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Japan at the 2020 Summer Olympics

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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 flag-bearers for Japan were basketball player Rui Hachimura and wrestler Yui Susaki in the opening ceremony[2] and karateka Ryo Kiyuna in the closing ceremony.[3]

IOC codeJPN
NOCJapanese Olympic Committee
Websitewww.joc.or.jp (in Japanese)
Competitors556 (295 men and 261 women) in 37 sports
Quick facts Japan at the 2020 Summer Olympics, IOC code ...
Japan at the
2020 Summer Olympics
IOC codeJPN
NOCJapanese Olympic Committee
Websitewww.joc.or.jp (in Japanese)
in Tokyo, Japan
July 23 (23-07) – August 8, 2021 (2021-08-08)
Competitors556 (295 men and 261 women) in 37 sports
Flag bearers (opening)Rui Hachimura
Yui Susaki
Flag bearer (closing)Ryo Kiyuna
Medals
Ranked 3rd
Gold
27
Silver
14
Bronze
17
Total
58
Summer Olympics appearances (overview)
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Japan finished the Games with 58 total medals, 27 being gold, a significant improvement upon 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. In terms of 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

Further information: 2020 Summer Olympics medal table

The following Japanese competitors won medals at the Games. In the by discipline sections below, medalists' names are bolded.

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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:

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Sport Men Women Total
Archery 336
Artistic swimming N/a99
Athletics 41950
Badminton 6713
Baseball 24N/a24
Basketball 121628
Boxing 426
Canoeing 7512
Cycling 6713
Diving 448
Equestrian 909
Fencing 12921
Field hockey 161632
Football 181836
Golf 224
Gymnastics 51217
Handball 141428
Judo 7714
Karate 448
Modern pentathlon 123
Rugby sevens 121224
Sailing 8715
Shooting 6612
Skateboarding 4610
Softball N/a1515
Sport climbing 224
Surfing 224
Swimming 181735
Table tennis 336
Taekwondo 224
Tennis 459
Triathlon 224
Volleyball 141428
Water polo 131326
Weightlifting 437
Wrestling 6612
Total295261556
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Archery

Main articles: 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

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Athlete Event Ranking round Round of 64 Round of 32 Round of 16 Quarterfinals Semifinals Final / BM
Score Seed Opposition
Score		 Opposition
Score		 Opposition
Score		 Opposition
Score		 Opposition
Score		 Opposition
Score		 Rank
Takaharu Furukawa Individual 649 46  Álvarez (MEX)
W 7–3		  Broeksma (NED)
W 6–5		  Das (IND)
W 3–1		  Lia Jl (CHN)
W 4–0		  Gazoz (TUR)
L 1–4		  Tang C-c (TPE)
W 4–1		 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
Yuki Kawata 661 22  de Smedt (BEL)
L 2–6		 Did not advance
Hiroki Muto 678 5  Shanny (ISR)
L 3–7		 Did not advance
Takaharu Furukawa
Yuki Kawata
Hiroki Muto		 Team 1988 4 N/a Bye  United States
W 5–1		  South Korea
L 4–5		  Netherlands
W 5–4		 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
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Women

More information Athlete, Event ...
Athlete Event Ranking round Round of 64 Round of 32 Round of 16 Quarterfinals Semifinals Final / BM
Score Seed Opposition
Score		 Opposition
Score		 Opposition
Score		 Opposition
Score		 Opposition
Score		 Opposition
Score		 Rank
Ren Hayakawa Individual 653 16  Đỗ (VIE)
W 6–5		  Kaufhold (USA)
W 6–2		  An S (KOR)
L 4–6		 Did not advance
Miki Nakamura 639 31  Horáčková (CZE)
W 6–2		  Jang M-h (KOR)
W 6–2		  Wu Jx (CHN)
L 1–7		 Did not advance
Azusa Yamauchi 665 7  Bishindeeg (MGL)
W 6–2		  Marusava (BLR)
L 0–6		 Did not advance
Ren Hayakawa
Miki Nakamura
Azusa Yamauchi		 Team 1957 4 N/a Bye  Belarus
L 3–5		 Did not advance
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Mixed

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Athlete Event Ranking round Round of 16 Quarterfinals Semifinals Final / BM
Score Seed Opposition
Score		 Opposition
Score		 Opposition
Score		 Opposition
Score		 Rank
Hiroki Muto
Azusa Yamauchi		 Team 1343 3 Q  France
L 3–5		 Did not advance
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Artistic swimming

Main articles: 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.

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Athlete Event Technical routine Free routine (preliminary) Free routine (final)
Points Rank Points Total (technical + free) Rank Points Total (technical + free) Rank
Yukiko Inui
Megumu Yoshida		 Duet 93.3499 4 93.9333 187.2832 4 Q 94.4667 187.8166 4
Juka Fukumura
Yukiko Inui
Moeka Kijima
Okina Kyogoku
Mayu Tsukamoto
Mashiro Yasunaga
Akane Yanagisawa
Megumu Yoshida		 Team 93.3773 4 N/a 94.9333 188.3106 4
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Athletics (track and field)

Main articles: 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]

Key

  • Note–Ranks given for track events are within the athlete's heat only
  • Q = Qualified for the next round
  • q = Qualified for the next round as a fastest loser or, in field events, by position without achieving the qualifying target
  • NR = National record
  • N/A = Round not applicable for the event
  • Bye = Athlete not required to compete in round

Track & road events

Men

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Athlete Event Heat Quarterfinal Semifinal Final
Result Rank Result Rank Result Rank Result Rank
Yuki Koike 100 m Bye 10.22 4 Did not advance
Shuhei Tada Bye 10.22 6 Did not advance
Ryota Yamagata Bye 10.15 4 Did not advance
Abdul Hakim Sani Brown 200 m 21.41 6 N/a Did not advance
Shota Iizuka 21.02 6 Did not advance
Jun Yamashita 20.78 5 Did not advance
Julian Walsh 400 m 46.57 6 N/a Did not advance
Yuta Bando 5000 m 14:05.80 17 N/a Did not advance
Hiroki Matsueda 14:15.54 18 Did not advance
Akira Aizawa 10000 m N/a 28:18.37 17
Tatsuhiko Ito 29:01.31 22
Shunsuke Izumiya 110 m hurdles 13.28 2 Q N/a 13.35 3 Did not advance
Taio Kanai 13.41 3 Q 26.11 8 Did not advance
Shunya Takayama 13.98 6 Did not advance
Takatoshi Abe 400 m hurdles 49.98 6 N/a Did not advance
Kazuki Kurokawa 50.30 6 Did not advance
Hiromu Yamauchi 49.21 3 Q 49.35 6 Did not advance
Ryoma Aoki 3000 m steeplechase 8:24.82 9 N/a Did not advance
Ryuji Miura 8:09.92 2 Q 8:16.90 7
Kosei Yamaguchi 8:31.27 12 Did not advance
Bruno Dede*
Yoshihide Kiryu
Yuki Koike
Shuhei Tada
Ryota Yamagata		 4 × 100 m relay 38.16 3 Q N/a DNF
Rikuya Itō
Kaito Kawabata
Kentarō Satō
Aoto Suzuki
Julian Walsh*		 4 × 400 m relay 3:00.76 5 N/a Did not advance
Yuma Hattori Marathon N/a 2:30:08 73
Shogo Nakamura 2:22:23 62
Suguru Osako 2:10:41 6
Koki Ikeda 20 km walk N/a 1:12:14 2nd place, silver medalist(s)
Eiki Takahashi 1:27:29 32
Toshikazu Yamanishi 1:12:28 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
Hayato Katsuki 50 km walk N/a 4:06:32 30
Masatora Kawano 3:51:56 6
Satoshi Maruo 4:06:44 32
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Women

