Japan at the 2008 Summer Olympics explained

Noc:JPN
Nocname:Japanese Olympic Committee
Games:Summer Olympics
Year:2008
Website: 
Location:Beijing
Competitors:332 (167 men and 165 women)
Sports:26
Flagbearer:Ai Fukuhara (opening)
Kosuke Kitajima (closing)
Rank:8
Gold:9
Silver:8
Bronze:8
Appearances:auto
App Begin Year:1912

Japan competed at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, People's Republic of China. The delegation of athletes and officials were represented by the Japanese Olympic Committee.

The list of qualified entries for Japan is shown. In some cases, the country qualified for a position in the Olympic Games, and the individual performance in the qualifying event was good enough to guarantee the same person a spot on Japan's team. In other cases, the Japan Olympic Committee assigned a competitor at a later date to fill some of the country's qualified positions, and the Olympic competitor may or may not be the same as the one who participated in the qualifying competition.

Medalists

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MedalNameSportEventDate
August 10
August 11
August 12
August 13
August 14
August 15
August 16
August 17
Naho Emoto
Motoko Fujimoto
Megu Hirose
Emi Inui
Sachiko Ito
Ayumi Karino
Satoko Mabuchi
Yukiyo Mine
Masumi Mishina
Rei Nishiyama
Hiroko Sakai
Rie Sato
Mika Someya
Yukiko Ueno
Eri Yamada		August 21





August 12
August 13
August 14
August 15
August 16
August 19
August 19



August 22
August 9
August 10
August 13
August 16
August 16



August 17
August 17

August 20
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Medals by sport
Sportbgcolor=#f7f6a8 bgcolor=#dce5e5 bgcolor=#ffdab9 Total
Judo4127
Wrestling2315
Swimming2035
Softball1001
Gymnastics0202
Athletics0101
Fencing0101
Cycling0011
Synchronized swimming0011
Total98825

Archery

See main article: Archery at the 2008 Summer Olympics. Japan qualified four archers (two men and two women) through the 2007 World Outdoor Target Championships individual competitions, and added a third women's qualification spot at the Asian Championships. This allowed Japan to compete in the women's team competition at the Olympics, as well as having three women and two men compete in the individual competitions.Takaharu Furukawa, Ryuichi Moriya, Nami Hayakawa, Sayoko Kitabatake and Yuki Hayashi were the archers who earned the qualification spots for Japan.

Japan has not yet won an Olympic gold medal in archery; its best results are a pair of silver medals, including Hiroshi Yamamoto's in the 2004 men's individual competition.

Men
AthleteEventRanking roundRound of 64Round of 32Round of 16QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinal /
ScoreSeedOpposition
Score		Opposition
Score		Opposition
Score		Opposition
Score		Opposition
Score		Opposition
Score		Rank
Takaharu Furukawaalign=left rowspan=2Individual66317 (48)
L 111 (18)–111 (19)		did not advance
Ryuichi Moriya66122 (43)
W 109 (10)–109 (9)		 (11)
W 114–109		 (6)
W 113–110		 (3)
L 106–115		did not advance
Women
AthleteEventRanking roundRound of 64Round of 32Round of 16QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinal /
ScoreSeedOpposition
Score		Opposition
Score		Opposition
Score		Opposition
Score		Opposition
Score		Opposition
Score		Rank
Nami Hayakawaalign=left rowspan=3Individual6499 (56)
W 112–103		 (24)
W 105–103		 (8)
W 106–97		 (1)
L 103–112		did not advance
Yuki Hayashi61648 (17)
L 102 (8)–102 (9)		did not advance
Sayoko Kitabatake61646 (19)
W 103–101		 (14)
L 100–112		did not advance
Nami Hayakawa
Yuki Hayashi
Sayoko Kitabatake		Team18817 (10)
W 206–199		 (2)
L 196–201		did not advance

Athletics

See main article: Athletics at the 2008 Summer Olympics.

