Japan competed at the 1968 Summer Paralympics in Tel Aviv, Israel from November 4 to 13, 1968.[1] The team finished sixteenth of the twenty-eight competing nations in the medal table and won a total of twelve medals; two gold, two silver and eight bronze.[2] Forty-eight Japanese athletes took part in the Games; forty-one men and seven women.[3][n 1]
The Paralympics groups athletes' disabilities into one of five disability categories; amputation, the condition may be congenital or sustained through injury or illness; cerebral palsy; wheelchair athletes, there is often overlap between this and other categories; visual impairment, including blindness; Les autres, any physical disability that does not fall strictly under one of the other categories, for example dwarfism or multiple sclerosis.[4][5] Each Paralympic sport then has its own classifications, dependent on the specific physical demands of competition. Events are given a code, made of numbers and letters, describing the type of event and classification of the athletes competing.[6]
Eight of Japan's medals were won in athletics events. All three medals in the men's slalom C were won by Japanese athletes; Furukawa won gold, Erkawa won silver and the bronze went to Tsuchiya.[7] Bronze medals were also won by Sakonju, in both the men's A slalom and novices 60 m wheelchair dash A, Suga in the men's B slalom and Miyazawa in the men's 100 m wheelchair C race. The only athletics medal won by a Japanese woman at the Games was a silver for Apai in the women's C slalom.[8]
The only dartchery event at the Games was the mixed pairs event which had a knockout tournament format. Japan was represented by Tanaka and T. Matsumoto; the pair beat athletes from Canada, Belgium and Switzerland to set up a semi-final meeting with Geissinger and Kelderhouse of the United States. The Americans won the match and went on to win the gold medal, Tanaka and Matsumoto were awarded bronze medals.[9]
Six members of the Japanese delegation competed in swimming events and two won medals.[10] Koyachi won the gold medal in the men's 50 metres freestyle class 4 incomplete, beating his nearest rival in the final by 2.4 seconds.[11] In the men's 50 m freestyle class 4 complete Japan's Arimura finished with the same time as silver medalist, Lewis of South Africa, but was awarded the bronze medal.[12]
Three men entered weightlifting events for Japan, all in the featherweight division.[10] Nagumo won the bronze medal with a lift of 110 kg, Mayazawa finished fifth and Kojima seventh with lifts of 107.5 kg and 100 kg respectively.[13]
^Data is taken from the International Paralympic Committee website and is based on information contained/sourced in the original hardcopy final results publications. Some information from earlier Paralympic Games (i.e. 1960 – 1984) is incomplete and is missing first names of some athletes
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^"Medal Standings Tel Aviv 1968 Paralympic Games". International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 28 April 2011.
^"Participation Numbers Tel Aviv 1968 Paralympic Games". International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 17 May 2011.
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^"Making sense of the categories". BBC Sport. 6 October 2000. Retrieved 18 May 2011.
^"A-Z of Paralympic classification". BBC Sport. 28 August 2008. Retrieved 18 May 2011.
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^ ab"Athlete Search Results Japan 1968". International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 19 May 2011.
^"Results Tel Aviv 1968 Paralympic Games Swimming Men's 50 m Freestyle class 4 incomplete". International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 19 May 2011.
^"Results Tel Aviv 1968 Paralympic Games Swimming Men's 50 m Freestyle class 4 complete". International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 19 May 2011.
^"Results Tel Aviv 1968 Paralympic Games Weightlifting Men's Featherweight". International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 19 May 2011.
