Japan at the 1924 Summer Olympics
# Japan at the 1924 Summer Olympics

The Empire of Japan competed at the 1924 Summer Olympics in Paris, France.

## Background

Japan secured its first Olympic medals in the 1920 Summer Olympics in Antwerp, Belgium; however, suffered from severe embarrassment when it found its Olympic team stranded in Belgium without the funds necessary to return home. The weaknesses of the Japan Amateur Athletic Association, which sponsored the team, exposed, the Japanese government agreed to subsidize future Olympic participation. Other preparation on a national level included the designation of November 3 as “National Fitness Day” with games held at the athletic grounds of Meiji Shrine in Tokyo.

For the 1924 Olympics, Japan fielded a team of 28 athletes, who competed in four events. The team was equipped by Mizuno Corp., which later became one of the world's leading sportswear and equipment manufacturers.

## Medalists

| Medal | Name | Sport | Event | Date |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| Bronze | Katsutoshi Naito | Wrestling | Men's freestyle featherweight | July 14 |

Medals by sport :

| Sport | | | | Total |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| Wrestling | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Total | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |

## Aquatics

### Swimming

Ranks given are within the heat.

**Men**

| Swimmer | Event | Heats | Heats | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Swimmer | Event | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank |
| Tsunenobu Ishida | 100 m backstroke | 1:26.0 | 4 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| Tsunenobu Ishida | 200 m breaststroke | 3:09.2 | 4 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| Torahiko Miyahata | 100 m freestyle | 1:04.2 | 3 q | DNS | — | did not advance | did not advance |
| Kazuo Noda | 400 m freestyle | 5:43.8 | 3 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| Kazuo Noda | 1500 m freestyle | 23:44.2 | 3 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| Kazuo Onoda | 100 m freestyle | 1:05.4 | 3 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| Kazuo Onoda | 1500 m freestyle | DNF | — | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| Giyo Saito | 100 m backstroke | 1:20.2 | 2 Q | 1:19.8 | 4 | did not advance | did not advance |
| Katsuo Takaishi | 100 m freestyle | 1:04.0 | 1 Q | 1:02.4 | 3 q | 1:03.0 | 5 |
| Katsuo Takaishi | 1500 m freestyle | 22:43.2 | 2 Q | 21:48.6 | 2 Q | 22:10.4 | 5 |
| Torahiko Miyahata Kazuo Noda Kazuo Onoda Katsuo Takaishi | 4 × 200 m freestyle relay | 10:24.2 | 2 Q | 10:12.4 | 3 q | 10:15.2 | 4 |

## Athletics

Eight athletes represented Japan in 1924. It was the nation's third appearance in the sport as well as the Games.

Ranks given are within the heat.

| Athlete | Event | Heats | Heats | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Athlete | Event | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank |
| Shizo Kanakuri | Marathon | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | did not finish | did not finish |
| Yahei Miura | Marathon | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | did not finish | did not finish |
| Tokushige Noto | 400 m | 51.7 | 2 Q | 50.7 | 5 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| Tokushige Noto | 800 m | N/A | N/A | Unknown | 4 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| Tokushige Noto | Decathlon | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | 5248.330 | 22 |
| Mikio Oda | Long jump | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | 6.83 | 3 | did not advance | did not advance |
| Mikio Oda | Triple jump | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | 14.35 | 3 Q | 14.35 | 6 |
| Mikio Oda | High jump | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | 1.80 | 4 | did not advance | did not advance |
| Katsuo Okazaki | 5000 m | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | 15:22.2 | 2 Q | Did not finish | 12 |
| Sasago Tani | 100 m | Unknown | 3 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| Sasago Tani | 200 m | Unknown | 2 Q | Unknown | 3 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| Kikunosuke Tashiro | Marathon | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | did not finish | did not finish |
| Seiichi Ueda | Pentathlon | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | Elim-3 | Elim-3 |

## Tennis

### Men

| Athlete | Event | Round of 128 | Round of 64 | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | Final |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Athlete | Event | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Rank |
| Masanosuke Fukuda | Singles | Bye | Wheatley (GBR) W 6–2, 6–4, 6–3 | Timmer (NED) W 8–6, 6–4, 5–7, 6–4 | Cochet (FRA) L 2–6, 1–6, 3–6 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| Takeichi Harada | Singles | Bye | Žemla (TCH) W 6–3, 3–6, 6–2, 6–2 | Cousin (FRA) W Retired | Gilbert (GBR) W 10–8, 2–6, 11–9, 6–2 | de Morpurgo (ITA) L 4–6, 1–6, 1–6 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| Asaji Honda | Singles | Borotra (FRA) L 3–6, 3–6, 5–7 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| Sunao Okamoto | Singles | Bye | Koželuh (TCH) L 6–4, 5–7, 8–10, 6–4, 4–6 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| Masanosuke Fukuda Asaji Honda | Doubles | — | van Lennep / Timmer (NED) W 6–4, 1–6, 6–3, 1–6, 6–2 | Flaquer / Saprisa (ESP) L 2–6, 3–6, 3–6 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| Takeichi Harada Sunao Okamoto | Doubles | — | Thalbitzer / Bache (DEN) W 6–0, 6–0, 6–1 | J. Alonso / M. Alonso (ESP) L 4–6, 6–4, 4–6, 4–6 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |

## Wrestling

### Freestyle wrestling

**Men's**

| Athlete | Event | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Final | Final |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Athlete | Event | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Rank |
| Katsutoshi Naito | Featherweight | Bye | Foubert (BEL) W | Reed (USA) L | Silver medal semifinal Chilcott (CAN) W Bronze medal semifinal Huupponen (FIN) W | Silver medal final Newton (USA) L Bronze medal final Hansson (SWE) W | |

### Greco-Roman

**Men's**

| Athlete | Event | First round | Second round | Third round | Fourth round | Fifth round | Sixth round | Seventh round | Eighth round | Rank |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Athlete | Event | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Rank |
| Katsutoshi Naito | Featherweight | Vallmajo (ESP) W | Sánchez (ESP) W | Capron (FRA) L | Nord (NOR) L | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | =8 |
