| Noc: | JPN |
| Nocname: | Japanese Olympic Committee |
| Games: | Summer Olympics |
| Year: | 1960 |
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| Location: | Rome |
| Competitors: | 162 (142 men and 20 women) |
| Sports: | 17 |
| Flagbearer: | Takashi Ono |
| Rank: | 8 |
| Gold: | 4 |
| Silver: | 7 |
| Bronze: | 7 |
| Appearances: | auto |
| App Begin Year: | 1912 |
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.[1] As the country hosted the next Olympics in Tokyo, the Japanese flag was raised at the closing ceremony.
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| Medal | Name | Sport | Event | Date | |
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| Medals by sport | |||||||
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| Sport | bgcolor=f7f6a8 | bgcolor=dce5e5 | bgcolor=ffdab9 | Total | |||
| Gymnastics | 4 | 2 | 3 | 9 | |||
| 0 | 3 | 2 | 5 | ||||
| 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | ||||
| 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | ||||
| 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | ||||
| 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | ||||
| Total | 4 | 7 | 7 | 18 | |||
See main article: Athletics at the 1960 Summer Olympics.
See main article: Basketball at the 1960 Summer Olympics.
See main article: Boxing at the 1960 Summer Olympics.
See main article: Cycling at the 1960 Summer Olympics. Five male cyclists represented Japan in 1960.
See main article: Diving at the 1960 Summer Olympics.
See main article: Equestrian at the 1960 Summer Olympics.
See main article: Fencing at the 1960 Summer Olympics. Five fencers, all men, represented Japan in 1960.
See main article: Gymnastics at the 1960 Summer Olympics.
See main article: Field hockey at the 1960 Summer Olympics.
See main article: Modern pentathlon at the 1960 Summer Olympics. Two male pentathletes represented Japan in 1960.
See main article: article and Rowing at the 1960 Summer Olympics.
Japan had 14 male rowers participate in two out of seven rowing events in 1960.[2]
See main article: Sailing at the 1960 Summer Olympics.
See main article: Shooting at the 1960 Summer Olympics. Eight shooters represented Japan in 1960. Yoshihisa Yoshikawa won a bronze medal in the 50 metre pistol event.
| Athlete | Event | Qualifying | Final | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | Rank | Score | Rank | ||
| Yukio Inokuma | Men's 50 metre rifle prone | 384 | 12 Q | 586 | 6 |
| Takao Ishii | Men's 50 metre rifle three positions | 538 | 24 Q | 1110 | 30 |
| Men's 50 metre rifle prone | 385 | 13 Q | 582 | 20 | |
| Kenichi Kumagai | Trap | 85 | 33 Q | 178 | 21 |
| Tadao Matsui | 50 m pistol | 540 | 12 | ||
| Osamu Ochiai | 25 m rapid fire pistol | 565 | 35 | ||
| Fumio Ryosenan | 569 | 30 | |||
| Mitsuo Yamane | Trap | ? | AC | Did not advance | |
| Yoshihisa Yoshikawa | 50 m pistol | 552 | |||
See main article: Swimming at the 1960 Summer Olympics.
See main article: Water polo at the 1960 Summer Olympics.
See main article: Weightlifting at the 1960 Summer Olympics.
See main article: Wrestling at the 1960 Summer Olympics.