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Japan at the 1956 Winter Olympics
Japan
competed
at the
1956
Winter Olympics
in
Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy
.
Chiharu Igaya
won the
nation's
first
ever
medal and the first ever
Asian
champion
at the
Winter Olympic Games
.
Medalists
Alpine
skiing
;Men
Cross-country
skiing
;Men
Nordic
combined
Events:
normal hill
ski jumping
15 km
cross-country skiing
Ski
jumping
Speed
skating
;Men