Japan

Japan

Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...

competed at the 1984 Summer Olympics

1984 Summer Olympics

The 1984 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XXIII Olympiad, was an international multi-sport event held in Los Angeles, California, United States in 1984...

in Los Angeles

Los Angeles, California

Los Angeles , with a population at the 2010 United States Census of 3,792,621, is the most populous city in California, USA and the second most populous in the United States, after New York City. It has an area of , and is located in Southern California...

, United States

United States

The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...

. Japan returned to the Games after participating in the American-led boycott of the 1980 Summer Olympics

American-led boycott of the 1980 Summer Olympics

The 1980 Summer Olympics boycott of the Moscow Olympics was a part of a package of actions initiated by the United States to protest the Soviet war in Afghanistan...

. 225 competitors, 173 men and 52 women, took part in 147 events in 22 sports.

Gold

• Koji Gushiken
  Koji Gushiken
  was an Olympic gymnast for Japan at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, California, where he won a total number of five medals, including two gold. Born November 12, 1956. He currently coaches other Olympic contenders.-References:* *...
  
   — Gymnastics, Men's All-Around Individual Competition
• Koji Gushiken
  Koji Gushiken
  was an Olympic gymnast for Japan at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, California, where he won a total number of five medals, including two gold. Born November 12, 1956. He currently coaches other Olympic contenders.-References:* *...
  
   — Gymnastics, Men's Rings
• Shinji Morisue
  Shinji Morisue
  is a Japanese gymnast and Olympic champion. He hails from Okayama City.-Olympics:He received a gold medal in horizontal bar, a silver medal in vault, and a bronze medal in team combined exercises at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles....
  
   — Gymnastics, Men's Horizontal Bar
• Shinji Hosokawa
  Shinji Hosokawa
  is a retired Japanese judoka who won two Olympic medals during the 1980s.-Biography:Hosokawa began judo in junior-high school, and won the Japanese inter-high school judo competition in 1977...
  
   — Judo, Men's Extra Lightweight (60 kg)
• Yoshiyuki Matsuoka
  Yoshiyuki Matsuoka
  is a retired judoka from Japan, who represented his native country at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, California. There he won the gold medal in the men's half-lightweight division , after having defeated South Korea's Hwang Jung-Oh in the final by Seoi Nage learned from Shozo Fujii, 4...
  
   — Judo, Men's Half Lightweight (65 kg)
• Hitoshi Saito
  Hitoshi Saito
  is a retired judoka who won two consecutive gold medals at the Olympic games.-Biography:Saito began judo in junior-high school, and in 1974, he was scouted to transfer to the Kokushikan junior-high school, located in Setagaya, Tokyo. He continued to practice judo at the Kokushikan high school, and...
  
   — Judo, Men's Heavyweight
• Yasuhiro Yamashita
  Yasuhiro Yamashita
  is one of the most successful judo competitors of all time. He currently works as an instructor or advisor for numerous organizations, including Tokai University, the International Judo Federation, and the...
  
   — Judo, Men's Open Class
• Takeo Kamachi
  Takeo Kamachi
  Takeo Kamachi is a Japanese sports shooter and Olympic champion, born in Manchuria. He won gold medal in the 25 metre rapid fire pistol at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles.-References:...
  
   — Shooting, Men's Rapid-Fire Pistol
• Atsuji Miyahara
  Atsuji Miyahara
  is a Japanese wrestler and Olympic champion in Greco-Roman wrestling.-Olympics:Miyahara competed at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles where he received a gold medal in Greco-Roman wrestling, the flyweight class. He received a silver medal at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul.-References:...
  
   — Wrestling, Men's Greco-Roman Flyweight
• Hideaki Tomiyama
  Hideaki Tomiyama
  represented Japan in wrestling at the 1984 Olympics in Los Angeles, and won the gold medal in the bantamweight division....
  
