Japan at the 1968 Summer Olympics


Japan, the previous host of the 1964 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, competed at the 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico City, Mexico. 171 competitors, 146 men and 25 women, took part in 97 events in 18 sports.

Medalists

MedalNameSportEventDate
WeightliftingMen's 60 kgOctober 14
WrestlingMen's freestyle 52 kgOctober 20
WrestlingMen's freestyle 57 kgOctober 20
WrestlingMen's freestyle 63 kgOctober 20


Takeshi Katō


GymnasticsMen's artistic team all-aroundOctober 24
GymnasticsMen's artistic individual all-aroundOctober 24
GymnasticsMen's floorOctober 26
GymnasticsMen's parallel barsOctober 26
GymnasticsMen's horizontal barOctober 26
GymnasticsMen's ringsOctober 26
WrestlingMen's Greco-Roman 70 kgOctober 26
WeightliftingMen's 75 kgOctober 16
AthleticsMen's marathonOctober 20
Hideo FujimotoWrestlingMen's Greco-Roman 63 kgOctober 26
GymnasticsMen's floorOctober 26
GymnasticsMen's vaultOctober 26
Setsuko Yoshida
Suzue Takayama
Toyoko Iwahara
Youko Kasahara
Aiko Onozawa
Yukiyo Kojima
Sachiko Fukanaka
Kunie Shishikura
Setsuko Inoue
Sumie Oinuma
Makiko Furakawa
Keiko Hama		VolleyballWomen's tournamentOctober 26
Masayuki Minami
Katsutoshi Nekoda
Mamoru Shiragami
Isao Koizumi
Kenji Kimura
Yasuaki Mitsumori
Naohiro Ikeda
Jungo Morita
Tadayoshi Yokota
Seiji Oko
Tetsuo Satō
Kenji Shimaoka		VolleyballMen's tournamentOctober 26
WeightliftingMen's 60 kgOctober 14
GymnasticsMen's artistic individual all-aroundOctober 24
Takeshi KatōGymnasticsMen's floorOctober 26
GymnasticsMen's horizontal barOctober 26
GymnasticsMen's ringsOctober 26
BoxingMen's bantamweightOctober 26
Kenzo Yokoyama
Hiroshi Katayama
Masakatsu Miyamoto
Yoshitada Yamaguchi
Mitsuo Kamata
Ryozo Suzuki
Kiyoshi Tomizawa
Takaji Mori
Aritatsu Ogi
Eizo Yuguchi
Shigeo Yaegashi
Teruki Miyamoto
Masashi Watanabe
Yasuyuki Kuwahara
Kunishige Kamamoto
Ikuo Matsumoto
Ryuichi Sugiyama
Masahiro Hamazaki		FootballMen's footballOctober 26

Athletics

;Men
;Track & road events

Boxing

;Men

Canoeing

Sprint

;men

Cycling

One cyclist represented Japan in 1968.

Track

;Sprint

Road

;Men
AthleteEventTimeRank
Sanji Inouetime trial1:07.5419

Diving

;Men
;Women

Fencing

Five fencers, all men, represented Japan in 1968.
;Men's foil
;Men's team foil

Football

;Group play
;Quarterfinals
;Semi final
;Bronze Medal Match

Modern pentathlon

Three male pentathletes represented Japan in 1968.
;Individual
;Team

Rowing

;Men

Shooting

Six shooters, all men, represented Japan in 1968.
;Open

Volleyball

Men's Tournament

;Group play

Women's Tournament

;Women's Team Competition

Water polo

;Group play