Japan at the 1992 Winter Olympics
Sporting event delegation
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Japan was represented at the 1992 Winter Olympics in Albertville, France by the Japanese Olympic Committee.
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| Japan at the 1992 Winter Olympics | |
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| IOC code | JPN |
| NOC | Japanese Olympic Committee |
| Website | www |
| in Albertville, France 8–23 February 1992 | |
| Competitors | 60 in 11 sports |
| Flag bearer | Tsutomu Kawasaki |
| Medals Ranked 11th |
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| Winter Olympics appearances (overview) | |
In total, 60 athletes including 40 men and 20 women represented Japan in 11 different sports including alpine skiing, biathlon, bobsleigh, cross-country skiing, figure skating, freestyle skiing, luge, Nordic combined, short track speed skating, ski jumping and speed skating.
Japan won seven medals at the games including one gold, two silver and four bronze across four different sports including one in figure skating, one in Nordic combined, four in speed skating and one in short track speed skating.
Competitors
In total, 60 athletes represented Japan at the 1992 Winter Olympics in Albertville, France across 11 different sports.[1]
| Sport | Men | Women | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alpine skiing | 4 | 2 | 6 |
| Biathlon | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| Bobsleigh | 4 | – | 4 |
| Cross-country skiing | 2 | 4 | 6 |
| Figure skating | 3 | 3 | 6 |
| Freestyle skiing | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Luge | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| Nordic combined | 4 | – | 4 |
| Short track speed skating | 4 | 4 | 8 |
| Ski jumping | 4 | – | 4 |
| Speed skating | 9 | 6 | 15 |
| Total | 40 | 20 | 60 |
Medalists
Japan won a total of seven medals at the games including one gold, two silver and four bronze.[1]
| Medal | Name | Sport | Event | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Gold | Reiichi Mikata Takanori Kono Kenji Ogiwara | Nordic combined | Men's team | 17 February |
 Silver | Toshiyuki Kuroiwa | Speed skating | Men's 500 metres | 15 February |
| Silver | Midori Ito | Figure skating | Ladies' singles | 21 February |
 Bronze | Seiko Hashimoto | Speed skating | Women's 1500 metres | 12 February |
| Bronze | Junichi Inoue | Speed skating | Men's 500 metres | 15 February |
| Bronze | Yukinori Miyabe | Speed skating | Men's 1000 metres | 18 February |
| Bronze | Yuichi Akasaka Tatsuyoshi Ishihara Toshinobu Kawai Tsutomu Kawasaki | Short track speed skating | Men's 5000 metre relay | 22 February |
Alpine skiing
In total, six Japanese athletes participated in the alpine skiing events – Takuya Ishioka, Emi Kawabata, Kiminobu Kimura, Tetsuya Okabe, Tsuyoshi Tomii and Sachiko Yamamoto.[1]
- Men
| Athlete | Event | Race 1 | Race 2 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Time | Time | Rank | ||
| Tsuyoshi Tomii | Downhill | 1:54.23 | 25 | ||
| Tsuyoshi Tomii | Super-G | DNF | – | ||
| Takuya Ishioka | 1:17.81 | 41 | |||
| Kiminobu Kimura | 1:17.06 | 33 | |||
| Tsuyoshi Tomii | Giant slalom | 1:13.36 | DNF | DNF | – |
| Takuya Ishioka | 1:09.28 | 1:06.64 | 2:15.92 | 29 | |
| Kiminobu Kimura | 1:07.20 | 1:04.90 | 2:12.10 | 21 | |
| Takuya Ishioka | Slalom | DNF | – | DNF | – |
| Kiminobu Kimura | DNF | – | DNF | – | |
| Tetsuya Okabe | 54.99 | 54.49 | 1:49.48 | 18 | |
Source:[2]
Men's combined
| Athlete | Downhill | Slalom | Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Time 1 | Time 2 | Points | Rank | |
| Kiminobu Kimura | 1:50.98 | 49.47 | 52.08 | 64.14 | 15 |
| Takuya Ishioka | 1:49.29 | 49.48 | 52.94 | 51.83 | 9 |
Source:[2]
- Women
| Athlete | Event | Race 1 | Race 2 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Time | Time | Rank | ||
| Sachiko Yamamoto | Downhill | 1:58.52 | 26 | ||
| Emi Kawabata | 1:54.52 | 11 | |||
| Sachiko Yamamoto | Super-G | 1:27.54 | 33 | ||
| Emi Kawabata | 1:27.31 | 31 | |||
| Emi Kawabata | Giant slalom | 1:10.44 | DSQ | DSQ | – |
| Sachiko Yamamoto | Slalom | DNF | – | DNF | – |
Source:[2]
Women's combined
| Athlete | Downhill | Slalom | Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Time 1 | Time 2 | Points | Rank | |
| Sachiko Yamamoto | 1:30.70 | 36.56 | DNF | DNF | – |
| Emi Kawabata | 1:27.13 | 37.56 | 37.81 | 66.10 | 13 |
Source:[2]
Biathlon
In total, three Japanese athletes participated in the biathlon events – Yoshiko Honda-Mikami, Atsushi Kazama and Misao Kodate.[1]
- Men
| Event | Athlete | Misses 1 | Time | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 km Sprint | Atsushi Kazama | 6 | 30:34.7 | 78 |
| Misao Kodate | 3 | 28:07.0 | 36 |
Source:[2]
| Event | Athlete | Time | Misses | Adjusted time 2 | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 km | Atsushi Kazama | 58:32.8 | 6 | 1'04:32.8 | 63 |
| Misao Kodate | 58:53.1 | 2 | 1'00:53.1 | 28 |
Source:[2]
- Women
| Event | Athlete | Misses 1 | Time | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7.5 km Sprint | Yoshiko Honda-Mikami | 2 | 26:57.3 | 22 |
Source:[2]
| Event | Athlete | Time | Misses | Adjusted time 2 | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 km | Yoshiko Honda-Mikami | 54:55.8 | 3 | 57:55.8 | 35 |
- 1 A penalty loop of 150 metres had to be skied per missed target.