Men
  • Track & road events
    • AthleteEventHeatQuarterfinalSemifinalFinal
    ResultRankResultRankResultRankResultRank
    Nobuharu Asahara100 m10.254 q10.378Did not advance
    Yoshitaka Iwamizu3000 m steeplechase8:29.809Did not advance
    Yuzo Kanemaru400 m46.397Did not advance
    align=left rowspan=2Takayuki Matsumiya5000 m14:20.2413Did not advance
    10000 m28:39.7731
    Koichiro Morioka20 km walk1:21:5716
    Masato Naito110 m hurdles13.967Did not advance
    Kenji Narisako400 m hurdles49.635Did not advance
    Tsuyoshi Ogataalign=left rowspan=3Marathon2:13:2613
    Satoshi Osaki
    Atsushi Sato2:41:0876
    Shingo Suetsugualign=left rowspan=2200 m20.936Did not advance
    Shinji Takahira20.584 q20.637Did not advance
    align=left rowspan=2Kensuke Takezawa5000 m13:49.427Did not advance
    10000 m28:23.2828
    Dai Tamesue400 m hurdles49.824Did not advance
    align=left rowspan=2Takayuki Tanii20 km walk
    50 km walk4:01:3729
    Naoki Tsukahara100 m10.392 Q10.233 Q10.167Did not advance
    align=left rowspan=2Yuki Yamazaki20 km walk1:21:1811
    50 km walk3:45:477
    Nobuharu Asahara
    Shingo Suetsugu
    Shinji Takahira
    Naoki Tsukahara    		4 × 100 m relay38.522 Q38.15
    Mitsuhiro Abiko
    Yoshihiro Horigome
    Kenji Narisako
    Dai Tamesue    		4 × 400 m relay3:04.186Did not advance
    Field events
    AthleteEventQualificationFinal
    DistancePositionDistancePosition
    Naoyuki DaigoHigh jump2.1536Did not advance
    Yukifumi MurakamiJavelin throw78.2115Did not advance
    Koji MurofushiHammer throw78.165 Q80.715
    Daichi SawanoPole vault5.5516Did not advance
    Women
  • Track & road events
    • AthleteEventHeatQuarterfinalSemifinalFinal
    ResultRankResultRankResultRankResultRank
    align=left rowspan=2Yukiko Akaba5000 m15:38.3012Did not advance
    10000 m32:00.3720
    align=left rowspan=2Kayoko Fukushi5000 m15:20.4610Did not advance
    10000 m31:01.1411
    Chisato Fukushima100 m11.746Did not advance
    Minori Hayakari3000 m steeplechase9:49.7016Did not advance
    Mayumi Kawasaki20 km walk1:29:4314
    Yuriko Kobayashi5000 m15:15.877Did not advance
    Sachiko Konishi20 km walk1:32:2126
    Yurika NakamuraMarathon2:30:1913
    Satomi Kubokura400 m hurdles55.82 SB3 Q56.697Did not advance
    Yoko Shibui10000 m31:31.1317
    Asami Tanno400 m52.604Did not advance
    Reiko TosaMarathon
    Sayaka Aoki
    Mayu Kida
    Satomi Kubokura
    Asami Tanno    		4 × 400 m relay3:30.52 SB8Did not advance
    Field events

    Badminton

    See main article: Badminton at the 2008 Summer Olympics.

    Men
    AthleteEventRound of 64Round of 32Round of 16QuarterfinalSemifinalFinal /
    Opposition
    Score    		Opposition
    Score    		Opposition
    Score    		Opposition
    Score    		Opposition
    Score    		Opposition
    Score    		Rank
    Shoji SatoSingles
    W 21–13, 21–17
    L 21–19, 20–22, 15–21    		Did not advance
    Shintaro Ikeda
    Shuichi Sakamoto    		align=left rowspan=2Doubles
    L 12–21, 16–21    		Did not advance
    Keita Masuda
    Tadashi Ohtsuka
    W 19–21, 21–14, 21–14
    L 12–21, 21–18, 9–21    		Did not advance
    Women
    AthleteEventRound of 64Round of 32Round of 16QuarterfinalSemifinalFinal /
    Opposition
    Score    		Opposition
    Score    		Opposition
    Score    		Opposition
    Score    		Opposition
    Score    		Opposition
    Score    		Rank
    Eriko HiroseSingles
    W 21–6, 19–7r
    W 21–7, 21–12
    L 12–21, 21–16, 6–21    		Did not advance
    Miyuki Maeda
    Satoko Suetsuna    		align=left rowspan=2Doubles
    W 21–4, 21–8
    W 8–21, 23–21, 21–14
    L 20–22, 15–21
    L 17–21, 10–21    		4
    Kumiko Ogura
    Reiko Shiota
    W 18–21, 21–14, 21–18
    L 8–21, 5–21    		Did not advance

    Baseball

    See main article: Baseball at the 2008 Summer Olympics. Japan's victory in the 2007 Asian Baseball Championship qualified the Japan national baseball team for Olympic competition. Japan, along with Cuba, has appeared in every Olympic baseball tournament since the sport was elevated to official status. Japan has reached the semifinals each year and taken one silver and two bronze medals, but has yet to win the Olympic championship.

    RosterPitchers:

    Catchers:

    Infielders:

    Outfielders:

    Group stage




    Group table

    width=170Teamwidth=20Gwidth=20Wwidth=20Lwidth=20RSwidth=20RAwidth=20WIN%width=20GBwidth=40Tiebreaker
    77041221.000--
    7615223.8571-
    7524022.7142-
    7433014.5713-
    7252933.28651-0
    7252920.28650-1
    716950.14361-0
    7161460.14360-1

    Semifinal

    Bronze medal game

    Boxing

    See main article: Boxing at the 2008 Summer Olympics. Japan qualified two boxers for the Olympic boxing tournament. Masatsugu was the first when he qualified at the World Championships.[1] Satoshi was the second, qualifying at the first Asian qualifying event.[2]

    AthleteEventRound of 32Round of 16QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinal
    Opposition
    Result    		Opposition
    Result    		Opposition
    Result    		Opposition
    Result    		Opposition
    Result    		Rank
    Satoshi ShimizuFeatherweight
    L 9–12    		Did not advance
    Masatsugu KawachiLight welterweight
    L 1–8    		Did not advance

    Canoeing

    See main article: Canoeing at the 2008 Summer Olympics.

