Japan at the 1956 Summer Olympics

Infobox Olympics Japan
games=1956 Summer
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gold=4
silver=10
bronze=5
total=19
rank=10

Japan competed at the 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne, Australia and Stockholm, Sweden (equestrian events).

Results by event

=Athletics=

Men's Marathon
*Yoshiaki Kawashima — 2:29:19 (→ 5th place)
*Hideo Hamamura — 2:40:53 (→ 16th place)
*Kurao Hiroshima — 3:04:17 (→ 33rd place)

=Cycling=

Men's 1.000m Time Trial
*Tetsuo Osawa — 1:13.3 (→ 12th place)

Men's Individual Road Race
*Tetsuo Osawa — did not finish (→ no ranking)

=Diving=

Men's 10m Platform
*Yutaka Baba :* Preliminary Round — 70.76:* Final — 123.69 (→ 11th place)

*Ryo Mabuchi :* Preliminary Round — 69.76 :* Final — 120.20 (→ 12th place)

Women's 10m Platform
*Kanoko Tsutani :* Preliminary Round — 48.45:* Final — 70.95 (→ 10th place)

*Hatsuko Hirose :* Preliminary Round — 46.15:* Final — 69.71 (→ 11th place)

References

* [http://www.aafla.org/5va/reports_frmst.htm Official Olympic Reports]
* [http://www.olympic.org/uk/athletes/results/search_r_uk.asp International Olympic Committee results database]