Japan competed at the 1960 Summer Olympics in Rome, Italy. 162 competitors, 142 men and 20 women, took part in 96 events in 17 sports. As the country hosted the next Olympics in Tokyo, the Japanese flag was raised at the closing ceremony.
Medalists
| width=78% align=left valign=top | Medal Name Sport Event Date Takashi OnoNobuyuki AiharaYukio EndoTakashi MitsukuriMasao TakemotoShuji Tsurumi Gymnastics Men's team all-around September 7 Takashi Ono Gymnastics Men's horizontal bar September 10 Takashi Ono Gymnastics Men's vault September 10 Nobuyuki Aihara Gymnastics Men's floor September 10 Yoshihiko Osaki Swimming Men's 200 m breaststroke August 30 Tsuyoshi Yamanaka Swimming Men's 400 m freestyle August 31 Makoto FukuiHiroshi IshiiTsuyoshi YamanakaTatsuo Fujimoto Swimming Men's freestyle relay September 1 Masayuki Matsubara Wrestling Men's freestyle flyweight September 6 Yoshinobu Miyake Weightlifting Men's 56 kg September 7 Takashi Ono Gymnastics Men's individual all-around September 7 Masao Takemoto Gymnastics Men's horizontal bar September 10 Kazuo TomitaKoichi HirakidaYoshihiko OsakiKeigo Shimuzu Swimming Men's 4 × 100 m medley relay September 1 Satoko Tanaka Swimming Women's 100 m backstroke September 3 Kiyoshi Tanabe Boxing Men's flyweight September 5 Yoshihisa Yoshikawa Shooting Men's pistol September 6 Takashi Ono Gymnastics Men's parallel bars September 10 Takashi Ono Gymnastics Men's rings September 10 Shuji Tsurumi Gymnastics Men's pommel horse September 10
| width=22% align=left valign=top | Medals by sportSport TotalGymnastics 4 2 39Swimming 0 3 25Weightlifting 0 1 01Wrestling 0 1 01Boxing 0 0 11Shooting 0 0 11 Total 4 7 7 18
Athletics
Basketball
Boxing
Cycling
Five male cyclists represented Japan in 1960.
Individual road race Masashi Omiya
1000m time trial Tetsuo Osawa
Team pursuit Tetsuo Osawa Kanji Kubomura Nobuhira Takanuki Katsuya Saito
Diving
Men AthleteEventPreliminarySemi-finalFinalPointsRankPointsRankTotalRankPointsRankTotalRankShunsuke Kaneto3 m springboard47.5123Did not advanceToshio Yamano52.8412 Q41.24594.088 Q46.387140.467Shunsuke Kaneto10 m platform52.657 Q38.341190.9910Did not advanceRyo Mabuchi51.1214 Q38.011289.1313Did not advance
Women AthleteEventPreliminarySemi-finalFinalPointsRankPointsRankTotalRankPointsRankTotalRankKanoko Mabuchi3 m springboard51.955 Q28.421680.3716Did not advanceKumiko Watanabe44.3216 Q36.251180.5714Did not advanceKanoko Mabuchi10 m platform49.7611 Qcolspan=4 28.141177.9011Kumiko Watanabe51.0410 Qcolspan=4 28.561079.6010
Equestrian
Fencing
Five fencers, all men, represented Japan in 1960.
Men's foil Mitsuyuki Funamizu Heizaburo Okawa Kazuhiko Tabuchi
Men's team foil Heizaburo Okawa, Mitsuyuki Funamizu, Tsugeo Ozawa, Kazuhiko Tabuchi
Men's épée Kazuhiko Tabuchi Sonosuke Fujimaki Tsugeo Ozawa
Men's team épée Heizaburo Okawa, Tsugeo Ozawa, Sonosuke Fujimaki, Kazuhiko Tabuchi
Men's sabre Tsugeo Ozawa Mitsuyuki Funamizu Sonosuke Fujimaki
Men's team sabre Sonosuke Fujimaki, Mitsuyuki Funamizu, Tsugeo Ozawa, Kazuhiko Tabuchi
Gymnastics
Hockey
Modern pentathlon
Two male pentathletes represented Japan in 1960.
