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Nobuharu Asahara is a former Japanese athlete who specialized in the 100 meters and long jump.Hiroyasu Tsuchie is a coach and retired Japanese sprinter. Coaching career He has been the Strengthening Committee Member of the Japan Association of Athletics Federations since 2007. University coaching career * Josai University - Director ( - 2014) *Toyo Un ...

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Takahiro Mazuka is a Japanese sprinter. He competed in the men's 200 metres at the 1996 Summer Olympics The 1996 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the XXVI Olympiad, also known as Atlanta 1996 and commonly referred to as the Centennial Olympic ...

Toshinari Takaoka is a Japanese long-distance runner who specializes in the 5000 metres, 10,000 metres and the marathon race. He owned the former men's marathon Asian record. International competitions Personal bests *3000 metres - 7:41.87 min (1999/Japanese r ...

Katsuhiko Hanada Katsuhiko Hanada (Japanese: 花田勝彦; born 12 June 1971 in Kyoto) is a retired Japanese athlete who competed in the long-distance events. He represented his country at two Summer Olympics, in 1996 and 2000. Competition record Personal bes ...

Nobuharu Asahara is a former Japanese athlete who specialized in the 100 meters and long jump.Hiroyasu Tsuchie is a coach and retired Japanese sprinter. Coaching career He has been the Strengthening Committee Member of the Japan Association of Athletics Federations since 2007. University coaching career * Josai University - Director ( - 2014) *Toyo Un ...

Koji Ito is a retired Japanese track and field sprint (running), sprinter and Japan's fourth-fastest record holder of 100m sprint with a time of 10.00 seconds. He held the 100 metres List of Japanese records in athletics, Japanese national r ...

Satoru Inoue is a retired Japanese athlete who specialised in sprinting events. He represented his country at the 1992 and 1996 Summer Olympics as well as four World Championships. His best individual success was reaching the semifinals at the 1993 World ...

Koji Ito is a retired Japanese track and field sprint (running), sprinter and Japan's fourth-fastest record holder of 100m sprint with a time of 10.00 seconds. He held the 100 metres List of Japanese records in athletics, Japanese national r ...

Jun Osakada is a male track and field Track and field is a sport that includes athletic contests based on running, jumping, and throwing skills. The name is derived from where the sport takes place, a running track and a grass field for the throwi ...

Hideaki Kawamura Hideaki Kawamura ( ja, 河村英昭; born 15 September 1974 in Miyagi Prefecture) is a Japanese former 400 metres hurdler who competed in the 1996 Summer Olympics and in the 2000 Summer Olympics The 2000 Summer Olympics, officially the ...

Kazuhiko Yamazaki is a Japanese former athlete who specialised in the 400 metres hurdles. He competed in the 1992 Summer Olympics, in the 1996 Summer Olympics, and in the 2000 Summer Olympics. He also competed in the 1991 World Championships, in the 1995 World ...

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Tomohiro Nomura is a Japanese track and field athlete. He competed in the men's high jump at the 1996 Summer Olympics The 1996 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the XXVI Olympiad, also known as Atlanta 1996 and commonly referred to as the Centen ...

Nobuharu Asahara is a former Japanese athlete who specialized in the 100 meters and long jump.Teruyasu Yonekura
Women's 5,000 metres * Michiko Shimizu *

Harumi Hiroyama Harumi Hiroyama ( ja, 弘山晴美; born 2 September 1968 in Naruto, Tokushima) is a Japanese long-distance runner. In her early career she specialized in the 1500 and 3000 metres, but gradually she shifted to the 5000 metres, 10,000 metres an ...

* Yoshiko Ichikawa Women's 10,000 metres *

Masako Chiba is a Japanese long-distance runner, who won the bronze medal in 10,000 metres at the 1997 World Championships in Athens and in the marathon race at the 2003 World Championships in Paris. Chiba was a torchbearer during the 1998 Nagano Olympics ...

:* Qualification — 31:37.03 :* Final — 31:20.62 (→ 5th place) * Yuko Kawakami :* Qualification — 32:31.69 :* Final — 31:23.23 (→ 7th place) * Hiromi Suzuki :* Qualification — 31:54.89 :* Final — 32:43.39 (→ 16th place) Women's Marathon *

Yuko Arimori is a Japanese professional marathon runner and a Goodwill Ambassador for the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA). Career Arimori competed for Japan in the 1992 Summer Olympics The 1992 Summer Olympics ( es, Juegos Olímpicos de Verano ...

