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 1988 Summer Olympics

1988 Summer Olympics

The 1988 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XXIV Olympiad, were an all international multi-sport events celebrated from September 17 to October 2, 1988 in Seoul, South Korea. They were the second summer Olympic Games to be held in Asia and the first since the 1964 Summer Olympics...

in Seoul

Seoul

Seoul , officially the Seoul Special City, is the capital and largest metropolis of South Korea. A megacity with a population of over 10 million, it is the largest city proper in the OECD developed world...

, Korea

South Korea

The Republic of Korea , , is a sovereign state in East Asia, located on the southern portion of the Korean Peninsula. It is neighbored by the People's Republic of China to the west, Japan to the east, North Korea to the north, and the East China Sea and Republic of China to the south...

. 255 competitors, 186 men and 69 women, took part in 166 events in 23 sports.

Gold

• 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 (+ 95 kg)
• 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...
  
   — Swimming, Men's 100 m Backstroke
• Takashi Kobayashi
  Takashi Kobayashi
  is a Japanese wrestler and Olympic champion in Freestyle wrestling.-Olympics:Kobayashi competed at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul where he received a gold medal in Freestyle wrestling, the light flyweight class.-References:...
  
   — Wrestling, Men's Freestyle Light-Flyweight (48 kg)
• Mitsuru Sato
  Mitsuru Sato
  is a Japanese wrestler and Olympic champion in Freestyle wrestling.-Olympics:Sato competed at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul where he received a gold medal in Freestyle wrestling, the flyweight class.-References:...
  
   — Wrestling, Men's Freestyle Flyweight (52 kg)

Silver

• Tomoko Hasegawa — Shooting, 25 m pistol (30+30 shots) Women
• Akira Ota — Wrestling, Men's FreestyleLight-Heavyweight (90 kg)
• 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-RomanFlyweight (52 kg)

Bronze

• Yukio Iketani
  Yukio Iketani
  is a Japanese gymnast and Olympic medalist.-Olympics:Iketani received a bronze medal in floor exercise and in team all-around 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul....
  
   — Artistic Gymnastics, Men's Floor Exercises
• Hiriyuki Konishi, Takahiro Yamada, Toshiharu Sato, Daisuke Nishikawa, Koichi Mizushima, and Yukio Iketani
  Yukio Iketani
  is a Japanese gymnast and Olympic medalist.-Olympics:Iketani received a bronze medal in floor exercise and in team all-around 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul....
  
   — Artistic Gymnastics, Men's Team Competition
• 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 60 kg
• Yosuke Yamamoto
  Yosuke Yamamoto (judoka)
  is a Japanese judoka.He was born in Tenmei, Kumamoto Prefecture, and began judo at the age of a fifth grader.After graduating from Nippon Sport Science University, he worked with a teacher in Yamagata and Yamanashi....
  
   — Judo, Men's 65 kg
• Akinobu Osako
  Akinobu Osako
  is a retired judoka from Japan, who represented his native country at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, South Korea. There he won the bronze medal in the men's middleweight division , alongside Ben Spijkers from the Netherlands.He was born in Nishimorokata District, Miyazaki and began judo at the...
  
   — Judo, Men's 86 kg (Middleweight)
• Miyako Tanaka and Mikako Kotani — Synchronized Swimming, Women's Duet
• Mikako Kotani — Synchronized Swimming, Women's Solo

Archery

In their fourth Olympic archery competition, Japan was unable to win any medals. Defending bronze medallist Hiroshi Yamamoto placed eighth, the only individual archer to make the finals. The men's team placed sixth overall, while the women's team was last place.

