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, Canada. 213 competitors, 153 men and 60 women, took part in 119 events in 20 sports.

Medalists

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Archery

In their second Olympic archery competition, Japan won a silver medal and placed third on the national leaderboard for the sport. The medal was won by

Hiroshi Michinaga (born 8 October 1956) is an archer from Japan, who was born in Hyogo, Japan. He competed for Japan in the 1976 Summer Olympics held in Montreal, Quebec, Canada in the individual event where he finished in second place behind American Dar ...

. Two men and two women competed for Japan. Women's Individual Competition: *

Minako Sato is a Japanese archer who competed in two Olympic Games. Career Sato finished 14th in the women's individual event at the 1976 Summer Olympics with a score of 2308 points. She came tenth in the women's individual event at the 1984 Summer Olym ...

— 2308 points (→ 14th place) * Kyoko Yamazaki — 2094 points (→ 26th place) Men's Individual Competition: *

— 2502 points (→ Silver Medal) * Takanobu Nishi — 2422 points (→ 8th place)

Athletics

Men's 10.000 metres * Toshiaki Kamata :* Heat — 28:36.21 (→ did not advance) Men's Marathon *

Shigeru So (born 9 January 1953 in Usuki, Ōita) is a retired long-distance runner from Japan, who represented his native country at two Summer Olympics: 1976 and 1984. He won the 1985 edition of the Tokyo Marathon. His twin brother Takeshi So is also a re ...

— 2:18:26 (→ 20th place) * Noriyasu Mizukami — 2:18:44 (→ 21st place) * Akio Usami — 2:22:29 (→ 32nd place) Men's High Jump * Katsumi Fukura :* Qualification — 2.13m (→ did not advance) *

Kazunori Koshikawa is a Japanese athlete. He competed in the men's high jump at the 1976 Summer Olympics Events January * January 3 – The International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights enters into force. * January 5 – The Pol P ...

:* Qualification — 2.13m (→ did not advance) Men's 20 km Race Walk *

Yoshio Morikawa is a Japanese racewalker. He competed in the men's 20 kilometres walk at the 1976 Summer Olympics Events January * January 3 – The International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights enters into force. * January 5 – T ...

— 1:42:20 (→ 34th place)

Basketball

;Men's Team Competition *Preliminary Round (Group A): :* Lost to Canada (76-104) :* Lost to Mexico (90-108) :* Lost to Cuba (56-97) :* Lost to Soviet Union (69-123) :* Lost to Australia (79-117) *Classification Match: :* 9th/11th place: Lost to Puerto Rico (91-111) → 11th place *Team Roster :*

Shigeaki Abe is a Japanese basketball player. He competed in the 1972 and 1976 Summer Olympics. At the 1976 Summer Olympics, he put up a noteworthy performance of 38 points and 10 assists gainst Puerto Rico Puerto Rico (; abbreviated PR; tnq, Borik ...

:* Nobuo Chigusa :* Satoshi Mori :* Shoji Yuki :* Yutaka Fujimoto :* Hirofumi Numata :* Kiyohide Kuwata :* Koji Yamamoto :*

Shigeto Shimizu (born 4 January 1953) is a Japanese basketball player. He competed in the men's tournament at the 1976 Summer Olympics Events January * January 3 – The International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights enters into for ...

Fumio Saito was a Japanese basketball player. He competed in the men's tournament at the 1976 Summer Olympics Events January * January 3 – The International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights enters into force. * January 5 – ...

Norihiko Kitahara is a Japanese basketball player. He competed in the men's tournament at the 1976 Summer Olympics. References

1954 births Living people Japanese men's basketball players Olympic basketball players for Japan Basketball players at the 1 ...

:* Hideki Hamaguchi *Head Coach: Masahiko Yoshida. ;Women's Team Competition *Team Roster :* Kimiko Hashimoto :* Kazuko Kadoya :*

Kimi Wakitashiro is a Japanese basketball player. She competed in the women's tournament at the 1976 Summer Olympics Events January * January 3 – The International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights enters into force. * January 5 – ...

Mieko Fukui was a Japanese basketball player. She competed in the women's tournament at the 1976 Summer Olympics Events January * January 3 – The International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights enters into force. * January 5 � ...

:* Miyako Otsuka :*

Miho Matsuoka is a Japanese basketball player. She competed in the women's tournament at the 1976 Summer Olympics Events January * January 3 – The International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights enters into force. * January 5 � ...

Kazuyo Hayashida is a Japanese basketball player. She competed in the women's tournament at the 1976 Summer Olympics Events January * January 3 – The International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights enters into force. * January 5 � ...

