Japan at the 1912 Summer Olympics

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Japan competed at the Summer Olympic Games for the first time at the 1912 Summer Olympics in Stockholm, Sweden.

Athletics

Two athletes represented Japan in that nation's Olympic debut. Mishima advanced to the semifinals in one of his three events, but did not start the semifinal race. Kanakuri abandoned the marathon due to the heat; because he never notified race officials before returning to Japan, Swedish authorities considered him missing for 50 years before discovering that he was living in Japan oblivious to his status in Sweden. Finally notified, Kanakuri finished the marathon more than 54 years after he started, with an unofficial score measured to the same tenths of a second standard as used for other runners at the 1912 marathon. [http://vault.sportsillustrated.cnn.com/vault/article/magazine/MAG1079689/3/index.htm] ]

Ranks given are within that athlete's heat for running events.

References

* [http://www.aafla.org/5va/reports_frmst.htm Official Olympic Reports]