- 2 One minute added per missed target.
Source:[2]
Bobsleigh
In total, four Japanese athletes participated in the bobsleigh events – Naomi Takewaki, Fuminori Tsushima, Toshio Wakita and Ryoji Yamazaki.[1]
| Sled | Athletes | Event | Run 1 | Run 2 | Run 3 | Run 4 | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | |||
| JPN-1 | Naomi Takewaki Fuminori Tsushima |
Two-man | 1:01.74 | 26 | 1:01.99 | 22 | 1:01.77 | 16 | 1:01.95 | 19 | 4:07.45 | 21 |
| JPN-2 | Toshio Wakita Ryoji Yamazaki |
Two-man | 1:01.22 | 19 | 1:01.65 | 18 | 1:02.03 | 19 | 1:01.96 | 20 | 4:06.86 | 19 |
Source:[2]
| Sled | Athletes | Event | Run 1 | Run 2 | Run 3 | Run 4 | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | |||
| JPN-1 | Toshio Wakita Ryoji Yamazaki Fuminori Tsushima Naomi Takewaki |
Four-man | 59.23 | 21 | 59.30 | 18 | 59.33 | 17 | 59.38 | 17 | 3:57.24 | 17 |
Source:[2]
Cross-country skiing
In total, six Japanese athletes participated in the cross-country skiing events – Fumiko Aoki, Naomi Hoshikawa, Hiroyuki Imai, Yumi Inomata, Miwa Ota and Kazunari Sasaki.[1]
- Men
| Event | Athlete | Race | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | ||
| 10 km C |
Kazunari Sasaki | 31:31.4 | 46 |
| Hiroyuki Imai | 30:17.3 | 27 | |
| 15 km pursuit1 F |
Kazunari Sasaki | 43:08.6 | 35 |
| Hiroyuki Imai | 42:32.8 | 29 | |
| 30 km C |
Kazunari Sasaki | 1'30:35.9 | 40 |
| Hiroyuki Imai | 1'29:35.6 | 32 | |
| 50 km F |
Kazunari Sasaki | 2'17:20.1 | 40 |
| Hiroyuki Imai | 2'13:33.0 | 25 | |
- 1 Starting delay based on 10 km results.
- C = Classical style, F = Freestyle
Source:[2]
- Women
| Event | Athlete | Race | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | ||
| 5 km C |
Yumi Inomata | 16:49.4 | 54 |
| Naomi Hoshikawa | 16:13.2 | 48 | |
| Miwa Ota | 16:03.1 | 43 | |
| Fumiko Aoki | 15:33.0 | 30 | |
| 10 km pursuit2 F |
Yumi Inomata | 31:58.6 | 47 |
| Miwa Ota | 31:17.3 | 43 | |
| Naomi Hoshikawa | 30:10.8 | 34 | |
| Fumiko Aoki | 28:44.4 | 19 | |
| 15 km C |
Miwa Ota | DNF | – |
| Naomi Hoshikawa | 49:46.2 | 42 | |
| Fumiko Aoki | 48:30.2 | 37 | |
| 30 km F |
Fumiko Aoki | 1'36:21.9 | 44 |
| Naomi Hoshikawa | 1'35:29.4 | 42 | |
| Miwa Ota | 1'35:19.4 | 41 | |
- 2 Starting delay based on 5 km results.