Teruko Miyamoto is a Japanese basketball player. She competed in the women's tournament at the 1976 Summer Olympics Events January * January 3 – The International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights enters into force. * January 5 – ...

Keiko Namai is a Japanese basketball player. She competed in the women's tournament at the 1976 Summer Olympics Events January * January 3 – The International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights enters into force. * January 5 � ...

:* Reiko Aonuma :* Sachiyo Yamamoto :*

Misako Satake is a Japanese basketball player. She competed in the women's tournament at the 1976 Summer Olympics Events January * January 3 – The International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights enters into force. * January 5 � ...

*Head Coach: Masatoshi Ozaki

Boxing

Men's Light Flyweight (– 48 kg) * Noboru Uchizama *# First Round — Lost to

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(IRL), RSC-2 Men's Flyweight (– 51 kg) * Toshinori Koga *# First Round — Bye *# Second Round — Defeated Virgilio Palomo (COL), 5:0 *# Third Round — Lost to Ramón Duvalón (CUB), 0:5

Canoeing

Cycling

Five cyclists represented Japan in 1976. ;

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* Yoshikazu Cho — 5th place ; 1000m time trial * Yoshikazu Cho — 1:09.664 (→ 17th place) ;

Individual pursuit The individual pursuit is a track cycling event where two cyclists begin the race from a stationary position on opposite sides of the track. It is held at over for men and for women. The riders start at the same time and set off to complete the ...

* Yoichi Machishima — 15th place ;

Team pursuit The team pursuit is a track cycling event similar to the individual pursuit, except that two teams, each of up to four riders, compete, starting on opposite sides of the velodrome. Race format Both men's and women's events are competed over ...

* Yoichi Machishima * Tadashi Ogasawara *

Yoshiaki Ogasawara is a Japanese former cycle sport, cyclist. He competed in the Cycling at the 1976 Summer Olympics – Men's team pursuit, team pursuit event at the 1976 Summer Olympics. He was also a professional keirin cyclist. References External links

* Tsutomu Okabori

Diving

Equestrian

Fencing

Eight fencers, four men and four women, represented Japan in 1976. ; Men's foil * Masanori Kawatsu *

Noriyuki Sato is a Japanese fencer. He competed in the individual and team foil events at the 1976 Summer Olympics Events January * January 3 – The International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights enters into force. * January 5 – ...

* Toshio Jingo ; Men's team foil * Masanori Kawatsu,

Hideaki Kamei is a Japanese fencing, fencer. He competed in the team foil (fencing), foil event at the 1976 Summer Olympics. References External links

* 1949 births Living people Japanese male foil fencers Olympic fencers of Japan Fencers at the 197 ...

, Toshio Jingo,

; Women's foil *

Hideko Oka is a Japanese fencer. She competed in the women's individual and team foil events at the 1976 Summer Olympics Events January * January 3 – The International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights enters into force. * Janu ...

* Yukari Kajihara * Mariko Yoshikawa ; Women's team foil *

, Mariko Yoshikawa,

Hiroko Kamada is a Japanese fencer. She competed in the women's team foil event at the 1976 Summer Olympics Events January * January 3 – The International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights enters into force. * January 5 – The ...

, Yukari Kajihara

Gymnastics

Handball

Judo

Modern pentathlon

Three male pentathletes represented Japan in 1976. Men's Individual Competition: * Shoji Uchida — 4850 points (→ 31st place) *

Akira Kubo is a Japanese actor who has appeared in over 70 films since 1952. He starred in the film ''Arashi'', which was entered into the 7th Berlin International Film Festival. Selected filmography * ''Arashi'' (1956) as Saburo Mizusawa * ''Snow Coun ...

— 4700 points (→ 37th place) *

Hiroyuki Kawazoe is a Japanese modern pentathlon, modern pentathlete. He competed at the 1976 Summer Olympics, 1976 and 1984 Summer Olympics. References External links

* 1952 births Living people Japanese male modern pentathletes Olympic modern penta ...

— 4591 points (→ 40th place) Men's Team Competition: * Uchida, Kubo, and Kawazoe — 14234 points (→ 12th place)

Rowing

Sailing

Shooting

;Open

Swimming

Volleyball

;Men's Team Competition *Preliminary Round (Group B) :* Defeated Italy (3-0) :* Defeated Brazil (3-0) :* Lost to Soviet Union (0-3) *Semi Finals :* Lost to Poland (2-3) *Bronze Medal Match :* Lost to Cuba (0-3) → Fourth place *Team Roster :* Taka Maruiyama :*

Katsutoshi Nekoda was a Japanese volleyball player and four-time Olympian. Nekoda was a member of the Japanese men's national volleyball team as a setter. Nekoda led the Japan national volleyball team to a bronze medal in the 1964 Summer Olympics, a silver med ...

