Japan at the 1956 Winter Olympics
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IOC codeJPN
(GIA used at these Games)
(GIA used at these Games)
Websitewww.joc.or.jp (in Japanese and English)
Competitors10 (men) in 5 sports
| Japan at the 1956 Winter Olympics | |
|---|---|
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| IOC code | JPN (GIA used at these Games) |
| NOC | Japanese Olympic Committee |
| Website | www |
| in Cortina d'Ampezzo | |
| Competitors | 10 (men) in 5 sports |
| Flag bearer | Hiroshi Yoshizawa |
| Medals Ranked 11th |
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| Winter Olympics appearances (overview) | |
Japan competed at the 1956 Winter Olympics in Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy. Chiharu Igaya won the nation's first ever medal and the first Asian medalist at the Winter Olympic Games.
| Medal | Name | Sport | Event | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Silver | Chiharu Igaya | Alpine skiing | Men's slalom | January 31 |
Alpine skiing
- Men
| Athlete | Event | Race 1 | Race 2 | Total | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
| Chiharu Igaya | Downhill | DSQ | – | ||||
| Susumu Sugiyama | 3:39.1 | 28 | |||||
| Susumu Sugiyama | Giant Slalom | 3:40.8 | 45 | ||||
| Chiharu Igaya | 3:15.6 | 11 | |||||
| Susumu Sugiyama | Slalom | 1:51.0 | 38 | 2:26.0 | 37 | 4:17.0 | 33 |
| Chiharu Igaya | 1:30.2 | 6 | 1:48.5 | 2 | 3:18.7 | | |
Cross-country skiing
- Men
| Event | Athlete | Race | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | ||
| 15 km | Tatsuo Miyao | 56:59 | 48 |
| 30 km | Tatsuo Miyao | 1'55:40 | 28 |
| 50 km | Tatsuo Miyao | 3'25:47 | 25 |
Nordic combined
Events:
- normal hill ski jumping (Three jumps, best two counted and shown here.)
- 15 km cross-country skiing
| Athlete | Event | Ski Jumping | Cross-country | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Distance 1 | Distance 2 | Points | Rank | Time | Points | Rank | Points | Rank | ||
| Hiroshi Yoshizawa | Individual | 69.5 | 76.5 | 210.5 | 5 | DNF | – | – | DNF | – |
| Koichi Sato | 68.0 | 65.5 | 191.5 | 23 | 1'08:21 | 193.400 | 35 | 384.900 | 33 | |