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Japan competed at the 1968 Summer Paralympics in Tel Aviv Israel from November 4 to 13 1968 1 The team finished sixteenth of the twenty eight competing nations in the medal table and won a total of twelve medals two gold two silver and eight bronze 2 Forty eight Japanese athletes took part in the Games forty one men and seven women 3 n 1 Japan at the1968 Summer ParalympicsIPC codeJPNNPCJapan Paralympic CommitteeWebsitewww wbr jsad wbr or wbr jp in Japanese in Tel AvivCompetitors48MedalsRanked 16thGold 2 Silver 2 Bronze 8 Total 12Summer Paralympics appearances overview 1964196819721976198019841988199219962000200420082012201620202024 Contents 1 Disability classifications 2 Athletics 3 Dartchery 4 Swimming 5 Weightlifting 6 See also 7 Notes 8 ReferencesDisability classifications editThe Paralympics groups athletes disabilities into one of five disability categories amputation the condition may be congenital or sustained through injury or illness cerebral palsy wheelchair athletes there is often overlap between this and other categories visual impairment including blindness Les autres any physical disability that does not fall strictly under one of the other categories for example dwarfism or multiple sclerosis 4 5 Each Paralympic sport then has its own classifications dependent on the specific physical demands of competition Events are given a code made of numbers and letters describing the type of event and classification of the athletes competing 6 Athletics editMain article Athletics at the 1968 Summer Paralympics Eight of Japan s medals were won in athletics events All three medals in the men s slalom C were won by Japanese athletes Furukawa won gold Erkawa won silver and the bronze went to Tsuchiya 7 Bronze medals were also won by Sakonju in both the men s A slalom and novices 60 m wheelchair dash A Suga in the men s B slalom and Miyazawa in the men s 100 m wheelchair C race The only athletics medal won by a Japanese woman at the Games was a silver for Apai in the women s C slalom 8 Dartchery editMain article Dartchery at the 1968 Summer Paralympics The only dartchery event at the Games was the mixed pairs event which had a knockout tournament format Japan was represented by Tanaka and T Matsumoto the pair beat athletes from Canada Belgium and Switzerland to set up a semi final meeting with Geissinger and Kelderhouse of the United States The Americans won the match and went on to win the gold medal Tanaka and Matsumoto were awarded bronze medals 9 Swimming editMain article Swimming at the 1968 Summer Paralympics Six members of the Japanese delegation competed in swimming events and two won medals 10 Koyachi won the gold medal in the men s 50 metres freestyle class 4 incomplete beating his nearest rival in the final by 2 4 seconds 11 In the men s 50 m freestyle class 4 complete Japan s Arimura finished with the same time as silver medalist Lewis of South Africa but was awarded the bronze medal 12 Weightlifting editMain article Weightlifting at the 1968 Summer Paralympics Three men entered weightlifting events for Japan all in the featherweight division 10 Nagumo won the bronze medal with a lift of 110 kg Mayazawa finished fifth and Kojima seventh with lifts of 107 5 kg and 100 kg respectively 13 See also editJapan at the 1968 Summer OlympicsNotes edit Data is taken from the International Paralympic Committee website and is based on information contained sourced in the original hardcopy final results publications Some information from earlier Paralympic Games i e 1960 1984 is incomplete and is missing first names of some athletesReferences edit Paralympic Games History Summer Australian Paralympic Committee Archived from the original on 5 June 2011 Retrieved 13 May 2011 Medal Standings Tel Aviv 1968 Paralympic Games International Paralympic Committee Retrieved 28 April 2011 Participation Numbers Tel Aviv 1968 Paralympic Games International Paralympic Committee Retrieved 17 May 2011 Paralympics categories explained ABC 3 September 2008 Retrieved 17 May 2011 Making sense of the categories BBC Sport 6 October 2000 Retrieved 18 May 2011 A Z of Paralympic classification BBC Sport 28 August 2008 Retrieved 18 May 2011 Results Tel Aviv 1968 Paralympic Games Athletics Men s Slalom C International Paralympic Committee Retrieved 19 May 2011 Athlete Search results Japan Medals 1968 International paralympic Committee Retrieved 19 May 2011 Results Tel Aviv 1968 Paralympic Games Dartchery Mixed Pairs open International Paralympic Committee Retrieved 17 May 2011 a b Athlete Search Results Japan 1968 International Paralympic Committee Retrieved 19 May 2011 Results Tel Aviv 1968 Paralympic Games Swimming Men s 50 m Freestyle class 4 incomplete International Paralympic Committee Retrieved 19 May 2011 Results Tel Aviv 1968 Paralympic Games Swimming Men s 50 m Freestyle class 4 complete International Paralympic Committee Retrieved 19 May 2011 Results Tel Aviv 1968 Paralympic Games Weightlifting Men s Featherweight 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