Japan at the 1959 Summer Universiade

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]

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
Medals
Ranked 9th
Gold
2
Silver
2
Bronze
3
Total
7
Summer Universiade appearances (overview)

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
 GoldNoriaki YasudaAthleticsMen's pole vaultSeptember 4
 GoldTakeo Hanna
Masao Nagasaki		TennisMen's doublesunknown
 SilverKoji SakuraiAthleticsMen's triple jumpSeptember 5
 SilverSaburo YokomizoAthleticsMen's 5000 mSeptember 6
 BronzeKuniaki WatanabeAthleticsMen's 800 mSeptember 4
 BronzeHiroshi ShibataAthleticsMen's triple jumpSeptember 5
 BronzeKuniaki WatanabeAthleticsMen's 1500 mSeptember 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
Total2237

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.
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