Japan at the 2020 Summer Olympics explained

Noc:JPN
Nocname:Japanese Olympic Committee
Games:Summer Olympics
Year:2020
Website: 
Location:Tokyo, Japan
Competitors:556 (295 men and 261 women)
Sports:37
Flagbearer Open:Rui Hachimura
Yui Susaki
Flagbearer Close:Ryo Kiyuna
Rank:3
Gold:27
Silver:14
Bronze:17
Appearances:auto

Japan was the host nation of the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, originally scheduled to take place from 24 July to 9 August 2020 but postponed to 23 July to 8 August 2021 because of the COVID-19 pandemic.[1] Since the nation's official debut in 1912, Japanese athletes have appeared at every Summer Olympic Games in the modern era, except for the 1948 Summer Olympics in London, to which they were not invited due to the nation's role in World War II, and the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow, as part of the United States-led boycott. The opening ceremony flag-bearers for Japan are basketball player Rui Hachimura and wrestler Yui Susaki.[2] Karateka Ryo Kiyuna is the flag-bearer for the closing ceremony.[3]

Japan finished the Games with 58 total medals, 27 being gold, an impressive improvement of the country's previous record performances from the 1964 Olympics (also held in Tokyo) and 2004 Olympics. This placed them third overall by gold first ranking (for the third time after 1964 and 1968) behind the United States and China. By total medals, they also fell behind the Russian Olympic Committee and the United Kingdom. It was the most successful Summer Olympics in Japan's history.

Medalists

The following Japanese competitors won medals at the Games. In the by discipline sections below, medalists' names are bolded. | style="text-align:left; width:78%; vertical-align:top;"|

MedalNameSportEventDate
Jun Mizutani
Mima Ito
Takanori Nagase
Yamato Fujita
Yukiko Ueno
Nozomi Goto
Yukiyo Mine
Nayu Kiyohara
Haruka Agatsuma
Yuka Ichiguchi
Yu Yamamoto
Hitomi Kawabata
Mana Atsumi
Minori Naito
Saki Yamazaki
Nodoka Harada
Sayaka Mori
Eri Yamada
Softball
Chizuru Arai
Daiki Hashimoto
Shori Hamada
Aaron Wolf
Akira Sone
Koki Kano
Kazuyasu Minobe
Satoru Uyama
Masaru Yamada
Sena Irie
Daiki Hashimoto
Moeko Nagaoka
Maki Takada
Naho Miyoshi
Rui Machida
Nako Motohashi
Nanaka Todo
Saki Hayashi
Evelyn Mawuli
Saori Miyazaki
Yuki Miyazawa
Himawari Akaho
Monica Okoye
Tsukimi Namiki
Ryomei Tanaka
Jun Mizutani
Koki Niwa
Tomokazu Harimoto
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Medals by sport
SportTotal
Judo92112
Wrestling5117
Skateboarding3115
Gymnastics2125
Swimming2103
Table tennis1124
Karate1113
Boxing1023
Baseball1001
Fencing1001
Softball1001
Athletics0112
Sport climbing0112
Surfing0112
Basketball0101
Cycling0101
Golf0101
Archery0022
Badminton0011
Weightlifting0011
Total27141758
Medals by day
DayTotal
July 24 1 1 0 2
July 25 4 0 0 4
July 26 3 1 3 7
July 27 2 1 2 5
July 28 3 1 0 4
July 29 2 0 1 3
July 30 2 0 1 3
July 31 0 1 1 2
August 1 0 0 1 1
August 2 0 1 1 2
August 3 2 0 1 3
August 4 2 1 1 4
August 5 1 3 2 6
August 6 2 1 2 5
August 7 3 1 1 5
August 8 0 2 0 2
Total 27 14 17 58
Medals by gender
GenderTotal
Female148830
Male125825
Mixed1113
Totalstyle=background:gold27style=background:silver14style=background:#c961758

Competitors

The following is the list of number of competitors in the Games. Note that reserves in field hockey, football, and handball are not counted:

width=180Sportwidth=55Menwidth=55Womenwidth=55Total
Archery3 3 6
Artistic swimming9 9
Athletics41 9 50
Badminton6 7 13
Baseball24 24
Basketball12 16 28
Boxing4 2 6
Canoeing7 5 12
Cycling6 7 13
Diving4 4 8
Equestrian9 0 9
Fencing12 9 21
Field hockey16 16 32
Football18 18 36
Golf2 2 4
Gymnastics5 12 17
Handball14 14 28
Judo7 7 14
Karate4 4 8
Modern pentathlon1 2 3
Rugby sevens12 12 24
Sailing8 7 15
Shooting6 6 12
Skateboarding4 6 10
Softball15 15
Sport climbing2 2 4
Surfing2 2 4
Swimming18 17 35
Table tennis3 3 6
Taekwondo2 2 4
Tennis4 5 9
Triathlon2 2 4
Volleyball14 14 28
Water polo13 13 26
Weightlifting4 3 7
Wrestling6 6 12
Total 295261556

Archery

See main article: Archery at the 2020 Summer Olympics and Archery at the 2020 Summer Olympics - Qualification. Japan fielded six archers (three men and three women) at the Games, as the host nation is automatically entitled to use the men's and women's team quota places.[4]

The host nation's archery team was officially announced on March 21, 2021, with London 2012 silver medalist Takaharu Furukawa slated to shoot at his fifth consecutive Olympics.[5] [6]

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=3Individual64946
W 7–3

W 6–5

W 3–1

W 4–0

L 1–4

W 4–1
Yuki Kawata66122
L 2–6
Did not advance
Hiroki Muto6785
L 3–7
Did not advance
Takaharu Furukawa
Yuki Kawata
Hiroki Muto
Team19884
W 5–1

L 4–5

W 5–4
Women
AthleteEventRanking roundRound of 64Round of 32Round of 16QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinal /
ScoreSeedOpposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Rank
Ren Hayakawaalign=left rowspan=3Individual65316
W 6–5

W 6–2

L 4–6
Did not advance
Miki Nakamura63931
W 6–2

W 6–2

L 1–7
Did not advance
Azusa Yamauchi6657
W 6–2

L 0–6
Did not advance
Ren Hayakawa
Miki Nakamura
Azusa Yamauchi
Team19574
L 3–5
Did not advance
Mixed

Artistic swimming

See main article: Artistic swimming at the 2020 Summer Olympics and Artistic swimming at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Qualification. Japan as the host nation, entered a squad of eight artistic swimmers to compete in the women's duet and team event.

AthleteEventTechnical routineFree routine (preliminary)Free routine (final)
PointsRankPointsTotal (technical + free)RankPointsTotal (technical + free)Rank
Yukiko Inui
Megumu Yoshida
Duet93.3499493.9333187.28324 Q94.4667187.81664
Juka Fukumura
Yukiko Inui
Moeka Kijima
Okina Kyogoku
Mayu Tsukamoto
Mashiro Yasunaga
Akane Yanagisawa
Megumu Yoshida
Team93.3773494.9333188.31064

Athletics (track and field)

See main article: Athletics at the 2020 Summer Olympics and Athletics at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Qualification. Japanese athletes further achieved the entry standards, either by qualifying time or by world ranking, in the following track and field events (up to a maximum of 3 athletes in each event):[7] [8] The team will be selected based on the results of the 2020 Japan Championships and once an athlete wins a medal in race walking and marathon, or attains the top eight position in track and field at the 2019 IAAF World Championships in Doha, Qatar.

Four marathon runners (two per gender) were the first set of Japanese track and field athletes being selected for the Games, with a top-two finish of their respective races at the Grand Championship in Tokyo on September 15, 2019.[9] [10] By winning the gold medals at the World Championships, race walkers Toshikazu Yamanishi and London 2012 Olympian Yusuke Suzuki were officially added to the track and field roster.[11] [12] Suguru Osako and Mao Ichiyama completed the nation's marathon team lineup at the Nagoya and Lake Biwa Marathon on March 8, 2020.[13]

