The Empire of Japan competed at the 1924 Summer Olympics in Paris, France.

Background Japan secured its first Olympic medals in the 1920 Summer Olympics in Antwerp, Belgium; however, suffered from severe embarrassment when it found its Olympic team stranded in Belgium without the funds necessary to return home. The weaknesses of the Japan Amateur Athletic Association, which sponsored the team, exposed, the Japanese government agreed to subsidize future Olympic participation. Other preparation on a national level included the designation of November 3 as "National Fitness Day" with games held at the athletic grounds of Meiji Shrine in Tokyo.Guttman, Allen. Japanese Sports: A History (University of Hawaii Press, 2001), p. 119-120.

For the 1924 Olympics, Japan fielded a team of 28 athletes, who competed in four events. The team was equipped by Mizuno Corp., which later became one of the world's leading sportswear and equipment manufacturers.

Medalists

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Aquatics

Swimming

Ranks given are within the heat.

Men

SwimmerEventHeatsSemifinalsFinalResultRankResultRankResultRank Tsunenobu Ishida 100 m backstroke 1:26.0 4 did not advance 200 m breaststroke 3:09.2 4 did not advance Torahiko Miyahata 100 m freestyle 1:04.2 3 q DNS — did not advance Kazuo Noda 400 m freestyle 5:43.8 3 did not advance 1500 m freestyle 23:44.2 3 did not advance Kazuo Onoda 100 m freestyle 1:05.4 3 did not advance 1500 m freestyle DNF — did not advance Giyo Saito 100 m backstroke 1:20.2 2 Q 1:19.8 4 did not advance Katsuo Takaishi 100 m freestyle 1:04.0 1 Q 1:02.4 3 q 1:03.0 5 1500 m freestyle 22:43.2 2 Q 21:48.6 2 Q 22:10.4 5 Torahiko Miyahata Kazuo Noda Kazuo Onoda Katsuo Takaishi 4 × 200 m freestyle relay 10:24.2 2 Q 10:12.4 3 q 10:15.2 4

Athletics

Eight athletes represented Japan in 1924. It was the nation's third appearance in the sport as well as the Games.

Ranks given are within the heat.

AthleteEventHeatsQuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinalResultRankResultRankResultRankResultRank Shizo Kanakuri Marathon N/A did not finish Yahei Miura Marathon N/A did not finish Tokushige Noto 400 m 51.7 2 Q 50.7 5 did not advance 800 m N/A Unknown 4 did not advance Decathlon N/A 5248.330 22 Mikio Oda Long jump N/A 6.83 3 did not advance Triple jump N/A 14.35 3 Q 14.35 6 High jump N/A 1.80 4 did not advance Katsuo Okazaki 5000 m N/A 15:22.2 2 Q Did not finish 12 Sasago Tani 100 m Unknown 3 did not advance 200 m Unknown 2 Q Unknown 3 did not advance Kikunosuke Tashiro Marathon N/A did not finish Seiichi Ueda Pentathlon N/A Elim-3

Tennis

Men

AthleteEventRound of 128Round of 64Round of 32Round of 16QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinalOppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreRank Masanosuke Fukuda Singles W 6–2, 6–4, 6–3 W 8–6, 6–4, 5–7, 6–4 L 2–6, 1–6, 3–6 did not advance Takeichi Harada Singles W 6–3, 3–6, 6–2, 6–2 W Retired W 10–8, 2–6, 11–9, 6–2 L 4–6, 1–6, 1–6 did not advance Asaji Honda Singles L 3–6, 3–6, 5–7 did not advance Sunao Okamoto Singles L 6–4, 5–7, 8–10, 6–4, 4–6 did not advance Masanosuke Fukuda Asaji Honda Doubles W 6–4, 1–6, 6–3, 1–6, 6–2 L 2–6, 3–6, 3–6 did not advance Takeichi Harada Sunao Okamoto Doubles W 6–0, 6–0, 6–1 L 4–6, 6–4, 4–6, 4–6 did not advance

Wrestling

Freestyle wrestling

Men's

Athlete Event Round of 32 Round of 16 Quarterfinal Semifinal FinalOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultRank Katsutoshi Naito Featherweight W L Silver medal semifinal W Bronze medal semifinal W Silver medal final L Bronze medal final W

Greco-Roman

Men's

Athlete Event First round Second round Third round Fourth round Fifth round Sixth round Seventh round Eighth round RankOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResult Katsutoshi Naito Featherweight W W L L did not advance =8

References Guttmann, Allen. Japanese Sports: A History. University of Hawaii Press (2001),

External links Official Olympic Reports International Olympic Committee results database

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