Japan participated at the 1961 Summer Universiade, in Sofia, Bulgaria. Japan finished second in the medal table with 9 gold medals, 5 silver medals, and 4 bronze medals.
Medal summary Medalists Medal Name Sport Event Date Shunsuke Kaneto Diving Men's springboard unknown Tadao Tosa Diving Men's platform unknown Takashi Mitsukuri Gymnastics Men's individual all-around unknown Keigo Shimizu Swimming Men's 100 m freestyle unknown Tatsuo Fujimoto Swimming Men's 400 m freestyle unknown Shigeo Fukushima Swimming Men's 100 m backstroke unknown Haruo Yoshimuta Swimming Men's 200 m butterfly unknown Keigo ShimizuKiyoshi FukuiHaruo YoshimutaTatsuo Fujimoto Swimming Men's 4x100 m freestyle relay unknown Shigeo FukushimaYoshiaki ShikiishiHaruo YoshimutaTatsuo Fujimoto Swimming Men's 4x100 m medley relay unknown Takayuki Okazaki Athletics Men's long jump September 1 Kiyoshi AsaiYojiro MuroTakayuki OkazakiHirotada Hayase Athletics Men's 4x100 m relay September 1 Fumio AkutagawaMitsuru Motoi Tennis Men's doubles unknown Tomashiro Matsuki Swimming Men's 1500 m freestyle unknown Yoshiaki Shikiishi Swimming Men's 200 m breaststroke unknown Tomio Ota Athletics Men's triple jump September 3 Kiyoshi Fukui Swimming Men's 100 m freestyle unknown Tomashiro Matsuki Swimming Men's 400 m freestyle unknown Tatsuo Fujimoto Swimming Men's 1500 m freestyle unknown
Medals by sport Medals by sportSportTotalSwimming62311Diving2002Gymnastics1001Athletics0213Tennis0101 Total 9 5 4 18
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