Minoru Nagata

Biographical information

RolesCompeted in Olympic Games
SexMale
Full nameMinoru•Nagata
Used nameMinoru•Nagata
Original name永田•実
Born1906 in Takada, Jōetsu , Niigata (JPN)
AffiliationsWaseda University, Tokyo (JPN)
NOC Japan

Biography

After attending Takada Junior High School, Minori Nagata studied at the Waseda University. In 1924, he was runner-up to Takeo Yazawa in the Japanese 4 km cross-country Championships. He continued competing during his time at university, being one of the skiers of the so-called “Golden Age of Waseda”. For the 1928 Winter Olympics he was he was initially considered a substitute, but when Gentaro Okamura suddenly died in 1927, he became a full member of the team.

Results

Games Discipline (Sport) / Event NOC / Team Pos Medal As
1928 Winter Olympics Cross Country Skiing (Skiing) JPN Minoru Nagata
18 kilometres, Men (Olympic) 32
50 kilometres, Men (Olympic) 24