Japan participated at the 1977 Summer Universiade, in Sofia, Bulgaria. Japan finished fifth in the medal table with 5 gold, 5 silver, and a bronze medal. Gymnast Hiroshi Kajiyama was the most successful athlete with 2 gold, 3 silver, and a bronze medal
Medal summary Medalists Medal Name Sport Event Hiroshi Kajiyama Gymnastics Men's individual all-around Hiroshi Kajiyama Gymnastics Men's floor Kiyoshi Goto Gymnastics Men's horizontal bar Nobuo Fujisawa Wrestling Men's 48 kg Kazuo Shimizu Wrestling Men's 52 kg Hiroshi Kajiyama Gymnastics Men's horizontal bar Hiroshi Kajiyama Gymnastics Men's parallel bars Hiroshi KajiyamaJunichi ShimizuKiyoshi GotoNobuyuki KajitaniShunichi Matsumoto Gymnastics Men's team all-around Tsutomu Sato Wrestling Men's 57 kg Tsuneo Taga Wrestling Men's 62 kg Hiroshi Kajiyama Gymnastics Men's pommel horse
Medals by sport Medals by sportSportTotalGymnastics3317Wrestling2204 Total 5 5 1 11
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