Japan at the 1994 Winter Olympics

Japan at the
1994 Winter Olympics
IOC codeJPN
NOCJapanese Olympic Committee
Websitewww.joc.or.jp (in Japanese and English)
in Lillehammer
Competitors65 in 11 sports
Flag bearer Reiichi Mikata
Medals
Ranked 11th
Gold
1
Silver
2
Bronze
2
Total
5
Winter Olympics appearances (overview)

Japan competed at the 1994 Winter Olympics in Lillehammer, Norway, from February 12 to February 27, 1994. A total of 65 athletes competed with 45 officers. The flag bearer is Nordic combined skier Reiichi Mikata, while the captain of the delegation is speed skater Seiko Hashimoto.

The Nordic combined team was able to retain the gold medal from the same previous achievement in Albertville 1992. Overall the Japanese team won 1 gold, 2 silver and 2 bronze, and managed to finish in eleventh place on the medal table.

As Nagano would be the host city for the following Winter Olympics, a traditional Japanese segment was performed at the end of the closing ceremony.