Japan_at_the_1936_Winter_Olympics
Japan at the 1936 Winter Olympics
Sporting event delegation
Japan competed at the 1936 Winter Olympics in Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany. With Sapporo being the host of the cancelled 1940 Winter Olympics, a Japanese segment was performed at the closing ceremony.
Quick Facts Japan at the 1936 Winter Olympics, IOC code ...
| Japan at the 1936 Winter Olympics | |
|---|---|
| IOC code | JPN |
| NOC | Japanese Olympic Committee |
| Website | www |
| in Garmisch-Partenkirchen | |
| Competitors | 31 (30 men, 1 woman) in 7 sports |
| Flag bearer | Kazuyoshi Oimatsu |
| Medals |
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| Winter Olympics appearances (overview) | |
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Main article: Alpine skiing at the 1936 Winter Olympics
- Men
More information Athlete, Event ...
| Athlete | Event | Downhill | Slalom | Total | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | Time 1 | Time 2 | Rank | Total points | Rank | ||
| Hiroshi Tadano | Combined | 7:58.6 | 49 | 1:49.4 | DSQ | – | DNF | – |
| Tsutomu Sekido | 7:23.4 | 46 | 2:04.5 | DSQ | – | DNF | – | |
| Isamu Sekiguchi | 6:48.6 | 41 | 1:52.5 | DSQ | – | DNF | – | |
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Main article: Cross-country skiing at the 1936 Winter Olympics
- Men
More information Event, Athlete ...
| Event | Athlete | Race | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | ||
| 18 km | Hiroshi Tadano | 1'35:28 | 59 |
| Ginzo Yamada | 1'33:17 | 56 | |
| Tsutomu Sekido | 1'32:48 | 55 | |
| Shinzo Yamada | 1'31:28 | 49 | |
| 50 km | Tadao Okayama | 4'30:28 | 34 |
| Hiroshi Tadano | 4'10:23 | 28 | |
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- Men's 4 x 10 km relay
More information Athletes, Race ...
| Athletes | Race | |
|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | |
| Ginzo Yamada Tsutomu Sekido Shinzo Yamada Hiroshi Tadano |
3'10:59 | 12 |
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Main article: Figure skating at the 1936 Winter Olympics
- Men
More information Athlete, Event ...
| Athlete | Event | CF | FS | Places | Points | Final rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tsugio Hasegawa | Men's singles | 24 | 22 | 162 | 314.6 | 23 |
| Zenjiro Watanabe | 23 | 18 | 147 | 325.4 | 21 | |
| Kazuyoshi Oimatsu | 20 | 19 | 139 | 325.4 | 20 | |
| Toshiichi Katayama | 17 | 16 | 108 | 347.4 | 15 |
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- Women
More information Athlete, Event ...
| Athlete | Event | CF | FS | Places | Points | Final rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Etsuko Inada | Women's singles | 13 | 9 | 77 | 368.1 | 10 |
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Main article: Ice hockey at the 1936 Winter Olympics
Group D
Top two teams advanced to semifinals
More information Pld, W ...
| Pld | W | L | T | GF | GA | Pts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Great Britain |
2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
 Sweden |
2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
 Japan |
2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
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| 7 February | Great Britain | 3-0 (2-0,0-0,1-0) | Japan |
| 8 February | Sweden | 2-0 (1-0,1-0,0-0) | Japan |
| Contestants Teiji Honma Masahiro Hayama Tatsuo Ichikawa Shinkichi Kamei Toshihiko Shoji Susumu Hirano Masatatsu Kitazawa Kenichi Furuya Kozue Kinoshita |
Main article: Nordic combined at the 1936 Winter Olympics
Events:
- 18 km cross-country skiing
- normal hill ski jumping
The cross-country skiing part of this event was combined with the main medal event of cross-country skiing. Those results can be found above in this article in the cross-country skiing section. Some athletes (but not all) entered in both the cross-country skiing and Nordic combined event, their time on the 18 km was used for both events.
The ski jumping (normal hill) event was held separate from the main medal event of ski jumping, results can be found in the table below.
More information Athlete, Event ...
| Athlete | Event | Cross-country | Ski Jumping | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Points | Rank | Distance 1 | Distance 2 | Total points | Rank | Points | Rank | ||
| Tsutomu Sekido | Individual | 1'32:48 | 147.0 | 40 | 43.0 | 45.0 | 183.3 | 25 | 330.3 | 35 |
| Isamu Sekiguchi | 1'32:40 | 147.7 | 38 | 48.0 | 48.5 | 203.2 | 7 | 350.9 | 29 | |
| Shinzo Yamada | 1'31:28 | 153.6 | 35 | 38.5 | 46.0 | 125.2 | 45 | 278.8 | 43 | |
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Main article: Ski jumping at the 1936 Winter Olympics
More information Athlete, Event ...
| Athlete | Event | Jump 1 | Jump 2 | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Distance | Points | Rank | Distance | Points | Rank | Points | Rank | ||
| Shinji Tatsuta | Normal hill | 73.5 | 45.2 | 46 | 77.0 | 56.0 | 45 | 101.2 | 46 |
| Iwao Miyajima | 63.5 | 95.8 | 33 | 63.5 | 98.8 | 29 | 194.6 | 31 | |
| Masaji Iguro | 74.5 | 107.6 | 11 | 72.5 | 110.6 | 6 | 218.2 | 7 | |
| Goro Adachi | 73.0 | 109.4 | 7 | 71.0 | 41.4 | 46 | 150.8 | 45 | |
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Main article: Speed skating at the 1936 Winter Olympics
- Men
More information Event, Athlete ...
| Event | Athlete | Race | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | ||
| 500 m | Kunio Nando | 46.6 | 22 |
| Seitoku Ri | 45.9 | 16 | |
| Reikichi Nakamura | 45.0 | 11 | |
| Shozo Ishihara | 44.1 | 4 | |
| 1500 m | Yasuo Kawamura | 2:29.6 | 28 |
| Seitoku Ri | 2:28.9 | 23 | |
| Shozo Ishihara | 2:26.7 | 19 | |
| Seien Kin | 2:25.0 | 15 | |
| 5000 m | Kunio Nando | 9:20.1 | 31 |
| Seitoku Ri | 9:08.7 | 27 | |
| Nichiko Cho | 9:08.7 | 27 | |
| Seien Kin | 8:55.9 | 21 | |
| 10,000 m | Nichiko Cho | 19:00.1 | 26 |
| Seitoku Ri | 18:50.3 | 25 | |
| Seien Kin | 18:02.7 | 13 | |
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- (ed.) Peter von le Fort (1936). IV. Olympische Winterspiele 1936 Amtlicher Bericht (PDF) (in German). Berlin: Reichssportverlag. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2007-08-09. Retrieved 2008-06-10.
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- Olympic Winter Games 1936, full results by sports-reference.com