 | 2 |
| | Japan | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 13 | −3 | 1 |
| | United States (H) | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 33 | −30 | 0 |
Matches
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Gymnastics
Rowing
- Men
| Athlete | Event | Heats | Repechage | Final | |||
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| Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
| Rokuro Takahashi Norio Ban Umetaro Shibata Daikichi Suzuki Shokichi Nanba | Coxed four | 7:16.8 | 3 R | 7:47.0 | 4 | Did not advance | 6 |
| Yoshio Enomoto Shigeo Fujiwara Saburo Hara Kenzo Ikeda Setsuo Matsura Taro Nishidono Hidemitsu Tanaka Setsuji Tanaka Toshi Sano | Eight | 6:43.4 | 3 R | 7:22.6 | 3 | Did not advance | 7 |
Wrestling
Art competitions
References
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