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Japan at the 1936 Summer Olympics
Sporting event delegation
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The Empire of Japan competed at the 1936 Summer Olympics in Berlin, Germany. 179 athletes competed in 13 sports and also participated in art competitions. In art competitions, Japan won 2 bronze medals by Ryuji Fujita in paintings and also Sujaku Suzuki in drawing and water colours.
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| Japan at the 1936 Summer Olympics | |
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| IOC code | JPN |
| NOC | Japanese Olympic Committee |
| in Berlin | |
| Competitors | 179 |
| Flag bearer | Kenkichi Oshima |
| Medals Ranked 8th |
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| Summer Olympics appearances (overview) | |
Medalists
Athletics
Aquatics
Swimming
- Men
Ranks given are within the heat.
| Athlete | Event | Heat | Semifinal | Final | |||
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| Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
| Shigeo Arai | 100 m freestyle | 57.7 | 1 Q | 57.9 | 2 Q | 58.0 |  |
| Masaharu Taguchi | 57.5 OR | 1 Q | 57.9 | 1 Q | 58.1 | 4 | |
| Masanori Yusa | 57.8 | 1 Q | 57.5 =OR | 1 Q | 57.9 |  | |
| Shozo Makino | 400 m freestyle | 4:51.3 | 1 Q | 4:48.2 | =1 Q | 4:48.1 | |
| Hiroshi Negami | 4:52.6 | 1 Q | 4:55.4 | 3 Q | 4:53.6 | 5 | |
| Shunpei Uto | 4:45.5 OR | 1 Q | 4:48.4 | 1 Q | 4:45.6 | | |
| Sunao Ishiharada | 1500 m freestyle | 19:55.8 | 1 Q | 19.53.9 | 2 Q | 19:48.5 | 4 |
| Noboru Terada | 19:55.5 | =1 Q | 19:48.6 | 1 Q | 19:13.7 |  | |
| Shunpei Uto | 19:48.3 | 1 Q | 19:55.6 | 3 Q | 19:34.5 | | |
| Masaji Kiyokawa | 100 m backstroke | 1:07.2 | 2 Q | 1:09.7 | 2 Q | 1:08.4 | |
| Yasuhiko Kojima | 1:09.7 | 1 Q | 1:09.9 | 3 Q | 1:10.4 | 6 | |
| Kiichi Yoshida | 1:10.0 | 1 Q | 1:09.5 | 4 q | 1:09.7 | 5 | |
| Tetsuo Hamuro | 200 m breaststroke | 2:42.5 OR | 1 Q | 2:43.4 | 1 Q | 2:41.5 | |
| Saburo Ito | 2:45.8 | 1 Q | 2:45.5 | 3 Q | 2:47.6 | 5 | |
| Reizo Koike | 2:43.8 | 1 Q | 2:44.5 | 1 Q | 2:44.2 | | |
| Masanori Yusa Shigeo Sugiura Masaharu Taguchi Shigeo Arai |
4 × 200 m freestyle relay | N/a | 8:56.1 | 1 Q | 8:51.5 WR | | |
- Women
Ranks given are within the heat.
| Athlete | Event | Heat | Semifinal | Final | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
| Tsuneko Furuta | 100 m freestyle | 1:14.6 | 6 | Did not advance | |||
| Kazue Kojima | 1:11.0 | 2 Q | 1:11.1 | 7 Q | Did not advance | ||
| Rei Takemura | 1:14.6 | 7 | Did not advance | ||||
| Kazue Kojima | 400 m freestyle | 5:50.4 | 3 Q | 5:43.5 | 3 Q | 5:43.1 | 6 |
| Hatsuko Morioka | 5:51.0 | 4 q | 5:49.1 | 6 | Did not advance | ||
| Hideko Maehata | 200 m breaststroke | 3:01.9 OR | 1 Q | 3:03.1 | 1 Q | 3:03.6 | |
| Unoko Tsuboi | 3:15.0 | 3 Q | 3:18.4 | 6 | Did not advance | ||
| Tsuneko Furuta Kazue Kojima Hatsuko Morioka Rei Takemura |
4 × 100 m freestyle relay | N/a | 4:58.1 NR | 4 | Did not advance | ||
Diving
- Men
| Athlete | Event | Final | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Points | Rank | ||
| Tomio Koyanagi | 3 m springboard | 133.07 | 8 |
| Tsuneo Shibahara | 144.92 | 4 | |
| Tomio Koyanagi | 10 m platform | 94.54 | 8 |
| Tsuneo Shibahara | 107.40 | 6 | |
- Women
| Athlete | Event | Final | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Points | Rank | ||
| Fusako Kōno | 3 m springboard | 70.27 | 8 |
| Masayo Ōsawa | 73.94 | 6 | |
| Fusako Kōno | 10 m platform | 30.24 | 6 |
| Masayo Ōsawa | 28.10 | 14 | |
| Reiko Ōsawa | 32.53 | 4 | |
Water polo
Elimination rounds
In the first round each team in a group played each other team in the same group. The placings were determined on points. If the points were equal, then the better goal average decided. The first two teams of each group were qualified for the semi-finals, while the third and fourth placed team was eliminated.
Group 3
| Rank | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pts |  |
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| 1. | Germany |
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 3 | 6 | X | 8:1 | 6:1 | 13:1 | |
| 2. | France |
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 10 | 4 | 1:8 | X | 3:2 | 8:0 | |
| 3. | Czechoslovakia |
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 12 | 2 | 1:6 | 2:3 | X | 4:3 | |
| 4. |  Japan |
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 25 | 0 | 1:13 | 0:8 | 3:4 | X |
Place:14th
Basketball
Equestrian
Football
- Round of 16
- Quarter-finals
Field hockey
Group A
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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| 1 |  India |
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 0 | +20 | 6 | Semi-finals |
| 2 | Japan |
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 11 | −3 | 4 | |
| 3 |  Hungary |
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 8 | −4 | 2 | |
| 4 |  United States |
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 15 | −13 | 0 |
Source: TheSports.org
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