Japan at the 1976 Summer Olympics
Japan competed at the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. 213 competitors, 153 men and 60 women, took part in 119 events in 20 sports.
Medalists
| Medal | Name | Sport | Event |
| Isamu Sonoda | Judo | Men's 80 kg | |
| Kazuhiro Ninomiya | Judo | Men's 93 kg | |
| Haruki Uemura | Judo | Men's open category | |
| Yuji Takada | Wrestling | Men's freestyle 52 kg | |
| Jiichiro Date | Wrestling | Men's freestyle 74 kg | |
| Mitsuo Tsukahara | Gymnastics | Men's horizontal bar | |
| Sawao Kato | Gymnastics | Men's parallel bars | |
| Shun Fujimoto Hisato Igarashi Sawao Kato Hiroshi Kajiyama Mitsuo Tsukahara Eizo Kenmotsu | Gymnastics | Men's team all-around | |
| Yuko Arakida Takako Iida Katsuko Kanesaka Kiyomi Kato Echiko Maeda Noriko Matsuda Mariko Okamoto Takako Shirai Shoko Takayanagi Hiromi Yano Juri Yokoyama Mariko Yoshida | Volleyball | Women's tournament | |
| Hiroshi Michinaga | Archery | Men's individual | |
| Sawao Kato | Gymnastics | Men's individual all-around | |
| Eizo Kenmotsu | Gymnastics | Men's horizontal bar | |
| Eizo Kenmotsu | Gymnastics | Men's pommel horse | |
| Mitsuo Tsukahara | Gymnastics | Men's vault | |
| Koji Kuramoto | Judo | Men's 70 kg | |
| Mitsuo Tsukahara | Gymnastics | Men's individual all-around | |
| Mitsuo Tsukahara | Gymnastics | Men's parallel bars | |
| Hiroshi Kajiyama | Gymnastics | Men's vault | |
| Koichiro Hirayama | Wrestling | Men's Greco-Roman 52 kg | |
| Akira Kudo | Wrestling | Men's freestyle 48 kg | |
| Masao Arai | Wrestling | Men's freestyle 57 kg | |
| Yasaburo Sugawara | Wrestling | Men's freestyle 68 kg | |
| Kenkichi Ando | Weightlifting | Men's 56 kg | |
| Kazumasa Hirai | Weightlifting | Men's 60 kg | |
| Sumio Endo | Judo | Men's 93 kg |
Archery
In their second Olympic archery competition, Japan won a silver medal and placed third on the national leaderboard for the sport. The medal was won by Hiroshi Michinaga. Two men and two women competed for Japan.Women's Individual Competition:
- Minako Sato — 2308 points
- Kyoko Yamazaki — 2094 points
- Hiroshi Michinaga — 2502 points
- Takanobu Nishi — 2422 points
Athletics
Men's Marathon
- Shigeru So — 2:18:26
- Noriyasu Mizukami — 2:18:44
- Akio Usami — 2:22:29
Men's 20 km Race Walk
- Yoshio Morikawa — 1:42:20
Basketball
- Preliminary Round :
- Classification Match:
- Team Roster
- Head Coach: Masahiko Yoshida.
- Team Roster
- Head Coach: Masatoshi Ozaki
Boxing
- Noboru Uchizama
- # First Round — Lost to Brendan Dunne, RSC-2
- Toshinori Koga
- # First Round — Bye
- # Second Round — Defeated Virgilio Palomo, 5:0
- # Third Round — Lost to Ramón Duvalón, 0:5
Canoeing
Cycling
Five cyclists represented Japan in 1976.;Sprint
- Yoshikazu Cho — 5th place
- Yoshikazu Cho — 1:09.664
- Yoichi Machishima — 15th place
- Yoichi Machishima
- Tadashi Ogasawara
- Yoshiaki Ogasawara
- Tsutomu Okabori
Diving
Equestrian
Fencing
Eight fencers, four men and four women, represented Japan in 1976.;Men's foil
;Men's team foil
- Masanori Kawatsu, Hideaki Kamei, Toshio Jingo, Noriyuki Sato
;Women's team foil
- Hideko Oka, Mariko Yoshikawa, Hiroko Kamada, Yukari Kajihara
Gymnastics
Handball
Judo
Modern pentathlon
Three male pentathletes represented Japan in 1976.Men's Individual Competition:
- Shoji Uchida — 4850 points
- Akira Kubo — 4700 points
- Hiroyuki Kawazoe — 4591 points
- Uchida, Kubo, and Kawazoe — 14234 points
Rowing
Sailing
Shooting
;OpenSwimming
Volleyball
;Men's Team Competition- Preliminary Round
- Semi Finals
- Bronze Medal Match
- Team Roster
- Head Coach: Tsutomu Koyama
- Preliminary Round
- Semi Finals
- Final
- Team Roster
- Head Coach: Shigeo Yamada
Weightlifting