Japan at the 1992 Summer Olympics Walk Men's 110m Hurdles Men's 400m Hurdles Men's Javelin Throw Men's Long Jump Men's Triple Jump <br> Women's 10,000 metres Women's 10 km Walk Women's Marathon Women's High Jump Japan was one of the eight teams to play in the first Olympic baseball tournament. In the preliminary round, the Japanese team defeated the United States and four other teams, but lost to Cuba and Chinese Taipei to come in third place in the round after those two teams. In the semifinal, Japan again played against Taipei, losing once more to be relegated to the bronze medal game. There, they again
200 metres hurdles 400 metres hurdle race, standard on most tracks. Because, like the flat 200 metres, the race only covers half a standard track, a wind reading is required. The idea of using 27-inch (68.6 cm) hurdles was introduced in Europe in 2000. The increment does not exist on standard hurdles, which caused resistance from some NGBs, but the rules were adopted worldwide. Many modern hurdles will not go to that height or would at least require modification to cut the hurdle. Most facilities that have spent thousands of dollars to buy regulation hurdles would certainly not let their hurdles be damaged