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Athlete Event Heat Semifinal Final
Result Rank Result Rank Result Rank
Ran Urabe 1500 m 4:07.90 9 Did not advance
Nozomi Tanaka 4:02.33 NR 4 Q 3:59.19 NR 5 Q 3:59.95 8
Kaede Hagitani 5000 m 15:04.95 12 N/a Did not advance
Ririka Hironaka 14:55.87 9 q 14:52.84 NR 9
Nozomi Tanaka 14:59.93 =6 Did not advance
Yuka Ando 10000 m N/a 32:40.77 23
Ririka Hironaka 31:00.71 PB 7
Hitomi Niiya 32:23.87 SB 22
Masumi Aoki 100 m hurdles 13.59 7 Did not advance
Ayako Kimura 13.25 7 Did not advance
Asuka Terada 12.95 5 q 13.06 6 Did not advance
Yuno Yamanaka 3000 m steeplechase 9:43.83 10 N/a Did not advance
Hanae Aoyama
Yu Ishikawa*
Mei Kodama
Remi Tsuruta
Ami Saitō		 4 × 100 m relay 43.44 7 N/a Did not advance
Mao Ichiyama Marathon N/a 2:30:13 8
Honami Maeda 2:35:28 33
Ayuko Suzuki 2:33:14 19
Nanako Fujii 20 km walk N/a 1:31:55 13
Kumiko Okada 1:31:57 15
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Field events

Men

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Athlete Event Qualification Final
Distance Position Distance Position
Yuki Hashioka Long jump 8.17 3 Q 8.10 6
Shotaro Shiroyama 7.70 23 Did not advance
Hibiki Tsuha 7.61 26 Did not advance
Takashi Eto High jump 2.21 =17 Did not advance
Naoto Tobe 2.28 =4 q 2.24 13
Masaki Ejima Pole vault 5.30 =25 Did not advance
Seito Yamamoto 5.30 =25 Did not advance
Takuto Kominami Javelin throw 78.39 19 Did not advance
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Women

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Athlete Event Qualification Final
Distance Position Distance Position
Haruka Kitaguchi Javelin throw 62.06 6 q 55.42 12
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Badminton

Main articles: 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

More information Athlete, Event ...
Athlete Event Group stage Elimination Quarter-finals Semi-finals Final / BM
Opposition
Score		 Opposition
Score		 Opposition
Score		 Rank Opposition
Score		 Opposition
Score		 Opposition
Score		 Opposition
Score		 Rank
Kento Momota Singles  Lam (USA)
W (21–12, 21–9)		  Heo K-h (KOR)
L (15–21, 19–21)		 N/a 2 Did not advance
Kanta Tsuneyama  Paul (MRI)
W (21–8, 21–6)		  Coelho (BRA)
W (21–14, 21–8)		 N/a 1 Q  Ginting (INA)
L (18–21, 14–21)		 Did not advance
Hiroyuki Endo
Yuta Watanabe		 Doubles  Olofua /
Opeyori (NGR)
W (21–2, 21–7)		  Ivanov /
Sozonov (ROC)
W (21–19, 21–19)		  Astrup /
Rasmussen (DEN)
W (21–14, 21–12)		 1 Q N/a  Lee Y /
Wang C-l (TPE)
L (16–21, 19–21)		 Did not advance
Takeshi Kamura
Keigo Sonoda		  Lamsfuß /
Seidel (GER)
W (21–13, 21–8)		  P Chew /
R Chew (USA)
W (21–11, 21–3)		  Li Jh /
Liu Yc (CHN)
L (14–21, 16–21)		 2 Q N/a  Ahsan /
Setiawan (INA)
L (14–21, 21–16, 9–21)		 Did not advance
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Women

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Athlete Event Group stage Elimination Quarterfinals Semifinals Final / BM
Opposition
Score		 Opposition
Score		 Opposition
Score		 Rank Opposition
Score		 Opposition
Score		 Opposition
Score		 Opposition
Score		 Rank
Akane Yamaguchi Singles  Shahzad (PAK)
W (21–3, 21–8)		  Gilmour (GBR)
W (21–9, 21–18)		 N/a 1 Q  Kim G-e (KOR)
W (21–17, 21–18)		  Sindhu (IND)
L (13–21, 20–22)		 Did not advance
Nozomi Okuhara  Li (GER)
W (21–17, 21–4)		  Kosetskaya (ROC)
W (21–6, 21–16)		 N/a 1 Q  Li (CAN)
W (21–9, 21–7)		  He Bj (CHN)
L (21–13, 13–21, 14–21)		 Did not advance
Yuki Fukushima
Sayaka Hirota		 Doubles  Birch /
Smith (GBR)
W (21–13, 21–14)		  Chow M K /
Lee M Y (MAS)
W (17–21, 21–15, 21–8)		  Polii /
Rahayu (INA)
L (22–24, 21–13, 8–21)		 2 Q N/a  Chen Qc /
Jia Yf (CHN)
L (21–18, 10–21, 10–21)		 Did not advance
Mayu Matsumoto
Wakana Nagahara		  Hany /
Hosny (EGY)
W (21–7, 21–3)		  Honderich /
Tsai (CAN)
W (14–21, 21–19, 21–18)		  Piek /
Seinen (NED)
W (24–22, 21–15)		 1 Q N/a  Kim S-y /
Kong H-y (KOR)
L (14–21, 21–14, 26–28)		 Did not advance
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Mixed

More information Athlete, Event ...
Athlete Event Group stage Quarterfinals Semifinals Final / BM
Opposition
Score		 Opposition
Score		 Opposition
Score		 Rank= Opposition
Score		 Opposition
Score		 Opposition
Score		 Rank
Yuta Watanabe
Arisa Higashino		 Doubles  Christiansen /
Bøje (DEN)
W (20–22, 21–11, 21–15)		  Leung /
Somerville (AUS)
W (21–7, 21–15)		  Jordan /
Oktavianti (INA)
W (21–13, 21–10)		 1 Q  Puavaranukroh /
Taerattanachai (THA)
W (15–21, 21–16, 21–14)		  Wang /
Huang (CHN)
L (23–21, 15–21, 14–21)		  Tang C M /
Tse Y S (HKG)
W (21–17, 23–21)		 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
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Baseball

Main article: Baseball at the 2020 Summer Olympics

Japan national baseball team automatically qualified for the Olympics as the host nation.

