Japan at the 1956 Summer Olympics

Japan competed at the 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne, Australia and Stockholm, Sweden (equestrian events). 110 competitors, 94 men and 16 women, took part in 71 events in 13 sports.

Athletics

Men's Marathon

• Yoshiaki Kawashima — 2:29:19 (→ 5th place)
• Hideo Hamamura — 2:40:53 (→ 16th place)
• Kurao Hiroshima — 3:04:17 (→ 33rd place)

Basketball

Boxing

Cycling

Men's 1.000m Time Trial

• Tetsuo Ōsawa — 1:13.3 (→ 12th place)

Men's Individual Road Race

• Tetsuo Ōsawa — did not finish (→ no ranking)

Diving

Men's 10m Platform

• Yutaka Baba

* Preliminary Round — 70.76

* Final — 123.69 (→ 11th place)

• Ryō Mabuchi

* Preliminary Round — 69.76

* Final — 120.20 (→ 12th place)

Women's 10m Platform

• Kanoko Tsutani

* Preliminary Round — 48.45

* Final — 70.95 (→ 10th place)

• Hatsuko Hirose

* Preliminary Round — 46.15

* Final — 69.71 (→ 11th place)

Fencing

One fencer represented Japan in 1956.

Men's foil

• Masayuki Sano

Men's épée

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