    Slalom

    AthleteEventPreliminarySemifinalFinal
    Run 1RankRun 2RankTotalRankTimeRankTimeRankTotalRank
    Takuya HanedaMen's C-194.081392.2414186.3214Did not advance
    Kazuki YazawaMen's K-189.821990.0518179.8718Did not advance
    Hiroyuki Nagao
    Masatoshi Sanma    		Men's C-299.478113.0910212.5610 Q110.109Did not advance
    Yuriko TakeshitaWomen's K-1111.6314113.0818224.7115 Q107.866 Q111.444219.304

    Sprint

    AthleteEventHeatsSemifinalsFinal
    TimeRankTimeRankTimeRank
    Shinobu KitamotoWomen's K-1 500 m1:52.1484 QS2:01.1059Did not advance
    Shinobu Kitamoto
    Mikiko Takeya    		Women's K-2 500 m1:46.9806 QS1:43.5411 Q1:43.2915
    Shinobu Kitamoto
    Ayaka Kuno
    Yumiko Suzuki
    Mikiko Takeya    		Women's K-4 500 m1:38.6185 QS1:37.4492 Q1:36.4656
    Qualification Legend: QS = Qualify to semi-final; QF = Qualify directly to final

    Cycling

    See main article: Cycling at the 2008 Summer Olympics.

    Road

    AthleteEventTimeRank
    align=left rowspan=2Fumiyuki BeppuMen's road raceDid not finish
    Men's time trial1:11:0539
    Takashi MiyazawaMen's road race6:55:2485
    Miho OkiWomen's road race3:33:1731

    Track

    Japan has qualified entries in men's Keirin, sprint, team sprint and points race, and women's points race and sprint.

    Sprint
    AthleteEventQualificationRound 1Repechage 1Round 2Repechage 2QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinal
    Time
    Speed (km/h)    		RankOpposition
    Time
    Speed (km/h)    		Opposition
    Time
    Speed (km/h)    		Opposition
    Time
    Speed (km/h)    		Opposition
    Time
    Speed (km/h)    		Opposition
    Time
    Speed (km/h)    		Opposition
    Time
    Speed (km/h)    		Opposition
    Time
    Speed (km/h)    		Rank
    Tsubasa Kitatsurualign=left rowspan=2Men's sprint10.391
    69.290    		14
    L

    L    		Did not advance
    Kazunari Watanabe10.346
    69.592    		11
    L

    W 10.965
    65.663
    L

    L    		Did not advance9th place final



    L    		12
    Kiyofumi Nagai
    Tomohiro Nagatsuka
    Kazunari Watanabe    		Men's team sprint44.454
    60.736    		6
    L 44.437
    60.760    		Did not advance6
    Sakie TsukudaWomen's sprint12.134
    59.337    		12
    L

    L    		Did not advance9th place final



    L    		12
    Keirin
    AthleteEvent1st roundRepechage2nd roundFinal
    RankRankRankRank
    Toshiaki Fushimialign=left rowspan=2Men's keirin3 R4Did not advance
    Kiyofumi Nagai3 R1 Q2 Q
    Omnium
    AthleteEventPointsLapsRank
    Makoto IijimaMen's points race2318
    Satomi WadamiWomen's points raceDid not finish

    Mountain biking

    AthleteEventTimeRank
    Kohei YamamotoMen's cross-country (3 lap)46
    Rie KatayamaWomen's cross-country (1 lap)20

    BMX

    Diving

    See main article: Diving at the 2008 Summer Olympics. One Japanese member qualified for the 3 meter springboard event, by virtue of Ken Terauchi's third-place finish in the semifinal round at the 2007 World Championships. This was the first individual qualification spot earned by Japan for the 2008 Olympics.[3]

    Men
    Women

    Equestrian

    See main article: Equestrian at the 2008 Summer Olympics.

    Dressage

    AthleteHorseEventGrand PrixGrand Prix SpecialGrand Prix FreestyleOverall
    ScoreRankScoreRankScoreRankScoreRank
    Hiroshi HoketsuWhisperalign=left rowspan=3Individual62.54235Did not advance
    Yuko KitaiRambo59.25045Did not advance
    Mieko YagiDow Jones60.16742Did not advance
    Hiroshi Hoketsu
    Yuko Kitai
    Mieko Yagi    		See aboveTeam60.6539

    Show jumping

    AthleteHorseEventQualificationFinalTotal
    Round 1Round 2Round 3Round ARound B
    PenaltiesRankPenaltiesTotalRankPenaltiesTotalRankPenaltiesRankPenaltiesTotalRankPenaltiesRank
    Eiken SatoCayakalign=left rowspan=2Individual114242551Did not advance2551
    Taizo SugitaniCalifornia0=1171737 Q92637 Q1229Did not advance1229
    Taizo Sugitani finished qualifying in 37th place which made him a reserve rider for the final. After several qualified horses tested positive for use of capsaicin, he was moved up and participated in Final A.

