Japan at the 1959 Summer Universiade
Sporting event delegation
Japan at the 1959 Summer Universiade | |
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IOC code | JPN |
NOC | Japanese Olympic Committee |
Website | www |
in Turin, Italy 26 August – 7 September 1959 | |
Competitors | 22 |
Medals Ranked 9th |
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Summer Universiade appearances (overview) | |
Japan participated at the 1959 Summer Universiade, in Turin, Italy.[1] Japan finished ninth in the medal table with 2 gold medals, 2 silver medals, and 3 bronze medals.[2]
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 |
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Gold | Noriaki Yasuda | Athletics | Men's pole vault | September 4 |
Gold | Takeo Hanna Masao Nagasaki | Tennis | Men's doubles | unknown |
Silver | Koji Sakurai | Athletics | Men's triple jump | September 5 |
Silver | Saburo Yokomizo | Athletics | Men's 5000 m | September 6 |
Bronze | Kuniaki Watanabe | Athletics | Men's 800 m | September 4 |
Bronze | Hiroshi Shibata | Athletics | Men's triple jump | September 5 |
Bronze | Kuniaki Watanabe | Athletics | Men's 1500 m | September 6 |
Medals by sport
Medals by sport | ||||
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Sport | Total | |||
Athletics | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 |
Tennis | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Total | 2 | 2 | 3 | 7 |
References
External links
- (in Italian) Le Universiadi in Italia
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- †Postponed to 2023 due to the COVID-19 pandemic
- ‡Cancelled due to the Russian invasion of Ukraine
- §Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic
- FISU
- Sports at the FISU World University Games
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- FISU World University Games medals by host nation