Track & road events
  • Men
  • AthleteEventHeatQuarterfinalSemifinal Final
    ResultRankResultRankResultRankResultRank
    align=left rowspan=3100 m10.224Did not advance
    Shuhei Tada10.226Did not advance
    Ryota Yamagata10.154Did not advance
    align=left rowspan=3200 m21.416Did not advance
    Shota Iizuka21.026Did not advance
    Jun Yamashita20.785Did not advance
    Julian Walsh400 m46.576Did not advance
    Yuta Bandoalign=left rowspan=25000 m14:05.8017Did not advance
    Hiroki Matsueda14:15.5418Did not advance
    Akira Aizawaalign=left rowspan=210000 m28:18.3717
    Tatsuhiko Ito29:01.3122
    align=left rowspan=3110 m hurdles13.282 Q13.353Did not advance
    Taio Kanai13.413 Q26.118Did not advance
    13.986Did not advance
    Takatoshi Abealign=left rowspan=349.986Did not advance
    Kazuki Kurokawa50.306Did not advance
    Hiromu Yamauchi49.213 Q49.356Did not advance
    Ryoma Aokialign=left rowspan=33000 m steeplechase8:24.829Did not advance
    Ryuji Miura8:09.922 Q8:16.907
    Kosei Yamaguchi8:31.2712Did not advance
    Bruno Dede 4 × 100 m relay38.163 Q
    Rikuya Itō
    Kaito Kawabata
    Kentarō Satō
    Aoto Suzuki
    Julian Walsh
    4 × 400 m relay3:00.765Did not advance
    Yuma Hattorialign=left rowspan=3Marathon2:30:0873
    Shogo Nakamura2:22:23 62
    Suguru Osako2:10:41 6
    Koki Ikedaalign=left rowspan=320 km walk1:12:14
    1:27:2932
    Toshikazu Yamanishi1:12:28
    Hayato Katsukialign=left rowspan=350 km walk4:06:3230
    3:51:566
    4:06:4432
    Women
    AthleteEventHeatSemifinalFinal
    ResultRankResultRankResultRank
    align=left rowspan=21500 m4:07.909Did not advance
    Nozomi Tanaka4:02.33 NR4 Q 3:59.19 NR5 Q 3:59.958
    Kaede Hagitanialign=left rowspan=35000 m15:04.9512Did not advance
    Ririka Hironaka14:55.879 q14:52.84 NR9
    Nozomi Tanaka14:59.93=6Did not advance
    Yuka Andoalign=left rowspan=310000 m32:40.7723
    Ririka Hironaka31:00.71 7
    Hitomi Niiya32:23.87 22
    align=left rowspan=3100 m hurdles13.597Did not advance
    13.257Did not advance
    Asuka Terada12.955 q13.066Did not advance
    Yuno Yamanaka3000 m steeplechase9:43.8310Did not advance
    Hanae Aoyama
    Yu Ishikawa
    4 × 100 m relay43.447Did not advance
    Mao Ichiyamaalign=left rowspan=3Marathon2:30:13 8
    Honami Maeda2:35:28 33
    Ayuko Suzuki2:33:1419
    Nanako Fujiialign=left rowspan=220 km walk1:31:5513
    Kumiko Okada1:31:5715
    Field events
  • Men
  • AthleteEventQualificationFinal
    DistancePosition DistancePosition
    Yuki Hashiokaalign=left rowspan=3Long jump8.173 Q8.106
    Shotaro Shiroyama7.7023Did not advance
    Hibiki Tsuha7.6126Did not advance
    Takashi Etoalign=left rowspan=2High jump2.21=17Did not advance
    Naoto Tobe2.28=4 q2.2413
    Masaki Ejimaalign=left rowspan=2Pole vault5.30=25Did not advance
    Seito Yamamoto5.30=25Did not advance
    Takuto KominamiJavelin throw78.3919Did not advance
    Women

    Badminton

    See main article: Badminton at the 2020 Summer Olympics and Badminton at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Qualification. Japan as the host nation, entered thirteen badminton players for each of the following events into the Olympic tournament based on the BWF Race to Tokyo Rankings. The team was announced by the Nippon Badminton Association on 18 June 2021.[14]

    Men
    AthleteEventGroup stageEliminationQuarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal /
    Opposition
    Score
    Opposition
    Score
    Opposition
    Score
    RankOpposition
    Score
    Opposition
    Score
    Opposition
    Score
    Opposition
    Score
    Rank
    Kento MomotaSingles
    W (21–12, 21–9)

    L (15–21, 19–21)
    2Did not advance
    Kanta Tsuneyama
    W (21–8, 21–6)

    W (21–14, 21–8)
    1 Q
    L (18–21, 14–21)
    Did not advance
    Hiroyuki Endo
    Yuta Watanabe
    Doubles
    W (21–2, 21–7)

    W (21–19, 21–19)

    W (21–14, 21–12)
    1 Q
    L (16–21, 19–21)
    Did not advance
    Takeshi Kamura
    Keigo Sonoda

    W (21–13, 21–8)

    W (21–11, 21–3)

    L (14–21, 16–21)
    2 Q
    L (14–21, 21–16, 9–21)
    Did not advance
    Women
    AthleteEventGroup stageEliminationQuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinal /
    Opposition
    Score
    Opposition
    Score
    Opposition
    Score
    RankOpposition
    Score
    Opposition
    Score
    Opposition
    Score
    Opposition
    Score
    Rank
    Akane YamaguchiSingles
    W (21–3, 21–8)

    W (21–9, 21–18)
    1 Q
    W (21–17, 21–18)

    L (13–21, 20–22)
    Did not advance
    Nozomi Okuhara
    W (21–17, 21–4)

    W (21–6, 21–16)
    1 Q
    W (21–9, 21–7)

    L (21–13, 13–21, 14–21)
    Did not advance
    Yuki Fukushima
    Sayaka Hirota
    Doubles
    W (21–13, 21–14)

    W (17–21, 21–15, 21–8)

    L (22–24, 21–13, 8–21)
    2 Q
    L (21–18, 10–21, 10–21)
    Did not advance
    Mayu Matsumoto
    Wakana Nagahara

    W (21–7, 21–3)

    W (14–21, 21–19, 21–18)

    W (24–22, 21–15)
    1 Q
    L (14–21, 21–14, 26–28)
    Did not advance
    Mixed

    Baseball

    See main article: Baseball at the 2020 Summer Olympics. Japan national baseball team automatically qualified for the Olympics as the host nation.

    Team roster
    Group play
    Round 2
    Semifinal
    Gold medal game

    Basketball

    See main article: Basketball at the 2020 Summer Olympics.

    Indoor

    Men's tournament

    See main article: Basketball at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Men's tournament. Japan men's basketball team automatically qualified for the Olympics as the host nation.

    Team roster
    Group play--------

    Women's tournament

    See main article: Basketball at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Women's tournament. Japan women's basketball team automatically qualified for the Olympics as the host nation.

    Team roster
    Group play--------
    Quarterfinal
    Semifinal
    Final

    3×3 basketball

    Summary
    TeamEventGroup stageQuarter-finalsSemi-finals / Rank
    Opposition
    Score
    Opposition
    Score
    Opposition
    Score
    Opposition
    Score
    Opposition
    Score
    Opposition
    Score
    Opposition
    Score
    RankOpposition
    Score
    Opposition
    Score
    Opposition
    Score
    Japan men's 3×3Men's 3×3 tournament
    L 19–20

    W 18–16

    L 20–21

    L 18–21

    L 11–21
    ROC
    L 16–19

    W 21–16
    6
    L 18–21
    Did not advance6
    Japan women's 3×3Women's 3×3 tournament ROC
    L18–21

    W 20–8

    W 19–10

    W 19–15

    L 12–15

    W 22–10

    W 20–18
    4
    L 14–16
    Did not advance5

    Men's tournament

    See main article: Basketball at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Men's 3x3 tournament. Japan men's basketball 3x3 team automatically qualified for the Olympics as the host nation.

    Team rosterThe players were announced on 3 July 2021.[15]
    Group play------------------------
    Quarter-finals

    Women's tournament

    See main article: Basketball at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Women's 3x3 tournament. Japan women's national 3x3 team qualified for the Olympics by securing a top three finish at the 2021 Olympic Qualifying Tournament.[16]

    Team rosterThe players were announced on 3 July 2021.
    Group play------------------------
    Quarterfinal

    Boxing

    See main article: Boxing at the 2020 Summer Olympics and Boxing at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Qualification. Japan entered six boxers (four men and two women) into the Olympic tournament. Sewon Okazawa (men's welterweight), 2018 world bronze medalist Tsukimi Namiki (women's flyweight), and Sena Irie (women's featherweight) secured the spots on the host nation's squad in their respective weight divisions, either by advancing to the semifinal match or by scoring a box-off triumph, at the 2020 Asia & Oceania Qualification Tournament in Amman, Jordan.[17] [18] Three more boxers were officially selected by the Japanese Olympic Committee and the Japanese Boxing Federation to take up the host nation places for the Games, including Rio 2016 Olympian Daisuke Narimatsu in the men's lightweight division.[19]

    AthleteEventRound of 32Round of 16QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinal
    Opposition
    Result
    Opposition
    Result
    Opposition
    Result
    Opposition
    Result
    Opposition
    Result
    Rank
    Ryomei TanakaMen's flyweight
    W 5–0

    W 3–1

    W 4–1

    L 0–5
    Did not advance
    Daisuke NarimatsuMen's lightweight
    W 5–0

    L
    Did not advance
    Sewon OkazawaMen's welterweight
    W 5–0

    L 2–3
    Did not advance
    Yuito MoriwakiMen's middleweight
    W 3–2

    L 0–5
    Did not advance
    Tsukimi NamikiWomen's flyweight
    W 5–0

    W 5–0

    W 5–0

    L 0–5
    Did not advance
    Sena IrieWomen's featherweight
    W 5–0

    W 5–0

    W 3–2

    W 3–2

    W 5–0

    Canoeing

    See main article: Canoeing at the 2020 Summer Olympics and Canoeing at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Qualification.