Women's Individual Competition:

• Toyoka Oki — Preliminary round (→ 31st place)
• Keiko Nakagomi — Preliminary round (→ 52nd place)
• Kyoko Kitahara — Preliminary round (→ 53rd place)

Men's Individual Competition:

• Hiroshi Yamamoto — Final (→ 8th place)
• Takayoshi Matsushita — Quarterfinal (→ 14th place)
• Terushi Furuhashi — Preliminary round (→ 40th place)

Women's Team Competition:

• Oki, Nakagomi, and Kitahara — Preliminary round (→ 15th place)

Men's Team Competition:

• Yamamoto, Matsushita, and Furuhashi — Final (→ 6th place)

Athletics

Men's 100 metres

• Koji Kurihara
• Takahiko Kasahara
• Tomohiro Osawa

Men's 200 metres

• Kenji Yamauchi

Men's 400 metres

• Susumu Takano

Men's 5,000 metres

• Shuichi Yoneshige

Men's 10,000 metres

• Kozu Akutsu
• Heat — 28:16.43
• Final — 28:09.70 (→ 14th place)

• Shuichi Yoneshige
• Heat — 28:26.04
• Final — 29:04.44 (→ 17th place)

• Tsukasa Endo
• Heat — did not finish (→ did not advance)

Men's Marathon

• Takeyuki Nakayama
  Takeyuki Nakayama
  Takeyuki Nakayama was a Japanese world-class marathon runner. He represented his native country at the 1988 in Seoul, South Korea and the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, Spain, 1986 Asian Games in Seoul, South Korea .Nakayama's notable marathon wins include Fukuoka Marathon , Seoul marathon...
  
  
• Final — 2:11:05 (→ 4th place)

• Toshihiko Seko
  Toshihiko Seko
  Toshihiko Seko is a Japanese long-distance runner, a world-class marathon competitor in the 1980s...
  
  
• Final — 2:13:41 (→ 9th place)

• Hisatoshi 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:...
  
  
• Final — 2:15:42 (→ 17th place)

Men's 4x100m Relay

• Kaoru Matsubara, Shinji Aoto, Koji Kurihara, and Takahiro Kasahara
• Heat — 39.70
• Shinji Aoto, Kenji Yamauchi, Koji Kurihara, and Susumu Takano
• Semi Final — 38.90 (→ did not advance)

Men's 4x400m Relay

• Hirofumi Koike, Kenji Yamauchi, Hiromi Kawasumi, and Susumu Takano
• Heat — 3:05.63
• Semi Final — 3:03.80 (→ did not advance)

Men's Long Jump

• Hiroyuki Shibata
• Qualification — 7.48m (→ did not advance)

• Junichi Usui
  Junichi Usui
  is a retired Japanese long jumper, best known for finishing seventh at the 1984 Olympic Games.-Achievements:-External links:...
  
  
• Qualification — NM (→ did not advance)

Men's Triple Jump

• Norifumi Yamashita
  Norifumi Yamashita
  is a retired Japanese triple jumper. His personal best jump was 17.15 metres, achieved in June 1986 in Tokyo.-Achievements:-External links:...
  
  

Men's Javelin Throw

• 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 — 77.46m (→ did not advance)

• 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 — 76.90m (→ did not advance)

Men's 20 km Walk

• Hirofumi Sakai
  Hirofumi Sakai
  Hirofumi Sakai is a retired Japanese male race walker. He competed for Japan at the 1988 Summer Olympics.-Achievements:-References:*...
  
  
• Final — 1:24:08 (→ 26th place)

• Tadahiro Kosaka
  Tadahiro Kosaka
  Tadahiro Kosaka is a retired Japanese male race walker. He competed for Japan at three consecutive Summer Olympics: 1988, 1992 and 1996.-Achievements:-References:*...
  
  
• Final — 1:32:46 (→ 47th place)

Men's 50 km Walk

• Tadahiro Kosaka
  Tadahiro Kosaka
  Tadahiro Kosaka is a retired Japanese male race walker. He competed for Japan at three consecutive Summer Olympics: 1988, 1992 and 1996.-Achievements:-References:*...
  
  
• Final — 4'03:12 (→ 31st place)

Women's 10,000 metres

• Akemi Matsuno
  Akemi Matsuno
  is a retired female long-distance runner from Japan.-Achievements:-External links:...
  
  

Women's Marathon

• Eriko Asai
  Eriko Asai
  is a retired long-distance runner from Japan. She represented her native country in the women's marathon at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, South Korea. A gold medal winner at the 1986 Asian Games in Seoul, South Korea she won the 1994 edition of the Nagoya Marathon.-Achievements:-References:*...
  
