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. 171 competitors, 146 men and 25 women, took part in 97 events in 18 sports.

Medalists

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Athletics

;Men ;Track & road events

Boxing

;Men

Canoeing

Sprint

;men

Cycling

One cyclist represented Japan in 1968.

Track

;Sprint

Road

;Men

Diving

;Men ;Women

Equestrian

Fencing

Five fencers, all men, represented Japan in 1968. ; Men's foil * Heizaburo Okawa * Kazuo Mano * Fujio Shimizu ; Men's team foil * Masaya Fukuda, Heizaburo Okawa, Fujio Shimizu,

Kazuhiko Wakasugi is a Japanese fencer. He competed in the team foil event at the 1968 Summer Olympics The 1968 Summer Olympics ( es, Juegos Olímpicos de Verano de 1968), officially known as the Games of the XIX Olympiad ( es, Juegos de la XIX Olimpiada) an ...

, Kazuo Mano

Football

;Group play ;Quarterfinals ;Semi final ;Bronze Medal Match

Gymnastics

Hockey

Modern pentathlon

Three male pentathletes represented Japan in 1968. ;Individual *

Yuso Makihira is a Japanese modern pentathlete. He competed at the 1968 and 1972 Summer Olympics The 1972 Summer Olympics (), officially known as the Games of the XX Olympiad () and commonly known as Munich 1972 (german: München 1972), was an internation ...

Katsuaki Tashiro is a Japanese modern pentathlete. He competed at the 1968 Summer Olympics The 1968 Summer Olympics ( es, Juegos Olímpicos de Verano de 1968), officially known as the Games of the XIX Olympiad ( es, Juegos de la XIX Olimpiada) and commonly k ...

* Toshio Fukui ;Team * Yuso Makihira * Katsuaki Tashiro * Toshio Fukui

Rowing

;Men

Shooting

Six shooters, all men, represented Japan in 1968. ;Open

Swimming

Volleyball

Men's Tournament

;Group play

Women's Tournament

;Women's Team Competition *Round Robin :* Defeated United States (3-0) :* Defeated Mexico (3-0) :* Defeated Peru (3-0) :* Defeated Czechoslovakia (3-0) :* Defeated Poland (3-0) :* Defeated South Korea (3-0) :* Lost to Soviet Union (1-3) → Silver Medal *Team Roster :*

Setsuko Yosjida (born November 4, 1942) is a female Japanese former volleyball player who competed in the 1968 Summer Olympics The 1968 Summer Olympics ( es, Juegos Olímpicos de Verano de 1968), officially known as the Games of the XIX Olympiad ( es, J ...

:* Suzue Takayama :*

Toyoko Iwahara , is a female Japanese former volleyball player who competed in the 1968 Summer Olympics and in the 1972 Summer Olympics The 1972 Summer Olympics (), officially known as the Games of the XX Olympiad () and commonly known as Munich 1972 (g ...

:* Youko Kasahara :* Aiko Onozawa :* Yukiyo Kojima :* Sachiko Fukanaka :* Kunie Shishikura :* Setsuko Inoue :* Sumie Oinuma :* Makiko Furakawa :* Keiko Hama

Water polo

*Team Roster :* Haruo Sato :*

Hirokatsu Kuwayama (born 22 July 1942) is a Japanese former water polo player who competed in the 1968 Summer Olympics and in the 1972 Summer Olympics The 1972 Summer Olympics (), officially known as the Games of the XX Olympiad () and commonly known as Munich ...

:* Kazuya Takeuchi :* Koji Nakano :*

Kunio Yonehara is a Japanese former water polo player who competed in the 1968 Summer Olympics The 1968 Summer Olympics ( es, Juegos Olímpicos de Verano de 1968), officially known as the Games of the XIX Olympiad ( es, Juegos de la XIX Olimpiada) and commo ...

Seiya Sakamoto is a Japanese former water polo player who competed in the 1968 Summer Olympics The 1968 Summer Olympics ( es, Juegos Olímpicos de Verano de 1968), officially known as the Games of the XIX Olympiad ( es, Juegos de la XIX Olimpiada) and commo ...

Shigeharu Kuwabara is a Japanese former water polo player who competed in the 1968 Summer Olympics The 1968 Summer Olympics ( es, Juegos Olímpicos de Verano de 1968), officially known as the Games of the XIX Olympiad ( es, Juegos de la XIX Olimpiada) and commo ...

Shuzo Yajima was a Japanese water polo player who competed in the 1968 Summer Olympics and in the 1972 Summer Olympics The 1972 Summer Olympics (), officially known as the Games of the XX Olympiad () and commonly known as Munich 1972 (german: München 1 ...

Tetsunosuke Ishii is a Japanese former water polo player who competed in the 1968 Summer Olympics. See also * Japan men's Olympic water polo team records and statistics * List of men's Olympic water polo tournament goalkeepers This is a list of male goalkeepe ...

;Group play

Weightlifting

Wrestling

References

External links

Official Olympic ReportsInternational Olympic Committee results database
{{Nations at the 1968 Summer Olympics Nations at the 1968 Summer Olympics

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