Japan participated in the 1951 Asian Games held in the capital city of New Delhi, India. The nation sent a total of 65 athletes to the games, 58 men and 7 women.
Japan at the IOC code JPN NOC Japanese Olympic Committee in New Delhi Competitors 65 (58 men, 7 women) Medals Ranked 1st Gold 24 Silver 21 Bronze 15 Total 60 Asian Games appearances (overview )
Japan was ranked 1st with 24 gold medals, 21 silver medals and 15 bronze medals with a total of 60 medals to secure its top spot in the medal tally. Athletics was the most successful sport with 20 gold medals, 17 silver medals and 15 bronze medals. Female athletes won all nine events with Kiyoko Sugimura and Toyoko Yoshino became the most successful Japanese athletes in the games after collecting 3 gold medals each.
The cyclists collected four gold medals, three silver medals and a bronze medal. Japanese road cyclists consisting of Kihei Tomioka, Yuji Tachiiri, and Takeo Sato swept the road race medals. Tomioka, Tachiiri, and Sato, along with Ryo Ishikawa also won the team pursuit gold medal. Sato became the most successful cyclist after winning two gold medals and a bronze, including the men's sprint gold medal. In the 1 km time trial, Shoichiro Sugihara won the gold medal, making every Japanese cyclist collect at least one gold medal from the games.
Medalists Medal Name Sport Event Date Kihei Tomioka Cycling Men's road race March 6 Takeo Sato Cycling Men's sprint March 7 Shoichiro Sugihara Cycling Men's 1 km time trial March 7 Ryo Ishikawa Cycling Men's team pursuit March 8 Fumio Kamamoto Athletics Men's hammer throw March 8 Bunkichi Sawada Athletics Men's pole vault March 8 Soichi Tamoi Athletics Men's 10,000 m March 8 Toyoko Yoshino Athletics Women's discus throw March 9 Fumio Nishiuchi Athletics Men's decathlon March 9 Kyoko Yoneda Athletics Women's high jump March 10 Haruo Nagayasu Athletics Men's javelin throw March 10 Masaji Tajima Athletics Men's long jump March 10 Toyoko Yoshino Athletics Women's shot put March 10 Eitaro Okano Athletics Men's 400 m hurdles March 10 Kiyoko Sugimura Athletics Women's 100 m March 10 Kiyoko Sugimura Athletics Women's long jump March 11 Yoshio Iimura Athletics Men's triple jump March 11 Eitaro Okano Athletics Men's 400 m March 11 Susumu Takahashi Athletics Men's 3000 m steeplechase March 11 Kyoko Yoneda Athletics Women's 80 m hurdles March 11 Kimiko Okamoto Athletics Women's 200 m March 11 Kimiko Okamoto Athletics Women's 4x100 m relay March 11 Masaji Tajima Athletics Men's 4x100 m relay March 11 Toyoko Yoshino Athletics Women's javelin throw unknown Yuji Tachiiri Cycling Men's road race March 6 Shoichiro Sugihara Cycling Men's sprint March 7 Ryo Ishikawa Cycling Men's 1 km time trial March 7 Takeo Sato Athletics Men's 10,000 m walk March 8 Ryosuke Takasugu Athletics Men's 10,000 m March 8 Fumi Kojima Athletics Women's discus throw March 9 Susumu Takahashi Athletics Men's 1500 m March 9 Bunkichi Sawada Athletics Men's decathlon March 9 Taeko Sato Athletics Women's high jump March 10 Fumi Kojima Athletics Women's shot put March 10 Sukeo Denda Athletics Men's shot put March 10 Makoto Arai Basketball Men's tournament March 10 Norimi Sato Athletics Men's discus throw March 11 Ayako Yoshikawa Athletics Women's long jump March 11 Takashi Aso Athletics Men's triple jump March 11 Toshihiro Ohashi Athletics Men's 100 m March 11 Michitaka Kinami Athletics Men's 110 m hurdles March 11 Katsuo Nishida Athletics Men's marathon March 11 Yukio Ishikawa Athletics Men's high jump March 11 Yorio Mizuyoke Athletics Men's 4x400 m relay March 11 Miyoko Kato Athletics Women's javelin throw unknown Takeo Sato Cycling Men's road race March 6 Yukio Iguchi Weightlifting Men's 60 kg March 6 Minoru Kubota Weightlifting Men's 67.5 kg March 6 Takeo Sato Athletics Men's 50 km walk March 8 Shuhei Nishida Athletics Men's pole vault March 8 Kikuo Moriya Athletics Men's 1500 m March 9 Ko Arima Football Men's tournament March 9 Takashi Aso Athletics Men's long jump March 10 Norimi Sato Athletics Men's shot put March 10 Soichi Tamoi Athletics Men's 5000 m March 10 Kikuo Moriya Athletics Men's 800 m March 10 Tomio Hosoda Athletics Men's 200 m March 10 Kimiko Okamoto Athletics Women's 100 m March 10 Taeko Sato Athletics Women's 80 m hurdles March 11 Tomio Hosoda Athletics Men's 100 m March 11
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