   — Wrestling, Men's Freestyle Bantamweight (57 kg)

Silver

• Noboyuki Kajitani — Gymnastics, Men's Parallel Bars
• Masaki Eto — Wrestling, Men's Greco-Roman Bantamweight
• Takashi Irie — Wrestling, Men's Freestyle Light Flyweight (48 kg)
• Kosei Akaishi — Wrestling, Men's Freestyle Featherweight (62 kg)
• Hideyuki Nagashima — Wrestling, Men's Freestyle Middleweight (82 kg)
• Akira Ota — Wrestling, Men's Freestyle Light Heavyweight (90 kg)

Bronze

• Hiroshi Yamamoto — Archery, Men's Individual Competition
• Tsutomu Sakamoto
  Tsutomu Sakamoto
  is a cyclist from Japan.He competed for Japan in the 1984 Summer Olympics held in Los Angeles, United States in the individual sprint event where he finished in third place.-References:*...
  
   — Cycling, Men's 1.000m Sprint (Scratch)
• Yumi Egami, Norie Hiro
  Norie Hiro
  Norie Hiro is a Japanese former volleyball player who competed in the 1984 Summer Olympics and in the 1988 Summer Olympics.In 1984 she was a member of the Japanese team which won the bronze medal in the Olympic tournament....
  
  , Miyoko Hirose
  Miyoko Hirose
  Miyoko Hirose is a former volleyball player from Japan, who was a member of the Japan Women's National Team that won the bronze medal at the 1984 Summer Olympics.-National team:...
  
  , Kyoko Ishida
  Kyoko Ishida
  Kyoko Ishida is a Japanese former volleyball player who competed in the 1984 Summer Olympics.In 1984 she was a member of the Japanese team which won the bronze medal in the Olympic tournament.-External links:*...
  
  , Yoko Kagabu
  Yoko Kagabu
  Yoko Kagabu is a Japanese former volleyball player who competed in the 1984 Summer Olympics.In 1984 she was a member of the Japanese team which won the bronze medal in the Olympic tournament.-External links:*...
  
  , Yuko Mitsuya
  Yuko Mitsuya
  Yuko Mitsuya is a former volleyball player from Japan, who was a member of the Japan Women's National Team that won the bronze medal at the 1984 Summer Olympics.-National team:...
  
  , Keiko Miyajima
  Keiko Miyajima
  Keiko Miyajima is a Japanese former volleyball player who competed in the 1984 Summer Olympics.In 1984 she was a member of the Japanese team which won the bronze medal in the Olympic tournament.-External links:*...
  
  , Kimie Morita
  Kimie Morita
  Kimie Morita is a Japanese former volleyball player who competed in the 1984 Summer Olympics.In 1984 she was a member of the Japanese team which won the bronze medal in the Olympic tournament.-External links:*...
  
  , Kumi Nakada
  Kumi Nakada
  Kumi Nakada is a former professional volleyball player. She led Japan to a bronze medal at the 1984 Summer Olympics while still in high school and, despite serious and chronic knee injuries, remained one of the world's top setters until her retirement from the sport in 1993...
  
  , Emiko Odaka
  Emiko Odaka
  Emiko Odaka is a Japanese former volleyball player who competed in the 1984 Summer Olympics.In 1984 she was a member of the Japanese team which won the bronze medal in the Olympic tournament.-External links:*...
  
  , Sachiko Otani
  Sachiko Otani
  Sachiko Otani is a Japanese former volleyball player who competed in the 1984 Summer Olympics.In 1984 she was a member of the Japanese team which won the bronze medal in the Olympic tournament.-External links:*...
  
  , and Kayoko Sugiyama
  Kayoko Sugiyama
  Kayoko Sugiyama is a Japanese former volleyball player who competed in the 1984 Summer Olympics and in the 1988 Summer Olympics.In 1984 she was a member of the Japanese team which won the bronze medal in the Olympic tournament....
  
   — Volleyball, Women's Team Competition
• Koji Gushiken
  Koji Gushiken
  was an Olympic gymnast for Japan at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, California, where he won a total number of five medals, including two gold. Born November 12, 1956. He currently coaches other Olympic contenders.-References:* *...
  