— 2:28.39 (→ Bronze Medal) * Izumi Maki — 2:32.35 (→ 12th place) *

Junko Asari is a retired Japanese marathon runner. She won the gold medal at the 1993 World Championships in a time of 2:30:03 hours. In addition she won the Tokyo International Women's Marathon in 1995 and 1998 and the Osaka Ladies Marathon in 1993. ...

— 2:34.31 (→ 17th place) Women's 100 metres Hurdles * Yvonne Kanazawa Women's 10 km Walk *

Yuka Mitsumori is a Japanese racewalker. She competed in the women's 10 kilometres walk at the 1996 Summer Olympics The 1996 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the XXVI Olympiad, also known as Atlanta 1996 and commonly referred to as the Centenn ...

— dsq (→ no ranking) Women's Javelin Throw *

Akiko Miyajima is a Japanese track and field athlete. She competed in the women's javelin throw at the 1996 Summer Olympics The 1996 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the XXVI Olympiad, also known as Atlanta 1996 and commonly referred to as the ...

:* Qualification — 53.98m (→ did not advance)

Badminton

Baseball

Defending

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ist Japan competed for the second time in the Olympic baseball tournament. They got off to a rough start, losing three of their first four games to

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,

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, and the

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. After winning their next three, however, the Japanese were in a tie with the

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for third and fourth places. Since Japan had beaten Nicaragua in head-to-head competition, they won the tie-breaker and faced the United States in the semifinals rather than the Cubans, which had not lost any of their 16 games in the 1992 and 1996 Olympiads. Japan defeated the United States to advance to the final, where they became the Cubans' 18th victim (Nicaragua's loss in the semifinals being the 17th win for Cuba). Men's Team Competition: * Japan - Silver Medal (5-4)

Basketball

Women's tournament

;Preliminary round ;Quarterfinals ;Classification Round 5th−8th place ;7th place game

Beach volleyball

* Shoji Setoyama and Kazuyuki Takao — 17th place overall

Boxing

Men's Flyweight (– 51 kg) *

Kazumasa Tsujimoto (born January 6, 1975 in Nara) is a retired male boxer from Japan. He represented his native country twice at the Summer Olympics: in 1996 and 2000. After having competed in the men's flyweight division (– 51 kg) in Atlanta, Georgia he ...

:* First Round — Lost to

Lernik Papyan Lernik Papyan ( hy, Լէռնիկ Պապյան, born October 26, 1966, in Vanadzor, Lori Province, Armenian SSR) is a retired boxer from Armenia. He represented his native country at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, Georgia, in the men's fl ...

(Armenia), 5-10 Men's Light Welterweight (– 63,5 kg) * Fumitaka Nitami :* First Round — Lost to Eduard Zakharov (Russia), 6-21 Men's Middleweight (– 75 kg) * Hirokuni Moto :* First Round — Defeated Tao Chen (China), 15-10 :* First Round — Lost to Tomasz Borowski (Poland), 6-11

Canoeing

Cycling

Track Competition

Men's Points Race *

Masahiro Yasuhara is a Japanese former cyclist. He competed in the men's points race event at the 1996 Summer Olympics The 1996 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the XXVI Olympiad, also known as Atlanta 1996 and commonly referred to as the Centennia ...

:* Final — 2 points (→ 15th place)

Mountain Bike

Men's Cross Country * Kyoshi Miura :* Final — 2:45:03 (→ 26th place) Women's Cross Country *

Kanako Tanikawa is a Japanese cyclist. She competed in the women's cross-country mountain biking event at the 1996 Summer Olympics The 1996 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the XXVI Olympiad, also known as Atlanta 1996 and commonly referred to ...

:* Final — 2:05.44 (→ 23rd place)

Diving

Women's 3m Springboard * Yuki Motobuchi :* Preliminary Heat — 262.71 :* Semi Final — 210.00 :* Final — 296.04 (→ 6th place)

Equestrianism

Fencing

Four fencers, one man and three women, represented Japan in 1996. ; Men's foil *

Hiroki Ichigatani is a Japanese fencer. He competed in the individual foil event at the 1992 and 1996 Summer Olympics The 1996 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the XXVI Olympiad, also known as Atlanta 1996 and commonly referred to as the Centenni ...