  
• Final — 2:34:41 (→ 25th place)

• Kumi Araki
  Kumi Araki
  is a retired long-distance runner from Japan. She represented her native country in the women's marathon at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, South Korea. She won the silver medal in the women's 10.000 metres at the 1986 Asian Games in Seoul, South Korea....
  
  
• Final — 2:35:15 (→ 28th place)

• Misako Miyahara
  Misako Miyahara
  is a retired long-distance runner from Japan. She represented her native country in the women's marathon at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, South Korea, alongside Eriko Asai and Kumi Araki. She won the silver medal in the women's marathon at the 1986 Asian Games in Seoul, South...
  
  
• Final — 2:35:26 (→ 29th place)

Women's High Jump

• 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...
  
  

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 — 56.26m (→ did not advance)

Boxing

Men's Light Flyweight (– 48kg)

• 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:*...
  
  
• First Round — Lost to Ochirin Demberel (MGL), KO-3

Cycling

Women's Individual Road Race

• Terumi Ogura — 2:00:52 (→ 30th place)
• Natsue Seki — 2:14:32 (→ 50th place)

Fencing

Ten fencers, five men and five women, represented Japan in 1988.

Men's foil

Fencing at the 1988 Summer Olympics – Men's foil

The men's foil was one of eight fencing events on the fencing at the 1988 Summer Olympics programme. It was the twentieth appearance of the event. The competition was held from September 20 to 21 1988. 68 fencers from 29 nations competed.-Results:...

• Koji Emura
  Koji Emura
  is a Japanese fencer. He competed in the individual and team foil events at the 1988 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:...
  
  
• Yoshihiko Kanatsu
  Yoshihiko Kanatsu
  is a Japanese fencer. He competed in the foil events at the 1984 and 1988 Summer Olympics.-References:...
  
  

Men's team foil

Fencing at the 1988 Summer Olympics – Men's team foil

The men's team foil was one of eight fencing events on the fencing at the 1988 Summer Olympics programme. It was the seventeenth appearance of the event. The competition was held from September 26 to 27, 1988...

• Matsuo Azuma
  Matsuo Azuma
  is a Japanese fencer. He competed in the team foil event at the 1988 Summer Olympics.-References:...
  
  , Harunobu Deno
  Harunobu Deno
  is a Japanese fencer. He competed in the team foil event at the 1988 Summer Olympics.-References:...
  
  , Koji Emura
  Koji Emura
  is a Japanese fencer. He competed in the individual and team foil events at the 1988 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:...
  
  , 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 1988 Summer Olympics – Women's foil

The women's foil was one of eight fencing events on the fencing at the 1988 Summer Olympics programme. It was the thirteenth appearance of the event. The competition was held from September 21 to 22, 1988. 45 fencers from 19 nations competed.-Results:...

• Tomoko Oka
  Tomoko Oka
  is a Japanese fencer. She competed in the women's foil events at the 1984 and 1988 Summer Olympics.-References:...
  
  
• Akemi Morikawa
  Akemi Morikawa
  is a Japanese fencer. She competed in the women's individual and team foil events at the 1988 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:...
  
  

Women's team foil

Fencing at the 1988 Summer Olympics – Women's team foil

The women's team foil was one of eight fencing events on the fencing at the 1988 Summer Olympics programme. It was the eighth appearance of the event. The competition was held from September 27 to 28, 1985...

• Nona Kiritani
  Nona Kiritani
  is a Japanese fencer. She competed in the women's team foil event at the 1988 Summer Olympics.-References:...
  
  , Keiko Mine
  Keiko Mine
  is a Japanese fencer. She competed in the women's team foil event at the 1988 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:...
  
  , Akemi Morikawa
  Akemi Morikawa
  is a Japanese fencer. She competed in the women's individual and team foil events at the 1988 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:...
  