    Fencing

    See main article: Fencing at the 2008 Summer Olympics.

    Men
    AthleteEventRound of 64Round of 32Round of 16QuarterfinalSemifinalFinal /
    Opposition
    Score    		Opposition
    Score    		Opposition
    Score    		Opposition
    Score    		Opposition
    Score    		Opposition
    Score    		Rank
    Shogo NishidaIndividual épée
    L 11–15    		Did not advance
    Kenta Chidaalign=left rowspan=2Individual foil
    W 15–6
    L 10–15    		Did not advance
    Yuki Ota
    W 15–4
    W 15–14
    W 15–12
    W 15–14
    L 9–15
    Satoshi OgawaIndividual sabre
    L 14–15    		Did not advance
    Women
    AthleteEventRound of 64Round of 32Round of 16QuarterfinalSemifinalFinal /
    Opposition
    Score    		Opposition
    Score    		Opposition
    Score    		Opposition
    Score    		Opposition
    Score    		Opposition
    Score    		Rank
    Megumi HaradaIndividual épée
    W 15–9
    L 11–15    		Did not advance
    Chieko SugawaraIndividual foil
    W 11–9
    W 6–5
    L 10–15    		Did not advance
    Madoka HisagaeIndividual sabre
    L 10–15    		Did not advance

    Field hockey

    See main article: Field hockey at the 2008 Summer Olympics.

    Women's tournament

    See main article: Field hockey at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Women's tournament.

    Team roster
    Group play
    9th–10th place

    Football (soccer)

    See main article: Football at the 2008 Summer Olympics.

    Men's tournament

    Roster
    Group play

    Women's tournament

    Roster
    Group play
    Quarterfinals
    Semifinals
    Bronze medal game
    Final rank4th place

    Gymnastics

    See main article: Gymnastics at the 2008 Summer Olympics.

    Artistic

    Men
  • Team
    • AthleteEventQualificationFinal
    ApparatusTotalRankApparatusTotalRank
    Takehiro Kashimaalign=left rowspan=7Team14.42515.97515.55015.15015.57515.200colspan=4
    Takuya Nakase15.50014.07515.27515.72515.450 Q15.00015.42515.525colspan=2
    Makoto Okiguchi15.27515.75015.275colspan=7
    Koki Sakamoto14.95014.92515.52516.20015.62514.72591.9505*14.85015.52515.40015.000colspan=3
    Hiroyuki Tomita15.17515.175 Q15.02515.20015.77515.550 Q91.9006 Q15.15015.95016.15015.625colspan=2
    Kōhei Uchimura15.72514.10014.67516.20016.02515.32592.0504 Q15.70016.15015.92515.450colspan=3
    Total61.67558.62560.50064.12563.15061.475369.5502 Q45.97545.57546.90046.75047.07546.600278.875
    *Due to a coaching decision, Hiroyuki Tomita started in the individual all-around final instead of Koki Sakamoto.[4] Tomita had finished qualification in 6th place, but behind his teammates Uchimura and Sakamoto, and no more than two gymnasts from the same nation are allowed in the final.
    Individual finals
    AthleteEventApparatusTotalRank
    Takuya NakaseHorizontal bar15.45015.4505
    Koki SakamotoAll-aroundWithdrew due to coaching decision
    align=left rowspan=3Hiroyuki TomitaAll-around15.10015.42513.85016.20016.00015.67591.7504
    Pommel horse15.37515.3755
    Horizontal bar15.22515.2256
    align=left rowspan=2Kōhei UchimuraAll-around15.82513.27515.20016.30015.97515.40091.975
    Floor15.57515.5755
    Women
  • Team
    • AthleteEventQualificationFinal
    ApparatusTotalRankApparatusTotalRank
    Mayu Kurodaalign=left rowspan=7Team14.72514.85015.35014.725colspan=2
    Yu Minobe13.82514.05014.525did not compete
    Kyoko Oshima14.17514.70014.45014.30057.62527 Q14.45014.45014.750colspan=3
    Yuko Shintake14.17514.67515.05014.02514.62515.000colspan=2
    Koko Tsurumi14.32514.20015.02515.42558.97517 Q14.20015.42515.225colspan=2
    Miki Uemura12.87514.47512.77514.57554.7005014.475colspan=4
    Total56.50058.05058.72559.900233.1758 Q42.67543.55045.52544.950176.7005
    Individual finals
    AthleteEventApparatusTotalRank
    Kyoko OshimaAll-around14.40014.57514.67514.97557.62520
    align=left rowspan=2Koko TsurumiAll-around13.67514.07514.95015.40058.10017
    Balance beam14.45014.4508
    Kyoko Oshima qualified for the All-Around final of the top 24 gymnasts because the number of finalists from the same nation is limited to two. Thus, five gymnasts ranked ahead of her were ineligible. For the same reason, Koko Tsurumi appeared in the balance beam apparatus final.