- C = Classical style, F = Freestyle
Source:[2]
- Women's 4 × 5 km relay
| Athletes | Race | |
|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | |
| Miwa Ota Fumiko Aoki Naomi Hoshikawa Yumi Inomata |
1'04:09.3 | 12 |
Source:[2]
Figure skating
In total, six Japanese athletes participated in the Yfigure skating events – Rena Inoue, Midori Ito, Masakazu Kagiyama, Tomoaki Koyama, Mitsuhiro Murata and Yuka Sato.[1]
- Men
| Athlete | SP | FS | TFP | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mitsuhiro Murata | 22 | 23 | 34.0 | 23 |
| Masakazu Kagiyama | 11 | 15 | 20.5 | 13 |
Source:[2]
- Women
| Athlete | SP | FS | TFP | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yuka Sato | 7 | 7 | 10.5 | 7 |
| Midori Ito | 4 | 2 | 4.0 | |
Source:[2]
- Pairs
| Athletes | SP | FS | TFP | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rena Inoue Tomoaki Koyama |
14 | 14 | 21.0 | 14 |
Source:[2]
Freestyle skiing
In total, one Japanese athlete participated in the freestyle skiing events – Osamu Yamazaki.[1]
- Men
| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Final | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Points | Rank | Time | Points | Rank | ||
| Osamu Yamazaki | Moguls | 35.31 | 14.49 | 40 | did not advance | ||
Source:[2]
Luge
In total, three Japanese athletes participated in the luge events – Atsushi Sasaki, Yuji Sasaki and Kazuhiko Takamatsu.[1]
- Men
| Athlete | Run 1 | Run 2 | Run 3 | Run 4 | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | |
| Kazuhiko Takamatsu | 46.283 | 20 | 46.065 | 17 | 46.838 | 18 | 46.614 | 17 | 3:05.800 | 17 |
Source:[2]
(Men's) Doubles
| Athletes | Run 1 | Run 2 | Total | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | |
| Atsushi Sasaki Yuji Sasaki |
47.776 | 19 | 47.566 | 18 | 1:35.342 | 18 |
Source:[2]
Nordic combined
In total, four Japanese athletes participated in the Nordic combined events – Masashi Abe, Takanori Kono, Reiichi Mikata and Kenji Ogiwara.[1]
Men's individual
Events:
- normal hill ski jumping (Best two out of three jumps)
- 15 km cross-country skiing (start delay, based on ski jumping results)
| Athlete | Event | Ski jumping | Cross-country | Total | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Points | Rank | Start at | Time | Rank | |||
| Takanori Kono | Individual | 197.4 | 25 | +3:27.4 | 48:46.3 | 19 | |
| Masashi Abe | 197.9 | 24 | +3:24.0 | 51:08.5 | 30 | ||
| Kenji Ogiwara | 215.3 | 6 | +1:28.0 | 46:25.5 | 7 | ||
| Reiichi Mikata | 226.1 | 2 | +16.0 | 52:09.1 | 34 | ||
Source:[2]
Men's team
Events:
- normal hill ski jumping (Best two out of three jumps per team member were counted.)
- 10 km cross-country skiing (start delay, based on ski jumping results)
| Athletes | Ski jumping | Cross-country | Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Points | Rank | Start at | Time | Rank | |
| Reiichi Mikata Takanori Kono Kenji Ogiwara |
645.1 | 1 | +0.0 | 1'23:36.5 | |
Source:[2]
Short track speed skating
In total, eight Japanese athletes participated in the short track speed skating events – Yuichi Akasaka, Tatsuyoshi Ishihara, Toshinobu Kawai, Tsutomu Kawasaki, Mie Naito, Rie Sato, Hiromi Takeuchi and Nobuko Yamada.[1]
- Men
| Athlete | Event | Round one | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Finals | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Final rank | ||
| Tsutomu Kawasaki | 1000 m | 1:38.75 | 2 Q | 1:35.66 | 4 | did not advance | |||
| Toshinobu Kawai | 1:42.28 | 3 | did not advance | ||||||
