Japan at the 1952 Summer Olympics

Japan at the 1952 Summer Olympics
IOC code	JPN
NOC	Japanese Olympic Committee
Website	www.joc.or.jp (in Japanese and English)
in Helsinki
Competitors	69 in 11 sports
Flag bearer	Bunkichi Sawada
Medals Ranked 17th	Gold 1 Silver 6 Bronze 2 Total 9
Summer Olympics appearances (overview)
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Japan competed at the 1952 Summer Olympics in Helsinki, Finland. Japan returned to the Olympic Games after not being invited to the 1948 Summer Olympics because of the nations's role in World War II. 69 competitors, 58 men and 11 women, took part in 60 events in 13 sports.^[1]