    Rhythmic

    Japan have qualified a rhythmic gymnastics group.

    Trampoline

    AthleteEventQualificationFinal
    ScoreRankScoreRank
    Tetsuya Sotomuraalign=left rowspan=2Men's70.305 Q39.804
    Yasuhiro Ueyama69.209did not advance
    Haruka HirotaWomen's62.6012did not advance

    Judo

    See main article: Judo at the 2008 Summer Olympics.

    Men
    AthleteEventPreliminaryRound of 32Round of 16QuarterfinalsSemifinalsRepechage 1Repechage 2Repechage 3Final /
    Opposition
    Result    		Opposition
    Result    		Opposition
    Result    		Opposition
    Result    		Opposition
    Result    		Opposition
    Result    		Opposition
    Result    		Opposition
    Result    		Opposition
    Result    		Rank
    Hiroaki Hiraoka−60 kg
    L 0000–0001    		did not advance
    Masato Uchishiba−66 kg
    W 1001–0000
    W 0020–0000
    W 0201–0010
    W 0020–0001
    W 1000–0000
    Yusuke Kanamaru−73 kg
    L 0001–1001    		did not advance
    W 0011–0010
    W 0100–0000
    L 0000–0211    		did not advance
    Takashi Ono−81 kg
    L 0000–0120    		did not advance
    Hiroshi Izumi−90 kg
    W 0010–0000
    L 0000–1000    		did not advance
    Keiji Suzuki−100 kg
    L 0000–1000    		did not advance
    L 0000–1000    		did not advance
    Satoshi Ishii+100 kg
    W 1011–0000
    W 1001–0000
    W 1001–0000
    W 1011–0000
    W 0010–0000
    Women
    AthleteEventRound of 32Round of 16QuarterfinalsSemifinalsRepechage 1Repechage 2Repechage 3Final /
    Opposition
    Result    		Opposition
    Result    		Opposition
    Result    		Opposition
    Result    		Opposition
    Result    		Opposition
    Result    		Opposition
    Result    		Opposition
    Result    		Rank
    Ryoko Tani−48 kg
    W 0020–0000
    W 0100–0000
    W 0001–0000
    L 0010–0100
    W 1000–0000
    Misato Nakamura−52 kg
    W 0001–0000
    W 0001–0000
    L 0000–0001
    W 0200–0000
    Aiko Sato−57 kg
    W 1001–0100
    L 0002–0010    		Did not advance
    W 1011–0000
    L 0000–1000    		did not advance
    Ayumi Tanimoto−63 kg
    W 1000–0000
    W 1000–0001
    W 1011–0000
    W 1000–0000
    Masae Ueno−70 kg
    W 1010–0000
    W 1011–0001
    W 0200–0000
    W 0110–0001
    W 1000–0000
    Sae Nakazawa−78 kg
    L 0001–0010    		did not advance
    Maki Tsukada+78 kg
    W 1000–0001
    W 1000–0000
    W 1010–0000
    L 0010–1001

    Modern pentathlon

    See main article: Modern pentathlon at the 2008 Summer Olympics.

    Rowing

    See main article: Rowing at the 2008 Summer Olympics.

    Men
    Women

    Qualification Legend: FA=Final A (medal); FB=Final B (non-medal); FC=Final C (non-medal); FD=Final D (non-medal); FE=Final E (non-medal); FF=Final F (non-medal); SA/B=Semifinals A/B; SC/D=Semifinals C/D; SE/F=Semifinals E/F; QF=Quarterfinals; R=Repechage

    Sailing

    See main article: Sailing at the 2008 Summer Olympics.

    Men
    AthleteEventRaceNet pointsFinal rank
    12345678910M*
    Makoto TomizawaRS:X6206147238DSQ1221811610
    Yoichi IijimaLaser3632161731BFD31DNF28CANEL23535
    Tetsuya Matsunaga
    Taro Ueno    		47012024131014192144977
    Women
    AthleteEventRaceNet pointsFinal rank
    12345678910M*
    Yasuko KosugeRS:X91241714181811107EL10213
    Naoko Kamata
    Ai Kondo    		470131514151411210113EL9314
    Open
    M = Medal race; EL = Eliminated – did not advance into the medal race; CAN = Race cancelled;

    Shooting

    See main article: Shooting at the 2008 Summer Olympics.

    Men
    AthleteEventQualificationFinal
    PointsRankPointsRank
    align=left rowspan=2Susumu Kobayashi10 m air pistol57723did not advance
    50 m pistol55810did not advance
    align=left rowspan=2Tomoyuki Matsuda10 m air pistol57919did not advance
    50 m pistol5589did not advance
    align=left rowspan=3Toshikazu Yamashita10 m air rifle59028did not advance
    50 m rifle prone59318did not advance
    50 m rifle 3 positions116716did not advance
    Women
    AthleteEventQualificationFinal
    PointsRankPointsRank
    align=left rowspan=2Michiko Fukushima10 m air pistol37338did not advance
    25 m pistol58110did not advance
    Yukie NakayamaTrap676 Q864

    Softball

    See main article: Softball at the 2008 Summer Olympics.