  

Men's Team Competition

• Preliminary Round (Group B)
• vs East Germany (18 — 25)
• vs Spain (19 — 25)
• vs Hungary (19 — 22)
• vs South Korea (24 — 33)
• vs Czechoslovakia (17 — 21)
• Classification Match
• 11th/12th place: vs United States 24 — 21 (→ 11th place)

• Team Roster
• Hidetada Ito
• Hiroshi Yanai
• Izumi Fujii
• Kazuhiro Miyashita
• Kenji Tamamura
• Kiyoshi Nishiyama
• Kodo Yamamoto
• Koji Tachiki
• Seiichi Takamura
• Shinichi Shudo
• Shinji Okuda
• Takashi Taguchi
• Toshiyuki Yamamura
• Yoshihiro Nikawadori
• Yukihiro Hashimoto

Modern pentathlon

Men's Individual Competition:

• Hiroshi Saito — 4881pts (→ 30th place)
• Tadafumi Miwa — 4517pts (→ 51st place)
• Hiroaki Izumikawa — 3722pts (→ 63rd place)

Men's Team Competition:

• Saito, Miwa, and Izumikawa — 13120pts (→ 17th place)

Swimming

Men's 100 m 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 — 52.08 (→ did not advance, 32nd place)

Men's 200 m 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 — 1:51.14
• B-Final — 1:51.89 (→ 15th place)

Men's 400 m Freestyle

• Yoshiyuki Mizumoto
• Heat — 4:02.02 (→ did not advance, 32nd 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 — 4:05.68 (→ did not advance, 38th place)

Men's 1500 m Freestyle

• Masashi Kato
  Masashi Kato
  is a retired Japanese male freestyle swimmer. He represented Japan in two consecutive Summer Olympics, starting in 1988. His best Olympic result was the 16th place in the Men's 1500 metres Freestyle event at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, Spain.-References:*...
  
  
• Heat — 15:47.35 (→ did not advance, 25th place)

• Yoshiyuki Mizumoto
• Heat — 15:52.06 (→ did not advance, 27th place)

Men's 100 m 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 — 55.90
• Final — 55.05 (→ Gold Medal)

• Shigemori Maruyama
• Heat — 57.54
• B-Final — 57.13 (→ 12th place)

Men's 200 m 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 — 2:03.36
• B-Final — 2:04.67 (→ 15th place)

• Shigemori Maruyama
• Heat — 2:09.16 (→ did not advance, 32nd place)

Men's 100 m Breaststroke

• Hironobu Nagahata
• Heat — 1:04.02
• B-Final — 1:03.89 (→ 13th 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 — 1:04.35 (→ did not advance, 18th place)

Men's 200 m Breaststroke

• Shigehiro Takahashi
• Heat — 2:17.69
• B-Final — 2:18.03 (→ 10th place)

• Hironobu Nagahata
• Heat — 2:22.23 (→ did not advance, 30th place)

Men's 100 m Butterfly

• Hiroshi Miura
• Heat — 54.82
• B-Final — 54.98 (→ 14th place)

• Yukinori Tanaka
• Heat — 56.19 (→ did not advance, 24th place)

Men's 200 m Butterfly

• Satoshi Takeda
• Heat — 2:01.42
• B-Final — 2:02.18 (→ 15th place)

• Hiroshi Miura
• Heat — 2:02.30 (→ did not advance, 19th place)

Men's 200 m Individual Medley

• Takahiro Fujimoto
  Takahiro Fujimoto
  is an actor and a retired male medley swimmer from Japan, who represented his native country in two consecutive Summer Olympics, starting in 1988. His best Olympic result was the 8th place in the Men's 400m Individual Medley event at the 1992 Summer Olympics.Fujimoto started his career as an actor...
  
  
• Heat — 2:07.23 (→ did not advance, 19th place)

• Satoshi Takeda
• Heat — 2:08.11 (→ did not advance, 22nd place)

Men's 400 m Individual Medley

• Yoshiyuki Mizumoto
• Heat — 4:28.11 (→ did not advance, 17th place)

• Takahiro Fujimoto
  Takahiro Fujimoto
  is an actor and a retired male medley swimmer from Japan, who represented his native country in two consecutive Summer Olympics, starting in 1988. His best Olympic result was the 8th place in the Men's 400m Individual Medley event at the 1992 Summer Olympics.Fujimoto started his career as an actor...
  
  
• Heat — 4:33.03 (→ did not advance, 25th place)

Men's 4x100 m 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...
  