    Slalom

    Being the host nation, Japan has been awarded one boat each in all four classes. On October 20, 2019, the slalom canoeists were officially selected to the host nation's roster at the conclusion of the NHK Slalom International Cup, with Rio 2016 bronze medalist Takuya Haneda remarkably going to his fourth straight Olympics.[20] [21]

    AthleteEventPreliminarySemifinalsFinal
    Run 1RankRun 2RankBestRankTimeRankTimeRank
    Takuya HanedaMen's C-1106.5711105.1511105.1513 Q107.8210 Q109.3010
    Kazuya AdachiMen's K-197.721492.09 692.096 Q101.6016Did not advance
    Ayano SatoWomen's C-1161.77 21151.03 19151.03 20Did not advance
    Aki YazawaWomen's K-1129.8721127.9121127.9122 Q124.73 19Did not advance

    Sprint

    Being the host nation, Japan has been awarded a minimum of three boats, with one each in the men's C-1 1000 m, women's C-1 200 m, and women's K-1 500 m. The men's K-4 500 m boat was added to the team roster with a top-ten finish at the 2019 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships in Szeged, Hungary and the women's K-1 200 m with the fastest finish vying for qualification at the 2021 Asian Championships in Pattaya, Thailand.[22] [23] With the cancellation of the 2021 Pan American Championships and the lack of eligible competitors available from the Americas in the canoe sprint regatta, the women's C-2 500 m crew accepted a spare berth from the International Canoe Federation for the Japanese team.[24]

    AthleteEventHeatsQuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinal
    TimeRankTimeRankTimeRankTimeRank
    Takanori TōmeMen's C-1 1000 m4:37.2087 QF4:38.5466Did not advance
    Hiroki Fujishima
    Yūsuke Miyata
    Momotaro Matsushita
    Keiji Mizumoto
    Men's K-4 500 m1:32.2956 QF1:28.2117Did not advance
    Teruko Kiriake
    Manaka Kubota
    Women's C-2 500 m2:16.7917 QF2:08.8495 FB2:06.19614
    Yuka OnoWomen's K-1 200 m45.2517 QF45.6107Did not advance
    Qualification Legend: FA = Qualify to final (medal); FB = Qualify to final B (non-medal)

    Cycling

    See main article: Cycling at the 2020 Summer Olympics and Cycling at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Qualification.

    Road

    Japan entered a squad of four riders (two per gender) to compete in their respective Olympic road races. Two of them filled out the places reserved for the host nation, while the remaining male and female rider earned a slot each by finishing in the top 50 (for men) and top 22 (for women) in the UCI World Ranking.[25]

    AthleteEventTimeRank
    Yukiya Arashiroalign=left rowspan=2Men's road race6:15:3835
    Nariyuki Masuda6:25:1684
    Hiromi KanekoWomen's road race4:01:0843
    align=left rowspan=2Women's road race3:55:1321
    Women's time trial34:34.9722

    Track

    Following the completion of the 2020 UCI Track Cycling World Championships, Japanese riders accumulated spots for both men and women in the sprint, keirin, and omnium, as well as the women's madison, based on their country's results in the final UCI Olympic rankings.

    Topping the podium in the women's omnium at the 2020 Worlds, Yumi Kajihara became the first Japanese rider to guarantee a spot on the host nation's track cycling team for the Games.[26] Five more members on the squad were named on June 4, 2020, with sprint riders Yudai Nitta (London 2012) and Yuta Wakimoto (Rio 2016) booking their spots for the second Olympics.[27]

    Sprint
    AthleteEventQualificationRound 1Repechage 1Round 2Repechage 2Round 3Repechage 3QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinal
    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)
    Opposition
    Time
    Speed (km/h)
    Opposition
    Time
    Speed (km/h)
    Rank
    Yudai Nittaalign=left rowspan=2Men's sprint9.728
    74.013
    26Did not advance
    Yuta Wakimoto9.518
    75.646
    9 Q
    W 9.997
    72.022

    L

    W 10.323
    69.747

    L


    L
    Did not advance
    Women's sprint10.711
    67.221
    17 Q
    L


    W 11.335
    63.520

    L

    L
    Did not advance
    Keirin
    AthleteEventRound 1RepechageQuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinal
    RankRankRankRankRank
    Yudai Nittaalign=left rowspan=2Men's keirin1 QF6Did not advance
    Yuta Wakimoto1 QF1 SF5 FB7
    Yuka KobayashiWomen's keirin2 QF6Did not advance
    Omnium
    AthleteEventScratch raceTempo raceElimination racePoints raceTotal pointsRank
    RankPointsRankPointsRankPointsRankPoints
    Eiya HashimotoMen's omnium826161012181505415
    Yumi KajiharaWomen's omnium238532238112110
    Madison

    Mountain biking

    As the host nation, Japanese mountain bikers have already received a quota place each per gender at their disposal for the Games. The mountain biking team was officially named to the host nation's roster on June 5, 2020, with Kohei Yamamoto booking his fourth consecutive trip to the Games on the men's side.[28]

    AthleteEventTimeRank
    Kohei YamamotoMen's cross-country1:32:3529
    Miho ImaiWomen's cross-country (3 laps)37

    BMX

    As the host nation, Japan has already received four quota places each per gender per event at their disposal for the Games.

    Race
    AthleteEventQuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinal
    PointsRankPointsRankResultRank
    Yoshitaku NagasakoMen's race125Did not advance
    Sae HatakeyamaWomen's race226Did not advance
    Freestyle
    AthleteEventSeedingFinal
    ScoreRankScoreRank
    Rim NakamuraMen's freestyle87.67285.105
    Minato OikeWomen's freestyle61.45875.407

    Diving

    See main article: Diving at the 2020 Summer Olympics and Diving at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Qualification. Japan, as the host nation, is automatically entitled to places in all synchronized diving events, but athletes for individual events must qualify through their own performances at 2019 FINA World Championships, the 2019 Asian Cup, and the 2020 FINA World Cup series.

    Five-time Olympian Ken Terauchi and his Rio 2016 partner Sho Sakai became the first Japanese divers to be selected to the squad after finishing seventh in the men's synchronized springboard at the 2019 FINA World Championships in Gwangju, South Korea.[29]

    Men
    AthleteEventPreliminarySemifinalFinal
    PointsRankPointsRankPointsRank
    Ken Terauchi3 m springboard430.2010 Q424.507 Q359.7012
    Reo Nishida10 m platform314.3025Did not advance
    Rikuto Tamai374.2516 Q413.658 Q431.95 7
    Sho Sakai
    Ken Terauchi
    3 m synchronized springboard393.935
    Hiroki Ito
    Kazuki Murakami
    10 m synchronized platform377.108
    Women
    AthleteEventPreliminarySemifinalFinal
    PointsRankPointsRankPointsRank
    Haruka Enomoto3 m springboard277.85 17 Q255.4017Did not advance
    Sayaka Mikami317.10 5 Q273.70 16Did not advance
    Matsuri Arai10 m platform268.8022Did not advance
    Haruka Enomoto
    Hazuki Miyamoto
    3 m synchronized springboard269.405
    Matsuri Arai
    Minami Itahashi
    10 m synchronized platform291.426

    Equestrian

    See main article: Equestrian at the 2020 Summer Olympics and Equestrian at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Qualification. Japan, as the host nation, automatically received a team of three riders in each of the three sporting disciplines: dressage, eventing, and jumping.

    Dressage

    Masanao Takahashi and Rubicon have been named the traveling alternates.

    AthleteHorseEventGrand Prix Grand Prix SpecialGrand Prix FreestyleOverall
    ScoreRankScoreRankTechnicalArtisticScoreRank
    Shingo HayashiScolari Individual65.71448Did not advance
    Hiroyuki KitaharaHuracan66.30445Did not advance
    Kazuki SadoLudwig der Sonnenkönig62.53156Did not advance
    Shingo Hayashi
    Hiroyuki Kitahara
    Kazuki Sado
    See aboveTeam6264.514Did not advanceDid not advance
    Qualification Legend: Q = Qualified for the final; q = Qualified for the final as a lucky loser

    Eventing

    Ryuzo Kitajima and Feroza Nieuwmoed have been named the reserves.

    AthleteHorseEventDressageCross-countryJumpingTotal
    QualifierFinal
    PenaltiesRankPenaltiesTotalRankPenaltiesTotalRankPenaltiesTotalRankPenaltiesRank
    Yoshiaki OiwaCalleIndividual31.5021EliminatedDid not advance
    Toshiyuki TanakaTalma d'Allou32.702930.8063.503512.0075.5034Did not advance
    Kazuma TomotoVinci de la Vigne26.1071.6027.5054.0031.5070.4031.90431.904
    Yoshiaki Oiwa
    Toshiyuki Tanaka
    Kazuma Tomoto
    Ryuzo Kitajima (s)
    Calle
    Talma d'Allou
    Vinci de la Vigne
    Feroza Nieuwmoed
    Team90.104232.40322.501216.00+20.00358.5011358.5011

    Jumping

    Mike Kawai and As de Mai have been named the traveling alternates.