Individual Kazuhiro Tanaka Shigeaki Uchino
Rowing
Japan had 14 male rowers participate in two out of seven rowing events in 1960.
Men's coxed four Koji Fukuda Hatsuhiko Mizuki Shunji Murai Naotake Okubo Osamu Saito (cox)
Men's eight Kenro Chiba Tetsuzo Hirose Hironori Itsuki Hiroshi Saito Tadashi Saito Tetsuo Sato Shigemi Tamura Yosuke Tazaki Hiroyuki Misawa (cox)
Sailing
Shooting
Eight shooters represented Japan in 1960. Yoshihisa Yoshikawa won a bronze medal in the 50 metre pistol event. Men AthleteEventQualifying FinalScoreRankScoreRank Yukio InokumaMen's 50 metre rifle prone38412 Q5866Takao IshiiMen's 50 metre rifle three positions53824 Q111030Men's 50 metre rifle prone38513 Q58220Kenichi KumagaiTrap8533 Q17821Tadao Matsui50 m pistolalign="center" colspan=2 54012Osamu Ochiai25 m rapid fire pistolalign="center" colspan=2 56535Fumio Ryosenanalign="center" colspan=2 56930Mitsuo YamaneTrap?ACDid not advanceYoshihisa Yoshikawa50 m pistolalign="center" colspan=2 552
Swimming
Men AthleteEventHeatSemifinalFinalTimeRankTimeRankTimeRankKatsuki Ishihara100 m freestyle 57.5 15 Q 57.8 =15 Did not advanceKeigo Shimizu 57.3 13 Q 57.1 11 Did not advanceMakoto Fukui400 m freestyle 4:26.7 7 Q colspan=2 4:29.6 8Tsuyoshi Yamanaka 4:21.0 2 Q colspan=2 4:21.4 Masami Nakabo1500 m freestyle 18:30.4 14 colspan=2 Did not advanceTsuyoshi Yamanaka 17:46.5 2 Q colspan=2 17:34.7 4Kazuo Tomita100 m backstroke 1:04.7 =10 Q 1:05.2 =12 Did not advanceKazuo Watanabe 1:08.4 30 Did not advanceIsao Masuda200 m breaststroke 2:41.2 =8 Q 2:42.3 14 Did not advanceYoshihiko Osaki 2:39.1 3 Q 2:38.2 2 Q 2:38.0 Kenzo Izutsu200 m butterfly 2:20.3 8 Q 2:21.5 5 Q 2:19.4 8Haruo Yoshimuta 2:19.4 7 Q 2:21.7 7 Q 2:18.3 5Makoto FukuiHiroshi IshiiTsuyoshi YamanakaTatsuo Fujimoto4 × 200 m freestyle 8:17.1 1 Q colspan=2 8:13.2 Kazuo TomitaKoichi HirakidaYoshihiko OsakiKeigo ShimizuKazuo WatanabeKatsuki Ishihara4 × 100 m medley 4:16.0 =4 Q colspan=2 4:12.2
Women AthleteEventHeatSemifinalFinalTimeRankTimeRankTimeRankHitomi Jinno100 m freestyle 1:09.8 31 Did not advanceYoshiko Sato 1:06.4 =17 Did not advanceKimiko Ezaka400 m freestyle 5:26.8 =21 colspan=2 Did not advanceEiko Wada 5:26.8 =21 colspan=2 Did not advanceSatoko Tanaka100 m backstroke 1:11.5 3 Q colspan=2 1:11.4 Yoshiko Takamatsu200 m breaststroke 2:57.6 12 colspan=2 Did not advanceShizue Miyabe100 m butterfly 1:15.8 15 colspan=2 Did not advanceYoshiko SatoEiko WadaKimiko EzakaHitomi Jinno4 × 100 m freestyle 4:35.9 10 colspan=2 Did not advanceSatoko TanakaYoshiko TakamatsuShizue MiyabeYoshiko Sato4 × 100 m medley 4:54.5 NR 7 Q colspan=2 4:56.4 7
Water polo
Weightlifting
Wrestling
References
External links Official Olympic Reports International Olympic Committee results database