Japan at the 1992 Summer Olympics

Japan at the
1992 Summer Olympics
IOC code JPN
NOC Japanese Olympic Committee
Website www.joc.or.jp (Japanese) (English)
in Barcelona
Competitors 256 (175 men and 81 women) in 24 sports
Flag bearer Kumi Nakada
Medals
Ranked 17th
Gold Silver Bronze Total
3 8 11 22
Summer Olympics appearances (overview)

Japan competed at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, Spain. 256 competitors, 175 men and 81 women, took part in 166 events in 24 sports.[1]

Medalists

Gold

Silver

Bronze

Archery

In the nation's fifth Olympic archery competition, five of Japan's six archers failed to qualify for the elimination round. The one that did, Hiroshi Yamamoto, lost his match. Both teams lost their first matches in the team round as well.

Women's Individual Competition:

Men's Individual Competition:

Women's Team Competition:

Men's Team Competition:

Athletics

Men's 100 metres

  • Heat — 10.56 (→ did not advance)

Men's 10,000 metres

  • Heat — 28:24.08
  • Final — 28:37.61 (→ 14th place)
  • Heat — 29:20.01 (→ did not advance)

Men's 4 × 400 m Relay

  • Heat — 3:01.35 (→ did not advance)

Men's Marathon

Men's 50 km Walk

Men's 110m Hurdles

  • Quarterfinals — 13.88 (→ did not advance)

Men's 400m Hurdles

  • Heat — 50.30 (→ did not advance)
  • Heat — 49.01 (→ did not advance)

Men's Javelin Throw

  • Qualification — 72.88 m (→ did not advance)

Men's Long Jump

  • Qualification — 7.79 m (→ did not advance)

Men's Triple Jump

  • Qualification — 15.97 m (→ did not advance)


Women's 10,000 metres

  • Heat — 32:07.91
  • Final — 31:55.06 (→ 12th place)
  • Heat — 32:45.47
  • Final — 32:09.58 (→ 14th place)
  • Heat — 34:29.64 (→ did not advance)

Women's 10 km Walk

  • Final — 47:11 (→ 23rd place)
  • Final — 47:43 (→ 24th place)

Women's Marathon

Women's High Jump

  • Qualification — 1.92 m
  • Final — 1.91 m (→ 7th place)

Badminton

Baseball

Japan was one of the eight teams to play in the first Olympic baseball tournament. In the preliminary round, the Japanese team defeated the United States and four other teams, but lost to Cuba and Chinese Taipei to come in third place in the round after those two teams. In the semifinal, Japan again played against Taipei, losing once more to be relegated to the bronze medal game. There, they again faced the United States and repeated their victory to take home the medal.

Men's Team Competition:

Team Roster

Boxing

Men's Light Flyweight (– 48 kg)

  • First Round — Defeated Domenic Figliomeni (CAN), 5:3
  • Second Round — Lost to Valentin Barbu (ROM), 7:10

Men's Lightweight (– 60 kg)

Men's Welterweight (– 67 kg)

Men's Light-Middleweight (– 71 kg)

Canoeing

Cycling

Twelve cyclists, nine men and three women, represented Japan in 1992.

Men's road race
Men's sprint
Men's 1 km time trial
Men's individual pursuit
Men's team pursuit
Men's points race
Women's road race
Women's sprint
Women's individual pursuit

Diving

Men's 3m Springboard

  • Preliminary Round — 344.40 points (→ did not advance, 21st place)
  • Preliminary Round — 295.74 points (→ did not advance, 31st place)

Men's 10m Platform

  • Preliminary Round — 391.05 points
  • Final — 529.14 points (→ 8th place)
  • Preliminary Round — 331.23 (→ did not advance, 18th place)

Women's 3m Springboard

  • Preliminary Round — 301.23 points
  • Final — 443.76 points (→ 11th place)

Women's 10m Platform

  • Preliminary Round — 239.01 points (→ did not advance, 26th place)

Equestrianism

Fencing

Six fencers, five men and one woman, represented Japan in 1992.

Men's foil
Men's épée
Men's sabre
Women's foil

Gymnastics

Judo

Modern pentathlon

One male pentathlete represented Japan in 1992.

Men's Individual Competition

Rhythmic gymnastics

Rowing

Sailing

Women's 470 Class

  • Final Ranking — 53.7 points (→ 5th place)

Shooting

Swimming

Men's 50 m Freestyle

  • Heat — 24.61 (→ did not advance, 47th place)

Men's 100 m Freestyle

  • Heat — 51.63 (→ did not advance, 34th place)
  • Heat — 52.74 (→ did not advance, 45th place)

Men's 200 m Freestyle

  • Heat — 1:53.42 (→ did not advance, 30th place)
  • Heat — 1:53.75 (→ did not advance, 31st place)

Men's 400 m Freestyle

  • Heat — 3:57.91 (→ did not advance, 24th place)
  • Heat — 4:00.66 (→ did not advance, 33rd place)

Men's 1500 m Freestyle

  • Heat — 15:40.94 (→ did not advance, 16th place)

Men's 100 m Backstroke

  • Heat — 56.18
  • B-Final — 56.64 (→ 12th place)
  • Heat — 57.64 (→ did not advance, 27th place)