Team roster The final roster was announced on 16 June 2021.[15][16]

More information Player, No. ...
Player No. Pos. Birth date (age) Team League Place of birth
Kōyō Aoyagi12P (1993-12-11) December 11, 1993 (age 32)Japan Hanshin TigersJapan Nippon Professional BaseballJapan Yokohama, Kanagawa
Suguru Iwazaki13P (1991-06-19) June 19, 1991 (age 35)Japan Hanshin TigersJapan Nippon Professional BaseballJapan Shimizu, Shizuoka
Masato Morishita15P (1997-08-25) August 25, 1997 (age 29)Japan Hiroshima Toyo CarpJapan Nippon Professional BaseballJapan Ōita, Ōita
Hiromi Itoh16P (1997-08-31) August 31, 1997 (age 29)Japan Hokkaido Nippon-Ham FightersJapan Nippon Professional BaseballJapan Kayabe, Hokkaido
Yoshinobu Yamamoto17P (1998-08-17) August 17, 1998 (age 28)Japan Orix BuffaloesJapan Nippon Professional BaseballJapan Bizen, Okayama
Masahiro Tanaka18P (1988-11-01) November 1, 1988 (age 37)Japan Tohoku Rakuten Golden EaglesJapan Nippon Professional BaseballJapan Itami, Hyōgo
Yasuaki Yamasaki19P (1992-10-02) October 2, 1992 (age 33)Japan Yokohama DeNA BayStarsJapan Nippon Professional BaseballJapan Arakawa, Tokyo
Ryoji Kuribayashi20P (1996-07-09) July 9, 1996 (age 30)Japan Hiroshima Toyo CarpJapan Nippon Professional BaseballJapan Aisai, Aichi
Yūdai Ōno22P (1988-09-26) September 26, 1988 (age 37)Japan Chunichi DragonsJapan Nippon Professional BaseballJapan Fushimi-ku, Kyoto
Kodai Senga41P (1993-01-30) January 30, 1993 (age 33)Japan Fukuoka SoftBank HawksJapan Nippon Professional BaseballJapan Gamagōri, Aichi
Kaima Taira61P (1999-11-15) November 15, 1999 (age 26)Japan Saitama Seibu LionsJapan Nippon Professional BaseballJapan Ishigaki, Okinawa
Ryutaro Umeno7C (1991-06-17) June 17, 1991 (age 35)Japan Hanshin TigersJapan Nippon Professional BaseballJapan Fukuoka
Takuya Kai10C (1992-11-05) November 5, 1992 (age 33)Japan Fukuoka SoftBank HawksJapan Nippon Professional BaseballJapan Ōita, Ōita
Tetsuto Yamada1IF (1992-07-16) July 16, 1992 (age 34)Japan Tokyo Yakult SwallowsJapan Nippon Professional BaseballJapan Toyooka, Hyōgo
Sōsuke Genda2IF (1993-02-16) February 16, 1993 (age 33)Japan Saitama Seibu LionsJapan Nippon Professional BaseballJapan Ōita, Ōita
Hideto Asamura3IF (1990-11-12) November 12, 1990 (age 35)Japan Tohoku Rakuten Golden EaglesJapan Nippon Professional BaseballJapan Higashiyodogawa-ku, Osaka
Ryosuke Kikuchi4IF (1990-03-11) March 11, 1990 (age 36)Japan Hiroshima Toyo CarpJapan Nippon Professional BaseballJapan Higashiyamato, Tokyo
Hayato Sakamoto6IF (1988-12-14) December 14, 1988 (age 37)Japan Yomiuri GiantsJapan Nippon Professional BaseballJapan Itami, Hyōgo
Munetaka Murakami55IF (2000-02-02) February 2, 2000 (age 26)Japan Tokyo Yakult SwallowsJapan Nippon Professional BaseballJapan Kumamoto, Kumamoto
Kensuke Kondoh8OF (1993-08-09) August 9, 1993 (age 33)Japan Hokkaido Nippon-Ham FightersJapan Nippon Professional BaseballJapan Midori-ku, Chiba
Yuki Yanagita9OF (1988-10-09) October 9, 1988 (age 37)Japan Fukuoka SoftBank HawksJapan Nippon Professional BaseballJapan Hiroshima, Hiroshima
Ryoya Kurihara31OF (1996-07-04) July 4, 1996 (age 30)Japan Fukuoka SoftBank HawksJapan Nippon Professional BaseballJapan Fukui, Fukui
Masataka Yoshida34OF (1993-07-15) July 15, 1993 (age 33)Japan Orix BuffaloesJapan Nippon Professional BaseballJapan Fukui, Fukui
Seiya Suzuki51OF (1994-08-18) August 18, 1994 (age 32)Japan Hiroshima Toyo CarpJapan Nippon Professional BaseballJapan Arakawa, Tokyo
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Group play

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Pos Team
 Pld W L RF RA RD PCT GB Qualification
1  Japan (H) 2 2 0 11 7 +4 1.000 — Round 2
2  Dominican Republic 2 1 1 4 4 0 .500 1 Round 1 game #2
3  Mexico 2 0 2 4 8 −4 .000 2 Round 1 game #1
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Source: TOCOG and WBSC
(H) Hosts
More information Team, R ...
28 July 12:00 (JST)
Fukushima Azuma Baseball Stadium
Team123456789RHE
 Dominican Republic000000201380
 Japan000000103490
WP: Ryoji Kuribayashi (1–0)   LP: Jairo Asencio (0–1)
Boxscore
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More information Team, R ...
31 July 12:00
Yokohama Stadium
Team123456789RHE
 Japan0113001107100
 Mexico100100020472
WP: Masato Morishita (1–0)   LP: Juan Pablo Oramas (0–1)   Sv: Ryoji Kuribayashi (1)
Home runs:
JPN: Tetsuto Yamada (1), Hayato Sakamoto (1)
MEX: Joey Meneses (1)
Boxscore
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Round 2

More information Team, R ...
2 August 19:00
Yokohama Stadium
Team12345678910RHE
 United States00033000006122
 Japan (10)00212000117120
WP: Ryoji Kuribayashi (2–0)   LP: Edwin Jackson (0–1)
Home runs:
USA: Triston Casas (2)
JPN: Seiya Suzuki (1)
Boxscore
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Semifinal

More information Team, R ...
4 August 19:00
Yokohama Stadium
Team123456789RHE
 South Korea000002000271
 Japan00101003X591
WP: Hiromi Itoh (1–0)   LP: Go Woo-suk (0–1)   Sv: Ryoji Kuribayashi (2)
Boxscore
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Gold medal game

More information Team, R ...
7 August 19:00
Yokohama Stadium
Team123456789RHE
 United States000000000061
 Japan00100001X280
WP: Masato Morishita (2–0)   LP: Nick Martinez (1–1)   Sv: Ryoji Kuribayashi (3)
Home runs:
USA: None
JPN: Munetaka Murakami (1)
Boxscore
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Basketball

Main article: Basketball at the 2020 Summer Olympics

Indoor

Men's tournament

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 The roster was announced on 5 July 2021.[17]

