Japan at the 1932 Summer Olympics
| Japan at the 1932 Summer Olympics | |
|---|---|
Los Angeles | |
| Competitors | 157 |
| Flag bearer | Mikio Oda |
| Medals Ranked 5th |
|
| Summer Olympics appearances ( overview) | |
The Los Angeles, California. 131 athletes competed in 10 sports and also participated in art competitions.
equestrian and won Japan's first gold medal in the sport. The field hockey team also competed with two other teams from the United States and India
, and won a silver medal.
With so many teams, Japan's delegation was the second largest, exceeded only by the United States.
Medalists
Athletics
Aquatics
Swimming
Diving
- Men's 3 metre springboard
- Kazuo Kobayashi - 133.76(6th Place)
- Tetsutaro Namae - 125.18(8th Place)
- Men's 10 metre platform
- Hidekatsu Ishida - 75.92(8th Place)
- Women's 3 metre springboard
- Etsuko Kamakura - 60.78(7th Place)
- Women's 10 metre platform
- Etsuko Kamakura - 31.36(6th Place)
Water polo
- 7 August
United States 
|
10 – 0 |  Japan
|
- 8 August
Hungary 
|
18 – 0[1] | Japan
|
- 12 August
Germany 
|
10 – 0 | Japan
|
Final standings
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | HUN | GER | USA | JPN | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
 Hungary (HUN)
|
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 31 | 2 | +29 | 6 | 6–2 | 7–0 | 18–0 | ||
|
 Germany (GER)
|
3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 16 | 10 | +6 | 3 | 2–6 | 4–4 | 10–0 | ||
|
 United States (USA)
|
3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 11 | +3 | 3 | 0–7 | 4–4 | 10–0 | ||
| 4 |  Japan (JPN)
|
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 38 | −38 | 0 | 0–18 | 0–10 | 0–10 |
Source: [citation needed]
Boxing
Equestrian
Field hockey
Standings
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
|
 India
|
2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 35 | 2 | +33 | 2 |
|
|
Japan
|
2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 13 | −3 | 1 |
|
|
United States (H)
|
2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 33 | −30 | 0 |
Matches
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Gymnastics
Rowing
- Men
| Athlete | Event | Heats | Repechage | Final | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
| Rokuro Takahashi Norio Ban Umetaro Shibata Daikichi Suzuki Shokichi Nanba |
Coxed four | 7:16.8 | 3 R | 7:47.0 | 4 | Did not advance | 6 |
Setsuji Tanaka
Toshi Sano |
Eight | 6:43.4 | 3 R | 7:22.6 | 3 | Did not advance | 7 |
Wrestling
Art competitions
References
- ^ 17-0 in the 1932 Official book, but 18-0 in 1932 newspapers which gave the goalscorers
- ^ "India vs. Japan". Bharatiyahockey.org. Retrieved 2 April 2019.
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