| Tatsuyoshi Ishihara | 1:34.11 | 2 Q | 1:34.86 | 4 | did not advance | ||||
| Yuichi Akasaka Tatsuyoshi Ishihara Toshinobu Kawai Tsutomu Kawasaki |
5000 m relay | 7:22.43 | 2 Q | 7:22.84 | 1 QA | 7:18.18 | | ||
Source:[2]
- Women
| Athlete | Event | Round one | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Finals | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Final rank | ||
| Nobuko Yamada | 500 m | 48.79 | 1 Q | 57.69 | 3 | did not advance | |||
| Mie Naito Rie Sato Hiromi Takeuchi Nobuko Yamada |
3000 m relay | 4:37.08 | 1 Q | 4:44.50 | 4 | ||||
Source:[2]
Ski jumping
In total, four Japanese athletes participated in the ski jumping events – Masahiko Harada, Jiro Kamiharako, Noriaki Kasai and Kenji Suda.[1]
| Athlete | Event | Jump 1 | Jump 2 | Total | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Distance | Points | Distance | Points | Points | Rank | ||
| Noriaki Kasai | Normal hill | 77.5 | 89.0 | 83.5 | 98.1 | 187.1 | 31 |
| Kenji Suda | 80.0 | 93.5 | 79.5 | 91.2 | 184.7 | 39 | |
| Jiro Kamiharako | 80.0 | 94.0 | 80.5 | 94.8 | 188.8 | 28 | |
| Masahiko Harada | 83.5 | 98.6 | 84.0 | 102.4 | 201.0 | 14 | |
| Jiro Kamiharako | Large hill | 100.0 | 79.5 | 97.5 | 76.0 | 155.5 | 25 |
| Noriaki Kasai | 101.5 | 82.1 | 84.5 | 72.3 | 154.4 | 26 | |
| Kenji Suda | 106.5 | 91.1 | 97.5 | 77.0 | 168.1 | 17 | |
| Masahiko Harada | 113.5 | 102.4 | 116.0 | 108.9 | 211.3 | 4 | |
Source:[2]
- Men's team large hill
| Athletes | Result | |
|---|---|---|
| Points 1 | Rank | |
| Masahiko Harada Kenji Suda Jiro Kamiharako Noriaki Kasai |
571.0 | 4 |
- 1 Four teams members performed two jumps each. The best three were counted.
Source:[2]
Speed skating
In total, 15 Japanese athletes participated in the speed skating events – Toru Aoyanagi, Yuji Fujimoto, Yoko Fukazawa, Seiko Hashimoto, Junichi Inoue, Toshihiko Itokawa, Yumi Kaeriyama, Seiko Krohn, Toshiyuki Kuroiwa, Yasunori Miyabe, Yukinori Miyabe, Kazuhiro Sato, Kyoko Shimazaki, Keiji Shirahata, Noriko Toda and Mie Uehara.[1]
- Men
| Event | Athlete | Race | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | ||
| 500 m | Yukinori Miyabe | 38.12 | 18 |
| Yasunori Miyabe | 37.49 | 5 | |
| Junichi Inoue | 37.26 | | |
| Toshiyuki Kuroiwa | 37.18 | | |
| 1000 m | Yasunori Miyabe | 1:16.52 | 19 |
| Yuji Fujimoto | 1:15.78 | 11 | |
| Toshiyuki Kuroiwa | 1:15.56 | 9 | |
| Yukinori Miyabe | 1:14.92 | | |
| 1500 m | Keiji Shirahata | 2:05.47 | 44 |
| Kazuhiro Sato | 2:00.51 | 28 | |
| Toru Aoyanagi | 1:57.36 | 12 | |
| Yukinori Miyabe | 1:56.99 | 9 | |
| 5000 m | Keiji Shirahata | 7:24.95 | 22 |
| Toshihiko Itokawa | 7:20.50 | 18 | |
| Kazuhiro Sato | 7:19.69 | 17 | |
| 10,000 m | Keiji Shirahata | 14:47.56 | 18 |
| Toshihiko Itokawa | 14:42.35 | 13 | |
| Kazuhiro Sato | 14:28.30 | 5 | |
Source:[2]
- Women
| Event | Athlete | Race | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | ||
| 500 m | Yoko Fukazawa | 42.18 | 24 |
| Noriko Toda | 41.97 | 23 | |
| Seiko Hashimoto | 41.32 | 12 | |
| Kyoko Shimazaki | 40.98 | 7 | |
| 1000 m | Yoko Fukazawa | 1:25.00 | 24 |
| Noriko Toda | 1:24.96 | 23 | |
| Kyoko Shimazaki | 1:24.28 | 18 | |
| Seiko Hashimoto | 1:22.63 | 5 | |
| 1500 m | Yumi Kaeriyama | 2:10.75 | 19 |
| Mie Uehara | 2:09.33 | 11 | |
| Seiko Hashimoto | 2:06.88 | | |
| 3000 m | Mie Uehara | 4:37.54 | 17 |
| Yumi Kaeriyama | 4:33.53 | 13 | |
| Seiko Krohn | 4:32.12 | 12 | |
| 5000 m | Mie Uehara | 7:54.15 | 14 |
| Yumi Kaeriyama | 7:50.77 | 12 | |
| Seiko Hashimoto | 7:47.65 | 9 | |
Source:[2]