Japan at the 1992 Winter Olympics
Japan competed at the 1992 Winter Olympics in Albertville, France, from February 8 to February 23, 1992. As many as 63 athletes competed accompanied by 42 officers. Japanese athletes compete in all disciplines except ice hockey.
The flag bearer is short track speed skater Tsutomu Kawasaki at the opening and closing ceremony, while the captain of the delegation is cross-country skier Kazunari Sasaki.
The nordic combined team consisting of Kenji Ogiwara, Takanori Kono and Reiichi Mikata won gold which became Japan's first medal in nordic combined and also the first gold after four previous Winter Olympics editions without gold. The last gold which was also Japan's first gold at the Winter Olympics was won by Yukio Kasaya at their home, Sapporo 1972. Midori Ito also won Japan's first medal in figure skating.
Medalists
Medal | Name | Sport | Event |
| Nordic combined | Men's team | |
Figure skating | Ladies' singles | ||
Speed skating | Men's 500 m | ||
| Short track speed skating | Men's 5000 m relay | |
Speed skating | Men's 500 m | ||
Speed skating | Men's 1000 m | ||
Speed skating | Women's 1500 m |
Alpine skiing
;MenMen's combined
;Women
Women's combined
Biathlon
;MenEvent | Athlete | Misses 1 | Time | Rank |
10 km Sprint | Atsushi Kazama | 6 | 30:34.7 | 78 |
10 km Sprint | Misao Kodate | 3 | 28:07.0 | 36 |
Event | Athlete | Time | Misses | Adjusted time 2 | Rank |
20 km | Atsushi Kazama | 58:32.8 | 6 | 1'04:32.8 | 63 |
20 km | Misao Kodate | 58:53.1 | 2 | 1'00:53.1 | 28 |
;Women
Event | Athlete | Misses 1 | Time | Rank |
7.5 km Sprint | Yoshiko Honda-Mikami | 2 | 26:57.3 | 22 |
Event | Athlete | Time | Misses | Adjusted time 2 | Rank |
15 km | Yoshiko Honda-Mikami | 54:55.8 | 3 | 57:55.8 | 35 |
Bobsleigh
Cross-country skiing
;Men;Women
;Women's 4 × 5 km relay
Figure skating
;MenAthlete | SP | FS | TFP | Rank |
Mitsuhiro Murata | 22 | 23 | 34.0 | 23 |
Masakazu Kagiyama | 11 | 15 | 20.5 | 13 |
;Women
Athlete | SP | FS | TFP | Rank |
Yuka Sato | 7 | 7 | 10.5 | 7 |
Midori Ito | 4 | 2 | 4.0 |
;Pairs
Athletes | SP | FS | TFP | Rank |
Rena Inoue Tomoaki Koyama | 14 | 14 | 21.0 | 14 |
Freestyle skiing
;MenLuge
;MenDoubles
Nordic combined
Men's individualEvents:
Men's team
Three participants per team.
Events:
- normal hill ski jumping
- 10 km cross-country skiing
Short track speed skating
;Women
Ski jumping
;Men's team large hillSpeed skating
;Men;Women