1920 Summer Olympics / Participant (Japan)
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Japan participated in the 1920 Summer Olympics in Antwerp , Belgium , with a delegation of 15 athletes (all men) in 14 competitions in four sports. Two medals (silver) could be won. The youngest athlete was the marathon runner Kenzo Yashima (18 years and 139 days), the oldest athlete was the decathlete Gensaburō Noguchi (31 years and 361 days). It wasthe country'ssecond summer Olympics participationafter the 1912 Summer Olympics .
Medalist
silver
Surname | sport | competition |
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Kumagai Ichiya | tennis | Men's singles |
Kumagai Ichiya Kashio Seiichirō |
tennis | Men's doubles |
Participants by sport
athletics
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Saburo Hasumi
- 800 meter run
- Round one: eliminated in round one (sixth place), no time known
- 1500 meter run
- Round one: eliminated in round four (sixth place), no time known
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Ichiro Kaga
- 100 meter run
- Round one: eliminated in round one (fourth place), no time known
- 200 meter run
- Round one: eliminated in round nine (fourth place), no time known
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Kanaguri Shisō
- marathon
- Final: 2: 48: 45.4 h, 16th place
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Hiroshi Masuda
- Pentathlon
- Final: competition not finished (DNF)
- 200-meter run: competition not started
- 1500 meter run: competition not started
- Discus throw: 39.82 m
- Javelin: competition not started
- Long jump: 4,510 m
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Yahei Miura
- marathon
- Final: 2: 59: 37.0 h, place 24
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Zensaku Motegi
- 10,000 meter run
- Round one: eliminated in run three (twelfth), no time known
- marathon
- Final: 2: 51: 09.4 h, 20th place
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Gensaburo Noguchi
- Decathlon
- Final: 3668.63 points, twelfth place
- 100-meter run: 643.00 points, run seven, 12.1 s, third place, 16th overall
- 110 meter hurdles: 0.00 points, competition not finished (DNF)
- 400-meter run: 661.60 points, run five, 57.2 s, third place, 18th overall
- 1500 meter run: 553.60 points, run one, 5: 11.2 min, sixth place, twelfth overall
- Discus throw: 116.88 points, 21.97 m, 16th place
- High jump: 328.00 points, 1.45 m, 21st place
- Shot put: 279.00 points, 8.13 m, 23rd place
- Javelin: 298.20 points, 35.48 m, twelfth place
- Pole vault: 271.00 points, 2.60 m, 15th place
- Long jump: 517.35 points, 5.630 m, 21st place
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Tomeichi Ōura
- 5000 meter run
- Round one: eliminated in round four (sixth place), no time known
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Konosuke Sano
- 5000 meter run
- Round one: eliminated in round two (seventh place), no time known
- 10,000 meter run
- Round one: eliminated in run two (eighth place), no time known
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Shinichi Yamaoka
- 100 meter run
- Round one: eliminated in run eight (fourth place), no time known
- 200 meter run
- Round one: eliminated in race one (fourth place), 23.9 s, two meters behind the third-placed
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Kenzo Yashima
- marathon
- Final: 2: 57: 02.0 h, 21st place
swim
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Kenkichi Saito
- 100 meters freestyle
- Round one: eliminated in round three (sixth place), no time known
- 400 meters freestyle
- Round one: qualified for the semifinals in run one (second place), 6: 16.8 min
- Semi-finals: eliminated in race one, competition not finished (DNF)
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Mazars Uchida
- 100 meters freestyle
- Round one: eliminated in round five (fifth place), no time known
- 400 meters freestyle
- Round one: eliminated in run three (third place), 6: 40.0 min
tennis
singles
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Kumagai Ichiya
- Rank two
- Round one: 3-0 set win against José María Alonso from Spain
- Round two: 3-0 win in sets against Victor de Laveleye from Belgium
- Round three: won against Albert Lammen from Belgium after sets (3-0)
- Quarterfinals: Victory in sets (3-0) against George Dodd from the Union of South Africa
- Semi-finals: 3-0 set win against Charles Winslow from the South African Union
- Final: defeat in sets (0: 3) against Louis Raymond from the South African Union
- Rank two
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Kashio Seiichirō
- Ninth place
- Round one: BYE
- Round two: 3-0 win in sets against Erik Tegner from Denmark
- Round three: 2: 3 defeat in sets against George Dodd from the Union of South Africa
- Ninth place
Double
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Kumagai Ichiya
Kashio Seiichirō- Rank two
- Quarterfinals: 3-1 win in sets (6: 3, 6: 2, 4: 6, 6: 3) against Brian Norton and Louis Raymond from the South African Union
- Semi-finals: 3-1 win in sets (6: 4, 4: 6, 6: 3, 6: 1) against François Blanchy and Jacques Brugnon from France
- Final: 1: 3 defeat in sets (2: 6, 7: 5, 5: 7, 5: 7) against Oswald Turnbull and Max Woosnam from Great Britain
Diving
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Mazars Uchida
- Diving 3 m and 10 m
- Round one: eliminated in group two (eighth place), 94.0 points
Web links
- Olympic team of Japan 1920 in the database of Sports-Reference (English; archived from the original )