Japan at the
1961 Summer Universiade
IOC codeJPN
NOCJapanese Olympic Committee
Websitewww.joc.or.jp/english/ (in English)
in Sofia, Bulgaria
25 August – 3 September 1961
Medals
Ranked 2nd
Gold
9
Silver
5
Bronze
4
Total
18
Summer Universiade appearances (overview)

Japan participated at the 1961 Summer Universiade, in Sofia, Bulgaria.[1] Japan finished second in the medal table with 9 gold medals, 5 silver medals, and 4 bronze medals.[2]

Medal summary

Medalists

Medal Name Sport Event Date
 GoldShunsuke KanetoDivingMen's springboardunknown
 GoldTadao TosaDivingMen's platformunknown
 GoldTakashi MitsukuriGymnasticsMen's individual all-aroundunknown
 GoldKeigo ShimizuSwimmingMen's 100 m freestyleunknown
 GoldTatsuo FujimotoSwimmingMen's 400 m freestyleunknown
 GoldShigeo FukushimaSwimmingMen's 100 m backstrokeunknown
 GoldHaruo YoshimutaSwimmingMen's 200 m butterflyunknown
 GoldKeigo Shimizu
Kiyoshi Fukui
Haruo Yoshimuta
Tatsuo Fujimoto		SwimmingMen's 4x100 m freestyle relayunknown
 GoldShigeo Fukushima
Yoshiaki Shikiishi
Haruo Yoshimuta
Tatsuo Fujimoto		SwimmingMen's 4x100 m medley relayunknown
 SilverTakayuki OkazakiAthleticsMen's long jumpSeptember 1
 SilverKiyoshi Asai
Yojiro Muro
Takayuki Okazaki
Hirotada Hayase		AthleticsMen's 4x100 m relaySeptember 1
 SilverFumio Akutagawa
Mitsuru Motoi		TennisMen's doublesunknown
 SilverTomashiro MatsukiSwimmingMen's 1500 m freestyleunknown
 SilverYoshiaki ShikiishiSwimmingMen's 200 m breaststrokeunknown
 BronzeTomio OtaAthleticsMen's triple jumpSeptember 3
 BronzeKiyoshi FukuiSwimmingMen's 100 m freestyleunknown
 BronzeTomashiro MatsukiSwimmingMen's 400 m freestyleunknown
 BronzeTatsuo FujimotoSwimmingMen's 1500 m freestyleunknown

Medals by sport

Medals by sport
Sport 1st place, gold medalist(s) 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Total
Swimming 6 2 3 11
Diving 2 0 0 2
Gymnastics 1 0 0 1
Athletics 0 2 1 3
Tennis 0 1 0 1
Total95418

References

  1. ↑ "Spotlight: Remembering the Sofia 1961 Summer Universiade". fisu.net. Retrieved 5 November 2023.
  2. ↑ "II ЛЕТНЯЯ УНИВЕРСИАДА" (in Belarusian). sportedu.by. Retrieved 5 November 2023.


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