   — Gymnastics, Men's Horizontal Bar
• Koji Sotomura — Gymnastics, Men's Floor Exercises
• Koji Gushiken
  Koji Gushiken
  was an Olympic gymnast for Japan at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, California, where he won a total number of five medals, including two gold. Born November 12, 1956. He currently coaches other Olympic contenders.-References:* *...
  
  , Noritoshi Hirata, Noboyuki Kajitani, Shinji Morisue
  Shinji Morisue
  is a Japanese gymnast and Olympic champion. He hails from Okayama City.-Olympics:He received a gold medal in horizontal bar, a silver medal in vault, and a bronze medal in team combined exercises at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles....
  
  , Koji Sotomura, and Kyoji Yamawaki
  Kyoji Yamawaki
  is a former Japanese gymnast. He invented and named the trick on the still rings known as a yamawaki He also invented and named the skill on Horizontal bar known as the Yamawaki. Yamawaki competed at the 1984 Summer Olympics and won the bronze medal in the Men's Team Combined Exercises.-References:*...
  
   — Gymnastics, Men's Team Combined Exercises
• Seiki Nose — Judo, Men's Middleweight (86 kg)
• Miwako Motoyoshi — Synchronised Swimming, Women's Solo
• Saeko Kimura and Miwako Motoyoshi — Synchronised Swimming, Women's Duet
• Kazushito Manabe — Weightlifting, Men's Flyweight (52 kg)
• Masahiro Kotaka — Weightlifting, Men's Bantamweight (56 kg)
• Ryoji Isaoka — Weightlifting, Men's Light Heavyweight (82½ kg)
• Ikuzo Saito — Wrestling, Men's Greco-Roman Light Flyweight
• Yuji Takada
  Yuji Takada (wrestler)
  is a Japanese wrestler and Olympic champion in Freestyle wrestling.-Olympics:Takada competed at the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal where he received a gold medal in Freestyle wrestling, the light flyweight class...
  
   — Wrestling, Men's Freestyle Flyweight (52 kg)

Archery

In their third Olympic archery competition, Japan won a bronze medal in the men's division as well as having a fourth place competitor in each division.

Women's Individual Competition:

• Hiroko Ishizu – 2525 points (4th place)
• Minako Hokari – 2481 points (10th place)

Men's Individual Competition:

• Hiroshi Yamamoto – 2563 points (Bronze Medal)
• Takayoshi Matsushita – 2552 points (4th place)
• Ichiro Shimamura – 2312 points (52nd place)

Athletics

Men's 400 metres

• Susumu Takana
• Heat — 46.26
• Quarterfinals — 45.91
• Semifinals — 45.88 (→ did not advance)

Men's 10,000 metres

• Yutaka Kanai
• Qualifying Heat — 28:14.67
• Final — 28:27.06 (→ 7th place)

• Masanari Shintaku
  Hisatoshi Shintaku
  , also known as , is a retired long-distance runner from Japan. He won the 1985 edition of the Fukuoka Marathon, clocking 2:09:51 on December 1, 1985. He represented his native country at the 1988 Summer Olympics, finishing in 17th place .-Achievements:...
  
  
• Qualifying Heat — 28:24.30
• Final — 28:55.54 (→ 16th place)

Men's Marathon

Athletics at the 1984 Summer Olympics - Men's marathon

These are the official results of the Men's Marathon at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, California, held on Sunday August 12, 1984. The race started on 17.00h local time. A total number of 78 athletes completed the race, with Dieudonné LaMothe from Haiti finishing in last position in...

• Takeshi So
  Takeshi So
  is a retired long-distance runner from Japan, who represented his native country at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, California. He won the 1976 edition of the Košice Peace Marathon in Czechoslovakia. His twin brother is also a retired Olympic marathoner....
  