More information Players, Coaches ...
Japan national basketball team roster
PlayersCoaches
Pos.No.NameAge – Date of birthHeightClubCtr.
PG 2 Yuki Togashi 27 – (1993-07-30)30 July 1993 1.67 m (5 ft 6 in) Chiba Jets Funabashi Japan
SG 6 Makoto Hiejima 31 – (1990-04-11)11 April 1990 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) Utsunomiya Brex Japan
SF 8 Rui Hachimura 23 – (1998-02-08)8 February 1998 2.03 m (6 ft 8 in) Washington Wizards United States
PG 9 Leo Vendrame 27 – (1993-11-14)14 November 1993 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) Sun Rockers Shibuya Japan
SF 12 Yuta Watanabe 24 – (1996-10-13)13 October 1996 2.06 m (6 ft 9 in) Toronto Raptors Canada
SG 14 Kosuke Kanamaru 32 – (1989-03-08)8 March 1989 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in) Shimane Susanoo Magic Japan
SF 18 Yudai Baba 25 – (1995-11-07)7 November 1995 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) Melbourne United Australia
PF 23 Gavin Edwards 33 – (1988-01-15)15 January 1988 2.06 m (6 ft 9 in) Chiba Jets Funabashi Japan
SG 24 Daiki Tanaka 29 – (1991-09-03)3 September 1991 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in) Alvark Tokyo Japan
C 32 Avi Schafer 23 – (1998-01-28)28 January 1998 2.06 m (6 ft 9 in) SeaHorses Mikawa Japan
PF 34 Hugh Watanabe 22 – (1998-12-23)23 December 1998 2.07 m (6 ft 9 in) Ryukyu Golden Kings Japan
SF 88 Tenketsu Harimoto 29 – (1992-01-08)8 January 1992 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) Nagoya Diamond Dolphins Japan
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
  • Argentina Herman Mandole
Legend
  • Club – describes last
    club before the tournament
  • Age – describes age
    on 25 July 2021
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Group play

More information Pos, Pld ...
Pos Team
 Pld W L PF PA PD Pts Qualification
1  Slovenia 3 3 0 329 268 +61 6 Quarterfinals
2  Spain 3 2 1 256 243 +13 5
3  Argentina 3 1 2 268 276 −8 4
4  Japan (H) 3 0 3 235 301 −66 3
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Source: TOCOG and FIBA
Rules for classification: 1) classification points; 2) head-to-head results; 3) head-to-head game points difference; 4) head-to-head number of game points scored.
(H) Hosts
26 July 2021 (2021-07-26)
21:00
v
Japan  77–88  Spain
Scoring by quarter: 14–18, 14–30, 28–21, 21–19
Pts: Hachimura 20
Rebs: Watanabe 8
Asts: Baba, Tanaka 5		 Pts: Rubio 20
Rebs: Claver 9
Asts: Rubio 9
Saitama Super Arena, Saitama
Referees: Aleksandar Glišić (SRB), Mārtiņš Kozlovskis (LAT), Rabah Noujaim (LIB)
29 July 2021 (2021-07-29)
13:40
v
Slovenia  116–81  Japan
Scoring by quarter: 29–23, 24–18, 27–23, 36–17
Pts: Dončić 25
Rebs: Tobey 11
Asts: Dončić 7		 Pts: Hachimura 34
Rebs: Hachimura, Watanabe 7
Asts: Hachimura, Tanaka 3
Saitama Super Arena, Saitama
Referees: Aleksandar Glišić (SRB), Michael Weiland (CAN), Ferdinand Pascual (PHI)
1 August 2021 (2021-08-01)
13:40
v
Argentina  97–77  Japan
Scoring by quarter: 26–16, 20–22, 19–15, 32–24
Pts: Scola 23
Rebs: Scola 10
Asts: Campazzo 11		 Pts: Baba 18
Rebs: Hachimura 11
Asts: three players 3
Saitama Super Arena, Saitama
Referees: Roberto Vázquez (PUR), Mārtiņš Kozlovskis (LAT), Michael Weiland (CAN)

Women's tournament

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 The roster was announced on 1 July 2021.[19]

More information Players, Coaches ...
Japan women's national basketball team – 2020 Summer Olympics roster
PlayersCoaches
Pos.No.NameAge – Date of birthHeightClub
PF 0 Moeko Nagaoka 27 – (1993-12-29)29 December 1993 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) Toyota Antelopes Japan
C 8 Maki Takada 31 – (1989-08-23)23 August 1989 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) Denso Iris Japan
SG 12 Naho Miyoshi 27 – (1993-12-21)21 December 1993 1.67 m (5 ft 6 in) Toyota Antelopes Japan
PG 13 Rui Machida 28 – (1993-03-08)8 March 1993 1.62 m (5 ft 4 in) Fujitsu Red Wave Japan
PG 15 Nako Motohashi 27 – (1993-10-10)10 October 1993 1.65 m (5 ft 5 in) Haneda Vickies Japan
SG 20 Nanaka Todo 20 – (2000-11-29)29 November 2000 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in) Toyota Boshoku Sunshine Rabbits Japan
SG 27 Saki Hayashi 26 – (1995-03-16)16 March 1995 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) JX-Eneos Sunflowers Japan
PF 30 Evelyn Mawuli 26 – (1995-06-02)2 June 1995 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in) Toyota Antelopes Japan
PG 32 Saori Miyazaki 25 – (1995-08-27)27 August 1995 1.67 m (5 ft 6 in) JX-Eneos Sunflowers Japan
PF 52 Yuki Miyazawa 28 – (1993-06-02)2 June 1993 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) Fujitsu Red Wave Japan
SF 88 Himawari Akaho 22 – (1998-08-28)28 August 1998 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) Denso Iris Japan
PF 99 Monica Okoye 22 – (1999-02-07)7 February 1999 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) Fujitsu Red Wave Japan
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
  • Japan Toru Ontsuka
Legend
  • Club – describes last
    club before the tournament
  • Age – describes age
    on 26 July 2021
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Group play

More information Pos, Pld ...
Pos Team
 Pld W L PF PA PD Pts Qualification
1  United States 3 3 0 260 223 +37 6 Quarterfinals
2  Japan (H) 3 2 1 245 239 +6 5
3  France 3 1 2 239 229 +10 4
4  Nigeria 3 0 3 217 270 −53 3
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Source: TOCOG and FIBA
Rules for classification: 1) classification points; 2) head-to-head results; 3) head-to-head game points difference; 4) head-to-head number of game points scored.
(H) Hosts
27 July 2021 (2021-07-27)
10:00
v
Japan  74–70  France
Scoring by quarter: 13–17, 21–19, 18–13, 22–21
Pts: Hayashi 12
Rebs: Akaho 9
Asts: Machida 11		 Pts: Gruda 18
Rebs: Gruda 9
Asts: Johannès 4
Saitama Super Arena, Saitama
Referees: Maripier Malo (CAN), James Boyer (AUS), Yevgeniy Mikheyev (KAZ)
30 July 2021 (2021-07-30)
13:40
v
United States  86–69  Japan
Scoring by quarter: 28–30, 21–10, 16–13, 21–16
Pts: Wilson 20
Rebs: Stewart 13
Asts: Bird, Stewart 6		 Pts: Takada 15
Rebs: Akaho 8
Asts: Machida 11
Saitama Super Arena, Saitama
Referees: Yener Yılmaz (TUR), Yevgeniy Mikheyev (KAZ), Gizella Györgyi (NOR)
2 August 2021 (2021-08-02)
10:00
v
Nigeria  83–102  Japan
Scoring by quarter: 22–30, 16–21, 19–33, 26–18
Pts: Macaulay 18
Rebs: Chidom, Elonu 7
Asts: Nyingifa 8		 Pts: Hayashi 23
Rebs: Akaho 7
Asts: Machida 15
Saitama Super Arena, Saitama
Referees: Juan Fernández (ARG), Andreia Silva (BRA), Yevgeniy Mikheyev (KAZ)

