Japan at the 1968 Summer Olympics

Japan competed at the 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico City, Mexico. 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

Sprint

 * men

Cycling
One cyclist represented Japan in 1968.

Track

 * Sprint

Road

 * Men

Diving

 * Men


 * Women

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, Kazuo Mano

Football

 * Group play


 * Quarterfinals


 * Semi final


 * Bronze Medal Match

Modern pentathlon
Three male pentathletes represented Japan in 1968.


 * Individual
 * Yuso Makihira
 * Katsuaki Tashiro
 * Toshio Fukui


 * Team
 * Yuso Makihira
 * Katsuaki Tashiro
 * Toshio Fukui

Rowing

 * Men

Shooting
Six shooters, all men, represented Japan in 1968.
 * Open

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) → [[File:Med 2.png]] Silver Medal


 * Team Roster
 * Setsuko Yosjida
 * Suzue Takayama
 * Toyoko Iwahara
 * 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
 * Kazuya Takeuchi
 * Koji Nakano
 * Kunio Yonehara
 * Seiya Sakamoto
 * Shigeharu Kuwabara
 * Shuzo Yajima
 * Tetsunosuke Ishii


 * Group play