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Japan At The FISU World University Games
Japan has participated in all editions of the Universiade, Summer and Winter World University Games held since the first edition in 1959 Summer Universiade, 1959 and 1960 Winter Universiade, 1960. The nation is ranked 5th in the All-time Universiade medal table, all-time medal table behind Russia, China, United States, and Soviet Union. Japan has won 1,202 medals at the Summer Universiade, Summer World University Games and are in the fifth place on the All-time Universiade medal table#Summer Universiade, all-time Summer World University medal table. In the winter games, they have won 335 medals at the Winter Universiade and are in the third place on the All-time Universiade medal table#Winter Universiade, all-time Winter Universiade medal table. Medal count Summer Universiade Winter Universiade See also *Japan at the Olympics *Japan at the Paralympics *Japan at the Asian Games References External links FISU History at the International University Sports Federation ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Japan At The 1959 Summer Universiade
Japan participated at the 1959 Summer Universiade, in Turin, Italy. Japan finished ninth in the medal table with 2 gold medals, 2 silver medals, and 3 bronze medals. Background In this first edition of the Universiade, Japan sent 22 athletes led by Japanese Olympic Committee, JOC member Kiyoshi Kitazawa. The nation participates in three sports: Athletics at the 1959 Summer Universiade, athletics, Fencing at the 1959 Summer Universiade, fencing, and Tennis at the 1959 Summer Universiade, tennis. Even though the number of athletes was small, pole vaulter Noriaki Yasuda and men's tennis doubles players Masao Nagasaki and Takeo Hanna managed to win gold medals. Medal summary Medalists Medals by sport References External links *Le Universiadi in Italia {{EventsAt1959SummerUniversiade Japan at the Summer World University Games 1959 in Japanese sport ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Japan At The 1995 Summer Universiade
Japan is an island country in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean off the northeast coast of the Asian mainland, it is bordered on the west by the Sea of Japan and extends from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea in the south. The Japanese archipelago consists of four major islands—Hokkaido, Honshu, Shikoku, and Kyushu—and thousands of smaller islands, covering . Japan has a population of over 123 million as of 2025, making it the eleventh-most populous country. The capital of Japan and its largest city is Tokyo; the Greater Tokyo Area is the largest metropolitan area in the world, with more than 37 million inhabitants as of 2024. Japan is divided into 47 administrative prefectures and eight traditional regions. About three-quarters of the country's terrain is mountainous and heavily forested, concentrating its agriculture and highly urbanized population along its eastern coastal plains. The country sits on the Pacific Ring of Fire, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