  
• Final — 2:10:55 (→ 4th place)

• Toshihiko Seko
  Toshihiko Seko
  Toshihiko Seko is a Japanese long-distance runner, a world-class marathon competitor in the 1980s...
  
  
• Final — 2:14:13 (→ 14th place)

• Shigeru So
  Shigeru So
  is a retired long-distance runner from Japan, who represented his native country at two Summer Olympics: 1976 and 1984. He won the 1985 edition of the Tokyo Marathon...
  
  
• Final — 2:14:38 (→ 17th place)

Men's Long Jump

• Junichi Usui
  Junichi Usui
  is a retired Japanese long jumper, best known for finishing seventh at the 1984 Olympic Games.-Achievements:-External links:...
  
  
• Qualification — 8.02m
• Final — 7.87m (→ 7th place)

Men's High Jump

• Takao Sakamoto
• Qualification — 2.21m (→ did not advance)

Men's Javelin Throw

• Masami Yoshida
  Masami Yoshida
  Masami Yoshida was a javelin thrower from Japan, who represented his native country in three consecutive Summer Olympics, starting in 1984. He achieved his personal best on August 25, 1991 during the World Championships in Tokyo, Japan....
  
  
• Qualification — 81.42m
• Final — 81.98m (→ 5th place)

• Kazuhiro Mizoguchi
  Kazuhiro Mizoguchi
  was a javelin thrower from Japan. He set the world best year performance in 1989, throwing 87.60 metres at a meet in San José, California, USA on May 27, 1989.-Achievements:-References:*...
  
  
• Qualification — 74.82m (→ did not advance, 20th place)

Men's Hammer Throw

• Shigenobu Murofushi
  Shigenobu Murofushi
  is a former hammer thrower from Japan. He is the father of Koji Murofushi and Yuka Murofushi.-Achievements:-References:**...
  
  
• Qualification — 70.92m (→ did not advance)

Men's Pole Vault

• Tomomi Takahashi
• Qualifying Round — 5.30m
• Final — no mark (→ no ranking)

Women's Marathon

• Nanae Sasaki
  Nanae Sasaki
  , born as , was a Japanese long-distance runner.She was a high school teacher in Ōfunato, Iwate when she set a Japanese record of 2:40:56 at the Boston Marathon in 1981....
  
  
• Final — 2:37:04 (→ 19th place)

• Akemi Masuda
  Akemi Masuda
  Akemi Masuda is a retired Japanese female long-distance runner. She competed for Japan at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, California, although she failed to finish the race...
  
  
• Final — did not finish (→ no ranking)

Women's High Jump

• Hisayo Fukumitsu
  Hisayo Fukumitsu
  is a retired female high jumper from Japan. She competed for her native country at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, California, finishing in 17th place in the final rankings with a jump of 1.87 m.-References:*...
  
  
• Qualification — 1.87m (→ did not advance, 17th place)

• Megumi Sato
  Megumi Sato (athlete)
  is a retired Japanese high jumper. Her personal best jump was 1.95 metres, achieved in May 1987 in Fukuoka.At the Olympic Games she finished eleventh in 1988 and seventh in 1992. She won the bronze medal at the 1987 Summer Universiade and 1990 Goodwill Games. On the regional level she won the 1986...
  
  
• Qualification — 1.84m (→ did not advance, 18th place)

Women's Javelin Throw

• Emi Matsui
  Emi Matsui
  is a former female track and field athlete. She competed for her native Japan in the women's javelin throw.-Achievements:-References:*...
  
  
• Qualification — 57.72m (→ did not advance)

• Minori Mori
• Qualification — 56.60m (→ did not advance)

Boxing

Men's Light Flyweight (– 48 kg)

• Mamoru Kuroiwa
  Mamoru Kuroiwa
  Mamoru Kuroiwa is a retired boxer from Japan, who twice competed for his native country at the Summer Olympics: 1984 and 1988. In the flyweight division he lost at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, California in the quarterfinals by Zambia's eventual bronze medalist Keith Mwila.-References:*...
  
