Following Japan's poor showing during its Olympic debut at the 1912 Summer Olympics in Stockholm, Sweden, Japan planned for increased participation and the discipline of its athletes in the 1916 Summer Olympics planned for Berlin, Germany (which was subsequently cancelled by World War I. Japan also expanded its participation in international sporting events, by competing in the Far Eastern Games held in Manila in 1913, Shanghai in 1915, Tokyo in 1917 and Manila in 1919. By the time of the 1920 Olympics, Japan was able to field a fifteen-man team. Although most of its track-and-field runners and swimmers failed to pass the initial heats, Japan did considerably better in tennis, securing its first Olympic medals. However, the Japan Amateur Athletic Association, which sponsored the team, grossly underestimated the costs of journey, and was unable to pay for the team's return from Belgium. Local representatives of the Mitsubishi and Mitsuizaibatsu agreed to pay the $15,000 necessary for the stranded team to come home, but the embarrassment was so great that the Japanese government agreed to provide subsidies for future Olympic participation.[2]
A single diver represented Japan in 1920. It was the nation's debut in the sport. Masayoshi Uchida was unable to advance past the first round of the plain high diving competition.
11 athletes represented Japan in 1920. It was the nation's second appearance in athletics, having competed in the sport both times Japan had appeared at the Olympics. Japan continued to seek its first medals in the sport unsuccessfully, with a 12th-place finish in the decathlon the best result of the Games for Japanese athletes.
Two tennis players, both men, competed for Japan in 1920. It was the nation's debut in the sport. Kumagae took the men's singles silver medal, and the pair also took silver in the men's doubles. The two would have faced each other in the quarterfinals of the singles tournament had Kashio advanced that far, so could not have won any more than the two medals they did win.
^"Flagbearers for Japan". olympedia.org. OlyMADMen. Retrieved 19 December 2023.
^Guttman, Allen. Japanese Sports: A History (University of Hawaii Press, 2001), p. 119-120.
Belgium Olympic Committee (1957). Olympic Games Antwerp 1920: Official Report (in French).
Wudarski, Pawel (1999). (in Polish). Archived from the original on 16 February 2009. Retrieved 16 August 2007.
International Olympic Committee results database
January 01, 1970
japan, 1920, summer, olympics, empire, japan, competed, 1920, summer, olympics, antwerp, belgium, japan, the1920, summer, olympicsioc, codejpnnocjapanese, olympic, committeewebsitewww, japanese, english, antwerpcompetitors15, sportsflag, bearergensabulo, noguc. The Empire of Japan competed at the 1920 Summer Olympics in Antwerp Belgium Japan at the1920 Summer OlympicsIOC codeJPNNOCJapanese Olympic CommitteeWebsitewww wbr joc wbr or wbr jp in Japanese and English in AntwerpCompetitors15 in 4 sportsFlag bearerGensabulo Noguchi 1 MedalsRanked 17thGold 0 Silver 2 Bronze 0 Total 2Summer Olympics appearances overview 19121920192419281932193619481952195619601964196819721976198019841988199219962000200420082012201620202024 Contents 1 Background 2 Medalists 3 Aquatics 3 1 Diving 3 2 Swimming 4 Athletics 5 Tennis 6 ReferencesBackground editFollowing Japan s poor showing during its Olympic debut at the 1912 Summer Olympics in Stockholm Sweden Japan planned for increased participation and the discipline of its athletes in the 1916 Summer Olympics planned for Berlin Germany which was subsequently cancelled by World War I Japan also expanded its participation in international sporting events by competing in the Far Eastern Games held in Manila in 1913 Shanghai in 1915 Tokyo in 1917 and Manila in 1919 By the time of the 1920 Olympics Japan was able to field a fifteen man team Although most of its track and field runners and swimmers failed to pass the initial heats Japan did considerably better in tennis securing its first Olympic medals However the Japan Amateur Athletic Association which sponsored the team grossly underestimated the costs of journey and was unable to pay for the team s return from Belgium Local representatives of the Mitsubishi and Mitsui zaibatsu agreed to pay the 15 000 necessary for the stranded team to come home but the embarrassment was so great that the Japanese government agreed to provide subsidies for future Olympic participation 