    Team roster

    Preliminary round




    Group table

    width=170Teamwidth=20Wwidth=20Lwidth=20RSwidth=20RAwidth=20WIN%width=20GBwidth=120Tiebreaker
    705311.000--
    612313.8571-
    523011.7142-
    341723.4294-
    251023.28652-0 vs. CHN/VEN
    251921.28651-1 vs. TPE/VEN
    251535.28650-2 vs. CHN/TPE
    16848.1436-

    Semifinal

    Bronze medal gameThe winner of this game advanced to the final while the loser won bronze.

    FinalFinal rank:

    Swimming

    See main article: Swimming at the 2008 Summer Olympics.

    Men
    AthleteEventHeatSemifinalFinal
    TimeRankTimeRankTimeRank
    align=left rowspan=2Takuro Fujii100 m butterfly51.507 Q51.597 Q51.506
    200 m individual medley1:59.198 Q1:59.5910did not advance
    Ryosuke Irie200 m backstroke1:57.687 Q1:56.354 Q1:55.725
    Masayuki Kishida100 m butterfly52.4526did not advance
    align=left rowspan=2Kosuke Kitajima100 m breaststroke59.522 Q59.552 Q58.91
    200 m breaststroke2:09.896 Q2:08.61 1 Q2:07.64
    align=left rowspan=3Takeshi Matsuda400 m freestyle3:44.9910did not advance
    1500 m freestyle15:09.1718did not advance
    200 m butterfly1:55.064 Q1:54.022 Q1:52.97
    Junichi Miyashitaalign=left rowspan=2100 m backstroke54.1210 Q53.697 Q53.998
    Tomomi Morita54.2112 Q53.9510did not advance
    Takashi Nakano200 m backstroke1:59.5921did not advance
    Yoshihiro Okumura200 m freestyle1:46.898 Q1:46.446 Q1:47.147
    Hisayoshi Sato100 m freestyle49.8540did not advance
    Ryuichi Shibata200 m butterfly1:55.8211 Q1:56.1713did not advance
    Yuta Suenaga100 m breaststroke1:00.6713 Q1:00.6713did not advance
    200 m breaststroke2:11.30=17did not advance
    Ken Takakuwa200 m individual medley1:58.514 Q1:58.495 Q1:58.225
    Sho Uchida200 m freestyle1:48.3424did not advance
    Takuro Fujii
    Masayuki Kishida
    Yoshihiro Okumura
    Hisayoshi Sato    		4 × 100 m freestyle relay3:17.2814did not advance
    Hisato Matsumoto
    Yasunori Mononobe
    Yoshihiro Okumura
    Sho Uchida    		4 × 200 m freestyle relay7:09.127 Q7:10.317
    Takuro Fujii
    Kosuke Kitajima
    Junichi Miyashita
    Hisayoshi Sato    		4 × 100 m medley relay3:32.813 Q3:31.18
    Women
    AthleteEventHeatSemifinalFinal
    TimeRankTimeRankTimeRank
    align=left rowspan=2Maiko Fujino800 m freestyle8:35.6021did not advance
    400 m individual medley4:37.3511did not advance
    Saori Haruguchi400 m individual medley4:45.2227did not advance
    Natsumi Hoshi200 m butterfly2:07.026 Q2:07.9310did not advance
    align=left rowspan=2Hanae Ito100 m backstroke1:00.168 Q1:00.137 Q1:00.188
    200 m backstroke2:10.0514 Q2:09.8612did not advance
    Rie Kaneto200 m breaststroke2:24.625 Q2:25.658 Q2:25.147
    Yuka Kato100 m butterfly58.9423did not advance
    align=left rowspan=2Asami Kitagawa100 m breaststroke1:08.3615 Q1:08.235 Q1:08.438
    200 m individual medley2:12.47=9 Q2:12.18=8 WSO2:11.566
    Maki Mita200 m freestyle1:59.9621did not advance
    align=left rowspan=2Reiko Nakamura100 m backstroke59.362 Q59.643 Q59.726
    200 m backstroke2:09.7712 Q2:08.214 Q2:07.13
    align=left rowspan=2Yuko Nakanishi100 m butterfly58.61=18did not advance
    200 m butterfly2:06.623 Q2:06.965 Q2:07.325
    align=left rowspan=2Ai Shibata400 m freestyle4:17.9631did not advance
    800 m freestyle8:41.6327did not advance
    align=left rowspan=2Megumi Taneda100 m breaststroke1:08.4517did not advance
    200 m breaststroke2:24.756 Q2:25.427 Q2:25.238
    Haruka Ueda200 m freestyle1:57.648 Q1:58.4413did not advance
    Asami Kitagawa
    Maki Mita
    Haruka Ueda
    Misaki Yamaguchi    		4 × 100 m freestyle relay3:39.259did not advance
    Maki Mita
    Emi Takanabe
    Haruka Ueda
    Misaki Yamaguchi    		4 × 200 m freestyle relay7:55.638 Q7:57.567
    Hanae Ito 4 × 100 m medley relay3:59.916 Q3:59.546
    * Competed in heats only; WSO - Win swim-off; LSO - Lost swim-off

    Synchronized swimming

    See main article: Synchronized swimming at the 2008 Summer Olympics.

