Japan competed at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, Spain. 256 competitors, 175 men and 81 women, took part in 166 events in 24 sports.
Toshihiko Koga — Judo, Men's Lightweight (71 kg)Hidehiko Yoshida — Judo, Men's Half Middleweight (78 kg)Kyoko Iwasaki — Swimming, Women's 200 m BreaststrokeKoichi Morishita — Athletics, Men's MarathonYuko Arimori — Athletics, Women's MarathonYukio Iketani — Gymnastics, Men's Floor ExercisesNaoya Ogawa — Judo, Men's HeavyweightRyoko Tani — Judo, Women's Extra Lightweight (48 kg)Noriko Mizoguchi — Judo, Women's Half Lightweight (52 kg)Yoko Tanabe — Judo, Women's Half Heavyweight (72 kg)Kasumi Watanabe — Shooting, Men's Trap ShootingShigeki Wakabayashi, Katsumi Watanabe, Yasunori Takami, Akihiro Togo, Koji Tokunaga, Yasuhiro Sato, Masanori Sugiura, Kento Sugiyama, Koichi Oshima, Hiroyuki Sakaguchi, Shinichi Sato, Hiroshi Nakamoto, Kazutaka Nishiyama, Masafumi Nishi, Hirotami Kojima, Hiroki Kokubo, Takashi Miwa, Tomohito Ito, Shinichiro Kawabata, and Masahito Kohiyama — Baseball, Men's Team CompetitionYukio Iketani, Masayuki Matsunaga, Daisuke Nishikawa, Yutaka Aihara, Takashi Chinen, and Yoshiaki Hatakeda — Gymnastics, Men's Team Combined ExercisesMasayuki Matsunaga — Gymnastics, Men's Parallel BarsTadanori Koshino — Judo, Men's Extra Lightweight (60 kg)Hirotaka Okada — Judo, Men's Middleweight (86 kg)Chiyori Tateno — Judo, Women's Lightweight (56 kg)Yoko Sakaue — Judo, Women's Heavyweight (+ 72 kg)Ryohei Koba — Shooting, Men's Small-bore Rifle, Three PositionsFumiko Okuno — Synchronised Swimming, Women's SoloFumiko Okuno and Aki Takayama — Synchronised Swimming, Women's DuetKosei Akaishi — Wrestling, Men's Freestyle Lightweight (68 kg)In the nation's fifth Olympic archery competition, five of Japan's six archers failed to qualify for the elimination round. The one that did, Hiroshi Yamamoto, lost his match. Both teams lost their first matches in the team round as well.
Women's Individual Competition:
Keiko Nakagomi — Ranking round, 47th place (0-0)Keiko Fujita — Ranking round, 48th place (0-0)Yukiko Ikeda — Ranking round, 49th place (0-0)Men's Individual Competition:
Hiroshi Yamamoto — Round of 32, 17th place (0-1)Naoto Oku — Ranking round, 47th place (0-0)Kiyokazu Nishikawa— Ranking round, 61st place (0-0)Women's Team Competition:
Nakagomi, Fujita, and Ikeda — Round of 16, 14th place (0-1)Men's Team Competition:
Yamamoto, Oku, and Nishikawa — Round of 16, 15th place (0-1)Men's 100 metres
Tatsuo SugimotoHeat — 10.56 (→ did not advance)Men's 10,000 metres
Haruo UrataHeat — 28:24.08Final — 28:37.61 (→ 14th place)Sakae OsakiHeat — 29:20.01 (→ did not advance)Men's 4 × 400 m Relay
Masayoshi Kan, Susumu Takano, Yoshihiko Saito, and Takahiro WatanabeHeat — 3:01.35 (→ did not advance)Men's Marathon
Koichi Morishita — 2:13.45 (→ Silver Medal)Takeyuki Nakayama — 2:14.02 (→ 4th place)Hiromi Taniguchi — 2:14.42 (→ 8th place)Men's 50 km Walk
Fumio Imamura — 4:07:45 (→ 18th place)Takehiro Sonohara — 4:13:22 (→ 22nd place)Tadahiro Kosaka — 4:14:24 (→ 24th place)Men's 110m Hurdles
Toshihiko IwasakiQuarterfinals — 13.88 (→ did not advance)Men's 400m Hurdles