  
  1. First Round — Bye
  2. Second Round — Defeated Francisco Tejedor (COL), 4:1
  3. Quarterfinals — Lost to Keith Mwila
     Keith Mwila
     Keith Mwila is a retired Zambian boxer, who won the bronze medal in the men's Light flyweight category at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, United States...
     
      (KEN), 0:5

Men's Bantamweight (– 54 kg)

• Hiroaki Takami
  1. First Round — Bye
  2. Second Round — Defeated Gamaleldin El-Koumy (EGY), 4:1
  3. Third Round — Lost to Dale Walters
     Dale Walters
     Dale Walters was a Canadian boxer who won a bantamweight bronze medal at the 1984 Summer Olympics.- Professional career :...
     
      (CAN), 0:5

Cycling

Men's Individual Road Race

• Matsuyoshi Takahashi — 45th place

Women's Individual Road Race

• Wakako Abe — 40th place

Diving

Men's 3m Springboard

• Isao Yamagishi
• Preliminary Round — 427.14 (→ did not advance, 25th place)

Fencing

Nine fencers, five men and four women, represented Japan in 1984.

Men's foil

Fencing at the 1984 Summer Olympics – Men's foil

The men's foil was one of eight fencing events on the fencing at the 1984 Summer Olympics programme. It was the nineteenth appearance of the event. The competition was held from August 1 to 2 1984. 58 fencers from 26 nations competed.-Results:...

• Kenichi Umezawa
  Kenichi Umezawa
  is a Japanese fencer. He competed in the individual and team foil events at the 1984 and 1988 Summer Olympics.-References:...
  
  
• Nobuyuki Azuma
  Nobuyuki Azuma
  is a Japanese fencer. He competed in the individual and team foil events at the 1984 Summer Olympics.-References:...
  
  
• Tadashi Shimokawa
  Tadashi Shimokawa
  is a Japanese fencer. He competed in the individual and team foil events at the 1984 Summer Olympics.-References:...
  
  

Men's team foil

Fencing at the 1984 Summer Olympics – Men's team foil

The men's team foil was one of eight fencing events on the fencing at the 1984 Summer Olympics programme. It was the sixteenth appearance of the event. The competition was held from August 4 to 5, 1984...

• Nobuyuki Azuma
  Nobuyuki Azuma
  is a Japanese fencer. He competed in the individual and team foil events at the 1984 Summer Olympics.-References:...
  
  , Yoshihiko Kanatsu
  Yoshihiko Kanatsu
  is a Japanese fencer. He competed in the foil events at the 1984 and 1988 Summer Olympics.-References:...
  
  , Hidehachi Koyasu
  Hidehachi Koyasu
  is a Japanese fencer. He competed in the team foil event at the 1984 Summer Olympics.-References:...
  
  , Tadashi Shimokawa
  Tadashi Shimokawa
  is a Japanese fencer. He competed in the individual and team foil events at the 1984 Summer Olympics.-References:...
  
  , Kenichi Umezawa
  Kenichi Umezawa
  is a Japanese fencer. He competed in the individual and team foil events at the 1984 and 1988 Summer Olympics.-References:...
  
  

Women's foil

Fencing at the 1984 Summer Olympics – Women's foil

The women's foil was one of eight fencing events on the fencing at the 1984 Summer Olympics programme. It was the twelfth appearance of the event. The competition was held from August 2 to 3, 1984. 42 fencers from 18 nations competed.-Results:...

• Azusa Oikawa
  Azusa Oikawa
  is a Japanese fencer. She competed in the women's individual and team foil events at the 1984 Summer Olympics.-References:...
  
  
• Mieko Miyahara
  Mieko Miyahara
  is a Japanese fencer. She competed in the women's individual and team foil events at the 1984 and 1988 Summer Olympics.-References:...
  
  
• Miyuki Maekawa
  Miyuki Maekawa
  is a Japanese fencer. She competed in the women's individual and team foil events at the 1984 Summer Olympics.-References:...
  
