Japan at the 1932 Summer Olympics


The Empire of Japan competed at the 1932 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, California. 131 athletes competed in 10 sports and also participated in art competitions.
Swimming became the most successful sport after collecting five gold medals, five silver medals and also two bronze medals. Takeichi Nishi also performed stunningly in equestrian and won Japan's first gold medal in the sport. The field hockey team also competed with two other teams from the United States and India, and won a silver medal.
With so many teams, Japan's delegation was the second largest, exceeded only by the United States'.

Medalists

MedalNameSportEventDate
Chuhei NambuAthleticsMen's triple jumpAugust 4
SwimmingMen's 100 m freestyleAugust 7


SwimmingMen's 4 × 200 m freestyle relayAugust 9
SwimmingMen's 100 m backstrokeAugust 12
SwimmingMen's 200 m breaststrokeAugust 13
SwimmingMen's 1500 m freestyleAugust 13
EquestrianIndividual jumpingAugust 14
AthleticsMen's pole vaultAugust 3
SwimmingMen's 100 m freestyleAugust 7
SwimmingWomen's 200 m breaststrokeAugust 9
Shunkichi Hamada
Junzo Inohara
Sadayoshi Kobayashi
Haruhiko Kon
Kenichi Konishi
Hiroshi Nagata
Eiichi Nakamura
Yoshio Sakai
Katsumi Shibata
Toshio Usami		Field hockeyTournamentsAugust 11
SwimmingMen's 100 m backstrokeAugust 12
SwimmingMen's 200 m breaststrokeAugust 13
SwimmingMen's 1500 m freestyleAugust 13
Chuhei NambuAthleticsMen's long jumpAugust 2
AthleticsMen's triple jumpAugust 4
SwimmingMen's 400 m freestyleAugust 10
SwimmingMen's 100 m backstrokeAugust 12

Athletics

Aquatics

Swimming

Diving

Water polo

Boxing

Equestrian

Field hockey

Gymnastics

Rowing

Wrestling

Art competitions