| Noc: | JPN |
| Nocname: | Japanese Olympic Committee |
| Games: | Summer Olympics |
| Year: | 1992 |
| Website: | |
| Location: | Barcelona |
| Competitors: | 256 (175 men and 81 women) |
| Sports: | 24 |
| Flagbearer: | Kumi Nakada |
| Rank: | 17 |
| Gold: | 3 |
| Silver: | 8 |
| Bronze: | 11 |
| Appearances: | auto |
| App Begin Year: | 1912 |
Japan competed at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, Spain. 256 competitors, 175 men and 81 women, took part in 166 events in 24 sports.[1]
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| Medal | Name | Sport | Event | Date | |
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| July 28 | |||||
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| August 9 | |||||
| July 27 | |||||
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| August 5 | |||||
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| August 7 |
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| Medals by sport | |||||||
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| Sport | bgcolor=f7f6a8 | bgcolor=dce5e5 | bgcolor=ffdab9 | Total | |||
| 2 | 4 | 4 | 10 | ||||
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||||
| 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | ||||
| 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | ||||
| 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||||
| 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | ||||
| 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | ||||
| 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | ||||
| Total | 3 | 8 | 11 | 22 | |||
The following is the list of number of competitors in the Games.[2]
| width=180 | Sport | width=55 | Men | width=55 | Women | width=55 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Archery | 3 | 3 | 6 | ||||
| Athletics | 22 | 9 | 31 | ||||
| Badminton | 5 | 6 | 11 | ||||
| Baseball | 20 | – | 20 | ||||
| Boxing | 4 | – | 4 | ||||
| Canoeing | 3 | 3 | 6 | ||||
| Cycling | 9 | 3 | 12 | ||||
| Diving | 2 | 1 | 3 | ||||
| Equestrian | 9 | 0 | 9 | ||||
| Fencing | 5 | 1 | 6 | ||||
| Gymnastics | 6 | 5 | 11 | ||||
| Judo | 7 | 7 | 14 | ||||
| Modern pentathlon | 1 | – | 1 | ||||
| Rowing | 11 | 2 | 13 | ||||
| Sailing | 5 | 2 | 7 | ||||
| Shooting | 8 | 3 | 11 | ||||
| Swimming | 12 | 13 | 25 | ||||
| Synchronized swimming | – | 3 | 3 | ||||
| Table tennis | 4 | 4 | 8 | ||||
| Tennis | 1 | 4 | 5 | ||||
| Volleyball | 12 | 12 | 24 | ||||
| Weightlifting | 10 | – | 10 | ||||
| Wrestling | 16 | – | 16 | ||||
| Total | 175 | 81 | 256 |
See main article: Archery at the 1992 Summer Olympics. In the nation's fifth Olympic archery competition, five of Japan's six archers failed to qualify for the elimination round. The one that did, Hiroshi Yamamoto, lost his match. Both teams lost their first matches in the team round as well.
Women's Individual Competition:
Men's Individual Competition:
Women's Team Competition:
Men's Team Competition:
See main article: Athletics at the 1992 Summer Olympics. Men's 100 metres
Men's 10,000 metres
Men's 4 × 400 m Relay
Men's Marathon
Men's 50 km Walk
Men's 110m Hurdles
Men's 400m Hurdles
Men's Javelin Throw
Men's Long Jump
Men's Triple Jump
Women's 10,000 metres
Women's 10 km Walk
Women's Marathon
Women's High Jump
See main article: Badminton at the 1992 Summer Olympics.
See main article: Baseball at the 1992 Summer Olympics. Japan was one of the eight teams to play in the first Olympic baseball tournament. In the preliminary round, the Japanese team defeated the United States and four other teams, but lost to Cuba and Chinese Taipei to come in third place in the round after those two teams. In the semifinal, Japan again played against Taipei, losing once more to be relegated to the bronze medal game. There, they again faced the United States and repeated their victory to take home the medal.
Men's Team Competition:
Team Roster
See main article: Boxing at the 1992 Summer Olympics. Men's Light Flyweight ( - 48 kg)
Men's Lightweight (– 60 kg)
Men's Welterweight (– 67 kg)
Men's Light-Middleweight (– 71 kg)
See main article: Canoeing at the 1992 Summer Olympics.
See main article: Cycling at the 1992 Summer Olympics. Twelve cyclists, nine men and three women, represented Japan in 1992.
See main article: Diving at the 1992 Summer Olympics. Men's 3m Springboard
Men's 10m Platform
Women's 3m Springboard
Women's 10m Platform
See main article: Equestrian at the 1992 Summer Olympics.
See main article: Fencing at the 1992 Summer Olympics. Six fencers, five men and one woman, represented Japan in 1992.
See main article: Gymnastics at the 1992 Summer Olympics.
See main article: Judo at the 1992 Summer Olympics.
See main article: Modern pentathlon at the 1992 Summer Olympics. One male pentathlete represented Japan in 1992.
Men's Individual Competition
See main article: Rowing at the 1992 Summer Olympics.
See main article: Sailing at the 1992 Summer Olympics. Women's 470 Class
See main article: Shooting at the 1992 Summer Olympics.
See main article: Swimming at the 1992 Summer Olympics. Men's 50 m Freestyle
Men's 100 m Freestyle
Men's 200 m Freestyle
Men's 400 m Freestyle
Men's 1500 m Freestyle
Men's 100 m Backstroke
Men's 200 m Backstroke
Men's 100 m Breaststroke
Men's 200 m Breaststroke
Men's 100 m Butterfly
Men's 200 m Butterfly
Men's 200 m Individual Medley
Men's 400 m Individual Medley
Men's 4 × 100 m Medley Relay
Women's 50 m Freestyle
Women's 100 m Freestyle
Women's 200 m Freestyle
Women's 400 m Freestyle
Women's 100 m Backstroke
Women's 200 m Backstroke
Women's 100 m Breaststroke
Women's 200 m Breaststroke
Women's 100 m Butterfly
Women's 200 m Butterfly
Women's 200 m Individual Medley
Women's 400 m Individual Medley
Women's 4 × 100 m Freestyle Relay
Women's 4 × 100 m Medley Relay
See main article: Synchronized swimming at the 1992 Summer Olympics. Three synchronized swimmers represented Japan in 1992.
See main article: Table tennis at the 1992 Summer Olympics.
See main article: Tennis at the 1992 Summer Olympics. Men's Singles Competition
Women's double
See main article: Volleyball at the 1992 Summer Olympics.
See main article: Weightlifting at the 1992 Summer Olympics.
See main article: Wrestling at the 1992 Summer Olympics.