  

Women's team foil

Fencing at the 1984 Summer Olympics – Women's team foil

The women's team foil was one of eight fencing events on the fencing at the 1984 Summer Olympics programme. It was the seventh appearance of the event. The competition was held from August 5 to 6, 1984...

• Mieko Miyahara
  Mieko Miyahara
  is a Japanese fencer. She competed in the women's individual and team foil events at the 1984 and 1988 Summer Olympics.-References:...
  
  , Azusa Oikawa
  Azusa Oikawa
  is a Japanese fencer. She competed in the women's individual and team foil events at the 1984 Summer Olympics.-References:...
  
  , Miyuki Maekawa
  Miyuki Maekawa
  is a Japanese fencer. She competed in the women's individual and team foil events at the 1984 Summer Olympics.-References:...
  
  , Tomoko Oka
  Tomoko Oka
  is a Japanese fencer. She competed in the women's foil events at the 1984 and 1988 Summer Olympics.-References:...
  
  

Handball

Men's Team Competition

• Preliminary Round (Group A)
• Lost to Yugoslavia (15:32)
• Lost to Romania (22:28)
• Lost to Iceland (17:21)
• Lost to Switzerland (13:20)
• Defeated Algeria (17:16)
• Classification Match
• 9th/10th place: Lost to United States (16:24) → 10th place

• Team Roster
• Seimei Gamo
• Takashi Ikenoue
• Yasou Ikona
• Hidetada Ito
• Koji Matsui
• Mitsuaki Nakamoto
• Kiyoshi Nishiyama
• Takahiro Ohata
• Nobuo Sasaki
• Kenzo Seki
• Yoshihiro Shiga
• Katsutoshi Taguchi
• Seiichi Takamura
• Yukihiko Uemura
• Shinji Yamamoto

Swimming

Men's 100m Freestyle

• Shigeo Ogata
  Shigeo Ogata
  is a retired male freestyle swimmer from Japan. He represented his native country in three consecutive Summer Olympics, starting in 1984. His best Olympic result was the 5th place in the Men's 4×100 metres Medley Relay event at the 1988 Summer Olympics, alongside Daichi Suzuki, Hironobu Nagahata...
  
  
• Heat — 52.96 (→ did not advance, 33rd place)

• Satoshi Sumida
• Heat — 53.83 (→ did not advance, 39th place)

Men's 200m Freestyle

• Hiroshi Sakamoto
• Heat — 1:54.71 (→ did not advance, 26th place)

• Shigeo Ogata
  Shigeo Ogata
  is a retired male freestyle swimmer from Japan. He represented his native country in three consecutive Summer Olympics, starting in 1984. His best Olympic result was the 5th place in the Men's 4×100 metres Medley Relay event at the 1988 Summer Olympics, alongside Daichi Suzuki, Hironobu Nagahata...
  
  
• Heat — 1:55.97 (→ did not advance, 33rd place)

Men's 400m Freestyle

• Shigeo Ogata
  Shigeo Ogata
  is a retired male freestyle swimmer from Japan. He represented his native country in three consecutive Summer Olympics, starting in 1984. His best Olympic result was the 5th place in the Men's 4×100 metres Medley Relay event at the 1988 Summer Olympics, alongside Daichi Suzuki, Hironobu Nagahata...
  
  
• Heat — 4:02.97 (→ did not advance, 22nd place)

• Keisuke Okuno
• Heat — 4:06.31 (→ did not advance, 27th place)

Men's 100m Backstroke

• Daichi Suzuki
  Daichi Suzuki
  is a retired Japanese backstroke swimmer. He won a gold medal at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul.In the early 1980s, Suzuki was a budding high school swimmer in his native country...
  
  
• Heat — 58.37
• B-Final — 58.30 (→ 11th place)

Men's 200m Backstroke

• Daichi Suzuki
  Daichi Suzuki
  is a retired Japanese backstroke swimmer. He won a gold medal at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul.In the early 1980s, Suzuki was a budding high school swimmer in his native country...
  
