Japan at the 1936 Summer Olympics

Japan at the 1936 Summer Olympics
IOC code	JPN
NOC	Japanese Olympic Committee
Website	www.joc.or.jp (in Japanese and English)
in Berlin
Competitors	179
Flag bearer	Kenkichi Oshima
Medals Ranked 8th	Gold 6 Silver 4 Bronze 8 Total 18
Summer Olympics appearances (overview)
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The Empire of Japan competed at the 1936 Summer Olympics in Berlin, Germany. 179 athletes competed in 13 sports and also participated in art competitions. In art competitions, Japan won 2 bronze medals by Ryuji Fujita in paintings and also Sujaku Suzuki in drawing and water colours. As the country hosted the next Olympics that was supposed to be held Tokyo before cancellation, a Japanese segment was performed at the closing ceremony.