The Empire of Japan competed at the

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in Los Angeles, California. 131 athletes competed in 10 sports and also participated in art competitions. Swimming became the most successful sport after collecting five gold medals, five silver medals and also two bronze medals.

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also performed stunningly in 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

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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 Etsuko Kamakura (born 1914, date of death unknown) was a Japanese diver. She competed in two events at the 1932 Summer Olympics The 1932 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the X Olympiad and also known as Los Angeles 1932) were an in ...

- 60.78(7th Place) * Women's 10 metre platform *

- 31.36(6th Place)

Water polo

*7 August *8 August *12 August

Final standings

Boxing

Equestrian

Field hockey

Standings

Matches

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Gymnastics

Rowing

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Wrestling

Art competitions

References

Official Olympic ReportsInternational Olympic Committee results database
Nations at the 1932 Summer Olympics

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