Japan at the 1992 Summer Olympics
Japan competed at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, Spain. 256 competitors, 175 men and 81 women, took part in 166 events in 24 sports.
Medalists
| Medal | Name | Sport | Event |
| Toshihiko Koga | Judo | Men's lightweight | |
| Hidehiko Yoshida | Judo | Men's half middleweight | |
| Kyoko Iwasaki | Swimming | Women's 200 m breaststroke | |
| Koichi Morishita | Athletics | Men's marathon | |
| Yuko Arimori | Athletics | Women's marathon | |
| Yukio Iketani | Gymnastics | Men's floor | |
| Naoya Ogawa | Judo | Men's heavyweight | |
| Ryoko Tani | Judo | Women's extra lightweight | |
| Noriko Mizoguchi | Judo | Women's half lightweight | |
| Yoko Tanabe | Judo | Women's half heavyweight | |
| Kazumi Watanabe | Shooting | Mixed trap | |
| Shigeki Wakabayashi Katsumi Watanabe Yasunori Takami Akihiro Togo Koji Tokunaga Yasuhiro Sato Masanori Sugiura Kento Sugiyama Koichi Oshima Hiroyuki Sakaguchi Shinichi Sato Hiroshi Nakamoto Kazutaka Nishiyama Masafumi Nishi Hirotami Kojima Hiroki Kokubo Takashi Miwa Tomohito Ito Shinichiro Kawabata Masahito Kohiyama | Baseball | Men's tournament | |
| Ryohei Koba | Shooting | Men's rifle three positions | |
| Masayuki Matsunaga Daisuke Nishikawa Yutaka Aihara Takashi Chinen Yoshiaki Hatakeda Yukio Iketani | Gymnastics | Men's team all-around | |
| Masayuki Matsunaga | Gymnastics | Men's parallel bars | |
| Tadanori Koshino | Judo | Men's extra lightweight | |
| Hirotaka Okada | Judo | Men's middleweight | |
| Chiyori Tateno | Judo | Women's lightweight | |
| Yoko Sakaue | Judo | Women's heavyweight | |
| Fumiko Okuno | Synchronized swimming | Women's solo | |
| Fumiko Okuno Aki Takayama | Synchronized swimming | Women's duet | |
| Kosei Akaishi | Wrestling | Men's freestyle 68 kg |
Archery
In the nation's fifth Olympic archery competition, five of Japan's six archers failed to qualify for the elimination round. The one that did, Hiroshi Yamamoto, lost his match. Both teams lost their first matches in the team round as well.Women's Individual Competition:
- Keiko Nakagomi — Ranking round, 47th place
- Reiko Fujita — Ranking round, 48th place
- Yukiko Ikeda — Ranking round, 49th place
- Hiroshi Yamamoto — Round of 32, 17th place
- Naoto Oku — Ranking round, 47th place
- Kiyokazu Nishikawa— Ranking round, 61st place
- Nakagomi, Fujita, and Ikeda — Round of 16, 14th place
- Yamamoto, Oku, and Nishikawa — Round of 16, 15th place
Athletics
- Tatsuo Sugimoto
- Haruo Urata
- Sakae Osaki
- Masayoshi Kan, Susumu Takano, Yoshihiko Saito, and Takahiro Watanabe
- Koichi Morishita — 2:13.45
- Takeyuki Nakayama — 2:14.02
- Hiromi Taniguchi — 2:14.42
- Fumio Imamura — 4:07:45
- Takehiro Sonohara — 4:13:22
- Tadahiro Kosaka — 4:14:24
- Toshihiko Iwasaki
- Kazuhiko Yamazaki
- Yoshihiko Saito
- Masami Yoshida
- Masaki Morinaga
- Norifumi Yamashita
Women's 10,000 metres
- Izumi Maki
- Miki Igarashi
- Hiromi Suzuki
