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

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: Men's Individual Competition: Women's Team Competition:

Athletics

Men's 100 metres Men's 200 metres Men's 400 metres Men's 10,000 metres Men's 4 × 100 metres Relay Men's 4 × 400 metres Relay Men's 400m Hurdles Men's Marathon Men's 20 km Walk Men's 50 km Walk Men's High Jump Men's Long Jump Men's Pole Vault Women's 5,000 metres Women's 10,000 metres Women's Marathon Women's 100 metres Hurdles Women's 10 km Walk Women's Javelin Throw

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 (Nicaragua's loss in the semifinals being the 17th win for Cuba). Men's Team Competition:

Basketball

Women's tournament

Beach volleyball

Boxing

Men's Flyweight (– 51 kg) Men's Light Welterweight (– 63,5 kg) Men's Middleweight (– 75 kg)

Canoeing

Cycling

Track Competition

Men's Points Race

Mountain Bike

Men's Cross Country Women's Cross Country

Diving

Women's 3m Springboard

Equestrianism

Fencing

Four fencers, one man and three women, represented Japan in 1996.

Football

Gymnastics

Judo

Rhythmic gymnastics

Rowing

Sailing

Shooting

Softball

Women's Team Competition

Swimming

Men's 50 metres Freestyle: Men's 100 metres Freestyle: Men's 200 metres Freestyle: Men's 400 metres Freestyle: Men's 1500 m Freestyle Men's 100 m Backstroke Men's 200 m Backstroke Men's 100 m Breaststroke Men's 200 m Breaststroke Men's 100 m Butterfly Men's 200 m Butterfly Men's 200 m Individual Medley Men's 400 m Individual Medley Men's 4 × 100 m Medley Relay Women's 50 m Freestyle Women's 100 m Freestyle Women's 200 m Freestyle Women's 400 m Freestyle Women's 800 m Freestyle Women's 100 m Backstroke Women's 200 m Backstroke Women's 100 m Breaststroke Women's 200 m Breaststroke Women's 100 m Butterfly Women's 200 m Butterfly Women's 200 m Individual Medley Women's 400 m Individual Medley Women's 4 × 100 m Freestyle Relay Women's 4 × 200 m Freestyle Relay Women's 4 × 100 m Medley Relay

Synchronized swimming

Table tennis

Tennis

Men's Singles Competition Men's Doubles Competition Women's Singles Competition

Volleyball

Women's Indoor Team Competition

Weightlifting

Wrestling