Quarterfinal

4 August 2021 (2021-08-04)
17:20
v
Japan  86–85  Belgium
Scoring by quarter: 19–16, 22–26, 20–26, 25–17
Pts: Miyazawa 21
Rebs: Akaho 7
Asts: Machida 14		 Pts: Meesseman 25
Rebs: Meesseman 11
Asts: Allemand 8
Saitama Super Arena, Saitama
Referees: Yu Jung (TPE), Amy Bonner (USA), James Boyer (AUS)

Semifinal

6 August 2021 (2021-08-06)
20:00
v
Japan  87–71  France
Scoring by quarter: 14–22, 27–12, 27–16, 19–21
Pts: Akaho 17
Rebs: Akaho, Miyazawa 7
Asts: Machida 18		 Pts: Gruda 18
Rebs: Williams 8
Asts: Williams 7
Saitama Super Arena, Saitama
Referees: Maripier Malo (CAN), Luis Castillo (ESP), Yevgeniy Mikheyev (KAZ)

Final

8 August 2021 (2021-08-08)
11:30
v
United States  90–75  Japan
Scoring by quarter: 23–14, 27–25, 25–17, 15–19
Pts: Griner 30
Rebs: Stewart 14
Asts: Taurasi 8		 Pts: Takada 17
Rebs: Okoye 8
Asts: Machida 6
Saitama Super Arena, Saitama
Referees: Manuel Mazzoni (ITA), Andreia Silva (BRA), Maripier Malo (CAN)

3×3 basketball

Summary

More information Team, Event ...
Team Event Group stage Quarter-finals Semi-finals GM / BM Rank
Opposition
Score		 Opposition
Score		 Opposition
Score		 Opposition
Score		 Opposition
Score		 Opposition
Score		 Opposition
Score		 Rank Opposition
Score		 Opposition
Score		 Opposition
Score
Japan men's 3×3 Men's 3×3 tournament  Poland
L 19–20		  Belgium
W 18–16		  Netherlands
L 20–21		  Latvia
L 18–21		  Serbia
L 11–21		 ROC
L 16–19		  China
W 21–16		 6  Latvia
L 18–21		 Did not advance 6
Japan women's 3×3 Women's 3×3 tournament ROC
L18–21		  Romania
W 20–8		  Mongolia
W 19–10		  France
W 19–15		  China
L 12–15		  Italy
W 22–10		  United States
W 20–18		 4  France
L 14–16		 Did not advance 5
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Men's tournament

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 roster The players were announced on 3 July 2021.[21]

Group play

More information Pos, Pld ...
Pos Team
 Pld W L PF PA PD Qualification
1  Serbia 7 7 0 138 91 +47 Semifinals
2  Belgium 7 4[a] 3 126 127 −1
3  Latvia 7 4[a] 3 133 129 +4 Quarterfinals
4  Netherlands 7 4[a] 3 132 129 +3
5  ROC 7 3 4 116 125 −9
6  Japan (H) 7 2[b] 5 123 134 −11
7  Poland 7 2[b] 5 120 130 −10
8  China 7 2[b] 5 119 142 −23
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Source: TOCOG and FIBA
Rules for classification: 1) Wins; 2) Head-to-head record; 3) Points scored.
(H) Hosts
Notes:
  1. [a]
    Belgium 2–0, Latvia 1–1, Netherlands 0–2
  2. [b]
    Japan 1–1, 123 PS; Poland 1–1, 120 PS; China 1–1, 119 PS
24 July 2021 (2021-07-24)
19:05
v
Japan  19–20 (OT)  Poland
Pts: Brown, Tominaga 7 Pts: Pawłowski, Zamojski 7
Aomi Urban Sports Park, Tokyo
Referees: Vlad Ghizdareanu (ROU), Jasmina Juras (SRB)
24 July 2021 (2021-07-24)
22:25
v
Belgium  16–18 (OT)  Japan
Pts: Bogaerts 5 Pts: Yasuoka 7
Aomi Urban Sports Park, Tokyo
Referees: Vlad Ghizdareanu (ROU), Su Yu-yen (TPE)
25 July 2021 (2021-07-25)
19:05
v
Japan  20–21  Netherlands
Pts: Tominaga 10 Pts: Bekkering, Slagter 6
Aomi Urban Sports Park, Tokyo
Referees: Marek Maliszewski (POL), Vanessa Devlin (AUS)
25 July 2021 (2021-07-25)
22:25
v
Latvia  21–18  Japan
Pts: Lasmanis 7 Pts: Tominaga 9
Aomi Urban Sports Park, Tokyo
Referees: Edmond Ho (HKG), Marek Maliszewski (POL)
26 July 2021 (2021-07-26)
12:00
v
Serbia  21–11  Japan
Pts: Domović Bulut 7 Pts: Yasuoka 8
Aomi Urban Sports Park, Tokyo
Referees: Edmond Ho (HKG), Glenn Tuitt (USA)
26 July 2021 (2021-07-26)
15:00
v
Japan  16–19  ROC
Pts: Brown 7 Pts: Pisklov 7
Aomi Urban Sports Park, Tokyo
Referees: Glenn Tuitt (USA), Cecília Tóth (HUN)
27 July 2021 (2021-07-27)
15:05
v
China  16–21  Japan
Pts: Gao 8 Pts: Tominaga, Yasuoka 8
Aomi Urban Sports Park, Tokyo
Referees: Markos Michaelides (SUI), Jasmina Juras (SRB)

Quarter-finals

27 July 2021 (2021-07-27)
22:20
v
Latvia  21–18  Japan
Pts: Krūmiņš 9 Pts: Tominaga 8
Aomi Urban Sports Park, Tokyo
Referees: Jasmina Juras (SRB), Marek Maliszewski (POL)

Women's tournament

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.[22]

Team roster The players were announced on 3 July 2021.[21]