; Women's épée * Noriko Kubo *

Yuko Arai Yuko Arai (born 20 September 1973) is a Japanese fencer. She competed in the women's individual and team épée events at the 1996 Summer Olympics and the individual foil event at the 2000 Summer Olympics The 2000 Summer Olympics, offici ...

* Nanae Tanaka ; Women's team épée * Nanae Tanaka, Noriko Kubo,

Yuko Arai Yuko Arai (born 20 September 1973) is a Japanese fencer. She competed in the women's individual and team épée events at the 1996 Summer Olympics and the individual foil event at the 2000 Summer Olympics The 2000 Summer Olympics, offici ...

Football

;Men's competition ;Women's competition

Gymnastics

Judo

Rhythmic gymnastics

Rowing

Sailing

Shooting

Softball

Women's Team Competition

*Preliminary Round Robin :*Defeated Netherlands (3:0) :*Defeated PR China (3:0) :*Lost to United States (1:6) :*Defeated Canada (4:0) :*Lost to Australia (0:10) :*Defeated Puerto Rico (8:1) :*Defeated Chinese Taipei (5:1) *Semifinals :*Lost to Australia (0:3) *Bronze Medal Match :* Did not advance → 4th place *Team roster :*

Juri Takayama (born October 21, 1976) is a Japanese softball player who played as a pitcher between 1996 and 2004 in the Olympic Games The modern Olympic Games or Olympics (french: link=no, Jeux olympiques) are the leading international sporting events ...

:* Noriko Yamaji :*

Haruka Saito (born March 14, 1970, in Hirosaki, Aomori, Japan) is a Japanese softball player. She played in the Hitachi softball club from 1994 to 2006 and represented Japan as part of the Japan women's national softball team in the 1996, 2000, and 2004 ...

:*

Misako Ando (born March 21, 1971) is a Japanese softball player who plays as a shortstop. She won the silver medal at the 2000 Summer Olympics The 2000 Summer Olympics, officially the Games of the XXVII Olympiad and also known as Sydney 2000 ( Dharug: ...

:* Naomi Matsumoto :* Yoshiko Fujimoto :* Ikuko Fukita :* Noriko Harada :* Mayumi Inoue :* Chika Kodama :* Kyoko Kobayashi :* Kyoko Mochida :* Emi Tsukada :*

Masako Watanabe (born 16 May 1929, in Tokyo, Japan) is a Japanese manga artist. She began her professional career as an illustrator of books in 1949. She switched to creating manga after reading Osamu Tezuka's works, debuting in 1952 with ''Namida no Sanbika''. ...

:*

Tomoko Watanabe Tomoko Watanabe (born 14 April 1971) is a Japanese softball player. She competed in the women's tournament at the 1996 Summer Olympics The 1996 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the XXVI Olympiad, also known as Atlanta 1996 and com ...

*Head coach: Mitsutoshi Suzumura

Swimming

Men's 50 metres Freestyle: *

Yukihiro Matsushita is a Japanese former swimmer who competed in the 1996 Summer Olympics The 1996 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the XXVI Olympiad, also known as Atlanta 1996 and commonly referred to as the Centennial Olympic Games) were an inte ...

:* Heat — 23.60 (→ did not advance, 35th place) Men's 100 metres Freestyle: *

Shunsuke Ito is a retired male freestyle swimmer from Japan. He represented his native country at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, Georgia Atlanta ( ) is the capital and most populous city of the U.S. state of Georgia. It is the seat of Fulton ...

:* Heat — 51.29 (→ did not advance, 37th place) Men's 200 metres Freestyle: *

Shunsuke Ito is a retired male freestyle swimmer from Japan. He represented his native country at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, Georgia Atlanta ( ) is the capital and most populous city of the U.S. state of Georgia. It is the seat of Fulton ...

:* Heat — 1:51.97 (→ did not advance, 23rd place) Men's 400 metres Freestyle: *

Hisato Yasui (born June 8, 1976 in Osaka Prefecture, Japan) is a retired Japanese male freestyle swimmer. He represented Japan at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, Georgia. He is best known for winning a gold and a bronze medal at the 1995 Summer Univ ...

:* Heat — 4:00.19 (→ did not advance, 24th place) Men's 1500 m Freestyle * Masato Hirano :* Heat — 15:19.48 :* B-Final — 15:17.28 (→ 6th place) *

Hisato Yasui (born June 8, 1976 in Osaka Prefecture, Japan) is a retired Japanese male freestyle swimmer. He represented Japan at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, Georgia. He is best known for winning a gold and a bronze medal at the 1995 Summer Univ ...