    AthleteEventTechnical routineFree routine (preliminary)Free routine (final)
    PointsRankPointsTotal (technical + free)RankPointsTotal (technical + free)Rank
    Saho Harada
    Emiko Suzuki    		Duet48.250348.50096.7503 Q48.91797.167
    Ai Aoki
    Saho Harada
    Yumiko Ishiguro
    Naoko Kawashima
    Hiromi Kobayashi
    Erika Komura
    Ayako Matsumura
    Emiko Suzuki
    Masako Tachibana    		Team48.167447.16795.3345

    Table tennis

    See main article: Table tennis at the 2008 Summer Olympics.

    Men's singles
    AthleteEventPreliminary roundRound 1Round 2Round 3Round 4QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinal /
    Opposition
    Result    		Opposition
    Result    		Opposition
    Result    		Opposition
    Result    		Opposition
    Result    		Opposition
    Result    		Opposition
    Result    		Opposition
    Result    		Rank
    Yo Kanalign=left rowspan=3Singles
    W 4–1
    L 1–4    		did not advance
    Seiya Kishikawa
    W 4–2
    L 1–4    		did not advance
    Jun Mizutani
    W 4–3
    L 1–4    		did not advance
    Women's singles
    AthleteEventPreliminary roundRound 1Round 2Round 3Round 4QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinal /
    Opposition
    Result    		Opposition
    Result    		Opposition
    Result    		Opposition
    Result    		Opposition
    Result    		Opposition
    Result    		Opposition
    Result    		Opposition
    Result    		Rank
    Ai Fukuharaalign=left rowspan=3Singles
    W 4–1
    L 1–4    		did not advance
    Haruna Fukuoka
    W 4–0
    L 2–4    		did not advance
    Sayaka Hirano
    L 1–4    		did not advance
    Team
    AthleteEventGroup roundSemifinalsBronze playoff 1Bronze playoff 2Bronze medalFinal
    Opposition
    Result    		RankOpposition
    Result    		Opposition
    Result    		Opposition
    Result    		Opposition
    Result    		Opposition
    Result    		Rank
    Yo Kan
    Seiya Kishikawa
    Jun Mizutani    		Men's teamGroup D

    W 3 – 0

    W 3 – 0

    W 3 – 0    		1 Q
    L 2 – 3
    L 1 – 3    		did not advance
    Ai Fukuhara
    Haruna Fukuoka
    Sayaka Hirano    		Women's teamGroup D

    L 0 – 3

    W 3 – 2

    W 3 – 0    		2Did not advance
    W 3 – 0
    W 3 – 2
    L 0 – 3    		Did not advance4

    Taekwondo

    See main article: Taekwondo at the 2008 Summer Olympics.

    Tennis

    See main article: Tennis at the 2008 Summer Olympics.

    AthleteEventRound of 64Round of 32Round of 16QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinal /
    Opposition
    Score    		Opposition
    Score    		Opposition
    Score    		Opposition
    Score    		Opposition
    Score    		Opposition
    Score    		Rank
    Kei NishikoriMen's singles
    L 4–6, 7–6(7–5), 3–6    		did not advance
    Ayumi Moritaalign=left rowspan=2Women's singles
    W 5–7, 7–6(9–7), 6–4
    L 2–6, 5–7    		did not advance
    Ai Sugiyama
    L 2–6, 5–7    		did not advance
    Ayumi Morita
    Ai Sugiyama    		Women's doubles
    W 6–3, 6–3
    L 5–7, 2–6    		did not advance

    Triathlon

    See main article: Triathlon at the 2008 Summer Olympics.

    AthleteEventSwim (1.5 km)Trans 1Bike (40 km)Trans 2Run (10 km)Total TimeRank
    Hirokatsu Tayamaalign=left rowspan=2Men's18:040:3059:120:2937:581:56:13.6848
    Ryosuke Yamamoto18:270:2658:530:2933:561:52:11.9830
    Juri Idealign=left rowspan=3Women's19:500:291:04:240:3535:052:00:23.775
    Kiyomi Niwata19:560:341:04:140:3135:362:00:51.859
    Ai Ueda20:170:291:03:560:2837:092:02:19.0917

    Volleyball

    See main article: Volleyball at the 2008 Summer Olympics.

    Beach

    See main article: Beach volleyball at the 2008 Summer Olympics.

