Japan at the 1956 Cortina d'Ampezzo Winter Games

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Host City: Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy (January 26, 1956 to February 5, 1956)
Opening Ceremony: January 26, 1956
Closing Ceremony: February 5, 1956

Events for Japan: 12 in 5 sports
Participants for Japan: 10 (10 men and 0 women)
Youngest Participant for Japan: Yoshiyasu Gomi (22 years, 279 days)
Oldest Participant for Japan: Tatsuo Miyao (27 years, 346 days)
Most Medals for Japan (Athlete): Chiharu Igaya (1 medal)

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10 Athletes

Rk	Athlete	Gender	Age	Sport	Silver	Total
1	Chiharu Igaya	Male	24	Alpine Skiing	1	1
2	Taketsugu Asazaka	Male	25	Speed Skating
3	Yoshiyasu Gomi	Male	22	Speed Skating
4	Yoshitaki Hori	Male	22	Speed Skating
5	Tatsuo Miyao	Male	27	Cross Country Skiing
6	Koichi Sato	Male	24	Nordic Combined, Ski Jumping
7	Susumu Sugiyama	Male	23	Alpine Skiing
8	Kiyotaka Takabayashi	Male	27	Speed Skating
9	Shinkichi Takemura	Male	24	Speed Skating
10	Hiroshi Yoshizawa	Male	24	Nordic Combined, Ski Jumping

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