:* Heat — 15:43.66 (→ did not advance, 22nd place) Men's 100 m Backstroke * Keitaro Konnai :* Heat — 56.35 :* B-Final — 55.74 (→ 9th place) *

Hajime Itoi (born June 22, 1971 in Gifu) is a retired Olympic backstroke swimmer from Japan. He represented his native country at two consecutive Summer Olympics, starting in 1992. He is best known for winning a silver medal at the 1995 Summer Universiade i ...

:* Heat — 56.22 :* B-Final — 56.23 (→ 11th place) Men's 200 m Backstroke *

Hajime Itoi (born June 22, 1971 in Gifu) is a retired Olympic backstroke swimmer from Japan. He represented his native country at two consecutive Summer Olympics, starting in 1992. He is best known for winning a silver medal at the 1995 Summer Universiade i ...

:* Heat — 2:00.43 :* Final — 2:00.10 (→ 5th place) *

Ryuji Horii is a retired Japanese male backstroke swimmer. He represented Japan at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, Georgia. He is best known for winning a silver medal at the 1995 Summer Universiade in Fukuoka is the sixth-largest city in Japa ...

:* Heat — 2:02.33 :* B-Final — 2:01.54 (→ 9th place) Men's 100 m Breaststroke * Akira Hayashi :* Heat — 1:02.63 :* B-Final — 1:02.75 (→ 12th place) * Yoshinobu Miyazaki :* Heat — 1:03.13 (→ did not advance, 22nd place) Men's 200 m Breaststroke * Akira Hayashi :* Heat — 2:15.37 :* B-Final — 2:16.69 (→ 16th place) Men's 100 m Butterfly * Takashi Yamamoto :* Heat — 53.95 :* B-Final — 53.98 (→ 13th place) *

Yukihiro Matsushita is a Japanese former swimmer who competed in the 1996 Summer Olympics The 1996 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the XXVI Olympiad, also known as Atlanta 1996 and commonly referred to as the Centennial Olympic Games) were an inte ...

:* Heat — 54.50 (→ did not advance, 20th place) Men's 200 m Butterfly * Takashi Yamamoto :* Heat — 2:00.87 (→ did not advance, 20th place) Men's 200 m Individual Medley *

Tatsuya Kinugasa is a male Japanese retired male medley swimmer. Swimming career Kinugasa represented Japan at two consecutive Summer Olympics, starting in 1992. He is best known for winning two gold medals at the 1997 Summer Universiade in Catania, Italy ...

:* Heat — 2:03.42 :* B-Final — 2:04.59 (→ 14th place) * Jo Yoshimi :* Heat — 2:04.49 :* B-Final — 2:05.42 (→ 16th place) Men's 400 m Individual Medley *

Toshiaki Kurasawa (born April 21, 1976) is a retired Japanese male freestyle and medley swimmer. He represented his Japan in two consecutive Summer Olympics, starting in 1992. His best Olympic result was the 10th place (4:23.36) in the Men's 400m Individual Medle ...

:* Heat — 4:24.83 :* B-Final — 4:23.36 (→ 10th place) *

Tatsuya Kinugasa is a male Japanese retired male medley swimmer. Swimming career Kinugasa represented Japan at two consecutive Summer Olympics, starting in 1992. He is best known for winning two gold medals at the 1997 Summer Universiade in Catania, Italy ...

:* Heat — 4:26.73 :* B-Final — 4:24.25 (→ 11th place) Men's 4 × 100 m Medley Relay * Keitaro Konnai, Akira Hayashi, Takashi Yamamoto and

Shunsuke Ito is a retired male freestyle swimmer from Japan. He represented his native country at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, Georgia Atlanta ( ) is the capital and most populous city of the U.S. state of Georgia. It is the seat of Fulton ...

:* Heat — 3:41.78 :* Final — 3:40.51 (→ 5th place) Women's 50 m Freestyle *

Sumika Minamoto is a former freestyle swimming, freestyle swimmer from Japan, who won the bronze medal in the 4 × 100 m Medley Relay at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Australia. Her winning teammates in that race were Mai Nakamura (backstroke swimmer), Ma ...

