Archery
In the nation's sixth Olympic archery competition, three of Japan's five archers won their first matches. All three lost in the second round, however.
Women's Individual Competition:
- Kinue Kodama → Round of 32, 24th place (1-1)
- Ai Ouchi → Round of 64, 41st place (0-1)
- Misato Koide → Round of 64, 56th place (0-1)
Men's Individual Competition:
- Hiroshi Yamamoto → Round of 32, 19th place (1-1)
- Takayoshi Matsushita → Round of 32, 27th place (1-1)
Women's Team Competition:
- Kodama, Ouchi, and Koide → Round of 16, 14th place (0-1)
Read more about this topic: Japan At The 1996 Summer Olympics