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Japan at the 1961 Summer Universiade

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Japan at the
1961 Summer Universiade
IOC codeJPN
NOCJapanese Olympic Committee
Websitewww.joc.or.jp/english/ (in English)
in Sofia, Bulgaria
25 August – 3 September 1961
Medals
Ranked 2nd
Gold
9
Silver
5
Bronze
4
Total
18
Summer Universiade appearances (overview)

Japan participated at the 1961 Summer Universiade, in Sofia, Bulgaria.[1] Japan finished second in the medal table with 9 gold medals, 5 silver medals, and 4 bronze medals.[2]

Medal summary

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Medalists

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Medal Name Sport Event Date
 Gold Shunsuke Kaneto Diving Men's springboard unknown
 Gold Tadao Tosa Diving Men's platform unknown
 Gold Takashi Mitsukuri Gymnastics Men's individual all-around unknown
 Gold Keigo Shimizu Swimming Men's 100 m freestyle unknown
 Gold Tatsuo Fujimoto Swimming Men's 400 m freestyle unknown
 Gold Shigeo Fukushima Swimming Men's 100 m backstroke unknown
 Gold Haruo Yoshimuta Swimming Men's 200 m butterfly unknown
 Gold Keigo Shimizu
Kiyoshi Fukui
Haruo Yoshimuta
Tatsuo Fujimoto
Swimming Men's 4x100 m freestyle relay unknown
 Gold Shigeo Fukushima
Yoshiaki Shikiishi
Haruo Yoshimuta
Tatsuo Fujimoto
Swimming Men's 4x100 m medley relay unknown
 Silver Takayuki Okazaki Athletics Men's long jump September 1
 Silver Kiyoshi Asai
Yojiro Muro
Takayuki Okazaki
Hirotada Hayase
Athletics Men's 4x100 m relay September 1
 Silver Fumio Akutagawa
Mitsuru Motoi
Tennis Men's doubles unknown
 Silver Tomashiro Matsuki Swimming Men's 1500 m freestyle unknown
 Silver Yoshiaki Shikiishi Swimming Men's 200 m breaststroke unknown
 Bronze Tomio Ota Athletics Men's triple jump September 3
 Bronze Kiyoshi Fukui Swimming Men's 100 m freestyle unknown
 Bronze Tomashiro Matsuki Swimming Men's 400 m freestyle unknown
 Bronze Tatsuo Fujimoto Swimming Men's 1500 m freestyle unknown

Medals by sport

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Medals by sport
Sport 1st place, gold medalist(s) 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Total
Swimming 6 2 3 11
Diving 2 0 0 2
Gymnastics 1 0 0 1
Athletics 0 2 1 3
Tennis 0 1 0 1
Total 9 5 4 18

References

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  1. ^ "Spotlight: Remembering the Sofia 1961 Summer Universiade". fisu.net. November 2019. Retrieved 5 November 2023.
  2. ^ "II ЛЕТНЯЯ УНИВЕРСИАДА" (in Belarusian). sportedu.by. 30 November 2021. Retrieved 5 November 2023.