Group play

More information Pos, Pld ...
Pos Team
 Pld W L PF PA PD Qualification
1  United States 7 6 1 136 98 +38 Semifinals
2  ROC 7 5[a] 2 129 90 +39
3  China 7 5[a] 2 127 97 +30 Quarterfinals
4  Japan (H) 7 5[a] 2 130 97 +33
5  France 7 4 3 118 116 +2
6  Italy 7 2 5 98 125 −27
7  Romania 7 1 6 89 142 −53
8  Mongolia 7 0 7 79 141 −62
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Source: TOCOG and FIBA
Rules for classification: 1) Wins; 2) Head-to-head record; 3) Points scored.
(H) Hosts
Notes:
  1. [a]
    ROC 2–0, China 1–1, Japan 0–2
24 July 2021 (2021-07-24)
10:15
v
ROC  21–18  Japan
Pts: O. Frolkina 7 Pts: Shinozaki 8
Aomi Urban Sports Park, Tokyo
Referees: Edmond Ho (HKG), Cecília Tóth (HUN)
24 July 2021 (2021-07-24)
14:25
v
Romania  8–20  Japan
Pts: Ursu-Kim 3 Pts: Mawuli 9
Aomi Urban Sports Park, Tokyo
Referees: Sara El-Sharnouby (EGY), Markos Michaelides (SUI)
25 July 2021 (2021-07-25)
10:15
v
Japan  19–10  Mongolia
Pts: Mawuli, Yamamoto 6 Pts: Chimeddolgor, Solongo 3
Aomi Urban Sports Park, Tokyo
Referees: Shi Qirong (CHN), Markos Michaelides (SUI)
25 July 2021 (2021-07-25)
17:55
v
Japan  19–15  France
Pts: three players 5 Pts: Paget 6
Aomi Urban Sports Park, Tokyo
Referees: Evgeny Ostrovskiy (RUS), Vanessa Devlin (AUS)
26 July 2021 (2021-07-26)
10:15
v
Japan  12–15  China
Pts: Mawuli 5 Pts: Wang L. 5
Aomi Urban Sports Park, Tokyo
Referees: Marek Maliszewski (POL), Vanessa Devlin (AUS)
26 July 2021 (2021-07-26)
14:25
v
Italy  10–22  Japan
Pts: Consolini 4 Pts: Mawuli 8
Aomi Urban Sports Park, Tokyo
Referees: Cecília Tóth (HUN), Su Yu-yen (TPE)
27 July 2021 (2021-07-27)
13:30
v
United States  18–20  Japan
Pts: Dolson 7 Pts: Yamamoto 8
Aomi Urban Sports Park, Tokyo
Referees: Evgeny Ostrovskiy (RUS), Shi Qirong (CHN)

Quarterfinal

27 July 2021 (2021-07-27)
21:50
v
Japan  14–16  France
Pts: Shinozaki 7 Pts: Paget 5
Aomi Urban Sports Park, Tokyo
Referees: Evgeny Ostrovskiy (RUS), Cecília Tóth (HUN)

Boxing

Main articles: 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.[23][24] 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.[25]

More information Athlete, Event ...
Athlete Event Round of 32 Round of 16 Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Rank
Ryomei Tanaka Men's flyweight  Finol (VEN)
W 5–0		  Hu Jg (CHN)
W 3–1		  Martinez (COL)
W 4–1		  Paalam (PHI)
L 0–5		 Did not advance 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
Daisuke Narimatsu Men's lightweight  Pezo (PER)
W 5–0		  Safiullin (KAZ)
L WO		 Did not advance
Sewon Okazawa Men's welterweight  Yadav (IND)
W 5–0		  Iglesias (CUB)
L 2–3		 Did not advance
Yuito Moriwaki Men's middleweight  Mousavi (IRI)
W 3–2		  Khyzhniak (UKR)
L 0–5		 Did not advance
Tsukimi Namiki Women's flyweight  Nanziri (UGA)
W 5–0		  Sousa (BRA)
W 5–0		  Valencia (COL)
W 5–0		  Krasteva (BUL)
L 0–5		 Did not advance 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
Sena Irie Women's featherweight  Solorzano (ESA)
W 5–0		  Hlimi (TUN)
W 5–0		  Nechita (ROU)
W 3–2		  Artingstall (GBR)
W 3–2		  Petecio (PHI)
W 5–0		 1st place, gold medalist(s)
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Canoeing

Main articles: 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.[26][27]

More information Athlete, Event ...
Athlete Event Preliminary Semifinals Final
Run 1 Rank Run 2 Rank Best Rank Time Rank Time Rank
Takuya Haneda Men's C-1 106.57 11 105.15 11 105.15 13 Q 107.82 10 Q 109.30 10
Kazuya Adachi Men's K-1 97.72 14 92.09 6 92.09 6 Q 101.60 16 Did not advance
Ayano Sato Women's C-1 161.77 21 151.03 19 151.03 20 Did not advance
Aki Yazawa Women's K-1 129.87 21 127.91 21 127.91 22 Q 124.73 19 Did not advance
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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.[28][29] 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.[30]

More information Athlete, Event ...
Athlete Event Heats Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank
Takanori Tōme Men's C-1 1000 m 4:37.208 7 QF 4:38.546 6 Did not advance
Hiroki Fujishima
Yūsuke Miyata
Momotaro Matsushita
Keiji Mizumoto		 Men's K-4 500 m 1:32.295 6 QF 1:28.211 7 Did not advance
Manaka Kubota C-1 200 metres 50.608 7 QF 49.769 6 Did not advance
Teruko Kiriake
Manaka Kubota		 Women's C-2 500 m 2:16.791 7 QF 2:08.849 5 FB Bye 2:06.196 14
Yuka Ono Women's K-1 200 m 45.251 7 QF 45.610 7 Did not advance
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Qualification Legend: FA = Qualify to final (medal); FB = Qualify to final B (non-medal)

Cycling

Main articles: 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.[31]

More information Athlete, Event ...
Athlete Event Time Rank
Yukiya Arashiro Men's road race 6:15:38 35
Nariyuki Masuda 6:25:16 84
Hiromi Kaneko Women's road race 4:01:08 43
Eri Yonamine Women's road race 3:55:13 21
Women's time trial 34:34.97 22
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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.[32] 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.[33]

Sprint

More information Athlete, Event ...
Athlete Event Qualification Round 1 Repechage 1 Round 2 Repechage 2 Round 3 Repechage 3 Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
Time
Speed (km/h)		 Rank 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)		 Opposition
Time
Speed (km/h)		 Rank
Yudai Nitta Men's sprint 9.728
74.013		 26 Did not advance
Yuta Wakimoto 9.518
75.646		 9 Q  Quintero (COL)
W 9.997
72.022		 Bye  Kenny (GBR)
L		  Bötticher (GER)
W 10.323
69.747		  Paul (TTO)
L		  Kenny (GBR)
 Awang (MAS)
L		 Did not advance
Yuka Kobayashi Women's sprint 10.711
67.221		 17 Q  Marchant (GBR)
L		  Krupeckaitė (LTU)
 Marozaitė (LTU)
W 11.335
63.520		  Gros (FRA)
L		  Voynova (ROC)
L		 Did not advance
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Keirin

More information Athlete, Event ...
Athlete Event Round 1 Repechage Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
Rank Rank Rank Rank Rank
Yudai Nitta Men's keirin 1 QF Bye 6 Did not advance
Yuta Wakimoto 1 QF Bye 1 SF 5 FB 7
Yuka Kobayashi Women's keirin 2 QF Bye 6 Did not advance
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Omnium

More information Athlete, Event ...
Athlete Event Scratch race Tempo race Elimination race Points race Total points Rank
Rank Points Rank Points Rank Points Rank Points
Eiya Hashimoto Men's omnium 8 26 16 10 12 18 15 0 54 15
Yumi Kajihara Women's omnium 2 38 5 32 2 38 11 2 110 2nd place, silver medalist(s)
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Madison

