Japan, the previous host of the 1964 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, competed at the 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico City, Mexico. 171 competitors, 146 men and 25 women, took part in 97 events in 18 sports.
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Athletics
Men
Track & road events
Boxing
Men
Canoeing
Sprint
men
Cycling
One cyclist represented Japan in 1968.
Track
Sprint
Road
Men
Diving
Men
Women
Fencing
Five fencers, all men, represented Japan in 1968.
Men's foil
Heizaburo Okawa
Kazuo Mano
Fujio Shimizu
Men's team foil
Masaya Fukuda, Heizaburo Okawa, Fujio Shimizu, Kazuhiko Wakasugi, Kazuo Mano
Football
Group play
Quarterfinals
Semi-final
Bronze Medal Match
Modern pentathlon
Three male pentathletes represented Japan in 1968.
Individual
Yuso Makihira
Katsuaki Tashiro
Toshio Fukui
Team
Yuso Makihira
Katsuaki Tashiro
Toshio Fukui
Rowing
Men
Shooting
Six shooters, all men, represented Japan in 1968.
Open
Volleyball
Men's Tournament
Group play
Women's Tournament
Women's Team Competition
Round Robin
Defeated United States (3-0)
Defeated Mexico (3-0)
Defeated Peru (3-0)
Defeated Czechoslovakia (3-0)
Defeated Poland (3-0)
Defeated South Korea (3-0)
Lost to Soviet Union (1-3) → Silver Medal
Team Roster
Setsuko Yosjida
Suzue Takayama
Toyoko Iwahara
Youko Kasahara
Aiko Onozawa
Yukiyo Kojima
Sachiko Fukanaka
Kunie Shishikura
Setsuko Inoue
Sumie Oinuma
Makiko Furakawa
Keiko Hama
Water polo
Team Roster
Haruo Sato
Hirokatsu Kuwayama
Kazuya Takeuchi
Koji Nakano
Kunio Yonehara
Seiya Sakamoto
Shigeharu Kuwabara
Shuzo Yajima
Tetsunosuke Ishii
Group play