  , Hironobu Nagahata, Hiroshi Miura, 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 — 3:46.88
• Final — 3:44.36 (→ 5th place)

Women's 50 m Freestyle

• Ayako Nakano
• Heat — 26.44
• B-Final — 26.45 (→ 12th place)

• Kaori Sasaki
• Heat — 26.61 (→ did not advance, 20th place)

Women's 100 m Freestyle

• Ayako Nakano
• Heat — 57.29
• B-Final — 56.72 (→ 10th place)

• Kaori Sasaki
• Heat — 58.40 (→ did not advance, 32nd place)

Women's 200 m Freestyle

• Chikako Nakamori
• Heat — 2:01.76
• B-Final — 2:02.31 (→ 14th place)

• Kaori Sasaki
• Heat — 2:06.18 (→ did not advance, 29th place)

Women's 400 m Freestyle

• Chikako Nakamori
• Heat — 4:15.51
• B-Final — 4:15.59 (→ 15th place)

• Tomomi Hosoda
• Heat — 4:17.30 (→ did not advance, 19th place)

Women's 800 m Freestyle

• Tomomi Hosoda
• Heat — 8:39.55 (→ did not advance, 11th place)

Women's 100 m Backstroke

• Satoko Morishita
• Heat — 1:05.38 (→ did not advance, 24th place)

• Tomoko Onogi
• Heat — 1:06.14 (→ did not advance, 26th place)

Women's 200 m Backstroke

• Satoko Morishita
• Heat — 2:18.74
• B-Final — 2:18.78 (→ 14th place)

• Tomoko Onogi
• Heat — 2:21.46 (→ did not advance, 20th place)

Women's 100 m Breaststroke

• Yoshie Nishioka
• Heat — 1:13.36 (→ did not advance, 24th place)

• Hiroko Nagasaki
• Heat — 1:16.63 (→ did not advance, 26th place)

Women's 200 m Breaststroke

• Yoshie Nishioka
• Heat — 2:35.81 (→ did not advance, 19th place)

• Hiroko Nagasaki
• Heat — 2:37.44 (→ did not advance, 23rd place)

Women's 100 m Butterfly

• Kiyomi Takahashi
• Heat — 1:02.04
• B-Final — 1:01.80 (→ 10th place)

• Takayo Kitano
• Heat — 1:02.35
• B-Final — 1:02.53 (→ 14th place)

Women's 200 m Butterfly

• Kiyomi Takahashi
• Heat — 2:12.68
• Final — 2:11.62 (→ 6th place)

• Takayo Kitano
• Heat — 2:15.41
• B-Final — 2:15.61 (→ 14th place)

Women's 200 m Individual Medley

• Yoshie Nishioka
• Heat — 2:20.20
• B-Final — 2:20.43 (→ 16th place)

• Hiroyo Harada
• Heat — 2:22.59 (→ did not advance, 22nd place)

Women's 400 m Individual Medley

• Yoshie Nishioka
• Heat — 4:55.31 (→ did not advance, 19th place)

• Hiroyo Harada
• Heat — 5:00.92 (→ did not advance, 23rd place)

Women's 4x100 m Medley Relay

• Satoko Morishita, Yoshie Nishioka, Kiyomi Takahashi, and Ayako Nakano
• Heat — 4:18.88 (→ did not advance, 12th place)

Tennis

Women's Singles Competition

• Kumiko Okamoto
  Kumiko Okamoto
  Kumiko Okamoto is a retired female tennis player from Japan, who represented her native country at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, South Korea). In the doubles competition she partnered Etsuko Inoue.-References:*...
  
  
• First Round — Lost to Catarina Lindqvist
  Catarina Lindqvist
  Anna Catarina Lindqvist Ryan is a former professional tennis player from Sweden.-Career:Lindqvist turned professional in 1983. She reached a career high rank of #10 in April 1985. She also won 6 WTA Tour singles titles and 1 doubles...
  
   (Sweden) 6-7, 5-7

• Etsuko Inoue
  Etsuko Inoue
  Etsuko Inoue is a retired female tennis player from Japan.Inoue twice represented her native country at the Summer Olympics: in 1984 and 1988 . In 1982 she became the first winner of the women's tennis competition at the Asian Games.-External links:...
  