  
• Heat — 2:06.24
• B-Final — 2:06.02 (→ 16th place)

Men's 100m Breaststroke

• Shigehiro Takahashi
• Heat — 1:04.71
• B-Final — 1:04.41 (→ 10th place)

• Kenji Watanabe
  Kenji Watanabe
  is a retired male breaststroke swimmer from Japan. He represented his native country in three consecutive Summer Olympics, starting in 1984. His best Olympic result was the 7th place in the Men's 200m Breaststroke event at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, Spain...
  
  
• Heat — 1:06.10 (→ did not advance, 9th place)

Men's 200m Breaststroke

• Shigehiro Takahashi
• Heat — 2:19.98
• B-Final — 2:20.93 (→ 12th place)

• Kenji Watanabe
  Kenji Watanabe
  is a retired male breaststroke swimmer from Japan. He represented his native country in three consecutive Summer Olympics, starting in 1984. His best Olympic result was the 7th place in the Men's 200m Breaststroke event at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, Spain...
  
  
• Heat — 2:22.33
• B-Final — 2:22.29 (→ 15th place)

Men's 100m Butterfly

• Taihei Saka
• Heat — 56.40 (→ did not advance, 21st place)

• Shudo Kawawa
• Heat — 56.52 (→ did not advance, 23rd place)

Men's 200m Butterfly

• Taihei Saka
• Heat — 2:00.66
• B-Final — 2:00.31 (→ 9th place)

• Shudo Kawawa
• Heat — 2:03.07 (→ did not advance, 18th place)

Men's 200m Individual Medley

• Shinji Ito
• Heat — 2:07.76
• B-Final — 2:06.07 (→ 10th place)

Men's 400m Individual Medley

• Shinji Ito
• Heat — 4:30.52
• B-Final — 4:29.76 (→ 13th place)

Men's 4x100m Freestyle Relay

• Hiroshi Sakamoto, Shigeo Ogata
  Shigeo Ogata
  is a retired male freestyle swimmer from Japan. He represented his native country in three consecutive Summer Olympics, starting in 1984. His best Olympic result was the 5th place in the Men's 4×100 metres Medley Relay event at the 1988 Summer Olympics, alongside Daichi Suzuki, Hironobu Nagahata...
  
  , Taihei Saka, and Satoshi Sumida
• Heat — 3:30.45 (→ did not advance, 13th place)

Men's 4x200m Freestyle Relay

• Taihei Saka, Hiroshi Sakamoto, Keisuke Okuno, and Shigeo Ogata
  Shigeo Ogata
  is a retired male freestyle swimmer from Japan. He represented his native country in three consecutive Summer Olympics, starting in 1984. His best Olympic result was the 5th place in the Men's 4×100 metres Medley Relay event at the 1988 Summer Olympics, alongside Daichi Suzuki, Hironobu Nagahata...
  
  
• Heat — DSQ (→ did not advance, no ranking)

Men's 4x100m Medley Relay

• Daichi Suzuki
  Daichi Suzuki
  is a retired Japanese backstroke swimmer. He won a gold medal at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul.In the early 1980s, Suzuki was a budding high school swimmer in his native country...
  
  , Shigehiro Takahashi, Taihei Saka, and Hiroshi Sakamoto
• Heat — 3:50.14
• Final — DSQ (→ no ranking)

Women's 100m Freestyle

• Kaori Yanase
• Heat — 58.47 (→ did not advance, 17th place)

• Chikako Nakamori
• Heat — 59.00 (→ did not advance, 21st place)

Women's 200m Freestyle

• Chikako Nakamori
• Heat — 2:03.94
• B-Final — 2:04.11 (→ 13th place)

• Kaori Yanase
• Heat — 2:04.38
• B-Final — 2:05.24 (→ 16th place)

Women's 400m Freestyle

• Chikako Nakamori
• Heat — 4:20.13
• B-Final — 4:20.18 (→ 14th place)