Men's 200 m Backstroke

  • Heat — 1:59.95
  • Final — 1:59.52 (→ 4th place)
  • Heat — 2:03.10 (→ did not advance, 20th place)

Men's 100 m Breaststroke

  • Heat — 1:01.76
  • Final — 1:01.86 (→ 4th place)
  • Heat — 1:03.29 (→ did not advance, 18th place)

Men's 200 m Breaststroke

  • Heat — 2:14.35
  • Final — 2:14.70 (→ 7th place)
  • Heat — 2:14.61
  • Final — 2:15.11 (→ 8th place)

Men's 100 m Butterfly

  • Heat — 55.18 (→ did not advance, 20th place)
  • Heat — 55.98 (→ did not advance, 34th place)

Men's 200 m Butterfly

  • Heat — 1:59.96
  • Final — 1:58.97 (→ 5th place)
  • Heat — 2:01.27 (→ did not advance, 17th place)

Men's 200 m Individual Medley

  • Heat — 2:03.32
  • B-Final — 2:04.29 (→ 13th place)
  • Heat — 2:04.89
  • Final — 2:07.74 (→ 15th place)

Men's 400 m Individual Medley

  • Heat — 4:20.07
  • Final — 4:23.80 (→ 8th place)
  • Heat — DSQ (→ did not advance, no ranking)

Men's 4 × 100 m Medley Relay

  • Heat — 3:43.88
  • Final — 3:43.25 (→ 8th place)

Women's 50 m Freestyle

  • Heat — 26.74 (→ did not advance, 20th place)
  • Heat — 27.36 (→ did not advance, 34th place)

Women's 100 m Freestyle

  • Heat — 56.26
  • B-Final — 55.97 (→ 9th place)
  • Heat — 57.71 (→ did not advance, 22nd place)

Women's 200 m Freestyle

  • Heat — 2:00.96
  • Final — 2:00.64 (→ 6th place)
  • Heat — 2:03.32 (→ did not advance, 17th place)

Women's 400 m Freestyle

  • Heat — 4:13.85
  • Final — 4:15.71 (→ 8th place)

Women's 100 m Backstroke

  • Heat — 1:02.83
  • Final — 1:03.23 (→ 8th place)
  • Heat — 1:03.21
  • B-Final — 1:03.42 (→ 12th place)

Women's 200 m Backstroke

  • Heat — 2:16.13
  • B-Final — 2:15.20 (→ 11th place)
  • Heat — 2:15.74
  • B-Final — 2:17.68 (→ 15th place)

Women's 100 m Breaststroke

  • Heat — 1:11.00
  • B-Final — 1:11.16 (→ 13th place)
  • Heat — 1:11.60 (→ did not advance, 17th place)

Women's 200 m Breaststroke

  • Heat — 2:27.78
  • Final — 2:26.65 (→ Gold Medal)
  • Heat — 2:32.55
  • B-Final — 2:32.97 (→ 13th place)

Women's 100 m Butterfly

  • Heat — 1:01.04
  • Final — 1:01.16 (→ 8th place)
  • Heat — 1:01.56
  • B-Final — 1:01.32 (→ 11th place)

Women's 200 m Butterfly

  • Heat — 2:11.21
  • Final — 2:09.88 (→ 4th place)
  • Heat — 2:11.00
  • Final — 2:10.24 (→ 5th place)

Women's 200 m Individual Medley

  • Heat — 2:18.13
  • B-Final — 2:18.47 (→ 9th place)
  • Heat — 2:18.63
  • B-Final — 2:18.91 (→ 12th place)

Women's 400 m Individual Medley

  • Heat — 4:47.92
  • Final — 4:46.24 (→ 5th place)
  • Heat — 4:46.17
  • Final — 4:47.78 (→ 7th place)

Women's 4 × 100 m Freestyle Relay

  • Heat — 3:49.91 (→ did not advance, 10th place)

Women's 4 × 100 m Medley Relay

  • Heat — 4:11.48
  • Final — 4:09.92 (→ 7th place)

Synchronized swimming

Three synchronized swimmers represented Japan in 1992.

Women's solo
Women's duet

Table tennis

Tennis

Men's Singles Competition

  • First round — Lost to Renzo Furlan (Italy) 4-6, 3-6, 6-3, 4-6

Women's double

Volleyball

Men's Team Competition

  • Defeated United States (3-1)
  • Lost to France (2-3)
  • Lost to Italy (0-3)
  • Lost to Spain (2-3)
  • Defeated Canada (3-2)
  • Lost to Brazil (0-3)
  • 5th/8th place: Defeated Unified Team (3-2)
  • 5th/6th place: Lost to Italy (0-3) → Sixth place

Women's Team Competition

  • Defeated United States (3-2)
  • Defeated Spain (3-0)
  • Lost to Unified Team (0-3)
  • Lost to Brazil (1-3)
  • 5th/6th place: Defeated the Netherlands (3-1) → Fifth place

Weightlifting

Wrestling

References

  1. ↑ "Japan at the 1992 Summer Games". sports-reference.com. Retrieved 2011-12-26.
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