Japan at the 1988 Summer Olympics
| Japan at the 1988 Summer Olympics | |||||||||
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| IOC code | JPN | ||||||||
| NOC | Japanese Olympic Committee | ||||||||
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| Competitors | 255 (186 men and 69 women) in 23 sports | ||||||||
| Flag bearer | Mikako Kotani | ||||||||
| Medals Ranked 14th |
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| Summer Olympics appearances (overview) | |||||||||
Japan competed at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, Korea. 255 competitors, 186 men and 69 women, took part in 166 events in 23 sports.[1]
Medalists
Gold
- Hitoshi Saito — Judo, Men's Heavyweight (+ 95 kg)
- Daichi Suzuki — Swimming, Men's 100 m Backstroke
- Takashi Kobayashi — Wrestling, Men's Freestyle Light-Flyweight (48 kg)
- Mitsuru Sato — Wrestling, Men's Freestyle Flyweight (52 kg)
Silver
- Tomoko Hasegawa — Shooting, 25 m pistol (30+30 shots) Women
- Akira Ota — Wrestling, Men's Freestyle Light-Heavyweight (90 kg)
- Atsuji Miyahara — Wrestling, Men's Greco-RomanFlyweight (52 kg)
Bronze
- Yukio Iketani — Artistic Gymnastics, Men's Floor Exercises
- Hiriyuki Konishi, Takahiro Yamada, Toshiharu Sato, Daisuke Nishikawa, Koichi Mizushima, and Yukio Iketani — Artistic Gymnastics, Men's Team Competition
- Shinji Hosokawa — Judo, Men's 60 kg
- Yosuke Yamamoto — Judo, Men's 65 kg
- Akinobu Osako — Judo, Men's 86 kg (Middleweight)
- Miyako Tanaka and Mikako Kotani — Synchronized Swimming, Women's Duet
- Mikako Kotani — Synchronized Swimming, Women's Solo
Archery
Main article: Archery at the 1988 Summer Olympics
In their fourth Olympic archery competition, Japan was unable to win any medals. Defending bronze medallist Hiroshi Yamamoto placed eighth, the only individual archer to make the finals. The men's team placed sixth overall, while the women's team was last place.
Women's Individual Competition:
- Toyoka Oki — Preliminary round (→ 31st place)
- Keiko Nakagomi — Preliminary round (→ 52nd place)
- Kyoko Kitahara — Preliminary round (→ 53rd place)
Men's Individual Competition:
- Hiroshi Yamamoto — Final (→ 8th place)
- Takayoshi Matsushita — Quarterfinal (→ 14th place)
- Terushi Furuhashi — Preliminary round (→ 40th place)
Women's Team Competition:
- Oki, Nakagomi, and Kitahara — Preliminary round (→ 15th place)
Men's Team Competition:
- Yamamoto, Matsushita, and Furuhashi — Final (→ 6th place)
Athletics
Main article: Athletics at the 1988 Summer Olympics
Men's 100 metres
- Koji Kurihara
- Takahiko Kasahara
- Tomohiro Osawa
Men's 200 metres
- Kenji Yamauchi
Men's 400 metres
Men's 5,000 metres
Men's 10,000 metres
- Heat — 28:16.43
- Final — 28:09.70 (→ 14th place)
- Heat — 28:26.04
- Final — 29:04.44 (→ 17th place)
- Tsukasa Endo
- Heat — did not finish (→ did not advance)
Men's Marathon
- Final — 2:11:05 (→ 4th place)
- Final — 2:13:41 (→ 9th place)
- Final — 2:15:42 (→ 17th place)
Men's 4 × 100 m Relay
- Kaoru Matsubara, Shinji Aoto, Koji Kurihara, and Takahiro Kasahara
- Heat — 39.70
- Shinji Aoto, Kenji Yamauchi, Koji Kurihara, and Susumu Takano
- Semi Final — 38.90 (→ did not advance)
Men's 4 × 400 m Relay
- Hirofumi Koike, Kenji Yamauchi, Hiromi Kawasumi, and Susumu Takano
- Heat — 3:05.63
- Semi Final — 3:03.80 (→ did not advance)
Men's Long Jump
- Hiroyuki Shibata
- Qualification — 7.48m (→ did not advance)
- Qualification — NM (→ did not advance)
Men's Triple Jump
Men's Javelin Throw
- Qualification — 77.46m (→ did not advance)
- Qualification — 76.90m (→ did not advance)
Men's 20 km Walk
- Final — 1:24:08 (→ 26th place)
- Final — 1:32:46 (→ 47th place)
Men's 50 km Walk
- Final — 4'03:12 (→ 31st place)
Women's 10,000 metres
Women's Marathon
- Final — 2:34:41 (→ 25th place)
- Final — 2:35:15 (→ 28th place)
- Final — 2:35:26 (→ 29th place)
Women's High Jump
Women's Javelin Throw
- Qualification — 56.26m (→ did not advance)
Boxing
Main article: Boxing at the 1988 Summer Olympics
Men's Light Flyweight (– 48 kg)
- First Round — Lost to Ochirin Demberel (MGL), KO-3
Canoeing
Main article: Canoeing at the 1988 Summer Olympics
Cycling
Main article: Cycling at the 1988 Summer Olympics
Twelve cyclists, nine men and three women, represented Japan in 1988.