Katsumi Oda is a Japanese volleyball player. He competed in the men's tournament at the 1976 Summer Olympics Events January * January 3 – The International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights enters into force. * January 5 – Th ...

Tetsuo Nishimoto is a Japanese former volleyball player who competed in the 1972 Summer Olympics and in the 1976 Summer Olympics. He was born in Hiroshima is the capital of Hiroshima Prefecture in Japan. , the city had an estimated population of 1,199, ...

:* Yassunori Yassuda :* Yoshi Fukao :*

Shoichi Yanagimoto is a Japanese volleyball player. He competed in the Volleyball at the 1976 Summer Olympics – Men's tournament, men's tournament at the 1976 Summer Olympics. He announced retirement in 1991. References External links

* 1951 births ...

Mikiyasu Tanaka is a Japanese former volleyball player who competed in the 1976 and 1984 Summer Olympics The 1984 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the XXIII Olympiad and also known as Los Angeles 1984) were an international multi-sport event held fro ...

Tadayoshi Yokota Tadayoshi Yokota (横田忠義 ''Yokota Tadayoshi'', born 26 September 1947) is a former volleyball player from Japan, who was a member of the Japan Men's National Team that won the gold medal at the 1972 Summer Olympics and the silver medal a ...

:* Seiji Ohko :* Kinji Shimaoka :* Tetsuo Satō *Head Coach:

Tsutomu Koyama (July 26, 1936 – July 2, 2012) was a Japanese volleyball player. He was a member of the Men's National Volleyball Team that claimed the bronze medal at the 1964 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan Tokyo (; ja, 東京, , ), officiall ...

;Women's Team Competition *Preliminary Round (Group A) :* Defeated Hungary (3-0) :* Defeated Peru (3-0) :* Defeated Canada (3-0) *Semi Finals :* Defeated South Korea (3-0) *Final :* Defeated Soviet Union (3-0) → Gold Medal *Team Roster :*

Takako Iida (born 3 February 1946 in Yatomi, Aichi, Japan) is a Japanese volleyball player This is a list of top international volleyball players. A * Foluke Akinradewo * Carolina Albuquerque * Todor Aleksiev * Ana Ida Alvares * Thiago Soares ...

Mariko Okamoto (born 28 December 1951) is a Japanese volleyball player This is a list of top international volleyball players. A * Foluke Akinradewo * Carolina Albuquerque * Todor Aleksiev * Ana Ida Alvares * Thiago Soares Alves * Dante Amaral * ...

:* Echiko Maeda :*

Noriko Matsuda (born 5 March 1952) is a Japanese volleyball Volleyball is a team sport in which two teams of six players are separated by a net. Each team tries to score points by grounding a ball on the other team's court under organized rules. It ha ...

:* Takako Shirai :* Kiyomi Kato :*

Yuko Arakida (born 14 February 1954) is a Japanese volleyball player and Olympic champion. She is now Chairwoman of Athlete's Committee of the Olympic Council of Asia (OCA). She was a member of the Japanese winning team at the 1976 Olympic games.

Katsuko Kanesaka (born 1 March 1954) is a Japanese volleyball player This is a list of top international volleyball players. A * Foluke Akinradewo * Carolina Albuquerque * Todor Aleksiev * Ana Ida Alvares * Thiago Soares Alves * Dante Amaral * Andre ...

Mariko Yoshida is a Japanese professional wrestler better known by the ring name . She is best known for her work with the ARSION professional wrestling promotion, where she was also head trainer. Professional wrestling career Yoshida debuted for All Japan W ...

Shoko Takayanagi (born 13 September 1954) is a Japanese volleyball player This is a list of top international volleyball players. A * Foluke Akinradewo * Carolina Albuquerque * Todor Aleksiev * Ana Ida Alvares * Thiago Soares Alves * Dante Amaral * Andr ...

:* Hiromi Yano :*

Juri Yokoyama Juri Yokoyama (横山樹理 ''Yokoyama Juri'', born March 9, 1955, in Kitakyushu) is a former volleyball player from Japan, who was a member of the Japan Women's National Team that won the gold medal at the 1976 Summer Olympics. National team ...

*Head Coach:

Shigeo Yamada Shigeo (written: 茂雄, 茂生, 茂男, 茂夫, 成雄, 成男, 重雄, 重男, 重夫, 繁雄, 繁男, 晟郎, 殖生 or 滋雄) is a masculine Japanese given name. Notable people with the name include: *, Japanese photographer *, Japanese swimm ...

Weightlifting

Wrestling

References

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