Kazuhiko YamazakiHeat — 50.30 (→ did not advance)Yoshihiko SaitoHeat — 49.01 (→ did not advance)Men's Javelin Throw
Masami YoshidaQualification — 72.88 m (→ did not advance)Men's Long Jump
Masaki MorinagaQualification — 7.79 m (→ did not advance)Men's Triple Jump
Norifumi YamashitaQualification — 15.97 m (→ did not advance)
Women's 10,000 metres
Izumi MakiHeat — 32:07.91Final — 31:55.06 (→ 12th place)Miki IgarashiHeat — 32:45.47Final — 32:09.58 (→ 14th place)Hiromi SuzukiHeat — 34:29.64 (→ did not advance)Women's 10 km Walk
Miki ItakuraFinal — 47:11 (→ 23rd place)Yuko SatoFinal — 47:43 (→ 24th place)Women's Marathon
Yuko Arimori — 2:32.49 (→ Silver Medal)Sachiko Yamashita — 2:36.26 (→ 4th place)Yumi Kokamo — 2:58.18 (→ 29th place)Women's High Jump
Megumi SatoQualification — 1.92 mFinal — 1.91 m (→ 7th place)Japan was one of the eight teams to play in the first Olympic baseball tournament. In the preliminary round, the Japanese team defeated the United States and four other teams, but lost to Cuba and Chinese Taipei to come in third place in the round after those two teams. In the semifinal, Japan again played against Taipei, losing once more to be relegated to the bronze medal game. There, they again faced the United States and repeated their victory to take home the medal.
Men's Team Competition:
Japan → Bronze Medal (6-3)Team Roster
Tomohito ItoShinichiro KawabataMasahito KohiyamaHirotami KojimaHiroki KokuboTakashi MiwaHiroshi NakamotoMasafumi NishiKazutaka NishiyamaKoichi OshimaHiroyuki SakaguchiShinichi SatoYasuhiro SatoMasanori SugiuraKento SugiyamaYasunori TakamiAkihiro TogoKoji TokunagaShigeki WakabayashiKatsumi WatanabeMen's Light Flyweight (– 48 kg)
Tadahiro SasakiFirst Round — Defeated Domenic Figliomeni (CAN), 5:3Second Round — Lost to Valentin Barbu (ROM), 7:10Men's Lightweight (– 60 kg)
Shigeyuki DobashiFirst Round — Defeated Delroy Leslie (JAM), 11:5Second Round — Lost to Julien Lorcy (FRA), RSC-2Men's Welterweight (– 67 kg)
Masashi KawakamiFirst Round — Lost to Adrian Dodson (GBR), RSC-3Men's Light-Middleweight (– 71 kg)
Hiroshi NagashimaFirst Round — Lost to Maselino Masoe (ASA), RSCI-3 (00:54)Twelve cyclists, nine men and three women, represented Japan in 1992.
Men's road raceTomokazu FujinoKozo FujitaMitsuteru TanakaMen's sprintKeiji KojimaMen's 1 km time trialKeiji KojimaMen's individual pursuitMasamitsu EharaMen's team pursuitYasuhiro AndoMasamitsu EharaNaokiyo HashisakoMakio MadarameMen's points raceHiroshi DaimonWomen's road raceYumiko Suzuki — 2:29:22 (→ 50th place)Women's sprintMika KurokiWomen's individual pursuitSeiko HashimotoMen's 3m Springboard
Isao YamagishiPreliminary Round — 344.40 points (→ did not advance, 21st place)Keita KanetoPreliminary Round — 295.74 points (→ did not advance, 31st place)Men's 10m Platform
Keita KanetoPreliminary Round — 391.05 pointsFinal — 529.14 points (→ 8th place)Isao YamagishiPreliminary Round — 331.23 (→ did not advance, 18th place)Women's 3m Springboard
Yuki MotobuchiPreliminary Round — 301.23 pointsFinal — 443.76 points (→ 11th place)Women's 10m Platform
Yuki MotobuchiPreliminary Round — 239.01 points (→ did not advance, 26th place)Six fencers, five men and one woman, represented Japan in 1992.
