NIFS Olympians
“Olympians” refers to all athletes who have competed in the Olympics as representatives of any country.
| Name | NIFS affilation | Sport | Olympiad | Event/Placement (if placed) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MATSUDA Takeshi | Withdrew at completion of doctoral program course work March 2017 | Swimming | 2004 Athens | Men’s 400m freestyle/8th place |
| 2008 Beijing | Men’s 200m butterfly/bronze medal | |||
| 2012 London | Men’s 200m butterfly/bronze medal Men’s 4×100m medley relay/silver medal | |||
| 2016 Rio de Janeiro | Men’s 4×200m freestyle relay/bronze medal | |||
| TSUMAGARI Katsutoshi | Graduated March 1998 | Volleyball | 2008 Beijing | Men’s volleyball/－ |
| SHIBATA Ai | Graduated March 2005 Completed master’s program March 2009 | Swimming | 2004 Athens | Women’s 800m freestyle/gold medal |
| 2008 Beijing | Women’s 800m freestyle/－ | |||
| TAKAKUWA Ken | Graduated March 2007 | Swimming | 2008 Beijing | Men’s 200m individual medley/5th place |
| 2012 London | Men’s 200m individual medley/－ | |||
| TAKANABE Emi | Graduated March 2008 | Swimming | 2008 Beijing | Women’s 4×200m relay/7th place |
| HAGIWARA Mayuko | Graduated March 2009 | Cycling | 2012 London | Women’s road race/－ |
| UCHIMA Kohei | Graduated March 2011 | Cycling | 2016 Rio de Janeiro | Men’s road race/－ |
| MAEDA Kayono | Graduated March 2013 | Cycling | 2012 London | Women’s track cycling/－ |
| TSUKAGOSHI Sakura | Graduated March 2014 Completed master’s program March 2016 | Cycling | 2016 Rio de Janeiro | Women’s omnium/－ |
| Yoko Zetterlund | Completed master’s program September 2011 | Volleyball | 1992 Barcelona | Women’s volleyball (for the U.S.)/bronze medal |
| 1996 Atlanta | Women’s volleyball (for the U.S.)/7th place | |||
| TAGUCHI Nobutaka | Honorary professor | Swimming | 1972 Munich | 100m breaststroke/gold medal 200m breaststroke/bronze medal |
| 1976 Montreal | 100m breaststroke/－ 200m breaststroke/－ 400m medley relay/－ | |||
| ONO Takashi | Instructor, alumnus | Gymnastics | 1952 Helsinki | Vault/Bronze medal |
| 1956 Melbourne | Horizontal bar/gold medal Pommel horse/Silver medal Individual all-around/Silver medal Team all-around/Silver medal Parallel bars/bronze medal | |||
| 1960 Rome | Horizontal bar/gold medal Vault/gold medal Team all-around/gold medal Individual all-around/silver medal | |||
| 1964 Tokyo | Team all-around/gold medal | |||
| KITAGAWA Junichi | Professor | Gymnastics | 1980 Moscow | ※ After team selection Japan decided to boycott the Moscow Olympics |
| KAMIWAZUMI Jun | Instructor, alumnus | Tennis | 1968 Mexico City | ※ Demonstration sport entrant |