    AthleteHorseEventQualificationFinalJump-off
    PenaltiesRankPenaltiesTimeRankPenaltiesTimeRank
    Daisuke FukushimaCanyonalign=left rowspan=3Individual0=1 Q087.57=1 Q043.766
    Koki SaitoChilensky0=1 Q589.8213Did not advance
    Eiken SatoSaphyr des Lacs1=26 Q1684.6725Did not advance
    Daisuke Fukushima
    Koki Saito
    Eiken Sato
    See aboveTeamEliminatedDid not advance

    Fencing

    See main article: Fencing at the 2020 Summer Olympics and Fencing at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Qualification. Japanese fencers qualified a full squad in the women's team foil for the Games as the highest-ranked nation from Asia and Oceania outside the world's top four in the FIE Olympic Team Rankings.[30] Rookies Masaru Yamada (men's épée), Takahiro Shikine (men's foil), Kento Yoshida (men's sabre), and Misaki Emura (women's sabre), with Nozomi Satō (women's épée) going to her third consecutive Games, secured additional places on the host nation's roster as one of the two highest-ranked fencers each vying for qualification from Asia and Oceania in the FIE Adjusted Official Rankings.[31] [32]

    Eight more fencers were officially named to the host nation's roster on April 25, 2021, including Rio 2016 Olympians Kazuyasu Minobe (men's épée) and Chika Aoki (women's sabre) and American-born Kaito Streets (men's sabre).[33]

    Men
    AthleteEventRound of 64Round of 32Round of 16QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinal /
    Opposition
    Score
    Opposition
    Score
    Opposition
    Score
    Opposition
    Score
    Opposition
    Score
    Opposition
    Score
    Rank
    Koki Kanoalign=left rowspan=3Épée
    W 15–12

    L 12–15
    Did not advance
    Kazuyasu Minobe
    W 15–14

    L 6–15
    Did not advance
    Masaru Yamada
    W 15–13

    W 15–8

    L 13–15
    Did not advance
    Koki Kano
    Kazuyasu Minobe
    Satoru Uyama
    Masaru Yamada
    Team épée
    W 45–39

    W 45–44

    W 45–38

    W 45–36
    Kyosuke Matsuyamaalign=left rowspan=3Foil
    W 15–7

    L 14–15
    Did not advance
    Toshiya Saito
    W 15–10

    L 4–15
    Did not advance
    Takahiro Shikine
    W 15–4

    W 15–6

    W 15–13

    L 9–15

    L 8–15
    4
    Kyosuke Matsuyama
    Yudai Nagano
    Toshiya Saito
    Takahiro Shikine
    Team foil
    W 45–43

    L 42–45

    L 31–45
    4
    Tomohiro Shimamuraalign=left rowspan=3Sabre
    L 13–15
    Did not advance
    Kaito Streets
    W 15–9

    L 9–15
    Did not advance
    Kento Yoshida
    L 13–15
    Did not advance
    Tomohiro Shimamura
    Kaito Streets
    Kenta Tokunan
    Kento Yoshida
    Team sabre
    L 42–45
    Did not advance
    Women
    AthleteEventRound of 64Round of 32Round of 16QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinal /
    Opposition
    Score
    Opposition
    Score
    Opposition
    Score
    Opposition
    Score
    Opposition
    Score
    Opposition
    Score
    Rank
    Nozomi SatōÉpée
    W 15–14

    L 10–15
    Did not advance
    Rio Azumaalign=left rowspan=3Foil
    L 10–11
    Did not advance
    Sera Azuma
    L 11–12
    Did not advance
    Yuka Ueno
    W 15–5

    W 15–9

    L 11–15
    Did not advance
    Rio Azuma
    Sera Azuma
    Sumire Tsuji
    Yuka Ueno
    Team foil
    L 36–45
    Classification semifinal

    W 45–27
    Fifth place match

    L 31–45
    6
    Chika Aokialign=left rowspan=3Sabre
    L 9–15
    Did not advance
    Misaki Emura
    W 15–8

    L 12–15
    Did not advance
    Norika Tamura
    L 8–15
    Did not advance
    Chika Aoki
    Misaki Emura
    Shihomi Fukushima
    Norika Tamura
    Team sabre
    W 45–29

    L 34–45
    Classification semifinal

    W 45–42
    Fifth place match

    W 45–43
    5

    Field hockey

    See main article: Field hockey at the 2020 Summer Olympics.

    Summary
    TeamEventGroup stageQuarter-finalsSemi-finals /
    Opposition
    Score
    Opposition
    Score
    Opposition
    Score
    Opposition
    Score
    Opposition
    Score
    RankOpposition
    Score
    Opposition
    Score
    Opposition
    Score
    Rank
    Japan men'sMen's tournament
    L 3–5

    L 1–2

    D 2–2

    L 1–4

    L 3–5
    6did not advance11
    Japan women'sWomen's tournament
    L 3–4

    L 1–2

    L 0–1

    L 1–2

    L 1–4
    6did not advance11

    Men's tournament

    See main article: Field hockey at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Men's tournament. As the host nation, Japan men's field hockey team qualified for the Olympics by virtue of obtaining a world ranking equal to or better than thirtieth place by the end of 2018, or not finish lower than sixth at the 2018 Asian Games.[34]

    Team roster
    Group play----------------

    Women's tournament

    See main article: Field hockey at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Women's tournament. As the host nation, Japan women's field hockey team qualified for the Olympics by virtue of obtaining a world ranking equal to or better than thirtieth place by the end of 2018, or not finish lower than sixth at the 2018 Asian Games.[35]

    Team roster
    Group play----------------

    Football (soccer)

    See main article: Football at the 2020 Summer Olympics.

    Summary
    TeamEventGroup stageQuarter-finalsSemi-finalsBronze medal match
    Opposition
    Score
    Opposition
    Score
    Opposition
    Score
    RankOpposition
    Score
    Opposition
    Score
    Opposition
    Score
    Rank
    Japan men'sMen's tournament
    W 1–0

    W 2–1

    W 4–0
    1 Q
    D 0–0 (4–2)

    L 0–1

    L 1–3
    4
    Japan women'sWomen's tournament
    D 1–1

    L 0–1

    W 1–0
    3 Q
    L 1–3
    Did not advance8

    Men's tournament

    See main article: Football at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Men's tournament. Japan men's football team automatically qualified for the Olympics as the host nation.

    Team roster
    Group play--------
    Quarterfinal
    Semifinal
    Bronze medal match

    Women's tournament

    See main article: Football at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Women's tournament. Japan women's football team automatically qualified for the Olympics as the host nation.

    Team roster
    Group play--------
    Quarterfinal

    Golf

    See main article: Golf at the 2020 Summer Olympics and Golf at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Qualification. Japan entered two male and two female golfers into the Olympic tournament.

    AthleteEventRound 1Round 2Round 3Round 4Total
    ScoreScoreScoreScoreScoreParRank
    Hideki Matsuyamaalign=left rowspan=2Men's69646769269−15=4
    Rikuya Hoshino71687366278−6=38
    Nasa Hataokaalign=left rowspan=2Women's70686769274−10=9
    Mone Inami70656865268−16

    Gymnastics

    See main article: Gymnastics at the 2020 Summer Olympics and Gymnastics at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Qualification.

    Artistic

    Japan fielded a full squad of four gymnasts each in both the men's and women artistic gymnastics events, respectively. The men's team secured a berth in the team all-around by winning a bronze at the 2018 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships in Doha, Qatar, while the women's team claimed one of the nine spots available at the 2019 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships in Stuttgart, Germany.[36] [37] The women's team was named on 15 May 2021 at the conclusion of the NHK Cup.[38] The full men's team was announced on 6 June 2021.[39]

    Men
  • Team
  • AthleteEventQualificationFinal
    ApparatusTotalRankApparatusTotalRank
    Daiki Hashimotoalign=left rowspan=5Team14.70014.76613.86614.86615.30015.033 Q88.5311 Q14.60014.80013.83314.83315.100colspan=2 rowspan=4
    Kazuma Kaya13.93314.833 Q14.36613.20015.10014.03385.465914.56614.10015.00014.200
    Takeru Kitazono14.66613.91613.33314.70014.90014.433 Q85.9487 Q14.600 14.20014.16615.00014.500
    Wataru Tanigawa14.46613.83314.30013.66615.24113.40084.9061314.50014.50015.23314.666
    Total43.83242.51542.53243.23245.64143.499262.251 1 Q43.700 43.566 42.433 44.232 44.666 43.800 262.397
    Individual finals
    AthleteEventQualificationFinal
    ApparatusTotalRankApparatusTotalRank
    align=left rowspan=2Daiki HashimotoAll-aroundSee team results14.83315.16613.53314.70015.30014.93388.465
    Horizontal bar15.033 15.033 1 Q15.06615.066
    Kohei Kameyamaalign=left rowspan=2Pommel horse15.266 15.266 2 Q14.60014.6005
    Kazuma Kaya14.833 14.833 7 Q14.90014.900
    align=left rowspan=2Takeru KitazonoAll-aroundSee team results14.56614.50013.50014.66615.06614.40086.6985
    Horizontal bar14.43314.4336 Q12.33312.3336
    Kōhei UchimuraHorizontal bar13.866 13.866 20Did not advance
    Women
  • Team
  • AthleteEventQualificationFinal
    ApparatusTotalRankApparatusTotalRank
    Hitomi Hatakedaalign=left rowspan=5Team12.26614.13313.00013.33352.7323914.10013.33312.800colspan=2 rowspan=4
    Yuna Hiraiwa13.73311.70013.53312.66651.6324913.90013.566
    Mai Murakami14.43312.13313.36613.933 Q53.96523 Q14.26612.70013.83314.066
    Aiko Sugihara14.26613.36611.56613.33352.5314114.18313.33313.200
    Total42.43239.63239.99940.599162.6628 Q42.34940.13340.73240.066163.2805
    Individual finals
    AthleteEventQualificationFinal
    ApparatusTotalRankApparatusTotalRank
    Urara AshikawaBalance beam13.90013.90012 Q*13.73313.7336
    align=left rowspan=2Mai MurakamiAll-aroundSee team results14.53313.73313.76614.00056.0325
    Floor exercise13.93313.9338 Q14.16614.166