:* Heat — 25.89 :* B-Final — 26.05 (→ 12th place) Women's 100 m Freestyle *

Sumika Minamoto is a former freestyle swimming, freestyle swimmer from Japan, who won the bronze medal in the 4 × 100 m Medley Relay at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Australia. Her winning teammates in that race were Mai Nakamura (backstroke swimmer), Ma ...

:* Heat — 57.25 (→ did not advance, 25th place) Women's 200 m Freestyle *

Suzu Chiba Suzu Chiba (千葉すず, born August 11, 1975 in Yokohama, Kanagawa) is a former freestyle swimmer from Japan. She competed for her native country in two consequentive Summer Olympics, starting in 1992. She won the bronze medal in the 400 m Fre ...

:* Heat — 2:01.11 :* B-Final — 2:01.00 (→ 10th place) *

Naoko Imoto is a former freestyle swimmer from Japan, who competed for her native country at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, Georgia. There she finished in fourth place in the 4 × 200 m freestyle relay, alongside Aiko Miyake, Eri Yamanoi ...

:* Heat — 2:03.78 (→ did not advance, 20th place) Women's 400 m Freestyle *

Eri Yamanoi is a former freestyle swimmer from Japan, who competed for her native country at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, Georgia. There she finished in fourth place in the 4 × 200 m freestyle relay, alongside Aiko Miyake, Naoko Imo ...

:* Heat — 4:13.40 :* Final — 4:11.68 (→ 7th place) *

Suzu Chiba Suzu Chiba (千葉すず, born August 11, 1975 in Yokohama, Kanagawa) is a former freestyle swimmer from Japan. She competed for her native country in two consequentive Summer Olympics, starting in 1992. She won the bronze medal in the 400 m Fre ...

:* Heat — 4:16.07 :* B-Final — 4:16.60 (→ 13th place) Women's 800 m Freestyle *

Eri Yamanoi is a former freestyle swimmer from Japan, who competed for her native country at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, Georgia. There she finished in fourth place in the 4 × 200 m freestyle relay, alongside Aiko Miyake, Naoko Imo ...

:* Heat — 8:40.47 (→ did not advance, 10th place) *

Aiko Miyake (born 6 July 1978) is a former freestyle swimmer from Japan. She competed for her native country at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, Georgia Atlanta ( ) is the capital city, capital and List of municipalities in Georgia (U.S. state), m ...

:* Heat — 8:55.77 (→ did not advance, 21st place) Women's 100 m Backstroke * Mai Nakamura :* Heat — 1:02.35 :* Final — 1:02.33 (→ 4th place) *

Miki Nakao (born June 25, 1978 in Nagasaki, Nagasaki) is a former backstroke swimmer from Japan, who won the bronze medal in the 200m Backstroke at the 2000 Summer Olympics The 2000 Summer Olympics, officially the Games of the XXVII Olympiad and ...

:* Heat — 1:02.90 :* Final — 1:02.78 (→ 8th place) Women's 200 m Backstroke * Mai Nakamura :* Heat — 2:15.05 :* B-Final — 2:13.40 (→ 9th place) *

Miki Nakao (born June 25, 1978 in Nagasaki, Nagasaki) is a former backstroke swimmer from Japan, who won the bronze medal in the 200m Backstroke at the 2000 Summer Olympics The 2000 Summer Olympics, officially the Games of the XXVII Olympiad and ...

:* Heat — 2:12.92 :* Final — 2:13.57 (→ 5th place) Women's 100 m Breaststroke * Masami Tanaka :* Heat — 1:09.89 :* B-Final — 1:10.43 (→ 13th place) *

Kyoko Iwasaki is a Japanese swimming coach and retired Olympic swimmer from Numazu, Shizuoka. She won the gold medal in the 200 metres breaststroke at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, Spain Barcelona ( , , ) is a city on the coast of northeastern ...

:* Heat — 1:11.33 (→ did not advance, 22nd place) Women's 200 m Breaststroke * Masami Tanaka :* Heat — 2:29.36 :* Final — 2:28.05 (→ 5th place) *

Kyoko Iwasaki is a Japanese swimming coach and retired Olympic swimmer from Numazu, Shizuoka. She won the gold medal in the 200 metres breaststroke at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, Spain Barcelona ( , , ) is a city on the coast of northeastern ...