  
• First Round — Lost to Il-Soon Kim (South Korea) 3-6, 6-3, 5-7

Men's Team Competition

• Preliminary Round (Group B)
• Lost to United States (0-3)
• Lost to Argentina (1-3)
• Lost to France (1-3)
• Defeated Tunisia (3-0)
• Lost to the Netherlands (0-3)
• Classification Matches
• 9th/12th place: Defeated South Korea (3-2)
• 9th/10th place: Lost to Italy (2-3) → Tenth place

• Team Roster
• Akihiro Iwashima
• Yasunori Kumada
• Eizaburo Mitsuhashi
• Masayoshi Manabe
  Masayoshi Manabe
  Masayoshi Manabe is a former volleyball player from Japan, who played as a setter for the Men's National Team in the 1990s...
  
  
• Yuji Kasama
• Kazutomo Yoneyama
• Hiromichi Kageyama
• Hideharu Hara
• Kimio Sugimoto
• Yuzuru Inoue
• Masaki Kaito
• Shunichi Kawai
• Head Coach: Kazuya Mitake

Women's Team Competition

• Preliminary Round (Group A)
• Defeated Soviet Union (3-2)
• Lost to East Germany (2-3)
• Defeated South Korea (3-1)
• Semi Finals
• Lost to Peru (2-3)
• Final
• Lost to PR China (0-3) → Fourth place

• Team Roster
• Yumi Maruyama
  Yumi Maruyama
  Yumi Maruyama is a Japanese former volleyball player who competed in the 1984 Summer Olympics and in the 1988 Summer Olympics. She was born in Setagaya, and grew up in Higashimurayama, Tokyo. After she attended Shoin Junior and Senior High School, she joined Hitachi Ltd...
  
  
• 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....
  
  
• Reiko Takizawa
  Reiko Takizawa
  Reiko Takizawa is a Japanese former volleyball player who competed in the 1988 Summer Olympics.In 1988 she finished fourth with the Japanese team in the Olympic tournament.-External links:*...
  
  
• Miyako Yamashita
  Miyako Yamashita
  Miyako Yamashita is a Japanese former volleyball player who competed in the 1988 Summer Olympics.In 1988 she finished fourth with the Japanese team in the Olympic tournament.-External links:*...
  
  
• Akemi Sugiyama
  Akemi Sugiyama
  Akemi Sugiyama is a Japanese former volleyball player who competed in the 1988 Summer Olympics.In 1988 she finished fourth with the Japanese team in the Olympic tournament.-External links:*...
  
  
• Ichiko Sato
  Ichiko Sato
  Ichiko Sato is a Japanese former volleyball player who competed in the 1988 Summer Olympics and 1992 Summer Olympics. In 1988, she finished fourth with the Japanese team in the Olympic tournament. Four years later, she finished fifth with the Japanese team in the 1992 Olympic tournament.-References:...
  
  
• 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....
  
  
• 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...
  
  
• Yukari Kawase
  Yukari Kawase
  Yukari Kawase is a Japanese former volleyball player who competed in the 1988 Summer Olympics.In 1988 she finished fourth with the Japanese team in the Olympic tournament.-External links:*...
  
  
• Motoko Obayashi
  Motoko Obayashi
  is a volleyball player from Japan, who competed at the 1996 Summer Olympics. She competed in three consecutive Summer Olympics, starting in 1988. She released a single under the solo project named Deka Moni in 2001.-References:* *...
  
  
• Yukiko Takahashi
  Yukiko Takahashi
  Yukiko Takahashi is a Japanese former volleyball and beach volleyball player who competed in the 1988 Summer Olympics, in the 1992 Summer Olympics, in the 1996 Summer Olympics, and in the 2000 Summer Olympics....
  
  
• Sachiko Fujita
  Sachiko Fujita
  Sachiko Fujita is a Japanese former volleyball and beach volleyball player who competed in the 1988 Summer Olympics and in the 1996 Summer Olympics.In 1988 she finished fourth with the Japanese team in the Olympic tournament....
  
  
• Head Coach: Noriyuki Muneuchi