More information Athlete, Event ...
Athlete Event Points Laps Rank
Yumi Kajihara
Kisato Nakamura		 Women's madison 0 –40 13
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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.[34]

More information Athlete, Event ...
Athlete Event Time Rank
Kohei Yamamoto Men's cross-country 1:32:35 29
Miho Imai Women's cross-country LAP (3 laps) 37
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BMX

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

Race

More information Athlete, Event ...
Athlete Event Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
Points Rank Points Rank Result Rank
Yoshitaku Nagasako Men's race 12 5 Did not advance
Sae Hatakeyama Women's race 22 6 Did not advance
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Freestyle

More information Athlete, Event ...
Athlete Event Seeding Final
Score Rank Score Rank
Rim Nakamura Men's freestyle 87.67 2 85.10 5
Minato Oike Women's freestyle 61.45 8 75.40 7
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Diving

Main articles: 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.[35]

Men

More information Athlete, Event ...
Athlete Event Preliminary Semifinal Final
Points Rank Points Rank Points Rank
Ken Terauchi 3 m springboard 430.20 10 Q 424.50 7 Q 359.70 12
Reo Nishida 10 m platform 314.30 25 Did not advance
Rikuto Tamai 374.25 16 Q 413.65 8 Q 431.95 7
Sho Sakai
Ken Terauchi		 3 m synchronized springboard N/a 393.93 5
Hiroki Ito
Kazuki Murakami		 10 m synchronized platform N/a 377.10 8
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Women

More information Athlete, Event ...
Athlete Event Preliminary Semifinal Final
Points Rank Points Rank Points Rank
Haruka Enomoto 3 m springboard 277.85 17 Q 255.40 17 Did not advance
Sayaka Mikami 317.10 5 Q 273.70 16 Did not advance
Matsuri Arai 10 m platform 268.80 22 Did not advance
Haruka Enomoto
Hazuki Miyamoto		 3 m synchronized springboard N/a 269.40 5
Matsuri Arai
Minami Itahashi		 10 m synchronized platform N/a 291.42 6
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Equestrian

Main articles: 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.

More information Athlete, Horse ...
Athlete Horse Event Grand Prix Grand Prix Special Grand Prix Freestyle Overall
Score Rank Score Rank Technical Artistic Score Rank
Shingo Hayashi Scolari Individual 65.714 48 N/a Did not advance
Hiroyuki Kitahara Huracan 66.304 45 Did not advance
Kazuki Sado Ludwig der Sonnenkönig 62.531 56 Did not advance
Shingo Hayashi
Hiroyuki Kitahara
Kazuki Sado		 See above Team 6264.5 14 Did not advance N/a Did not advance
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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.

More information Athlete, Horse ...
Athlete Horse Event Dressage Cross-country Jumping Total
Qualifier Final
Penalties Rank Penalties Total Rank Penalties Total Rank Penalties Total Rank Penalties Rank
Yoshiaki Oiwa Calle Individual 31.50 21 Eliminated Did not advance
Toshiyuki Tanaka Talma d'Allou 32.70 29 30.80 63.50 35 12.00 75.50 34 Did not advance
Kazuma Tomoto Vinci de la Vigne 26.10 7 1.60 27.50 5 4.00 31.50 7 0.40 31.90 4 31.90 4
Yoshiaki Oiwa
Toshiyuki Tanaka
Kazuma Tomoto
Ryuzo Kitajima (s)		 Calle
Talma d'Allou
Vinci de la Vigne
Feroza Nieuwmoed		 Team 90.10 4 232.40 322.50 12 16.00+20.00 358.50 11 N/a 358.50 11
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  • (s) – substituted before jumping – 20 replacement penalties

Jumping

Mike Kawai and As de Mai were named the traveling alternates.

More information Athlete, Horse ...
Athlete Horse Event Qualification Final Jump-off
Penalties Rank Penalties Time Rank Penalties Time Rank
Daisuke Fukushima Canyon Individual 0 =1 Q 0 87.57 =1 Q 0 43.76 6
Koki Saito Chilensky 0 =1 Q 5 89.82 13 Did not advance
Eiken Sato Saphyr des Lacs 1 =26 Q 16 84.67 25 Did not advance
Daisuke Fukushima
Koki Saito
Eiken Sato		 See above Team Eliminated Did not advance
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Fencing

Main articles: 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.[36] 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.[37][38]

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).[39]

Men

More information Athlete, Event ...
Athlete Event Round of 64 Round of 32 Round of 16 Quarterfinals Semifinals Final / BM
Opposition
Score		 Opposition
Score		 Opposition
Score		 Opposition
Score		 Opposition
Score		 Opposition
Score		 Rank
Koki Kano Épée Bye  E Garozzo (ITA)
W 15–12		  Bida (ROC)
L 12–15		 Did not advance
Kazuyasu Minobe Bye  Jurka (CZE)
W 15–14		  Park S-y (KOR)
L 6–15		 Did not advance
Masaru Yamada Bye  Petrov (KGZ)
W 15–13		  Kurbanov (KAZ)
W 15–8		  Santarelli (ITA)
L 13–15		 Did not advance
Koki Kano
Kazuyasu Minobe
Satoru Uyama
Masaru Yamada		 Team épée N/a  United States
W 45–39		  France
W 45–44		  South Korea
W 45–38		  ROC
W 45–36		 1st place, gold medalist(s)
Kyosuke Matsuyama Foil Bye  Pauty (FRA)
W 15–7		  D Garozzo (ITA)
L 14–15		 Did not advance
Toshiya Saito Bye  Toldo (BRA)
W 15–10		  Lefort (FRA)
L 4–15		 Did not advance
Takahiro Shikine Bye  Samandi (TUN)
W 15–4		  Choi (HKG)
W 15–6		  Abouelkassem (EGY)
W 15–13		  D Garozzo (ITA)
L 9–15		  Choupenitch (CZE)
L 8–15		 4
Kyosuke Matsuyama
Yudai Nagano
Toshiya Saito
Takahiro Shikine		 Team foil N/a Bye  Italy
W 45–43		  France
L 42–45		  United States
L 31–45		 4
Tomohiro Shimamura Sabre  Mackiewicz (USA)
L 13–15		 Did not advance
Kaito Streets  Bounabi (ALG)
W 15–9		  Dershwitz (USA)
L 9–15		 Did not advance
Kento Yoshida  Quintero (VEN)
L 13–15		 Did not advance
Tomohiro Shimamura
Kaito Streets
Kenta Tokunan
Kento Yoshida		 Team sabre N/a  Egypt
L 42–45		 Did not advance
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Women