    Rhythmic

    As the host nation, Japan automatically received a guaranteed place in the group all-around competition at the Games. One rhythmic gymnast was added to the roster by finishing in the top sixteen of the individual all-around at the 2019 World Championships in Baku.[40] Chisaki Oiwa qualified an additional spot through the 2021 World Cup series.[41] The athletes for the group all-around were announced on 2 July 2021.[42]

    AthleteEventQualificationFinal
    HoopBallClubsRibbonTotalRankHoopBallClubsRibbonTotalRank
    Chisaki Oiwaalign=left rowspan=2Individual23.10019.60023.60021.25087.55019Did not advance
    Sumire Kita23.15023.90024.55021.20092.80011Did not advance

    Trampoline

    Japan qualified one gymnast each for the men's and women's trampoline by finishing in the top eight, respectively, at the 2019 World Championships in Tokyo.[43] Japan qualified an additional spot in both men's and women's trampoline through the 2019–2020 Trampoline World Cup series.

    AthleteEventQualificationFinal
    ScoreRankScoreRank
    Daiki Kishialign=left rowspan=2Men's111.5406 Q57.8157
    Ryosuke Sakai62.25015Did not advance
    Hikaru Morialign=left rowspan=2Women's63.77513Did not advance
    Megu Uyama103.5855 Q54.6555

    Handball

    See main article: Handball at the 2020 Summer Olympics.

    Summary
    TeamEventGroup stageQuarter-finalsSemi-finals /
    Opposition
    Score
    Opposition
    Score
    Opposition
    Score
    Opposition
    Score
    Opposition
    Score
    RankOpposition
    Score
    Opposition
    Score
    Opposition
    Score
    Rank
    Japan men'sMen's tournament
    L 30–47

    L 26–28

    L 29–33

    L 30–32

    W 31–30
    6Did not advance
    Japan women'sWomen's tournament
    L 21–32

    W 29–26

    L 24–27

    L 25–28

    L 25–37
    6Did not advance

    Men's tournament

    See main article: Handball at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Men's tournament. Japan men's handball team automatically qualified for the Olympics as the host nation.

    Team roster
    Group play----------------

    Women's tournament

    See main article: Handball at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Women's tournament. Japan women's handball team automatically qualified for the Olympics as the host nation.

    Team roster
    Group play----------------

    Judo

    See main article: Judo at the 2020 Summer Olympics and Judo at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Qualification. As the host nation, Japanese judoka have already received fourteen quota places (seven in each gender) at their disposal for the Games.[44]

    On November 24, 2019, Akira Sone (women's +78 kg) became the first judoka to be selected to the host nation's squad for the Games, following her triumph at the IJF Grand Slam Cup in Osaka.[45] Twelve more judoka were officially named to the roster on February 27, 2020, with Shohei Ono looking to defend his Olympic title in the men's 73-kg division on the home soil.[46] Meanwhile, Hifumi Abe trounced the reigning world champion Joshiro Maruyama to lock the men's 66 kg spot in a gruelling 24-minute playoff at the Kodokan Judo Institute on December 13, 2020, completing the host nation's judo roster for the rescheduled Games.[47]

    Men
    AthleteEventRound of 64Round of 32Round of 16QuarterfinalsSemifinalsRepechageFinal /
    Opposition
    Result
    Opposition
    Result
    Opposition
    Result
    Opposition
    Result
    Opposition
    Result
    Opposition
    Result
    Opposition
    Result
    Rank
    Naohisa Takato−60 kg
    W 01–00

    W 10–00

    W 01–00

    W 10–00
    Hifumi Abe−66 kg
    W 10–00

    W 01–00

    W 10–00

    W 01–00
    Shohei Ono−73 kg
    W 10–00

    W 10–00

    W 10–00

    W 01–00

    W 01–00
    Takanori Nagase−81 kg
    W 10–00

    W 10–00

    W 01–00

    W 01–00

    W 01–00
    Shoichiro Mukai−90 kg
    W 10–00

    L 00–10
    Did not advance
    Aaron Wolf−100 kg
    W 10–00

    W 01–00

    W 01–00

    W 10–00
    Hisayoshi Harasawa+100 kg
    W 01–00

    W 10–00

    L 00–01

    L 00–10
    5
    Women
    AthleteEventRound of 32Round of 16QuarterfinalsSemifinalsRepechageFinal /
    Opposition
    Result
    Opposition
    Result
    Opposition
    Result
    Opposition
    Result
    Opposition
    Result
    Opposition
    Result
    Rank
    Funa Tonaki−48 kg
    W 10–00

    W 10–00

    W 01–00

    L 00–01
    Uta Abe−52 kg
    W 10–00

    W 01–00

    W 01–00

    W 10–00
    Tsukasa Yoshida−57 kg
    W 10–00

    W 01–00

    L 00–01

    W 10–00
    Miku Tashiro−63 kg
    W 01–00

    L 00–10
    Did not advance
    Chizuru Arai−70 kg
    W 10–00

    W 10–00

    W 10–00

    W 01–00
    Shori Hamada−78 kg
    W 10–00

    W 11–00

    W 10–00

    W 10–00
    Akira Sone+78 kg
    W 11–00

    W 10–00

    W 10–00

    W 10–00
    Mixed

    Karate

    See main article: Karate at the 2020 Summer Olympics and Karate at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Qualification. As the host nation, Japanese karateka have already received eight quota places (four in each gender) at their disposal for the Games.[48] With the cancellation of the last qualifying tournaments before the April 6, 2020 cutoff because of the coronavirus pandemic, World Karate Federation officially named the Japanese karateka to take up the host nation places based on the country's selection criteria. Among the country's karateka were three-time world champion Ryo Kiyuna in the men's individual kata and multiple world medalist Ayumi Uekusa in the women's +61-kg kumite.[49]

    Kumite
    AthleteEventGroup stageSemifinalsFinal
    Opposition
    Result
    Opposition
    Result
    Opposition
    Result
    Opposition
    Result
    RankOpposition
    Result
    Opposition
    Result
    Rank
    Naoto SagoMen's −67 kg
    W 4–3

    L 0–1

    L 0–3

    L 1–2
    4Did not advance
    Ken NishimuraMen's −75 kg
    W 2–0

    L 1–2

    W 8–7

    L 1–3
    3Did not advance
    Ryutaro AragaMen's +75 kg
    W 3–2

    W 4–2

    W 5–3

    W
    1 Q
    L 0–2
    Did not advance
    Miho MiyaharaWomen's −55 kg
    W 6–2

    L 3–5

    W 11–2

    L 0–4
    3Did not advance
    Mayumi SomeyaWomen's −61 kg
    L 4–0

    W 6–3

    L 2–4

    L 5–8
    4Did not advance
    Ayumi UekusaWomen's +61 kg
    L 3–4

    L 1–4

    W 5–4

    W 5–1
    3Did not advance
    Kata
    AthleteEventElimination roundRanking roundFinal /
    ScoreRankScoreRankOpposition
    Result
    Rank
    Ryo KiyunaMen's kata28.331 Q28.721 Q
    W 28.72–27.66
    Kiyou ShimizuWomen's kata27.701 Q27.861 Q
    L 27.88–28.06

    Modern pentathlon

    See main article: Modern pentathlon at the 2020 Summer Olympics and Modern pentathlon at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Qualification. Japanese athletes qualified for the following spots to compete in modern pentathlon. Rio 2016 Olympians Shōhei Iwamoto and Natsumi Tomonaga confirmed places each in the men's and women's event, respectively, with the former finishing fourth and the latter second among those eligible for Olympic qualification at the 2019 Asia & Oceania Championships in Kunming, China.[50] [51]

    AthleteEventFencing
    (épée one touch)
    Swimming
    (200 m freestyle)
    Riding
    (show jumping)
    Combined: shooting/running
    (10 m air pistol)/(3200 m)
    Total pointsFinal rank
    RankMP pointsTimeRankMP pointsPenaltiesRankMP pointsTimeRankMP Points
    Shōhei IwamotoMen's12–231301732:03.7520303212027911:52.8731588134328
    Rena Shimazualign=left rowspan=2Women's14–210301842:10.65 9289482425212:34.4017546127123
    Natsumi Takamiya14–211281852:11.54112873102:11.542651398534

    Rowing

    See main article: Rowing at the 2020 Summer Olympics and Rowing at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Qualification. Japan qualified two boats for each of the following rowing classes into the Olympic regatta. Rowing crews in the men's single sculls and women's lightweight double sculls confirmed Olympic places for their boats at the 2021 FISA Asia & Oceania Olympic Qualification Regatta in Tokyo.

    AthleteEventHeatsRepechageQuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinal
    TimeRankTimeRankTimeRankTimeRankTimeRank
    Ryuta ArakawaMen's single sculls7:02.792 QF7:26.043 SA/B6:59.26 6 FB6:50.91 11
    Chiaki Tomita
    Ayami Oishi
    Women's lightweight double sculls7:22.473 R7:34.453 SA/B6:56.52 5 FB6:54.9410
    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

    Rugby sevens

    See main article: Rugby sevens at the 2020 Summer Olympics.

    Men's tournament

    See main article: Rugby sevens at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Men's tournament. Japan men's rugby sevens team automatically qualified for the Olympics as the host nation.

    Team roster
    Group play------------
  • 9–12th place playoff
  • 11th place match

    Women's tournament

    See main article: Rugby sevens at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Women's tournament. Japan women's rugby sevens team automatically qualified for the Olympics as the host nation.

    Team roster
    Group play--------
    9–12th place playoff
    11th place match

    Sailing

    See main article: Sailing at the 2020 Summer Olympics and Sailing at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Qualification. As the host nation, Japan has been guaranteed one boat for each of the following classes at the Tokyo regatta, bringing the maximum quota of 15 sailors, in ten boats.[52]

    At the end of 2019 season, the Japanese Olympic Committee announced the first set of sailors to compete at the Enoshima regatta, including multiple world medalists Ai Kondo and Miho Yoshioka in the women's 470 class and three-time Olympian Makoto Tomizawa in men's windsurfing.[53] The 49er, 49erFX, and Nacra 17 crews were added to the roster on February 15, 2020, with windsurfer Yuki Sunaga and Laser Radial sailor Manami Doi joining them two weeks later upon the completion of their respective class-associated Worlds.[54]

    Men
    AthleteEventRaceNet pointsFinal rank
    123456789101112M*
    Makoto TomizawaRS:X1021111614171111161111EL14916
    Kenji NanriLaser273019251624293118EL21930
    Kazumasa SegawaFinn18161712151612175EL12816
    Jumpei Hokazono
    Keiju Okada
    47074411139541312827
    Ibuki Koizumi
    Leonard Takahashi
    49er111311151141248316EL10811
    Women
    AthleteEventRaceNet pointsFinal rank
    123456789101112M*
    Yuki SunagaRS:X1711351211221071417EL12912
    Manami DoiLaser Radial16910231115161317EL13015
    Ai Kondo
    Miho Yoshioka
    4706711221287816797
    Sena Takano
    Anna Yamazaki
    49erFX71617169191141315EL14918
    Mixed
    M = Medal race; EL = Eliminated – did not advance into the medal race

    Shooting

    See main article: Shooting at the 2020 Summer Olympics and Shooting at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Qualification. As the host nation, Japan has been guaranteed a minimum of twelve quota places with one in each of the individual events. Additionally, a shooter qualified for one event may compete in others without affecting the quotas, as long as they obtained a minimum qualifying score (MQS) by 30 April 2020.[55]

    Men
    AthleteEventQualificationFinal
    PointsRankPointsRank
    Kojiro Horimizu10 m air pistol57615Did not advance
    Hiroyuki IkawaSkeet11427Did not advance
    align=left rowspan=2Takayuki Matsumoto10 m air rifle621.737Did not advance
    50 m rifle 3 positions114537Did not advance
    align=left rowspan=2Naoya Okada10 m air rifle625.720Did not advance
    50 m rifle 3 positions115831Did not advance
    Shigetaka OyamaTrap11529Did not advance
    Dai Yoshioka25 m rapid fire pistol5828Did not advance
    Women
    AthleteEventQualificationFinal
    PointsRankPointsRank
    align=left rowspan=2Shiori Hirata10 m air rifle622.134Did not advance
    50 m rifle 3 positions116911Did not advance
    Naoko IshiharaSkeet11421Did not advance
    Haruka Nakaguchi10 m air rifle622.232Did not advance
    Yukie NakayamaTrap11519Did not advance
    align=left rowspan=2Chizuru Sasaki10 m air pistol55650Did not advance
    25 m pistol56740Did not advance
    align=left rowspan=2Satoko Yamada10 m air pistol57023Did not advance
    25 m pistol56343Did not advance
    Mixed
    AthleteEventQualificationSemifinalFinal /
    PointsRankPointsRankPointsRank
    Takayuki Matsumoto
    Shiori Hirata
    align=left rowspan=210 m air rifle team620.326Did not advance
    Naoya Okada
    Haruka Nakaguchi
    625.613Did not advance
    Kojiro Horimizu
    Satoko Yamada
    10 m air pistol team55920Did not advance
    Shigetaka Oyama
    Yukie Nakayama
    Trap team1455Did not advance

    Skateboarding

    See main article: Skateboarding at the 2020 Summer Olympics and Skateboarding at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Qualification. Japan qualified ten skateboarder into the olympic competition. Six skateboarder (two men and three women) qualified after being ranked in top 16 based on the Olympic World Skateboarding Rankings List of 30 June 2021, and four skateboarder in men's and women's park events after winning the gold, silver and bronze medal at 2021 Street Skateboarding World Championships in Rome, Italy.

    Men
    AthleteEventQualificationFinal
    PointsRankPointsRank
    Ayumu HiranoPark62.0314Did not advance
    Yukito AokiStreet18.6017Did not advance
    Yuto Horigome33.756 Q37.18
    Sora Shirai31.529Did not advance
    Women
    AthleteEventQualificationFinal
    PointsRankPointsRank
    Kokona Hirakialign=left rowspan=3Park52.463 Q59.04
    Misugu Okamoto58.511 Q53.584
    Sakura Yosozumi45.984 Q60.09
    Funa NakayamaStreet15.771 Q14.49
    Aori Nishimura12.825 Q6.928
    Momiji Nishiya15.402 Q15.26

    Softball

    See main article: Softball at the 2020 Summer Olympics.

    Japan women's national softball team automatically qualified for the Olympics as the host nation.

    SummaryLegend:
    Team roster
    Group play
    Gold medal match

    Sport climbing

    See main article: Sport climbing at the 2020 Summer Olympics and Sport climbing at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Qualification. Japan, as the host nation, received a guaranteed place each in the gender-based combined events, unless a maximum of two men and two women were selected to the team based on competition results.

    Tomoa Narasaki and Akiyo Noguchi booked their spots on the host nation's team, with a successful podium finish each (gold for Narasaki and silver for Noguchi) in the men's and women's combined event at the 2019 IFSC World Championships in Hachioji.[56] [57] In November 2019, the International Sport Climbing Association (IFSC) and the Japan Mountaineering and Sport Climbing Association (JMSCA) confirmed Kai Harada and Miho Nonaka as Olympic-qualified sport climbers, occupying a place each reserved for the host nation in their respective events.[58]

    AthleteEventQualificationFinal
    SpeedBoulderLeadTotalRankSpeedBoulderLeadTotalRank
    Best Place Result Place Hold Time PlaceBest Place Result Place Hold Time Place
    Kai HaradaMen's7.08 15 1T2z 4 8 12 25+ 17 3060.00 18did not advance
    Tomoa Narasaki5.94 2 2T4z 6 7 2 26+ 2:11 14 56.00 2 6.02 2 1T3z 1 5333+ 636 4
    Akiyo NoguchiWomen's8.23 9 3T4z 5 4 3 27+ 6 162.00 4 8.42 4 0T2z 0 7 4 29+ 4 64
    Miho Nonaka7.55 4 1T3z 2 3 8 30+ 3 96.00 3 7.76 3 0T2z 0 5 321 5 45

    Surfing

    See main article: Surfing at the 2020 Summer Olympics and Surfing at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Qualification. Japan sent four surfers (two men and two women) to compete in their respective shortboard races at the Games. Hiroto Ohhara and Shino Matsuda secured a qualification slot each for their nation, as the highest-ranked at the 2021 ISA World Surfing Games in El Sunzal and La Bocana.[59] [60] Meanwhile, American-born Kanoa Igarashi finished within the top ten of those eligible for qualification in the World Surf League rankings to join Murakami and Matsuda on the host nation's roster.[61]

    AthleteEventRound 1Round 2Round 3QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinal /
    PointsRankPointsRankOpposition
    Result
    Opposition
    Result
    Opposition
    Result
    Opposition
    Result
    Rank
    Kanoa Igarashialign=left rowspan=2Men's shortboard12.771 Q
    W 14.00–12.00