Men's foilYoshihide NaganoHiroki IchigataniKinya AbeMen's épéeNorikazu TanabeMen's sabreHiroshi HashimotoWomen's foilYuko TakayanagiOne male pentathlete represented Japan in 1992.
Men's Individual Competition
Hiroshi Miyagahara — 4859 points (→ 48th place)Women's 470 Class
Yumiko Shige and Alicia KinoshitaFinal Ranking — 53.7 points (→ 5th place)Men's 50 m Freestyle
Toshiaki KurasawaHeat — 24.61 (→ did not advance, 47th place)Men's 100 m Freestyle
Tsutomu NakanoHeat — 51.63 (→ did not advance, 34th place)Shigeo OgataHeat — 52.74 (→ did not advance, 45th place)Men's 200 m Freestyle
Shigeo OgataHeat — 1:53.42 (→ did not advance, 30th place)Toshiaki KurasawaHeat — 1:53.75 (→ did not advance, 31st place)Men's 400 m Freestyle
Shigeo OgataHeat — 3:57.91 (→ did not advance, 24th place)Masashi KatoHeat — 4:00.66 (→ did not advance, 33rd place)Men's 1500 m Freestyle
Masashi KatoHeat — 15:40.94 (→ did not advance, 16th place)Men's 100 m Backstroke
Hajime ItoiHeat — 56.18B-Final — 56.64 (→ 12th place)Keita SoraokaHeat — 57.64 (→ did not advance, 27th place)Men's 200 m Backstroke
Hajime ItoiHeat — 1:59.95Final — 1:59.52 (→ 4th place)Keita SoraokaHeat — 2:03.10 (→ did not advance, 20th place)Men's 100 m Breaststroke
Akira HayashiHeat — 1:01.76Final — 1:01.86 (→ 4th place)Kenji WatanabeHeat — 1:03.29 (→ did not advance, 18th place)Men's 200 m Breaststroke
Kenji WatanabeHeat — 2:14.35Final — 2:14.70 (→ 7th place)Akira HayashiHeat — 2:14.61Final — 2:15.11 (→ 8th place)Men's 100 m Butterfly
Keiichi KawanakaHeat — 55.18 (→ did not advance, 20th place)Tomohiro MiyoshiHeat — 55.98 (→ did not advance, 34th place)Men's 200 m Butterfly
Keiichi KawanakaHeat — 1:59.96Final — 1:58.97 (→ 5th place)Tomohiro MiyoshiHeat — 2:01.27 (→ did not advance, 17th place)Men's 200 m Individual Medley
Tatsuya KinugasaHeat — 2:03.32B-Final — 2:04.29 (→ 13th place)Takahiro FujimotoHeat — 2:04.89Final — 2:07.74 (→ 15th place)Men's 400 m Individual Medley
Takahiro FujimotoHeat — 4:20.07Final — 4:23.80 (→ 8th place)Toshiaki KurasawaHeat — DSQ (→ did not advance, no ranking)Men's 4 × 100 m Medley Relay
Hajime Itoi, Akira Hayashi, Keiichi Kawanaka, and Tsutomu NakanoHeat — 3:43.88Final — 3:43.25 (→ 8th place)Women's 50 m Freestyle
Ayako NakanoHeat — 26.74 (→ did not advance, 20th place)Shina MatsudoHeat — 27.36 (→ did not advance, 34th place)Women's 100 m Freestyle
Suzu ChibaHeat — 56.26B-Final — 55.97 (→ 9th place)Ayako NakanoHeat — 57.71 (→ did not advance, 22nd place)Women's 200 m Freestyle
Suzu ChibaHeat — 2:00.96Final — 2:00.64 (→ 6th place)Yoko KoikawaHeat — 2:03.32 (→ did not advance, 17th place)Women's 400 m Freestyle
