Japan at the 1924 Summer Olympics

Japan at the 1924 Summer Olympics
IOC code	JPN
NOC	Japanese Olympic Committee
Website	www.joc.or.jp (Japanese) (English)
in Paris
Competitors	19 in 4 sports
Medals Ranked 23rd	Gold Silver Bronze Total 0 0 1 1
Summer Olympics appearances (overview)
1912 1920 1924 1928 1932 1936 1948 1952 1956 1960 1964 1968 1972 1976 1980 1984 1988 1992 1996 2000 2004 2008 2012 2016

The Empire of Japan competed at the 1924 Summer Olympics in Paris, France.

Background

Japan secured its first Olympic medals in the 1920 Summer Olympics in Antwerp, Belgium; however, suffered from severe embarrassment when it found its Olympic team stranded in Belgium without the funds necessary to return home. The weaknesses of the Japan Amateur Athletic Association, which sponsored the team, exposed, the Japanese government agreed to subsidize future Olympic participation. Other preparation on a national level included the designation of November 3 as “National Fitness Day” with games held at the athletic grounds of Meiji Shrine in Tokyo.^[1]

For the 1924 Olympics, Japan fielded a team of 28 athletes, who competed in four events. The team was equipped by Mizuno Corp., which later became one of the world’s leading sportswear and equipment manufacturers.

Medalists

Medal	Name	Sport	Event	Date
03 ! Bronze	Naito, KatsutoshiKatsutoshi Naito	Wrestling	Men's Freestyle featherweight	July 14

Aquatics

Swimming

Ranks given are within the heat.

Men

Athletics

Eight athletes represented Japan in 1924. It was the nation's third appearance in the sport as well as the Games.

Ranks given are within the heat.

Tennis

Men

Athlete	Event	Round of 128	Round of 64	Round of 32	Round of 16	Quarterfinals	Semifinals	Final
		Opposition score	Opposition score	Opposition score	Opposition score	Opposition score	Opposition score	Opposition score	Rank
Masanosuke Fukuda	Singles	Bye	Wheatley (GBR) W 6–2, 6–4, 6–3	Timmer (NED) W 8–6, 6–4, 5–7, 6–4	Cochet (FRA) L 2–6, 1–6, 3–6	Did not advance
Takeichi Harada	Singles	Bye	Žemla (TCH) W 6–3, 3–6, 6–2, 6–2	Cousin (FRA) W Retired	Gilbert (GBR) W 10–8, 2–6, 11–9, 6–2	de Morpurgo (ITA) L 4–6, 1–6, 1–6	Did not advance
Asaji Honda	Singles	Borotra (FRA) L 3–6, 3–6, 5–7	Did not advance
Sunao Okamoto	Singles	Bye	Koželuh (TCH) L 6–4, 5–7, 8–10, 6–4, 4–6	Did not advance
Masanosuke Fukuda Asaji Honda	Doubles	N/A	van Lennep / Timmer (NED) W 6–4, 1–6, 6–3, 1–6, 6–2	Flaquer / Saprisa (ESP) L 2–6, 3–6, 3–6	Did not advance
Takeichi Harada Sunao Okamoto	Doubles	N/A	Thalbitzer / Bache (DEN) W 6–0, 6–0, 6–1	Alonso / Alonso (ESP) L 4–6, 6–4, 4–6, 4–6	Did not advance

Wrestling

Freestyle wrestling

Men's

Athlete	Event	Round of 32	Round of 16	Quarterfinal	Semifinal	Final
		Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Rank
Katsutoshi Naito	Featherweight	Bye	Foubert (BEL) W	Reed (USA) L	Silver medal semifinal  Chilcott (CAN) W Bronze medal semifinal  Huupponen (FIN) W	Silver medal final  Newton (USA) L Bronze medal final  Hansson (SWE) W	03 !

Greco-Roman

Men's

Athlete	Event	First round	Second round	Third round	Fourth round	Fifth round	Sixth round	Seventh round	Eighth round	Rank
		Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result
Katsutoshi Naito	Featherweight	Vallmajo (ESP) W	Sánchez (ESP) W	Capron (FRA) L	Nord (NOR) L	Did not advance				=8

References

• Guttmann, Allen. Japanese Sports: A History. University of Hawaii Press (2001), ISBN 0824824644

External links

• Official Olympic Reports
• International Olympic Committee results database

Notes