    W 12.60–11.00

    W 17.00–16.76

    L 6.60–15.14
    Hiroto Ohhara11.402 Q
    W 10.00–9.63

    L 11.90–16.30
    Did not advance
    Mahina Maedaalign=left rowspan=2Women's shortboard9.204 q9.633 Q
    L 7.34–15.33
    Did not advance
    Amuro Tsuzuki6.994 q11.601 Q
    W 10.33–9.00

    W 13.27–11.67

    L 7.43–8.33

    W 6.80–4.26

    Swimming

    See main article: Swimming at the 2020 Summer Olympics and Swimming at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Qualification. Japanese swimmers further achieved qualifying standards in the following events (up to a maximum of 2 swimmers in each event at the Olympic Qualifying Time (OQT), and potentially 1 at the Olympic Selection Time (OST)):[62] [63] To assure their selection to the Olympic team, swimmers must finish in the top two of each individual event under both the federation's required standard and a FINA-A qualifying cut at the Japanese Championships and Olympic Trials (April 3 to 10) in Tokyo.[64]

    By winning individual gold medals in the medley double (200 and 400) at the 2019 FINA World Championships, Daiya Seto became the first Japanese swimmer to be directly selected to the Olympic team for Tokyo 2020.[65] [66] Thirty-two more swimmers were named for the home-based Games at the end of the Japanese Championships and Olympic Trials, including backstroke veteran and double silver medalist Ryosuke Irie, leukemia survivor, freestyle, and butterfly sprinter Rikako Ikee, and the reigning Olympic champion in the individual medley Kosuke Hagino. For Irie, he became the third Japanese swimmer to compete in fourth consecutive Olympics, tying the record with Kosuke Kitajima and Takeshi Matsuda for the most appearances.[67]

    Men
    AthleteEventHeatSemifinalFinal
    TimeRankTimeRankTimeRank
    Kosuke Hagino200 m individual medley1:57.39=5 Q1:57.476 Q1:57.496
    Tomoru Honda200 m butterfly1:55.106 Q1:55.318 Q1:53.73
    Yuki Ikari400 m individual medley4:12.0811Did not advance
    align=left rowspan=2Ryosuke Irie100 m backstroke52.995 Q53.21=9Did not advance
    200 m backstroke1:56.978 Q1:56.698 Q1:57.327
    Takeshi Kawamoto100 m butterfly51.9320Did not advance
    Katsuhiro Matsumoto200 m freestyle1:46.69=17Did not advance
    Taishin Minamide10 km open water1:53:07.513
    Naoki Mizunuma100 m butterfly51.57=12 Q51.4610Did not advance
    align=left rowspan=2Ryuya Mura100 m breaststroke59.4011 Q59.82=13Did not advance
    200 m breaststroke2:09.008 Q2:08.276 Q2:08.427
    Katsumi Nakamura100 m freestyle48.4817Did not advance
    align=left rowspan=2Shoma Sato100 m breaststroke1:00.0423Did not advance
    200 m breaststroke2:09.4311 Q2:09.0410Did not advance
    align=left rowspan=3Daiya Seto200 m butterfly1:55.269 Q1:55.5011Did not advance
    200 m individual medley1:58.1516 Q1:56.863 Q1:56.224
    400 m individual medley4:10.529Did not advance
    Keita Sunama200 m backstroke1:57.079 Q1:57.1614Did not advance
    Katsumi Nakamura
    Akira Namba
    Kaiya Seki
    Shinri Shioura
    4 × 100 m freestyle relay3:14.4414Did not advance
    Kosuke Hagino
    Katsuhiro Matsumoto
    Kotaro Takahashi
    Konosuke Yanagimoto
    4 × 200 m freestyle relay7:09.5312Did not advance
    Ryosuke Irie
    Naoki Mizunuma
    Ryuya Mura
    Katsumi Nakamura
    4 × 100 m medley relay3:32.025 Q3:29.91 AS6
    Women
    AthleteEventHeatSemifinalFinal
    TimeRankTimeRankTimeRank
    Reona Aoki100 m breaststroke1:07.2919Did not advance
    Suzuka Hasegawa200 m butterfly2:10.4313 Q2:09.429Did not advance
    Yumi Kida10 km open water2:01:40.913
    align=left rowspan=2Waka Kobori400 m freestyle4:05.5711Did not advance
    800 m freestyle8:28.9016Did not advance
    Anna Konishi100 m backstroke1:00.0416 Q1:00.0713Did not advance
    align=left rowspan=2Miyu Namba400 m freestyle4:13.4920Did not advance
    800 m freestyle8:32.0417Did not advance
    align=left rowspan=2Yui Ohashi200 m individual medley2:10.7710 Q2:09.795 Q2:08.52
    400 m individual medley4:35.713 Q4:32.08
    Ageha Tanigawa400 m individual medley4:41.7612Did not advance
    Miho Teramura200 m individual medley2:11.2212 Q2:12.1415Did not advance
    align=left rowspan=2Kanako Watanabe100 m breaststroke1:07.0117Did not advance
    200 m breaststroke2:24.7318Did not advance
    Chihiro Igarashi
    Rikako Ikee
    Rika Omoto
    Natsumi Sakai
    4 × 100 m freestyle relay3:36.209Did not advance
    Chihiro Igarashi
    Nagisa Ikemoto
    Aoi Masuda
    Rio Shirai
    4 × 200 m freestyle relay7:58.399Did not advance
    Chihiro Igarashi
    Rikako Ikee
    Anna Konishi
    Kanako Watanabe
    4 × 100 m medley relay3:57.176 Q3:58.128
    Mixed

    Table tennis

    See main article: Table tennis at the 2020 Summer Olympics and Table tennis at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Qualification. Japan entered six athletes into the table tennis competition at the Games, as the host nation was automatically entitled to use quota places each in the men's and women's teams. Moreover, an additional berth was awarded to the Japanese table tennis players competing in the inaugural mixed doubles by advancing to the semifinal stage of the 2019 ITTF World Tour Grand Finals in Zhengzhou.[68]

    The host nation's table tennis players were officially named on January 6, 2020, with Rio 2016 bronze medalist Jun Mizutani participating in his fourth straight Games.[69] [70]

    Men
    AthleteEventPreliminaryRound 1Round 2Round 3Round of 16QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinal /
    Opposition
    Result
    Opposition
    Result
    Opposition
    Result
    Opposition
    Result
    Opposition
    Result
    Opposition
    Result
    Opposition
    Result
    Opposition
    Result
    Rank
    Tomokazu Harimotoalign=left rowspan=2Singles
    W 4–1

    L 3–4
    Did not advance
    Koki Niwa
    W 4–0

    L 1–4
    Did not advance
    Tomokazu Harimoto
    Jun Mizutani
    Koki Niwa
    Team
    W 3–0

    W 3–1

    L 2–3

    W 3–1
    Women
    AthleteEventPreliminaryRound 1Round 2Round 3Round of 16QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinal /
    Opposition
    Result
    Opposition
    Result
    Opposition
    Result
    Opposition
    Result
    Opposition
    Result
    Opposition
    Result
    Opposition
    Result
    Opposition
    Result
    Rank
    Kasumi Ishikawaalign=left rowspan=2Singles
    W 4–2

    W 4–0

    L 1–4
    Did not advance
    Mima Ito
    W 4–1

    W 4–0

    W 4–0

    L 0–4

    W 4–1
    Miu Hirano
    Kasumi Ishikawa
    Mima Ito
    Team
    W 3–0

    W 3–0

    W 3–0

    L 0–3
    Mixed

    Taekwondo

    See main article: Taekwondo at the 2020 Summer Olympics and Taekwondo at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Qualification. As the host nation, Japanese taekwondo practitioners have already received four quota places, two men and two women, at their disposal for the Games. On 9 February 2020, the Japanese Olympic Committee nominated the four athletes to take up the host nation places, with Mayu Hamada (women's 57 kg) leading them to her third consecutive Games.[71]

    AthleteEventQualificationRound of 16QuarterfinalsSemifinalsRepechage 1Repechage 2Final /
    Opposition
    Result
    Opposition
    Result
    Opposition
    Result
    Opposition
    Result
    Opposition
    Result
    Opposition
    Result
    Opposition
    Result
    Rank
    Sergio SuzukiMen's −58 kg
    L 2–22
    Did not advance
    Ricardo SuzukiMen's −68 kg
    L 2–22
    Did not advance
    Miyu YamadaWomen's −49 kg
    W 10–9

    W 16–7

    L 12–34

    L 6–20
    5
    Mayu HamadaWomen's −57 kg
    L 6–11
    Did not advance

    Tennis

    See main article: Tennis at the 2020 Summer Olympics and Tennis at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Qualification.