    AthleteEventPreliminary roundStandingRound of 16QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinal /
    Opposition
    Score    		Opposition
    Score    		Opposition
    Score    		Opposition
    Score    		Opposition
    Score    		Rank
    Kentaro Asahi
    Katsuhiro Shiratori    		Men'sPool F

    L 0 – 2 (18–21, 18–21)

    W 2 – 1 (21–15, 23–25, 15–11)

    L 1 – 2 (15–21, 21–19, 16–18)    		2 Q
    L 0 – 2 (21–23, 15–21)    		did not advance
    Chiaki Kusuhara
    Mika Teru Saiki    		Women'sPool B

    L 0 – 2 (12–21, 15–21)

    L 0 – 2 (8–21, 18–21)

    L 0 – 2 (18–21, 17–21)    		4did not advance

    Indoor

    Japan qualified teams in both the men's and women's tournaments. The men's team lost all five matches in the group play, finishing last in their group, and failing to qualify for the final round. The men's final ranking was tied for 11th place. The women's team won two of the matches in the group play, and advanced to the quarterfinals, where they lost to Brazil. The women's final ranking was tied for 5th place.

    Men's tournament

    See main article: Volleyball at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Men's tournament.

    Roster
    Group play

    Women's tournament

    See main article: Volleyball at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Women's tournament.

    Roster
    Group play
    Quarterfinal

    Weightlifting

    See main article: Weightlifting at the 2008 Summer Olympics.

    AthleteEventSnatchClean & JerkTotalRank
    ResultRankResultRank
    Yasunobu Sekikawaalign=left rowspan=2Men's −56 kg114121421125611
    Masaharu Yamada1061715362599
    Yoshito ShintaniMen's −69 kg13515175831010
    Hiromi Miyakealign=left rowspan=2Women's −48 kg80410541854[5] [6] IOC document moved up from 6th to 4th on November 6, 2018
    Misaki Oshiro8069261726IOC document moved up from 8th to 6th on November 6, 2018
    Rika SaitoWomen's −69 kg87712252096IOC document moved up from 8th to 6th on November 6, 2018

    Wrestling

    See main article: Wrestling at the 2008 Summer Olympics. Japan has qualified in the following quota places.

    Men's freestyle
    AthleteEventQualificationRound of 16QuarterfinalSemifinalRepechage 1Repechage 2Final /
    Opposition
    Result    		Opposition
    Result    		Opposition
    Result    		Opposition
    Result    		Opposition
    Result    		Opposition
    Result    		Opposition
    Result    		Rank
    Tomohiro Matsunaga−55 kg
    W 5–0
    W 3–0
    W 3–1
    W 5–0
    L 0–3
    Kenichi Yumoto−60 kg
    W 5–0
    W 3–1
    L 1–3
    W 3–0
    Kazuhiko Ikematsu−66 kg
    L 1–3     		did not advance13
    Men's Greco-Roman
    AthleteEventQualificationRound of 16QuarterfinalSemifinalRepechage 1Repechage 2Final /
    Opposition
    Result    		Opposition
    Result    		Opposition
    Result    		Opposition
    Result    		Opposition
    Result    		Opposition
    Result    		Opposition
    Result    		Rank
    Makoto Sasamoto−60 kg
    W 3–1
    L 1–3     		did not advance10
    Shingo Matsumoto−84 kg
    L 1–3     		did not advance15
    Kenzo Kato−96 kg
    L 0–3     		did not advance19
    Women's freestyle
    AthleteEventQualificationRound of 16QuarterfinalSemifinalRepechage 1Repechage 2Final /
    Opposition
    Result    		Opposition
    Result    		Opposition
    Result    		Opposition
    Result    		Opposition
    Result    		Opposition
    Result    		Opposition
    Result    		Rank
    Chiharu Icho−48 kg
    W 3–1
    W 5–0
    W 3–1
    L 1–3
    Saori Yoshida−55 kg
    W 3–1
    W 3–0
    W 3–0
    W 5–0
    Kaori Icho−63 kg
    W 5–0
    W 5–0
    W 3–1
    W 3–0
    Kyoko Hamaguchi−72 kg
    W 3–1
    W 5–0
    L 0–5
    W 3–1

    External links

    Notes and References

    1. http://www.aiba.org/documents/site1/World%20Championships/2007/2008%20Olympic%20Qualified%20Boxers.pdf World Boxing Championships Chicago 2007
    2. http://www.aiba.org/default.aspx?pId=872 1st AIBA Asian Olympic Boxing Qualification Tournament
    3. Web site: 寺内が板飛び込みで五輪切符 : 北京五輪 : スポーツ : YOMIURI ONLINE(読売新聞) . Yomiuri.co.jp . 2012-10-22.
    4. Web site: Tomita to Compete in All-Around Final . 2008-08-30 . International GYMNAST Magazine Online . 2008-08-11 . 2008-08-29 . https://web.archive.org/web/20080829165259/http://www.intlgymnast.com/olympics/600.html . dead .
    5. News: 第29回オリンピック競技大会（2008/北京）日本代表選手の順位繰り上がりについて. ja. JOC. 2018-12-12. 2021-08-18 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210818032308/https://www.joc.or.jp/games/olympic/beijing/news/detail.html?id=11107 . 2021-08-18. live. IOC文書2018年11月6日付にて.
    6. For reference, you can check the articles of Wikipedia "List of stripped Olympic medals" about the two people in each class who were previously in the top ranks and who were stripped of medals.

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