Npc: | JPN |
Country: | Japan |
Year: | 2022 |
Games: | Winter Paralympics |
Flagcaption: | Flag of Japan |
Npcname: | Japan Paralympic Committee |
Website: | |
Location: | Beijing, China |
Competitors: | 29 |
Competitors Men: | 21 |
Competitors Women: | 8 |
Sports: | 4 |
Flagbearer Open: | Taiki Kawayoke |
Flagbearer Close: | Taiki Kawayoke |
Rank: | 9 |
Gold: | 4 |
Silver: | 1 |
Bronze: | 2 |
Appearances: | auto |
Japan competed at the 2022 Winter Paralympics in Beijing, China which took place between 4–13 March 2022.[1] [2] In total, 29 athletes were scheduled to compete.[1] [3]
Team captain and para-alpine skier, Momoka Muraoka, became the most successful athlete after winning four medals at once. She won the downhill, Super-G, and giant slalom events. She also won silver in the super combined event.
The following Japanese competitors won medals at the games. In the discipline sections below, the medalists' names are bolded.
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| width="22%" align="left" valign="top" |Medals by sport | |||||||
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Sport | bgcolor=#f7f6a8 | bgcolor=#dce5e5 | bgcolor=#ffdab9 | Total | |||
3 | 1 | 2 | 6 | ||||
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||||
Total | 4 | 1 | 2 | 7 |
Medals by gender | |||||
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Gender | Total | ||||
Male | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | |
Female | 3 | 1 | 0 | 4 | |
Total | 4 | 1 | 2 | 7 |
President of the Japanese Paralympic Committee Junichi Kawai served as Chef de Mission.[3]
The following is the list of number of competitors participating at the Games per sport/discipline.
width=150 | Sport | width=55 | Men | width=55 | Women | width=55 | Total |
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Alpine skiing | 9 | 6 | 15 | ||||
Biathlon | 1* | 2* | 3* | ||||
Cross-country skiing | 6* | 3* | 9* | ||||
Snowboarding | 6 | 0 | 6 | ||||
Total | 21 | 8 | 29 |
See main article: Alpine skiing at the 2022 Winter Paralympics.
Japan competed in alpine skiing.[4]
See main article: Biathlon at the 2022 Winter Paralympics.
Japan competed in biathlon.[5]
Athlete | Events | Final | ||||
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Missed Shots | Result | Rank | ||||
Keiichi Sato | 6 km, standing | 2 | 19:15.3 | 11 | ||
10 km, standing | 1 | 34:49.2 | 9 | |||
12.5 km, standing | 1 | 45:15.7 | 7 |
Athlete | Events | Final | ||||
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Missed Shots | Result | Rank | ||||
Momoko Dekijima | 6 km, standing | 2 | 22:35.5 | 14 | ||
10 km, standing | 3 | 41:59.1 | 10 | |||
12.5 km, standing | 4 | 56:29.2 | 12 | |||
Yurika Abe | 6 km, standing | 7 | 26:13.1 | 16 | ||
12.5 km, standing | 8 | 1:03:34.3 | 13 |
See main article: Cross-country skiing at the 2022 Winter Paralympics.
Japan competed in cross-country skiing.[6]
Athlete | Event | Qualification | Semifinal | Final | |||
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Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | ||
Yurika Abe | 1.5 km sprint, standing | 3:46.04 | 12 Q | 4:57.1 | 6 | Did not qualify | |
15 km classic, standing | 56:45.7 | 8 | |||||
Momoko Dekijima | 7.5 km, standing | 46:55.3 | 14 | ||||
Mika Iwamoto | 1.5 km sprint, standing | 4:11.96 | 15 | Did not qualify | |||
7.5 km, standing | 55:17.0 | 15 |
Athletes | Event | Final | ||
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Time | Rank | |||
Keigo Iwamoto Momoko Dekijima Hiroaki Mori Yurika Abe | 4 x 2.5 km mixed relay | 31:17.7 | 7 | |
Yoshihiro Nitta Taiki Kawayoke | 4 x 2.5 km open relay | 31:38.1 | 7 |
See main article: Snowboarding at the 2022 Winter Paralympics.
Japan competed in snowboarding.[7]
Athlete | Event | Run 1 | Run 2 | Best | Rank | |
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Daichi Oguri | Men's SB-LL1 | 1:15.55 | 1:14.42 | 1:14.42 | 7 | |
Junta Kosuda | Men's SB-LL1 | 1:16.32 | 1:16.32 | 10 | ||
Takahito Ichikawa | Men's SB-LL2 | 1:11.31 | 1:12.35 | 1:11.31 | 8 | |
Keiji Okamoto | Men's SB-LL2 | 1:13.38 | 1:14.34 | 1:13.38 | 13 | |
Shinji Tabuchi | Men's SB-LL2 | 1:14.82 | 1:14.57 | 1:14.57 | 18 | |
Masataka Oiwane | Men's SB-UL | 1:14.39 | 1:14.45 | 1:14.39 | 13 |
Athlete | Event | Qualification | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Final | |||
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Run 1 | Run 2 | Rank | Position | Position | Position | |||
Daichi Oguri | Men's SB-LL1 | 1:08.34 | 1:07.69 | 6 Q | 2 Q | 4 FB | 5 | |
Junta Kosuda | Men's SB-LL1 | 1:08.89 | 7 Q | 2 Q | 3 FB | 7 | ||
Takahito Ichikawa | Men's SB-LL2 | 1:04.33 | 1:03.63 | 6 Q | 2 Q | 4 FB | 5 | |
Keiji Okamoto | Men's SB-LL2 | 1:04.77 | 1:03.95 | 8 Q | 2 Q | 4 FB | 8 | |
Shinji Tabuchi | Men's SB-LL2 | 1:07.36 | 1:07.72 | 16 Q | 3 | Did not advance | ||
Masataka Oiwane | Men's SB-UL | 1:04.18 | 1:12.10 | 11 Q | 2 Q | 4 FB | 8 |