    Men
    AthleteEventRound of 64Round of 32Round of 16QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinal /
    Opposition
    Score
    Opposition
    Score
    Opposition
    Score
    Opposition
    Score
    Opposition
    Score
    Opposition
    Score
    Rank
    Taro DanielSingles
    L 6–4, 6–7(6–8), 6–7(3–7)
    Did not advance
    Kei Nishikori
    W 6–3, 6–4

    W 7–6, 3–6, 6–1

    W 7–6(9–7), 6–0

    L 2–6, 0–6
    Did not advance
    Yoshihito Nishioka
    L 6–3, 1–6, 2–6
    Did not advance
    Yūichi Sugita
    L 4–6, 3–6
    Did not advance
    Taro Daniel
    Yoshihito Nishioka
    align=left rowspan=2Doubles
    L 2–6, 4–6
    Did not advance
    Ben McLachlan
    Kei Nishikori

    W 6–1, 6–4

    W 6–3, 6–4

    L 3–6, 3–6
    Did not advance
    Women
    AthleteEventRound of 64Round of 32Round of 16QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinal /
    Opposition
    Score
    Opposition
    Score
    Opposition
    Score
    Opposition
    Score
    Opposition
    Score
    Opposition
    Score
    Rank
    Misaki DoiSingles
    W 6–3, 6–2

    L 2–6, 4–6
    Did not advance
    Nao Hibino
    L 3–6, 3–6
    Did not advance
    Naomi Osaka
    W 6–1, 6–4

    W 6–3, 6–2

    L 1–6, 4–6
    Did not advance
    Shuko Aoyama
    Ena Shibahara
    Doubles
    L 4–6, 7–6(7–5), [5–10]
    Did not advance
    Nao Hibino
    Makoto Ninomiya

    L 1–6, 2–6
    Did not advance
    Mixed

    Triathlon

    See main article: Triathlon at the 2020 Summer Olympics and Triathlon at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Qualification. As the host nation, Japan reserves four quota places with two for each gender in the individual and mixed relay triathlon events.

    Individual
    AthleteEventTimeRank
    Swim (1.5 km)Trans 1Bike (40 km)Trans 2Run (10 km)Total
    Kenji Neneralign=left rowspan=2Men's17:510:4156:310:2830:531:46:2414
    Makoto Odakura18:210:4156:050:3031:261:47:0319
    Niina Kishimotoalign=left rowspan=2Women's19:480:42Did not finish
    Yuko Takahashi19:100:421:03:150:3137:402:01:1818
    Relay
    AthleteEventTimeRank
    Swim (300 m)Trans 1Bike (7 km)Trans 2Run (2 km)Total group
    Kenji Neneralign=left rowspan=5Mixed relay4:030:359:360:285:48 20:30rowspan=4
    Makoto Odakura4:110:3810:190:29 6:0121:38
    Niina Kishimoto4:320:3910:220:306:5422:57
    Yuko Takahashi3:520:4010:310:286:2621:57
    Total1:24:406

    Volleyball

    See main article: Volleyball at the 2020 Summer Olympics.

    Beach

    As the host nation, Japan received a guaranteed place for each gender.

    AthleteEventPreliminary roundRepechageRound of 16QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinal /
    Opposition
    Score
    Opposition
    Score
    Opposition
    Score
    RankOpposition
    Score
    Opposition
    Score
    Opposition
    Score
    Opposition
    Score
    Opposition
    Score
    Rank
    Yusuke Ishijima
    Katsuhiro Shiratori
    Men's
    L(15–21, 14–21)

    L (19–21, 16–21)

    L (16–21, 11–21)
    4Did not advance
    Miki Ishii
    Megumi Murakami
    Women's
    W (21–0, 21–0)

    L (17–21, 20–22)

    L (21–14, 19–21, 12–15)
    3 q
    L (15–21, 10–21)
    Did not advance

    Indoor

    Summary
    TeamEventGroup stageQuarter-finalsSemi-finals /
    Opposition
    Score
    Opposition
    Score
    Opposition
    Score
    Opposition
    Score
    Opposition
    Score
    RankOpposition
    Score
    Opposition
    Score
    Opposition
    Score
    Rank
    Japan men'sMen's tournament
    W 3–0

    W 3–1

    L 1–3

    L 0–3

    W 3–2
    3 Q
    L 0–3
    Did not advance
    Japan women'sWomen's tournament
    W 3–0

    L 0–3

    L 0–3

    L 2–3

    L 1–3
    5Did not advance

    Men's tournament

    See main article: Volleyball at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Men's tournament. Japan men's volleyball team automatically qualified for the Olympics as the host nation.

    Team roster
    Group play

    ----------------

    Quarterfinal

    Women's tournament

    See main article: Volleyball at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Women's tournament. Japan women's volleyball team automatically qualified for the Olympics as the host nation.

    Team roster
    Group play

    ----------------

    Water polo

    See main article: Water polo at the 2020 Summer Olympics.

    Summary
    TeamEventGroup stageQuarter-finalsSemi-finals /
    Opposition
    Score
    Opposition
    Score
    Opposition
    Score
    Opposition
    Score
    Opposition
    Score
    RankOpposition
    Score
    Opposition
    Score
    Opposition
    Score
    Rank
    Japan men'sMen's tournament
    L 13–15

    L 11–16

    L 9–10

    L 8–16

    W 24–9
    5Did not advance
    Japan women'sWomen's tournament
    L 4–25

    L 11–16

    L 13–17

    L 16–20
    5Did not advance

    Men's tournament

    See main article: Water polo at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Men's tournament. Japan men's water polo team automatically qualified for the Olympics as the host nation.

    Team roster
    Group play----------------

    Women's tournament

    See main article: Water polo at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Women's tournament. Japan women's water polo team automatically qualified for the Olympics as the host nation.

    Team roster
    Group play------------

    Weightlifting

    See main article: Weightlifting at the 2020 Summer Olympics and Weightlifting at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Qualification. Japanese weightlifters qualified for four quota places at the games, based on the Tokyo 2020 Rankings Qualification List of 11 June 2021 and three quotas from Host Nation Quotas.[72]

    Men
    AthleteEventSnatchClean & jerkTotalRank
    ResultRankResultRank
    Yoichi Itokazu−61 kg133315952924
    Mitsunori Konnai−67 kg1351117263077
    Masanori Miyamoto−73 kg147818853357
    Toshiki Yamamoto−96 kg1687168
    Women
    AthleteEventSnatchClean & jerkTotalRank
    ResultRankResultRank
    Hiromi Miyake−49 kg741174
    Kanae Yagi−55 kg81131021018311
    Mikiko Andoh−59 kg9461203214

    Wrestling

    See main article: Wrestling at the 2020 Summer Olympics and Wrestling at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Qualification. Japan qualified twelve wrestlers for each of the following classes into the Olympic competition. Eight of them finished among the top six to book Olympic spots in the men's freestyle (65 and 74 kg), men's Greco-Roman 60 kg and women's freestyle wrestling (53, 57, 62, 68, and 76 kg) at the 2019 World Championships, while two additional licenses were awarded to the Japanese wrestlers, who progressed to the top two finals of the men's Greco-Roman 77 kg and women's freestyle 50 kg, respectively, at the 2021 Asian Qualification Tournament in Almaty, Kazakhstan.[73] [74] Two Japanese wrestlers claimed one of the remaining slots each in the men's freestyle 57 and 86 kg, respectively, to complete the host nation's roster at the 2021 World Qualification Tournament in Sofia, Bulgaria.[75]

    Freestyle
    AthleteEventRound of 16QuarterfinalsSemifinalsRepechageFinal /
    Opposition
    Result
    Opposition
    Result
    Opposition
    Result
    Opposition
    Result
    Opposition
    Result
    Rank
    Yuki TakahashiMen's −57 kg
    W 3–0 PO

    L 1–3 PP
    Did not advance8
    Takuto OtoguroMen's −65 kg
    W 3–1 PP

    W 3–1 PP

    W 3–1 PP

    W 3–1 PP
    Keisuke OtoguroMen's −74 kg
    L 0–5 VT
    Did not advance14
    Sosuke TakataniMen's −86 kg
    L 1–3 PP
    Did not advance9
    Yui SusakiWomen's −50 kg
    W 4–0 ST

    W 4–0 ST

    W 4–0 ST

    W 4–0 ST
    Mayu MukaidaWomen's −53 kg
    W 4–0 ST

    W 4–1 SP

    W 3–1 PP

    W 3–1 PP
    Risako KawaiWomen's −57 kg
    W 3–1 PP

    W 3–0 PO

    W 3–1 PP

    W 3–0 PO
    Yukako KawaiWomen's −62 kg
    W 4–0 ST

    W 3–1 PP

    W 3–1 PP

    W 3–1 PP
    Sara DoshoWomen's −68 kg
    L 0–4 ST
    Did not advance
    W 3–1 PP

    L 0–5 VT
    5
    Hiroe MinagawaWomen's −76 kg
    W 3–0 PO

    W 3–0 PO

    L 1–3 PP

    L 0–5 VT
    5
    Greco-Roman
    AthleteEventRound of 16QuarterfinalsSemifinalsRepechageFinal /
    Opposition
    Result
    Opposition
    Result
    Opposition
    Result
    Opposition
    Result
    Opposition
    Result
    Rank
    Kenichiro FumitaMen's −60 kg
    W 4–0 ST

    W 3–1 PP

    W 3–1 PP

    L 1–3 PP
    Shohei YabikuMen's −77 kg
    W 3–1 PP

    L 1–3 PP
    Did not advance
    W 5–0 VB

    W 4–1 SP

    See also

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