Japan at the 2017 World Championships in Athletics explained

Iaaf:JPN
Fedname:Japan Association of Athletics Federations
Year:2017
Games:World Championships in Athletics
Location:London
Competitors:47
Events:22
Gold:0
Silver:1
Bronze:2
Rank:28
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Japan competed at the 2017 World Championships in Athletics in London, United Kingdom, from 4–13 August 2017.[1]

Medalists

The following competitors from Japan won medals at the Championships.

MedalAthleteEventDate
13 August
Shuhei Tada
Shota Iizuka
Yoshihide Kiryu
Kenji Fujimitsu
Asuka Cambridge		12 August
13 August
* – Indicates the athlete competed in preliminaries but not the final

Results

(q – qualified, NM – no mark, SB – season best)

Men

Track and road events
AthleteEventHeatSemifinalFinal
ResultRankResultRankResultRank
style=text-align:leftAsuka Cambridgestyle=text-align:left rowspan=3100 metres10.2120 q10.2516colspan=2 rowspan=3
style=text-align:leftAbdul Hakim Sani Brown10.05 PB6 Q10.2819
style=text-align:leftShuhei Tada10.1915 q10.2617
style=text-align:leftShota Iizukastyle=text-align:left rowspan=2200 metres20.5823 Q20.6216colspan=2
style=text-align:leftAbdul Hakim Sani Brown20.5218 Q20.4310 Q20.637
style=text-align:leftTakamasa Kitagawastyle=text-align:left400 metres47.3545colspan=4
style=text-align:leftHiroto Inouestyle=text-align:left rowspan=3Marathon2:16.5426
style=text-align:leftYuki Kawauchi2:12.199
style=text-align:leftKentaro Nakamoto2:12.4110
style=text-align:leftGenta Masunostyle=text-align:left rowspan=3110 metres hurdles13.5825 Q13.7920colspan=2
style=text-align:leftHideki Omuro13.7834colspan=4 rowspan=2
style=text-align:leftShunya Takayama13.6532
style=text-align:leftTakatoshi Abestyle=text-align:left rowspan=3400 metres hurdles49.6514 Q49.9314colspan=2
style=text-align:leftYusuke Ishida50.3528colspan=4 rowspan=2
style=text-align:leftRyo Kajiki51.3631
style=text-align:leftHironori Tsuetakistyle=text-align:left3000 metres steeplechase8:45.8138colspan=2
style=text-align:leftShuhei Tada
Shota Iizuka
Yoshihide Kiryu
Kenji Fujimitsu
Asuka Cambridge
style=text-align:left4 × 100 metres relay38.21 SB6 Q38.04 SB
style=text-align:leftKentaro Sato
Yuzo Kanemaru
Kazushi Kimura
Kosuke Horii		style=text-align:left4 × 400 metres relay3:07.2915colspan=2
style=text-align:leftIsamu Fujisawastyle=text-align:left rowspan=320 kilometres walk1:20:0411
style=text-align:leftDaisuke Matsunaga1:23:3938
style=text-align:leftEiki Takahashi1:20:3614
style=text-align:leftHirooki Araistyle=text-align:left rowspan=350 kilometres walk3:41:17 SB
style=text-align:leftKai Kobayashi3:41:19 PB
style=text-align:leftSatoshi Maruo3:43:03 PB5
* – Indicates the athlete competed in preliminaries but not the final
Field events
AthleteEventQualificationFinal
DistancePositionDistancePosition
style=text-align:leftTakashi Etostyle=text-align:leftHigh jump2.22=21colspan=2
style=text-align:leftHiroki Ogitastyle=text-align:left rowspan=2Pole vault5.45=18colspan=2 rowspan=2
style=text-align:leftSeito Yamamoto5.3026
style=text-align:leftRyoma Yamamotostyle=text-align:leftTriple jump16.0129colspan=2
style=text-align:leftRyohei Araistyle=text-align:leftJavelin throw77.3823
Combined events – Decathlon
AthleteEventFinalRank
Akihiko NakamuraResult11.067.2811.371.96 SB48.9814.4333.654.7054.22 SB4:22.62764619
Points847881568767862920537819651794
Keisuke UshiroResult11.536.6413.431.96 SB51.43 SB15.3547.64 SB4.6063.284:51.90749820
Points746729693767750808821790787607

Women

Track and road events
AthleteEventHeatSemifinalFinal
ResultRankResultRankResultRank
style=text-align:leftRina Nabeshimastyle=text-align:left rowspan=25000 metres15:11.83 PB18colspan=2 rowspan=2
style=text-align:leftAyuko Suzuki15:24.8626
style=text-align:leftMizuki Matsudastyle=text-align:left rowspan=310,000 metres31:59.5419
style=text-align:leftAyuko Suzuki31:27.30 SB10
style=text-align:leftMiyuki Uehara32:31.5824
style=text-align:leftYuka Andostyle=text-align:left rowspan=3Marathon2:31:3117
style=text-align:leftMao Kiyota2:30:3616
style=text-align:leftRisa Shigetomo2:36:0327
style=text-align:leftAyako Kimurastyle=text-align:left rowspan=2100 metres hurdles13.1527 Q13.2923colspan=2
style=text-align:leftHitomi Shimura13.2931colspan=4
style=text-align:leftKumiko Okadastyle=text-align:left20 kilometres walk1:31:1918
Field events
AthleteEventQualificationFinal
DistancePositionDistancePosition
style=text-align:leftYuki Ebiharastyle=text-align:left rowspan=3Javelin throw57.5124colspan=2 rowspan=3
style=text-align:leftRisa Miyashita53.8329
style=text-align:leftMarina Saito60.8616

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Athletes by event and season best. iaaf.org. 2017-08-03.

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