Japan at the 1956 Winter Olympics

Japan at the
1956 Winter Olympics
Japan at the; 1956 Winter Olympics
IOC code	JPN; (GIA used at these Games)
NOC	Japanese Olympic Committee
Website	www.joc.or.jp (in Japanese and English)
in Cortina d'Ampezzo
Competitors	10 (men) in 5 sports
Flag bearer	Hiroshi Yoshizawa
Medals; Ranked 11th	Gold 0 Silver 1 Bronze 0 Total 1
Winter Olympics appearances (overview)
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Japan competed at the 1956 Winter Olympics in Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy. Chiharu Igaya won the nation's first ever medal and the first Asian medalist at the Winter Olympic Games.

Medalists

Medal	Name	Sport	Event	Date
Silver	Chiharu Igaya	Alpine skiing	Men's slalom	January 31

Athlete	Event	Race 1		Race 2		Total
Athlete	Event	Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank
Chiharu Igaya	Downhill					DSQ	–
Susumu Sugiyama	Downhill					3:39.1	28
Susumu Sugiyama	Giant Slalom					3:40.8	45
Chiharu Igaya	Giant Slalom					3:15.6	11
Susumu Sugiyama	Slalom	1:51.0	38	2:26.0	37	4:17.0	33
Chiharu Igaya	Slalom	1:30.2	6	1:48.5	2	3:18.7

Events:

Athlete	Event	Ski Jumping				Cross-country			Total
Athlete	Event	Distance 1	Distance 2	Points	Rank	Time	Points	Rank	Points	Rank
Hiroshi Yoshizawa	Individual	69.5	76.5	210.5	5	DNF	–	–	DNF	–
Koichi Sato	Individual	68.0	65.5	191.5	23	1'08:21	193.400	35	384.900	33

Athlete	Event	Jump 1			Jump 2			Total
Athlete	Event	Distance	Points	Rank	Distance	Points	Rank	Points	Rank
Koichi Sato	Normal hill	68.0	91.0	36	66.0	87.5	41	178.5	39
Hiroshi Yoshizawa	Normal hill	80.5	106.5	9	74.0	98.5	18	205.0	13

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