- Terumi Ogura — 2:00:52 (→ 30th place)
- Natsue Seki — 2:14:32 (→ 50th place)
Diving
Main article: Diving at the 1988 Summer Olympics
Equestrianism
Main article: Equestrianism at the 1988 Summer Olympics
Fencing
Main article: Fencing at the 1988 Summer Olympics
Ten fencers, five men and five women, represented Japan in 1988.
Gymnastics
Main article: Gymnastics at the 1988 Summer Olympics
Handball
Main article: Handball at the 1988 Summer Olympics
Men's Team Competition
- Preliminary Round (Group B)
- vs East Germany (18 — 25)
- vs Spain (19 — 25)
- vs Hungary (19 — 22)
- vs South Korea (24 — 33)
- vs Czechoslovakia (17 — 21)
- Classification Match
- 11th/12th place: vs United States 24 — 21 (→ 11th place)
- Team Roster
Judo
Main article: Judo at the 1988 Summer Olympics
Modern pentathlon
Main article: Modern pentathlon at the 1988 Summer Olympics
Three male pentathletes represented Japan in 1988.
Men's Individual Competition:
- Hiroshi Saito — 4881pts (→ 30th place)
- Tadafumi Miwa — 4517pts (→ 51st place)
- Hiroaki Izumikawa — 3722pts (→ 63rd place)
Men's Team Competition:
- Saito, Miwa, and Izumikawa — 13120pts (→ 17th place)
Rhythmic gymnastics
Main article: Rhythmic gymnastics at the 1988 Summer Olympics
Rowing
Main article: Rowing at the 1988 Summer Olympics
Sailing
Main article: Sailing at the 1988 Summer Olympics
Shooting
Main article: Shooting at the 1988 Summer Olympics
Swimming
Main article: Swimming at the 1988 Summer Olympics
Men's 100 m Freestyle
- Heat — 52.08 (→ did not advance, 32nd place)
Men's 200 m Freestyle
- Heat — 1:51.14
- B-Final — 1:51.89 (→ 15th place)
Men's 400 m Freestyle
- Heat — 4:02.02 (→ did not advance, 32nd place)
- Heat — 4:05.68 (→ did not advance, 38th place)
Men's 1500 m Freestyle
- Heat — 15:47.35 (→ did not advance, 25th place)
- Heat — 15:52.06 (→ did not advance, 27th place)
Men's 100 m Backstroke
- Heat — 55.90
- Final — 55.05 (→ Gold Medal)
- Heat — 57.54
- B-Final — 57.13 (→ 12th place)
Men's 200 m Backstroke
- Heat — 2:03.36
- B-Final — 2:04.67 (→ 15th place)
- Heat — 2:09.16 (→ did not advance, 32nd place)
Men's 100 m Breaststroke
- Heat — 1:04.02
- B-Final — 1:03.89 (→ 13th place)
- Heat — 1:04.35 (→ did not advance, 18th place)
Men's 200 m Breaststroke
- Heat — 2:17.69
- B-Final — 2:18.03 (→ 10th place)
- Heat — 2:22.23 (→ did not advance, 30th place)
Men's 100 m Butterfly
- Heat — 54.82
- B-Final — 54.98 (→ 14th place)
- Heat — 56.19 (→ did not advance, 24th place)
Men's 200 m Butterfly
- Heat — 2:01.42
- B-Final — 2:02.18 (→ 15th place)
- Heat — 2:02.30 (→ did not advance, 19th place)
Men's 200 m Individual Medley
- Heat — 2:07.23 (→ did not advance, 19th place)
- Heat — 2:08.11 (→ did not advance, 22nd place)
Men's 400 m Individual Medley
- Heat — 4:28.11 (→ did not advance, 17th place)
- Heat — 4:33.03 (→ did not advance, 25th place)
Men's 4 × 100 m Medley Relay
- Heat — 3:46.88
- Final — 3:44.36 (→ 5th place)
Women's 50 m Freestyle
- Heat — 26.44
- B-Final — 26.45 (→ 12th place)
- Heat — 26.61 (→ did not advance, 20th place)
Women's 100 m Freestyle
- Heat — 57.29
