Japan participated at the 1959 Summer Universiade, in Turin, Italy. Japan finished ninth in the medal table with 2 gold medals, 2 silver medals, and 3 bronze medals.
Background In this first edition of the Universiade, Japan sent 22 athletes led by JOC member Kiyoshi Kitazawa. The nation participates in three sports: athletics, fencing, and tennis. Even though the number of athletes was small, pole vaulter Noriaki Yasuda and men's tennis doubles players Masao Nagasaki and Takeo Hanna managed to win gold medals.
Medal summary Medalists Medal Name Sport Event Date Takeo HannaMasao Nagasaki Tennis Men's doubles August 31 Noriaki Yasuda Athletics Men's pole vault September 4 Koji Sakurai Athletics Men's triple jump September 5 Saburo Yokomizo Athletics Men's 5000 m September 6 Kuniaki Watanabe Athletics Men's 800 m September 4 Hiroshi Shibata Athletics Men's triple jump September 5 Kuniaki Watanabe Athletics Men's 1500 m September 6
Medals by sport Medals by sportSportTotalAthletics1236Tennis1001 Total 2 2 3 7
References
External links Le Universiadi in Italia