title: Japan at the 1932 Winter Olympics
text: # Japan at the 1932 Winter Olympics
  
  Japan competed at the 1932 Winter Olympics in Lake Placid, United States.
  
  ## Cross-country skiing
  
  ### Men
  
  | Event | Athlete | Race | Race |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | Event | Athlete | Time | Rank |
  | 18 km | Saburo Iwasaki | 1'44:07 | 37 |
  | 18 km | Takeo Hoshina | 1'35:47 | 17 |
  | 18 km | Takemitsu Tsubokawa | 1'33:15 | 15 |
  | 18 km | Heigoro Kuriyagawa | 1'31:34 | 12 |
  | 50 km | Kinzo Taniguchi | DNF | – |
  | 50 km | Heigoro Kuriyagawa | DNF | – |
  | 50 km | Saburo Iwasaki | 5'21:40 | 18 |
  | 50 km | Iwao Ageishi | 5'19:31 | 17 |
  
  ## Figure skating
  
  ### Men
  
  | Athlete | Event | CF | FS | Places | Points | Final rank |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Ryuichi Obitani | Men's singles | 11 | 12 | 79 | 1856.7 | 12 |
  | Kazuyoshi Oimatsu | Men's singles | 10 | 8 | 67 | 1978.6 | 9 |
  
  ## Nordic combined
  
  Events:
  
  * 18 km cross-country skiing
  * normal hill ski jumping
  
  The cross-country skiing part of this event was combined with the main medal event of cross-country skiing. Those results can be found above in this article in the cross-country skiing section. Some athletes (but not all) entered in both the cross-country skiing and Nordic combined event, their time on the 18 km was used for both events.
  
  The ski jumping (normal hill) event was held separate from the main medal event of ski jumping, results can be found in the table below.
  
  | Athlete | Event | Cross-country | Cross-country | Cross-country | Ski Jumping | Ski Jumping | Ski Jumping | Ski Jumping | Total | Total |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Athlete | Event | Time | Points | Rank | Distance 1 | Distance 2 | Total points | Rank | Points | Rank |
  | Katsumi Yamada | Individual | 1'56:03 | 111.00 | 29 | 47.0 (fall) | 40.5 | 111.2 | 31 | 222.20 | 32 |
  | Takemitsu Tsubokawa | Individual | 1'33:15 | 210.00 | 5 | 35.5 | 37.0 | 148.9 | 27 | 358.90 | 15 |
  | Heigoro Kuriyagawa | Individual | 1'31:34 | 219.00 | 3 | 49.5 (fall) | 50.0 | 113.8 | 29 | 332.80 | 20 |
  
  ## Ski jumping
  
  | Athlete | Event | Jump 1 | Jump 1 | Jump 1 | Jump 2 | Jump 2 | Jump 2 | Total | Total |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Athlete | Event | Distance | Points | Rank | Distance | Points | Rank | Points | Rank |
  | Katsumi Yamada | Normal hill | 57.0 | 34.0 (fall) | 32 | 51.5 | 36.0 (fall) | 30 | 70.0 | 32 |
  | Yoichi Takata | Normal hill | 37.5 | 74.1 | 29 | 57.0 | 17.0 (fall) | 32 | 91.1 | 31 |
  | Mitsutake Makita | Normal hill | 59.0 | 97.2 | 17 | 59.5 | 37.0 (fall) | 29 | 134.2 | 28 |
  | Goro Adachi | Normal hill | 60.0 | 102.1 | 9 | 66.0 | 108.6 | 6 | 210.7 | 8 |
  
  ## Speed skating
  
  ### Men
  
  | Event | Athlete | Heat | Heat | Final | Final |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Event | Athlete | Time | Position | Time | Position |
  | 500 m | Yasuo Kawamura | n/a | 5 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
  | 500 m | Shozo Ishihara | n/a | 3 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
  | 500 m | Tokuo Kitani | n/a | 4 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
  | 500 m | Tomeju Uruma | n/a | 5 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
  | 1500 m | Tomeju Uruma | n/a | 6 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
  | 1500 m | Shozo Ishihara | n/a | 5 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
  | 1500 m | Tokuo Kitani | n/a | 5 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
  | 1500 m | Yasuo Kawamura | n/a | 4 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
  | 5000m | Tomeju Uruma | DNF | – | Did not advance | Did not advance |
  | 5000m | Shozo Ishihara | DNF | – | Did not advance | Did not advance |
  | 5000m | Tokuo Kitani | DNF | – | Did not advance | Did not advance |
  | 5000m | Yasuo Kawamura | DNF | – | Did not advance | Did not advance |
  | 10,000 m | Tomeju Uruma | DNF | – | Did not advance | Did not advance |
  | 10,000 m | Shozo Ishihara | DNF | – | Did not advance | Did not advance |
  | 10,000 m | Tokuo Kitani | DNF | – | Did not advance | Did not advance |
  | 10,000 m | Yasuo Kawamura | DNF | – | Did not advance | Did not advance |
  