- B-Final — 56.72 (→ 10th place)
- Heat — 58.40 (→ did not advance, 32nd place)
Women's 200 m Freestyle
- Heat — 2:01.76
- B-Final — 2:02.31 (→ 14th place)
- Heat — 2:06.18 (→ did not advance, 29th place)
Women's 400 m Freestyle
- Heat — 4:15.51
- B-Final — 4:15.59 (→ 15th place)
- Heat — 4:17.30 (→ did not advance, 19th place)
Women's 800 m Freestyle
- Heat — 8:39.55 (→ did not advance, 11th place)
Women's 100 m Backstroke
- Heat — 1:05.38 (→ did not advance, 24th place)
- Heat — 1:06.14 (→ did not advance, 26th place)
Women's 200 m Backstroke
- Heat — 2:18.74
- B-Final — 2:18.78 (→ 14th place)
- Heat — 2:21.46 (→ did not advance, 20th place)
Women's 100 m Breaststroke
- Heat — 1:13.36 (→ did not advance, 24th place)
- Heat — 1:16.63 (→ did not advance, 26th place)
Women's 200 m Breaststroke
- Heat — 2:35.81 (→ did not advance, 19th place)
- Heat — 2:37.44 (→ did not advance, 23rd place)
Women's 100 m Butterfly
- Heat — 1:02.04
- B-Final — 1:01.80 (→ 10th place)
- Heat — 1:02.35
- B-Final — 1:02.53 (→ 14th place)
Women's 200 m Butterfly
- Heat — 2:12.68
- Final — 2:11.62 (→ 6th place)
- Heat — 2:15.41
- B-Final — 2:15.61 (→ 14th place)
Women's 200 m Individual Medley
- Heat — 2:20.20
- B-Final — 2:20.43 (→ 16th place)
- Heat — 2:22.59 (→ did not advance, 22nd place)
Women's 400 m Individual Medley
- Heat — 4:55.31 (→ did not advance, 19th place)
- Heat — 5:00.92 (→ did not advance, 23rd place)
Women's 4 × 100 m Medley Relay
- Heat — 4:18.88 (→ did not advance, 12th place)
Synchronized swimming
Main article: Synchronised swimming at the 1988 Summer Olympics
Three synchronized swimmers represented Japan in 1988.
Table tennis
Main article: Table tennis at the 1988 Summer Olympics
Tennis
Main article: Tennis at the 1988 Summer Olympics
Women's Singles Competition
- First Round — Lost to Catarina Lindqvist (Sweden) 6-7, 5-7
- First Round — Lost to Il-Soon Kim (South Korea) 3-6, 6-3, 5-7
Volleyball
Main article: Volleyball at the 1988 Summer Olympics
Men's Team Competition
- Preliminary Round (Group B)
- Lost to United States (0-3)
- Lost to Argentina (1-3)
- Lost to France (1-3)
- Defeated Tunisia (3-0)
- Lost to the Netherlands (0-3)
- Classification Matches
- 9th/12th place: Defeated South Korea (3-2)
- 9th/10th place: Lost to Italy (2-3) → Tenth place
- Team Roster
- Akihiro Iwashima
- Yasunori Kumada
- Eizaburo Mitsuhashi
- Masayoshi Manabe
- Yuji Kasama
- Kazutomo Yoneyama
- Hiromichi Kageyama
- Hideharu Hara
- Kimio Sugimoto
- Yuzuru Inoue
- Masaki Kaito
- Shunichi Kawai
- Head Coach: Kazuya Mitake
Women's Team Competition
- Preliminary Round (Group A)
- Defeated Soviet Union (3-2)
- Lost to East Germany (2-3)
- Defeated South Korea (3-1)
- Semi Finals
- Lost to Peru (2-3)
- Final
- Lost to PR China (0-3) → Fourth place
- Team Roster
- Head Coach: Noriyuki Muneuchi
Weightlifting
Main article: Weightlifting at the 1988 Summer Olympics
Wrestling
Main article: Wrestling at the 1988 Summer Olympics
References
- ↑ "Japan at the 1988 Summer Games". sports-reference.com. Retrieved 2011-07-23.
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