Japan at the 1959 Summer Universiade

Japan at the
1959 Summer Universiade
IOC codeJPN
NOCJapanese Olympic Committee
Websitewww.joc.or.jp/english/ (in English)
in Turin, Italy
26 August – 7 September 1959
Competitors22
Medals
Ranked 9th
Gold
2
Silver
2
Bronze
3
Total
7
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
 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
Sport 1st place, gold medalist(s) 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Total
Athletics 1 2 3 6
Tennis 1 0 0 1
Total 2 2 3 7

References

  1. ^ "Spotlight: Take a look back to the Torino 1959 Summer Universiade". fisu.net. Retrieved 18 August 2021.
  2. ^ "Medaglie vinte dalle rappresentative italiane alle Universiadi Estive" (PDF) (in Italian). cusi.it. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-05-23. Retrieved 15 December 2012.