Naoto Tajima (left) with Jesse Owens and Luz Long, 1936 Berlin Summer Olympics; Wikimedia Commons

 

IMPERIAL JAPAN WAS THE 8TH RANKED NATION WINNING MEDALS AT THE 1936 SUMMER OLYMPIC GAMES IN BERLIN (GERMANY WAS #1 AND THE USA WAS #2).
MedalNameSportEvent
 GoldShigeo AraiShigeo SugiuraMasaharu Taguchi, andMasanori YusaSwimmingMen’s 4x200m Freestyle Relay
 GoldNoboru TeradaSwimmingMen’s 1500m Freestyle
 GoldTetsuo HamuroSwimmingMen’s 200m Breaststroke
 GoldHideko MaehataSwimmingWomen’s 200m Breaststroke
 GoldNaoto TajimaAthleticsMen’s Triple Jump
 GoldSon KiteiAthleticsMen’s Marathon[1][2]
 SilverMasao HaradaAthleticsMen’s Triple Jump
 SilverShuhei NishidaAthleticsMen’s Pole Vault
 SilverShumpei UtoSwimmingMen’s 400m Freestyle
 SilverMasanori YusaSwimmingMen’s 100m Freestyle
 BronzeSueo ŌeAthleticsMen’s Pole Vault
 BronzeNan ShoryuAthleticsMen’s Marathon[1]
 BronzeNaoto TajimaAthleticsMen’s Long Jump
 BronzeMasaji KiyokawaSwimmingMen’s 100m Backstroke
 BronzeShumpei UtoSwimmingMen’s 1500m Freestyle
 BronzeShigeo AraiSwimmingMen’s 100m Freestyle
 BronzeReizo KoikeSwimmingMen’s 200m Breaststroke
 BronzeShozo MakinoSwimmingMen’s 400m Freestyle