• Junko Sakurai
• Heat — 4:28.68 (→ did not advance, 19th place)

Women's 800m Freestyle

• Junko Sakurai
• Heat — 9:13.27 (→ did not advance, 18th place)

Women's 4x100m Freestyle Relay

• Junko Sakurai, Chikako Nakamori, Miki Saito, and Kaori Yanase
• Heat — 3:54.68 (→ did not advance)

Women's 4x100m Medley Relay

• Naomi Sekido, Hiroko Nagasaki, Naoko Ku, and Kaori Yanase
• Heat — 4:17.59
• Final — DSQ (→ no ranking)

Women's 100m Backstroke

• Naomi Sekido
• Heat — 1:05.60 (→ did not advance, 18th place)

• Nozomi Sunouchi
• Heat — 1:07.23 (→ did not advance, 23rd place)

Women's 200m Backstroke

• Naomi Sekido
• Heat — 2:18.52
• B-Final — 2:18.87 (→ 14th place)

• Nozomi Sunouchi
• Heat — 2:25.05 (→ did not advance, 22nd place)

Women's 200m Butterfly

• Naoko Kume
• Heat — 2:13.31
• Final — 2:12.57 (→ 6th place)

• Kiyomi Takahashi
• Heat — 2:14.37
• B-Final — 2:16.27 (→ 12th place)

Women's 200m Individual Medley

• Hideka Koshimizu
• Heat — 2:23.38
• B-Final — 2:22.81 (→ 15th place)

Women's 400m Individual Medley

• Hideka Koshimizu
• Heat — 4:59.18
• B-Final — 4:58.02 (→ 14th place)

Volleyball

Men's Team Competition

• Preliminary Round (Group B)
• Defeated China (3-0)
• Defeated Italy (3-2)
• Defeated Egypt (3-0)
• Lost to Canada (0-3)
• Classification Matches
• 5th/8th place: Lost to Argentina (1-3)
• 7th/8th place: Defeated China (3-0) → 7th place

• Team Roster
• Koshi Sobu
• Eiji Shimomura
• Kazuya Mitake
• Eizaburo Mitsuhashi
• Hiroaki Okuno
• Yasushi Furukawa
• Shuji Yamada
• Mikiyasu Tanaka
• Kimio Sugimoto
• Minoru Iwata
• Akihiro Iwashima
• Shunichi Kawai

Women's Team Competition

• Preliminary Round (Group A)
• Defeated South Korea (3-1)
• Defeated Peru (3-0)
• Defeated Canada (3-0)
• Semi Finals
• Lost to China (0-3)
• Bronze Medal Match
• Defeated United States (3-1) → Bronze Medal

• Team Roster
• Yumi Egami
• Kimie Morita
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• Yuko Mitsuya
  Yuko Mitsuya
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• Miyoko Hirose
  Miyoko Hirose
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• Kyoko Ishida
  Kyoko Ishida
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• Yoko Kagabu
  Yoko Kagabu
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• Norie Hiro
  Norie Hiro
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• Kayoko Sugiiyama
• Sachiko Otani
  Sachiko Otani
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• Keiko Miyajima
  Keiko Miyajima
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• Emiko Odaka
  Emiko Odaka
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• Kumie Nakada

Water polo

Men's Team Competition

• Preliminary Round (Group C)
• Lost to Italy (5-15)
• Lost to West Germany (8-15)
• Lost to Australia (2-15)
• Final Round (Group E)
• Lost to China (4-10)
• Lost to Greece (7-14)
• Lost to Canada (5-8)
• Defeated Brazil (9-8) → 11th place

• Team Roster
• Etsuji Fujita
• Yoshifumi Saito
• Koshi Fujimori
• Shingo Kai
• Narihito Taima
• Daisuke Houki
• Toshio Fukumoto
• Toshiyuki Miyahara
• Hisayoshi Nagata
• Koji Wakayoshi
• Hisaharu Saito
• Shinji Yamasaki
• Asami Oura