2 Medalists editMedal Name Sport Event Date nbsp Silver Ichiya Kumagae Tennis Men s singles August 23 nbsp Silver Seiichiro Kashio Ichiya Kumagae Tennis Men s doubles August 23 Medals by sport Sport nbsp nbsp nbsp Total Tennis 0 2 0 3 Total 0 2 0 2Aquatics editDiving edit Main article Diving at the 1920 Summer Olympics A single diver represented Japan in 1920 It was the nation s debut in the sport Masayoshi Uchida was unable to advance past the first round of the plain high diving competition Men Ranks given are within the semifinal group Diver Event Semifinals Final Points Score Rank Points Score Rank Masayoshi Uchida Plain high dive 40 94 0 8 did not advance Swimming edit Main article Swimming at the 1920 Summer Olympics Two swimmers both men represented Japan in 1920 It was the nation s debut in the sport Neither of the swimmers advanced to the finals Ranks given are within the heat Men Swimmer Event Quarterfinals Semifinals Final Result Rank Result Rank Result Rank Kenkichi Saito 100 m free Unknown 6 did not advance 400 m free 6 16 8 2 Q did not finish Masayoshi Uchida 100 m free Unknown 5 did not advance 400 m free 6 40 0 3 did not advanceAthletics editMain article Athletics at the 1920 Summer Olympics 11 athletes represented Japan in 1920 It was the nation s second appearance in athletics having competed in the sport both times Japan had appeared at the Olympics Japan continued to seek its first medals in the sport unsuccessfully with a 12th place finish in the decathlon the best result of the Games for Japanese athletes Ranks given are within the heat Athlete Event Heats Quarterfinals Semifinals Final Result Rank Result Rank Result Rank Result Rank Saburo Hasumi 800 m N A 2 02 2 6 did not advance 1500 m N A 6 did not advance Ichiro Kaga 100 m 5 did not advance 200 m 4 did not advance Shizo Kanakuri Marathon N A 2 48 45 4 16 Hiroshi Masuda Pentathlon N A did not finish Yahei Miura Marathon N A 2 59 37 0 24 Zensaku Motegi 10000 m N A 12 did not advance Marathon N A 2 51 09 4 20 Gensabulo Noguchi Decathlon N A 3668 630 12 Tomeichi Oura 5000 m N A 6 did not advance Kunosuke Sano 5000 m N A 7 did not advance 10000 m N A 8 did not advance Shinichi Yamaoka 100 m 11 6 4 did not advance 200 m 23 9 4 did not advance Kenzo Yashima Marathon N A 2 57 02 0 21Tennis editMain article Tennis at the 1920 Summer Olympics Two tennis players both men competed for Japan in 1920 It was the nation s debut in the sport Kumagae took the men s singles silver medal and the pair also took silver in the men s doubles The two would have faced each other in the quarterfinals of the singles tournament had Kashio advanced that far so could not have won any more than the two medals they did win Player Event Round of 64 Round of 32 Round of 16 Quarterfinals Semifinals Finals Rank OppositionScore OppositionScore OppositionScore OppositionScore OppositionScore OppositionScore Seiichiro Kashio Men s singles Bye nbsp Tegner DEN W 6 3 6 1 6 2 nbsp Dodd RSA L 6 3 4 6 6 2 3 6 6 1 did not advance 9 Ichiya Kumagae Men s singles nbsp Alonso ESP W 7 5 6 3 6 3 nbsp de Laveleye BEL W 6 0 6 1 6 0 nbsp Lammens BEL W 7 5 6 1 6 4 nbsp Dodd RSA W 7 5 6 1 6 1 nbsp Winslow RSA W 6 2 6 2 6 2 nbsp Raymond RSA L 5 7 6 4 7 5 6 4 nbsp Seiichiro Kashio Ichiya Kumagae Men s doubles N A Bye nbsp Lammens amp Washer BEL W 6 1 6 4 6 4 nbsp Norton amp Raymond RSA W 6 3 6 2 4 6 6 3 nbsp Blanchy amp Brugnon FRA W 6 4 4 6 6 3 6 1 nbsp Turnbull amp Woosnam GBR L 6 2 5 7 7 5 7 5 nbsp Opponent nation Wins Losses Percent nbsp Belgium 3 0 1 000 nbsp Denmark 1 0 1 000 nbsp France 1 0 1 000 nbsp Great Britain 0 1 000 nbsp South Africa 3 2 600 nbsp Spain 1 0 1 000 Total 9 3 750 Round Wins Losses Percent Round of 64 1 0 1 000 Round of 32 2 0 1 000 Round of 16 2 1 667 Quarterfinals 2 0 1 000 Semifinals 2 0 1 000 Final 0 2 000 Bronze match 0 0 Total 9 3 750References edit Flagbearers for Japan olympedia org OlyMADMen Retrieved 19 December 2023 Guttman Allen Japanese Sports A History University of Hawaii Press 2001 p 119 120 Belgium Olympic Committee 1957 Olympic Games Antwerp 1920 Official Report in French Wudarski Pawel 1999 Wyniki Igrzysk Olimpijskich in Polish Archived from the original on 16 February 2009 Retrieved 16 August 2007 International Olympic Committee results database Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Japan at the 1920 Summer Olympics amp oldid 1190784359, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
