Japan at the 1932 Summer Olympics

The Empire of Japan competed at the 1932 Summer Olympics 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. Takeichi Nishi 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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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 - 60.78(7th Place)
 * Women's 10 metre platform
 * Etsuko Kamakura - 31.36(6th Place)

Water polo

 * 7 August


 * 8 August


 * 12 August

Rowing

 * Men