Japan at the 1996 Summer Olympics
Japan competed at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, United States. 306 competitors, 157 men and 149 women, took part in 168 events in 27 sports.
Medalists
| Medal | Name | Sport | Event |
| Tadahiro Nomura | Judo | Men's extra lightweight | |
| Kenzo Nakamura | Judo | Men's lightweight | |
| Yuko Emoto | Judo | Women's half middleweight | |
| Yukimasa Nakamura | Judo | Men's half lightweight | |
| Toshihiko Koga | Judo | Men's half middleweight | |
| Ryoko Tani | Judo | Women's extra lightweight | |
| Yoko Tanabe | Judo | Women's half heavyweight | |
| Alicia Kinoshita Yumiko Shige | Sailing | Women's 470 | |
| Masanori Sugiura Takayuki Takabayashi Yoshitomo Tani Hitoshi Ono Yasuyuki Saigo Tomoaki Sato Daishin Nakamura Masahiro Nojima Hideaki Okubo Koichi Misawa Masahiko Mori Masao Morinaka Takashi Kurosu Takao Kuwamoto Nobuhiko Matsunaka Takeo Kawamura Jutaro Kimura Kosuke Fukudome Tadahito Iguchi Makoto Imaoka | Baseball | Men's tournament | |
| Yuko Arimori | Athletics | Women's marathon | |
| Takanobu Jumonji | Cycling | Men's 1000 m time trial | |
| Noriko Narazaki | Judo | Women's half lightweight | |
| Takuya Ota | Wrestling | Men's freestyle 74 kg | |
| Junko Tanaka Miya Tachibana Kaori Takahashi Miho Takeda Miho Kawabe Akiko Kawase Riho Nakajima Raika Fujii Mayuko Fujiki Rei Jimbo | Synchronized swimming | Women's competition |
Archery
In the nation's sixth Olympic archery competition, three of Japan's five archers won their first matches. All three lost in the second round, however.Women's Individual Competition:
- Kinue Kodama → Round of 32, 24th place
- Ai Ouchi → Round of 64, 41st place
- Misato Koide → Round of 64, 56th place
- Hiroshi Yamamoto → Round of 32, 19th place
- Takayoshi Matsushita → Round of 32, 27th place
- Kodama, Ouchi, and Koide → Round of 16, 14th place
Athletics
- Nobuharu Asahara
- Hiroyasu Tsuchie
- Koji Ito
- Takahiro Mazuka
- Shigekazu Omori
- Toshinari Takaoka
- Katsuhiko Hanada
- Nobuharu Asahara
- Hiroyasu Tsuchie
- Koji Ito
- Satoru Inoue
- Shunji Karube, Koji Ito, Jun Osakada, and Shigekazu Omori
- Shunji Karube
- Hideaki Kawamura
- Kazuhiko Yamazaki
- Hiromi Taniguchi — 2:17.26
- Masaki Oya — 2:22.13
- Kenjiro Jitsui — 2:33.27
- Daisuke Ikeshima — 1:24.54
- Tadahiro Kosaka — 4:05.57
- Tomohiro Nomura
Men's Pole Vault
- Teruyasu Yonekura
Women's 10,000 metres
Women's Marathon
- Yuko Arimori — 2:28.39
- Izumi Maki — 2:32.35
- Junko Asari — 2:34.31
- Yvonne Kanazawa
- Yuka Mitsumori — dsq
- Akiko Miyajima
Badminton
Baseball
Defending bronze medalist Japan competed for the second time in the Olympic baseball tournament. They got off to a rough start, losing three of their first four games to Australia, Cuba, and the United States. After winning their next three, however, the Japanese were in a tie with the Nicaraguans for third and fourth places. Since Japan had beaten Nicaragua in head-to-head competition, they won the tie-breaker and faced the United States in the semifinals rather than the Cubans, which had not lost any of their 16 games in the 1992 and 1996 Olympiads. Japan defeated the United States to advance to the final, where they became the Cubans' 18th victim.Men's Team Competition:
- Japan - Silver Medal
Basketball
Beach volleyball
- Shoji Setoyama and Kazuyuki Takao — 17th place overall
Boxing
- Kazumasa Tsujimoto
- Fumitaka Nitami
- Hirokuni Moto
Canoeing
Cycling
Track Competition
Men's Points Race- Masahiro Yasuhara
Mountain Bike
Women's Cross Country
- Kanako Tanikawa
Diving
- Yuki Motobuchi
Equestrianism
Fencing
Four fencers, one man and three women, represented Japan in 1996.;Men's foil
;Women's épée
;Women's team épée
- Nanae Tanaka, Noriko Kubo, Yuko Arai
Football
;Women's competition
Gymnastics
Judo
Rhythmic gymnastics
Rowing
Sailing
Shooting
Softball
Women's Team Competition
- Preliminary Round Robin
- Semifinals
- Bronze Medal Match
- Team Roster
- Head Coach: Mitsutoshi Suzumura
Swimming
Men's 100 metres Freestyle:
Men's 200 metres Freestyle:
- Shunsuke Ito
Men's 1500 m Freestyle
- Masato Hirano
- Hisato Yasui
Men's 200 m Backstroke
- Hajime Itoi
- Ryuji Horii
Men's 200 m Breaststroke
- Akira Hayashi
- Takashi Yamamoto
- Yukihiro Matsushita
- Takashi Yamamoto
Men's 400 m Individual Medley
- Toshiaki Kurasawa
- Tatsuya Kinugasa
- Keitaro Konnai, Akira Hayashi, Takashi Yamamoto and Shunsuke Ito
Women's 100 m Freestyle
- Sumika Minamoto
Women's 400 m Freestyle
- Suzu Chiba
- Eri Yamanoi
- Aiko Miyake
Women's 200 m Backstroke
- Mai Nakamura
- Miki Nakao
Women's 200 m Breaststroke
- Masami Tanaka
- Kyoko Iwasaki
Women's 200 m Butterfly
- Hitomi Kashima
- Mika Haruna
Women's 400 m Individual Medley
- Fumie Kurotori
- Hideko Hiranaka
- Sumika Minamoto, Naoko Imoto, Eri Yamanoi and Suzu Chiba
- Eri Yamanoi, Naoko Imoto, Aiko Miyake and Suzu Chiba
- Mai Nakamura, Masami Tanaka, Ayari Aoyama and Suzu Chiba
Synchronized swimming
Table tennis
Tennis
Men's Singles CompetitionMen's Doubles Competition
Women's Singles Competition
- Ai Sugiyama
- Kimiko Date
- Naoko Sawamatsu
Volleyball
Women's Indoor Team Competition
- Preliminary Round
- Quarterfinals
- Team Roster
- Head Coach: Kuniaki Yoshida
Weightlifting