- Miki Itakura
- Yuko Sato
- Yuko Arimori — 2:32.49
- Sachiko Yamashita — 2:36.26
- Yumi Kokamo — 2:58.18
- Megumi Sato
Badminton
Baseball
Japan was one of the eight teams to play in the first Olympic baseball tournament. In the preliminary round, the Japanese team defeated the United States and four other teams, but lost to Cuba and Chinese Taipei to come in third place in the round after those two teams. In the semifinal, Japan again played against Taipei, losing once more to be relegated to the bronze medal game. There, they again faced the United States and repeated their victory to take home the medal.Men's Team Competition:
- Japan → Bronze Medal
Boxing
Men's Light FlyweightMen's Lightweight
Men's Welterweight
Men's Light-Middleweight
- Hiroshi Nagashima
Canoeing
Cycling
Twelve cyclists, nine men and three women, represented Japan in 1992.;Men's road race
;Men's sprint
;Men's 1 km time trial
- Keiji Kojima
;Men's team pursuit
- Yasuhiro Ando
- Masamitsu Ehara
- Naokiyo Hashisako
- Makio Madarame
;Women's road race
- Yumiko Suzuki — 2:29:22
;Women's individual pursuit
- Seiko Hashimoto
Diving
- Isao Yamagishi
- Keita Kaneto
- Keita Kaneto
- Isao Yamagishi
- Yuki Motobuchi
- Yuki Motobuchi
Equestrianism
Fencing
Six fencers, five men and one woman, represented Japan in 1992.;Men's foil
;Men's épée
;Men's sabre
;Women's foil
- Yuko Takayanagi
Gymnastics
Judo
Modern pentathlon
One male pentathlete represented Japan in 1992.Men's Individual Competition
- Hiroshi Miyagahara — 4859 points
Rhythmic gymnastics
Rowing
Sailing
Women's 470 Class- Yumiko Shige and Alicia Kinoshita
Shooting
Swimming
Men's 50 m FreestyleMen's 100 m Freestyle
Men's 200 m Freestyle
- Shigeo Ogata
- Toshiaki Kurasawa
- Shigeo Ogata
- Masashi Kato
- Masashi Kato
Men's 200 m Backstroke
- Hajime Itoi
- Keita Soraoka
Men's 200 m Breaststroke
- Kenji Watanabe
- Akira Hayashi
Men's 200 m Butterfly
- Keiichi Kawanaka
- Tomohiro Miyoshi
Men's 400 m Individual Medley
- Takahiro Fujimoto
- Toshiaki Kurasawa
- Hajime Itoi, Akira Hayashi, Keiichi Kawanaka, and Tsutomu Nakano
Women's 100 m Freestyle
- Suzu Chiba
- Ayako Nakano
- Suzu Chiba
- Yoko Koikawa
- Suzu Chiba
- Yoko Koikawa
- Noriko Inada
- Junko Torikai
- Noriko Inada
- Kyoko Iwasaki
- Kyoko Kasuya
- Kyoko Iwasaki
- Kyoko Kasuya
Women's 200 m Butterfly
- Mika Haruna
- Rie Shito
Women's 400 m Individual Medley
- Hideko Hiranaka
- Eri Kimura
- Ayako Nakano, Yoko Koikawa, Shina Matsudo, and Suzu Chiba
- Yoko Koikawa, Kyoko Iwasaki, Yoko Kando, and Suzu Chiba
Synchronized swimming
;Women's solo
- Fumiko Okuno
- Mikako Kotani
- Aki Takayama
- Fumiko Okuno
- Aki Takayama
Table tennis
Tennis
Men's Singles CompetitionWomen's double
- Maya Kidowaki and Kimiko Date
Volleyball
Men's Team Competition
- Preliminary Round
- Quarterfinals
- Classification Matches
- Team Roster
Women's Team Competition
- Preliminary Round
- Quarterfinals
- Classification Matches
- Team Roster
Weightlifting