Suzu ChibaHeat — 4:13.85Final — 4:15.71 (→ 8th place)Women's 100 m Backstroke
Yoko KoikawaHeat — 1:02.83Final — 1:03.23 (→ 8th place)Noriko InadaHeat — 1:03.21B-Final — 1:03.42 (→ 12th place)Women's 200 m Backstroke
Junko TorikaiHeat — 2:16.13B-Final — 2:15.20 (→ 11th place)Noriko InadaHeat — 2:15.74B-Final — 2:17.68 (→ 15th place)Women's 100 m Breaststroke
Kyoko IwasakiHeat — 1:11.00B-Final — 1:11.16 (→ 13th place)Kyoko KasuyaHeat — 1:11.60 (→ did not advance, 17th place)Women's 200 m Breaststroke
Kyoko IwasakiHeat — 2:27.78Final — 2:26.65 (→ Gold Medal)Kyoko KasuyaHeat — 2:32.55B-Final — 2:32.97 (→ 13th place)Women's 100 m Butterfly
Rie ShitoHeat — 1:01.04Final — 1:01.16 (→ 8th place)Yoko KandoHeat — 1:01.56B-Final — 1:01.32 (→ 11th place)Women's 200 m Butterfly
Mika HarunaHeat — 2:11.21Final — 2:09.88 (→ 4th place)Rie ShitoHeat — 2:11.00Final — 2:10.24 (→ 5th place)Women's 200 m Individual Medley
Hideko HiranakaHeat — 2:18.13B-Final — 2:18.47 (→ 9th place)Eri KimuraHeat — 2:18.63B-Final — 2:18.91 (→ 12th place)Women's 400 m Individual Medley
Hideko HiranakaHeat — 4:47.92Final — 4:46.24 (→ 5th place)Eri KimuraHeat — 4:46.17Final — 4:47.78 (→ 7th place)Women's 4 × 100 m Freestyle Relay
Ayako Nakano, Yoko Koikawa, Shina Matsudo, and Suzu ChibaHeat — 3:49.91 (→ did not advance, 10th place)Women's 4 × 100 m Medley Relay
Yoko Koikawa, Kyoko Iwasaki, Yoko Kando, and Suzu ChibaHeat — 4:11.48Final — 4:09.92 (→ 7th place)Three synchronized swimmers represented Japan in 1992.
Women's soloFumiko OkunoMikako KotaniAki TakayamaWomen's duetFumiko OkunoAki TakayamaMen's Singles Competition
Shuzo MatsuokaFirst round — Lost to Renzo Furlan (Italy) 4-6, 3-6, 6-3, 4-6Women's double
Maya Kidowaki and Kimiko DateThird round — lost to Jana Novotná and Andrea Strnadová 6–3, 7–6(4).Preliminary Round (Group A)Defeated United States (3-1)Lost to France (2-3)Lost to Italy (0-3)Lost to Spain (2-3)Defeated Canada (3-2)QuarterfinalsLost to Brazil (0-3)Classification Matches5th/8th place: Defeated Unified Team (3-2)5th/6th place: Lost to Italy (0-3) → Sixth placeTeam RosterTakashi NaritaKatsumi KawanoYuichi NakagaichiAkihiko MatsudaMasafumi OuraTatsuya UetaMasaji OginoKatsuyuki MinamiShigeru AoyamaJunichi KuriuzawaHideyuki OtakeMasayuki IzumikawaPreliminary Round (Group A)Defeated United States (3-2)Defeated Spain (3-0)Lost to Unified Team (0-3)QuarterfinalsLost to Brazil (1-3)Classification Matches5th/6th place: Defeated the Netherlands (3-1) → Fifth placeTeam RosterIchiko SatoKumi NakadaMichiyo IshikakeChieko NakanishiMotoko ObayashiYukiko TakahashiIkuyo NamuraMika YamauchiAsako TajimiTomoko YoshiharaKiyoko FukudaKazumi Nakamura 
