1932 Winter Olympics / Participant (Japan)
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Japan participated in the III. 1932 Winter Olympics in Lake Placid with a delegation of 16 athletes in five disciplines, all men. Japan was the only participating nation from Asia. None of the athletes managed to win a medal. The best result was achieved by ski jumper Goro Adachi with eighth place.
Participants by sport
figure skating
Men
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Ryuichi Obitani
- 12th place (1856.7)
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Kazuyoshi Oimatsu
- 9th place (1978.6)
Speed skating
Men
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Yasuo Kawamura
- 500 m: eliminated in the preliminary run
- 1500 m: eliminated in the preliminary run
- 5000 m: race not finished
- 10,000 m: race not finished
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Shozo Ishihara
- 500 m: eliminated in the preliminary run
- 1500 m: eliminated in the preliminary run
- 5000 m: race not finished
- 10,000 m: race not finished
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Tokuo Kitani
- 500 m: eliminated in the preliminary run
- 1500 m: eliminated in the preliminary run
- 5000 m: race not finished
- 10,000 m: race not finished
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Tomeju Uruma
- 500 m: eliminated in the preliminary run
- 1500 m: eliminated in the preliminary run
- 5000 m: race not finished
- 10,000 m: race not finished
Nordic combination
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Heigoro Kuriyagawa
- Individual: 20th place (332.80)
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Takemitsu Tsubokawa
- Individual: 15th place (358.90)
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Katsumi Yamada
- Singles: 32nd place (222.20)
Cross-country skiing
Men
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Iwao Ageishi
- 50 km: 17th place (5:19:31 h)
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Takeo Hoshina
- 18 km: 17th place (1:35:47 h)
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Saburo Iwasaki
- 18 km: 37th place (1:44:07 h)
- 50 km: 18th place (5:21:40 h)
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Heigoro Kuriyagawa
- 18 km: 12th place (1:31:34 h)
- 50 km: race not finished
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Kinzo Taniguchi
- 50 km: not finished
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Takemitsu Tsubokawa
- 18 km: 15th place (1:33:15 h)
Ski jumping
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Goro Adachi
- Normal hill: 8th place (210.7)
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Mitsutake Makita
- Normal hill: 28th place (134.2)
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Yoichi Takata
- Normal hill: 31st place (91.1)
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Katsumi Yamada
- Normal hill: 32nd place (70.0)
Web links
- Japan at the 1932 Winter Olympics in the Sports-Reference database (English; archived from the original )