Japan competed at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich. It was the twelfth time that the nation had competed. Japan competed under the IOC country code JPN.
Results by event
In the first modern archery competition at the Olympics, Japan entered three men and one woman. Their highest placing competitor was Yoshiko Akayama , at 17th place in the women's competition.
Women's:
- Yoshiko Akayama - 2301 points (17th place)
Men's:
- Hiroshi Kajikawa - 2381 points (19th place)
- Masashi Hibino - 2344 points (29th place)
- Shinji Nakamoto - 2287 points (38th place)
Last updated: 06-05-2005 01:04:20