Great Olympians

Biographies - MIY


Miyabe Shizue

B. 1938-08-03, Nara, Japan
Aquatics - Swimming
1952 1956 1960 HP
Women's 100 metres Freestyle R1:37th 0.0004
Women's 100 metres Butterfly 15th 12.5
Women's 4x100m Medley Relay 7th 100
112.5004


Miyagawa Shigeru

B. 1948-07-02, Toyama, Japan
Rowing
1968 1972 1976 HP
Men's Eights 12th 11th 52
52


Miyahara Atsui

B. 1958-12-20, Osumi, Japan
Wrestling, Greco-Roman (1 gold, 1 silver)
1984 1988 HP
Men's Flyweight (-52 kg) gold silver 15600
15600


Miyahara Mieko

B. 1960-01-08, represented Japan
Fencing
1984 1988 HP
Women's Foil, Individual 30th 39th 0.05315
Women's Foil, Team 8th 12th 90.75
90.80315


Miyahara Teruhiko

B. 1951-07-23, represented Japan
Greco-Roman Wrestling
1976 HP
Men's Featherweight (-62 kg) fourth 2400
2400


Miyahara Toshiyuki

B. 1958-04-09, represented Japan
Aquatics - Water Polo
1984 HP
Men's Team 11th 32
32


Miyahata Torahiko

B. 1903-01-23, Shimanto-shi, Japan; D. 1988
Swimming
1924 HP
Men's 100 m Free-style SF:dns 25.6
Men's 4 x 200 m Free-style Relay fourth 400
425.6


Miyajima Iwao

B. 1914-05-02, Otaru, Hokkaido, Japan; D. 2005-06-21
Ski Jumping
1936 HP
Men's Ski Jumping 31st 0.0096
0.0096


Miyajima Keiko

B. 1965-09-24, Omiya, Japan
Volleyball (1 bronze)
1984 HP
Women's Team (bronze) 800
800


Miyajima Kyushichi

represented Japan
Art Competitions
1932 1936 HP
Sculpture ac ac 5.423
5.423


Miyake Hiromi

B. 1985-11-18, Niiza, Japan
Weightlifting (1 silver, 1 bronze)
2004 2008 2012 2016 2021 HP
Women's Flyweight (-48 kg) 9th fourth silver bronze dnf 13754.4
13754.4


Miyake Yoshinobe

B. 1939-11-24, Murata, Japan
Weightlifting (2 gold, 1 silver)
1960 1964 1968 1972 HP
Bantamweight (-56 kg) silver 41400
Featherweight (-60 kg) gold gold fourth
41400

His brother Yoshiyuki won bronze at Mexico.


Miyake Yoshio

B. 1913-12-07, represented Japan
Gymnastics
1936 HP
Men's Individual combined (6 apparatuses) 60th -
Men's Team combined 9th 40
Men's Floor Exercise 85th -
Men's Vault 53rd -
Men's Parallel Bars 50th -
Men's Horizontal Bar 36th 0.00016
Men's Rings 68th -
Men's Pommeled Horse 72nd -
40.00016


Miyake Yoshiyuki

B. 1945-09-30, Murata, Japan
Weightlifting (1 bronze)
1968 HP
Men's Featherweight (-60 kg) bronze 3840
3840


Miyama Sajiro

B. 1917-01-20, Nagoya, Japan
Boxing
1936 HP
Men's Featherweight (-57.2 kg) R1 2.836
2.836


Miyamoto Emiko

B. 1937-05-10, Fukushima, Japan
Volleyball (1 gold)
1964 HP
Women's Team gold 3200
3200


Miyamoto Etsuke

B. 1943-08-23, represented Japan
Athletics - Track & Field
1964 HP
Women's 4x100 metres Relay R1:6th 13
13


Miyamoto Masakatsu

B. 1938-07-04, Hitachi, Japan; D. 2002-05-07
Football (1 bronze)
1968 HP
Men's Team (bronze) 800
800

He was also on the team in 1964, but did not play.


Miyamoto Masami

B. 1934-09-02, represented Japan
Aquatics - Diving
1952 HP
Women's Springboard 15th 10
Women's Platform 11th 64
74


Miyamoto Teruki

B. 1940-12-26, Hiroshima, Japan; D. 2000-02-02
Football (1 bronze)
1964 1968 HP
Men's Team 7th/8th bronze 1442
1442


Miyamoto Teruko

B. 1952-05-31, Kumamoto, Japan
Basketball
1976 HP
Women's Team fifth 500
500


Miyamoto Toshiko

B. 1954-01-04, represented Japan
Artistic Gymnastics
1972 HP
Women's Individual Combined 60th -7.10
WomMen's Team Combined 7th 100
100.00000001


Miyamura Motonobu

B. 1936-12-01, Kumamoto, Japan
Aquatics - Water Polo
1960 HP
Men's Team R1:3rd 45.5
45.5


Miyano Koichi

B. 1942-12-18, represented Japan
Rowing
1964 HP
Men's Eights 10th 50
50


Miyao Tatsuo

B. 1928-02-22, Jōetsu, Japan; D. 2015-02-24
Cross-Country Skiing
1956 HP
Men's 15 kilometres 48th 0.00000256
Men's 30 kilometres 28th 0.0256
Men's 50 kilometres 25th 0.1
0.12560256


Miyashita Hidemi

B. 1957-05-11, represented Japan
Weightlifting
1984 HP
Men's Flyweight (-52 kg) fourth 2400
2400


Miyashita Miyo

B. 1931-04-24, represented Japan
Athletics - Track & Field
1952 HP
Women's 80m Hurdles R1:3rd 16.14
16.14


Miyazaki Hideki

B. 1962-09-29, Hokkaido, Japan
Nordic Combined
1988 HP
Men's Individual 37th -3.50
Men's Team 9th 40
40.0005


Miyazaki Kinja

B. 1938-11-03, represented Japan
Athletics - Track & Field
1964 HP
Men's High Jump R1:27th 0.06
0.06


Miyazaki Yasuji

B. 1916-10-15, Kosai, Japan; D. 1989-12-30
Swimming (2 gold)
1932 HP
Men's 100m Freestyle gold 6400
Men's 4x200m Freestyle Relay gold 1600
8000


Miyazaki Yoneichi

represented Japan
Greco-Roman Wrestling
1932 HP
Men's Lightweight (-66  kg) fourth 2400
2400


Miyazaki Yoshihiro

B. 1930-05-10, Hokkaido, Japan
Ice Hockey
1960 HP
Men's Team 8th 128
128

He was the coach of the 1976 Japan Olympic team.


Miyoshi Satoru

B. 1963-06-10, represented Japan
Rowing
1984 1988 HP
Men's Coxless Pairs Rep:5th 197.4
Men's Coxed Fours eighth
197.4


Written 2001-06-10 - last modified 2024-10-09

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