:* Heat — 2:30.84 :* B-Final — 2:29.32 (→ 10th place) Women's 100 m Butterfly * Hitomi Kashima :* Heat — 1:00.85 :* Final — 1:00.11 (→ 4th place) *

Ayari Aoyama is a retired Japanese female butterfly swimmer. She represented her native country at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, Georgia Atlanta ( ) is the capital city, capital and List of municipalities in Georgia (U.S. state), most populou ...

:* Heat — 1:00.20 :* Final — 1:00.18 (→ 6th place) Women's 200 m Butterfly * Hitomi Kashima :* Heat — 2:16.04 :* B-Final — 2:13.97 (→ 14th place) * Mika Haruna :* Heat — 2:12.59 :* Final — 2:11.93 (→ 7th place) Women's 200 m Individual Medley *

Fumie Kurotori (born August 6, 1975 in Funabashi, Chiba, Funabashi, Chiba Prefecture, Chiba) is a retired female medley swimming, medley swimmer from Japan, who represented her native country at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, Georgia. She is best known f ...

:* Heat — 2:20.58 (→ did not advance, 28th place) Women's 400 m Individual Medley *

Fumie Kurotori (born August 6, 1975 in Funabashi, Chiba, Funabashi, Chiba Prefecture, Chiba) is a retired female medley swimming, medley swimmer from Japan, who represented her native country at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, Georgia. She is best known f ...

:* Heat — 4:48.51 :* B-Final — 4:47.98 (→ 12th place) *

Hideko Hiranaka is a retired female medley swimmer from Japan, who represented her native country twice at the Summer Olympics: in 1992 and 1996. She is best known for winning the silver medal in the Women's 400m Individual Medley at the 1995 Summer Universi ...

:* Heat — 4:49.32 :* B-Final — 4:48.72 (→ 13th place) Women's 4 × 100 m Freestyle Relay *

Sumika Minamoto is a former freestyle swimming, freestyle swimmer from Japan, who won the bronze medal in the 4 × 100 m Medley Relay at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Australia. Her winning teammates in that race were Mai Nakamura (backstroke swimmer), Ma ...

,

Naoko Imoto is a former freestyle swimmer from Japan, who competed for her native country at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, Georgia. There she finished in fourth place in the 4 × 200 m freestyle relay, alongside Aiko Miyake, Eri Yamanoi ...

,

Eri Yamanoi is a former freestyle swimmer from Japan, who competed for her native country at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, Georgia. There she finished in fourth place in the 4 × 200 m freestyle relay, alongside Aiko Miyake, Naoko Imo ...

and

Suzu Chiba Suzu Chiba (千葉すず, born August 11, 1975 in Yokohama, Kanagawa) is a former freestyle swimmer from Japan. She competed for her native country in two consequentive Summer Olympics, starting in 1992. She won the bronze medal in the 400 m Fre ...

:* Heat — 3:48.77 (→ did not advance, 12th place) Women's 4 × 200 m Freestyle Relay *

Eri Yamanoi is a former freestyle swimmer from Japan, who competed for her native country at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, Georgia. There she finished in fourth place in the 4 × 200 m freestyle relay, alongside Aiko Miyake, Naoko Imo ...

,

Naoko Imoto is a former freestyle swimmer from Japan, who competed for her native country at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, Georgia. There she finished in fourth place in the 4 × 200 m freestyle relay, alongside Aiko Miyake, Eri Yamanoi ...

,

Aiko Miyake (born 6 July 1978) is a former freestyle swimmer from Japan. She competed for her native country at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, Georgia Atlanta ( ) is the capital city, capital and List of municipalities in Georgia (U.S. state), m ...

and

Suzu Chiba Suzu Chiba (千葉すず, born August 11, 1975 in Yokohama, Kanagawa) is a former freestyle swimmer from Japan. She competed for her native country in two consequentive Summer Olympics, starting in 1992. She won the bronze medal in the 400 m Fre ...

:* Heat — 8:09.46 :* Final — 8:07.46 (→ 4th place) Women's 4 × 100 m Medley Relay * Mai Nakamura, Masami Tanaka,

Ayari Aoyama is a retired Japanese female butterfly swimmer. She represented her native country at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, Georgia Atlanta ( ) is the capital city, capital and List of municipalities in Georgia (U.S. state), most populou ...

and

Suzu Chiba Suzu Chiba (千葉すず, born August 11, 1975 in Yokohama, Kanagawa) is a former freestyle swimmer from Japan. She competed for her native country in two consequentive Summer Olympics, starting in 1992. She won the bronze medal in the 400 m Fre ...

