Sporting event delegation
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.
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Medalists
Competitors
The following is the list of number of competitors in the Games.
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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:
Nakagomi, Fujita, and Ikeda — Round of 16, 14th place (0-1)
Men's Team Competition:
Yamamoto, Oku, and Nishikawa — Round of 16, 15th place (0-1)
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 :
Japan →
Bronze Medal (6-3)
Team Roster
Boxing
Men's Light Flyweight (– 48 kg)
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
Preliminary Round (Group A)
Defeated United States (3-1)
Lost to France (2-3)
Lost to Italy (0-3)
Lost to Spain (2-3)
Defeated Canada (3-2)
5th/8th place : Defeated Unified Team (3-2)
5th/6th place : Lost to Italy (0-3) → Sixth place
Women's Team Competition
Preliminary Round (Group A)
Defeated United States (3-2)
Defeated Spain (3-0)
Lost to Unified Team (0-3)
5th/6th place : Defeated the Netherlands (3-1) → Fifth place
Weightlifting
Wrestling
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