:* Heat — 4:10.71 (→ did not advance, 9th place)

Synchronized swimming

Table tennis

Tennis

Men's Singles Competition *

Shuzo Matsuoka is a retired Japanese professional tennis player, sports commentator, and entertainer. A former Wimbledon quarter-finalist, Matsuoka won one singles title during his career, in Seoul in 1992. In the same year, he reached a career-high ranking ...

:* First round — Lost to

Tim Henman Timothy Henry Henman (born 6 September 1974) is a British former professional tennis player. Henman played a serve-and-volley style of tennis. He was the first British man to reach the singles semifinals of Wimbledon since Roger Taylor in the ...

(Great Britain) 6-7 3-6 Men's Doubles Competition *

Satoshi Iwabuchi is a retired professional tennis player from Japan. Iwabuchi won one ATP Tour doubles title in his career, the 2005 Japan Open, where he and Takao Suzuki defeated Simon Aspelin Simon Aspelin (; born 11 May 1974) is a former professional ...

and

Takao Suzuki is a professional tennis player and a former Japanese No. 1. Tennis career Suzuki reached a career-high singles ranking of World No. 102 in 1998 and has earned nearly three quarters of a million dollars in prize winnings on the ATP Tour. He ...

:* First round — Defeated

Juan-Carlos Bianchi Juan Carlos Bianchi (born 22 January 1970) is a former tennis player from Venezuela, who represented his native country at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, Georgia and played collegiate tennis at the University of Alabama for the Alabama Crim ...

and

Nicolas Pereira Nicolas or Nicolás may refer to: People Given name * Nicolas (given name) Mononym * Nicolas (footballer, born 1999), Brazilian footballer * Nicolas (footballer, born 2000), Brazilian footballer Surname Nicolas * Dafydd Nicolas (c.1705–1774), ...

(Venezuela) 6-4, 6-7, 8-6 :* Second round — Lost to

Sergi Bruguera Sergi Bruguera i Torner (; born 16 January 1971) is a former professional tennis player from Spain. He won consecutive men's singles titles at the French Open in 1993 and 1994, a silver medal at the 1996 Olympic Games in men's singles and reac ...

and

Tomás Carbonell Tomás Carbonell Lladó (born 7 August 1968) is a former professional tennis player from Spain. Carbonell won 2 singles and 22 doubles titles on the ATP Tour in his career. He won French Open in 2001 in mixed doubles with Virginia Ruano Pascu ...

(Spain) 7-6, 2-6, 5-7 Women's Singles Competition *

Ai Sugiyama is a Japanese former tennis player. She reached the world No. 1 ranking in women's doubles on the WTA Tour and had a career-high singles ranking of world No. 8, achieved on February 9, 2004. In her career, she won six singles and 38 doubles t ...

:* First round — Defeated Katarina Studenikova (Slovakia) 6-2 6-3 :* Second round — Defeated

Martina Hingis Martina Hingis (, sk, Martina Hingisová; 30 September 1980) is a Swiss former professional tennis player. Hingis is the first Swiss player, male or female, to win a major title and attain a world No. 1 ranking. She spent a total of 209 weeks a ...

(Switzerland) 6-4 6-4 :* Third round — Lost to

Jana Novotná Jana Novotná (; 2 October 1968 – 19 November 2017) was a Czech professional tennis player. She played a serve and volley game, an increasingly rare style of play among women during her career. Novotná won the women's singles title at Wimbled ...

(Czech Republic) 3-6 4-6 *

Kimiko Date is a Japanese former professional tennis player. She reached the semifinals of the 1994 Australian Open, the 1995 French Open and the 1996 Wimbledon Championships, and won the Japan Open a record four times. She reached a career-high ranking ...

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Dally Randriantefy Dally Randriantefy (born 23 February 1977 in Antananarivo, Madagascar) is a former professional female tennis player. Randriantefy has won seven singles and 3 doubles titles on the ITF circuit in her career. On 11 April 2005, she reached he ...

(Madagascar) 6-0 6-1 :* Second round — Defeated Virag Csurgo (Hungary) 6-2 6-3 :* Third round — Defeated

Magdalena Maleeva Magdalena Georgieva Maleeva ( bg, Магдалена Георгиева Малеева, ; born 1 April 1975) is a Bulgarian former professional tennis player. She played on the WTA Tour competing in singles and doubles, from April 1989 to Octo ...

(Bulgaria) 6-4 6-4 :* Quarter Finals — Lost to

Arantxa Sánchez Vicario Aránzazu Isabel María "Arantxa" Sánchez Vicario (; born 18 December 1971) is a Spanish former List of WTA number 1 ranked singles tennis players, world No. 1 tennis player. She won 14 Grand Slam (tennis), Grand Slam titles: four in singles, ...

(Spain) 6-4 3-6 8-10 *

Naoko Sawamatsu is a former professional tennis player. In her career, she won four singles titles on the WTA Tour. Sawamatsu reached a career-high ranking of world No. 14, on 6 February 1995. At the time of the 1995 Australian Open, her family survived the Gr ...

:* First round — Defeated Sung-Hee Park (South Korea) 6-3 4-6 6-3 :* Second round — Lost to

Lindsay Davenport Lindsay Ann Davenport Leach (born June 8, 1976) is an American former professional tennis player. Davenport was ranked singles world No. 1 for a total of 98 weeks, and was the year-end singles world No. 1 four times (1998, 2001, 2004, and 2005) ...

(United States) 2-6 2-6

Volleyball

Women's Indoor Team Competition

*Preliminary round (group A) :* Lost to South Korea (0-3) :* Defeated Ukraine (3-0) :* Lost to Netherlands (0-3) :* Lost to United States (0-3) :* Lost to China (0-3) *Quarterfinals :* did not advance (→ Ninth place) *Team roster :* Kaiyo Hoshini :*

Aki Nagatomi (born 15 July 1969) is a Japanese former volleyball player who competed in the 1996 Summer Olympics The 1996 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the XXVI Olympiad, also known as Atlanta 1996 and commonly referred to as the Centennia ...

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Kazumi Nakamura Kazumi Nakamura ( ja, 中村和美; born February 24, 1971) is a Japanese former volleyball player who competed in the 1992 Summer Olympics and in the 1996 Summer Olympics The 1996 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the XXVI Olympiad ...

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Ikumi Ogake is a former Japanese volleyball player. Her maiden name is . She competed at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece. There she ended up in fifth place with the Japan women's national team. Narita played as a wing-spiker. She was named ''Bes ...

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Mika Saiki is a Japanese people, Japanese beach volleyball player, and former volleyball player. She competed at the Volleyball at the 1996 Summer Olympics, 1996 Summer Olympics in volleyball. She competed at the Volleyball at the 2000 Summer Olympics, 20 ...

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Kiyomi Sakamoto (born 12 October 1969) is a Japanese former volleyball player who competed in the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, Georgia Atlanta ( ) is the capital and most populous city of the U.S. state of Georgia. It is the seat of Fulton County ...

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Asako Tajimi Asako Tajimi (多治見麻子 ''Tajimi Asako'', born June 26, 1972) is a former Japanese volleyball player. Clubs *HachioujiJissen High School → Hitachi (1999–2001) → Pioneer Red Wings(2001–2011) → Hitachi Rivale is a women's volle ...

:* Chiho Torii :*

Mika Yamauchi Mika Yamauchi (山内美加 ''Yamauchi Mika'', born October 7, 1969) is a former volleyball player from Japan, who was a member of the Japan Women's National Team. Her nickname is Mika (ミカ). Profile *Birthplace: Yurihonjo, Akita *Height: 1 ...

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Tomoko Yoshihara Tomoko Yoshihara (吉原知子 ''Yoshihara Tomoko'', born 4 February 1970 in the Uryū District, Hokkaido) is a former volleyball player from Japan, who competed in the 1992, 1996, and 2004 Summer Olympics. She captained the 2004 Olympic squad. ...

*Head coach: Kuniaki Yoshida

Weightlifting

Wrestling

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References

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Medalists

Archery

Athletics

Badminton

Baseball

Basketball

Women's tournament

Beach volleyball

Boxing

Canoeing

Cycling

Track Competition

Mountain Bike

Diving

Equestrianism

Fencing

Football

Gymnastics

Judo

Rhythmic gymnastics

Rowing

Sailing

Shooting

Softball

Women's Team Competition

Swimming

Synchronized swimming

Table tennis

Tennis

Volleyball

Women's Indoor Team Competition

Weightlifting

Wrestling

Notes

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