More information Athlete, Event ...
Athlete Event Round of 64 Round of 32 Round of 16 Quarterfinals Semifinals Final / BM
Opposition
Score		 Opposition
Score		 Opposition
Score		 Opposition
Score		 Opposition
Score		 Opposition
Score		 Rank
Nozomi Satō Épée Bye  Kang Y-m (KOR)
W 15–14		  Beljajeva (EST)
L 10–15		 Did not advance
Rio Azuma Foil Bye  Jeon H-s (KOR)
L 10–11		 Did not advance
Sera Azuma Bye  Ryan (CAN)
L 11–12		 Did not advance
Yuka Ueno Bye  Mohamed (EGY)
W 15–5		  Ross (USA)
W 15–9		  Kiefer (USA)
L 11–15		 Did not advance
Rio Azuma
Sera Azuma
Sumire Tsuji
Yuka Ueno		 Team foil N/a  United States
L 36–45		 Classification semifinal
 Egypt
W 45–27		 Fifth place match
 Canada
L 31–45		 6
Chika Aoki Sabre  Dayibekova (UZB)
L 9–15		 Did not advance
Misaki Emura Bye  Gkountoura (GRE)
W 15–8		  Brunet (FRA)
L 12–15		 Did not advance
Norika Tamura Bye  Qian Jr (CHN)
L 8–15		 Did not advance
Chika Aoki
Misaki Emura
Shihomi Fukushima
Norika Tamura		 Team sabre N/a  Tunisia
W 45–29		  ROC
L 34–45		 Classification semifinal
 Hungary
W 45–42		 Fifth place match
 United States
W 45–43		 5
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Field hockey

Main article: Field hockey at the 2020 Summer Olympics

Summary

Key:

More information Team, Event ...
Team Event Group stage Quarter-finals Semi-finals GM / BM
Opposition
Score		 Opposition
Score		 Opposition
Score		 Opposition
Score		 Opposition
Score		 Rank Opposition
Score		 Opposition
Score		 Opposition
Score		 Rank
Japan men's Men's tournament  Australia
L 3–5		  Argentina
L 1–2		  New Zealand
D 2–2		  Spain
L 1–4		  India
L 3–5		 6 did not advance 11
Japan women's Women's tournament  China
L 3–4		  New Zealand
L 1–2		  Australia
L 0–1		  Argentina
L 1–2		  Spain
L 1–4		 6 did not advance 11
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Men's tournament

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.[40]

Team roster The squad was announced on 8 June 2021.[41]

Head coach: Netherlands Siegfried Aikman[42]

More information No., Pos. ...
No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps GoalsClub
1 FW Koji Yamasaki (1996-02-27)27 February 1996 (aged 25) 97 28 Japan Gifu Asahi Club
4 MF Genki Mitani (1990-06-12)12 June 1990 (aged 31) 168 6 Japan Vercosta Fukui
5 MF Seren Tanaka (1992-11-09)9 November 1992 (aged 28) 103 8 Japan Gifu Asahi Club
6 MF Hiromasa Ochiai (1994-02-09)9 February 1994 (aged 27) 75 5 Japan Tochigi Liebe
7 FW Kazuma Murata (1991-11-28)28 November 1991 (aged 29) 120 33 Japan Tochigi Liebe
9 FW Kenta Tanaka (1988-05-04)4 May 1988 (aged 33) 154 80 Netherlands HGC
11 FW Kenji Kitazato (1989-05-19)19 May 1989 (aged 32) 162 50 Japan Alder Hanno
12 MF Yuma Nagai (1996-03-18)18 March 1996 (aged 25) 11 0 Japan Gifu Asahi Club
13 DF Manabu Yamashita (Captain) (1989-02-04)4 February 1989 (aged 32) 186 1 Japan Oyabe Redox
14 MF Kaito Tanaka (1995-11-01)1 November 1995 (aged 25) 45 5 Japan Indicator Light Fullertel
15 MF Ken Nagayoshi (1999-10-26)26 October 1999 (aged 21) 12 0 Japan Tenri University Bears
17 FW Kentaro Fukuda (1995-07-27)27 July 1995 (aged 25) 69 15 Japan Gifu Asahi Club
20 DF Masaki Ohashi (1993-05-08)8 May 1993 (aged 28) 94 0 Japan Tochigi Liebe
25 DF Shota Yamada (1994-12-21)21 December 1994 (aged 26) 102 32 Japan Gifu Asahi Club
29 DF Hirotaka Zendana (1993-02-14)14 February 1993 (aged 28) 119 30 Japan Tenri University Bears
30 GK Takashi Yoshikawa (1994-11-29)29 November 1994 (aged 26) 94 0 Japan Gifu Asahi Club
31 FW Kota Watanabe (1996-10-30)30 October 1996 (aged 24) 74 8 Japan Vercosta Fukui
32 DF Yoshiki Kirishita (1998-12-27)27 December 1998 (aged 22) 55 4 Japan Tochigi Liebe
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Group play

More information Pos, Pld ...
Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Australia 5 4 1 0 22 9 +13 13 Quarter-finals
2  India 5 4 0 1 15 13 +2 12
3  Argentina 5 2 1 2 10 11 −1 7
4  Spain 5 1 2 2 9 10 −1 5
5  New Zealand 5 1 1 3 11 16 −5 4
6  Japan (H) 5 0 1 4 10 18 −8 1
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Source: Tokyo 2020 and FIH
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) matches won; 3) goal difference; 4) goals for; 5) head-to-head result; 6) field goals scored.
(H) Hosts
More information 3–5, Australia ...
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More information 1–2, Argentina ...
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More information 2–2, New Zealand ...
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More information 1–4, Spain ...
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More information 3–5, India ...
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Women's tournament

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.[43]

Team roster The squad was announced on 8 June 2021.[44]

Head coach: Spain Xavier Arnau

More information No., Pos. ...
No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps GoalsClub
1 DF Yu Asai (1996-01-08)8 January 1996 (aged 25) 78 {{{goals}}} Japan Coca-Cola Red Sparks
3 DF Kimika Hoshi (1996-01-26)26 January 1996 (aged 25) 46 {{{goals}}} Japan Sony H.C. BRAVIA Ladies
6 DF Emi Nishikori (1993-01-09)9 January 1993 (aged 28) 73 {{{goals}}} Japan Coca-Cola Red Sparks
7 FW Kana Nomura (1990-03-23)23 March 1990 (aged 31) 128 {{{goals}}} Japan Southern Metropolis Silver Shooting Stars
8 MF Yukari Mano (captain) (1994-03-04)4 March 1994 (aged 27) 124 {{{goals}}} Japan Sony H.C. BRAVIA Ladies
9 FW Yuri Nagai (1992-05-26)26 May 1992 (aged 29) 179 {{{goals}}} Japan Sony H.C. BRAVIA Ladies
10 MF Hazuki Nagai (1994-08-15)15 August 1994 (aged 26) 173 {{{goals}}} Japan Sony H.C. BRAVIA Ladies
11 DF Shihori Oikawa (1989-03-12)12 March 1989 (aged 32) 133 {{{goals}}} Japan Tokyo Verdy Hockey Team
13 DF Miki Kozuka (1996-01-13)13 January 1996 (aged 25) 65 {{{goals}}} Japan GlaxoSmithKline Orange United
14 MF Maho Segawa (1996-06-23)23 June 1996 (aged 25) 46 {{{goals}}} Japan Tokyo Verdy Hockey Team
15 FW Mai Toriyama (1995-04-13)13 April 1995 (aged 26) 15 {{{goals}}} Japan Southern Metropolis Silver Shooting Stars
16 DF Natsuha Matsumoto (1995-07-31)31 July 1995 (aged 25) 43 {{{goals}}} Japan Coca-Cola Red Sparks
17 FW Aki Yamada (1992-11-24)24 November 1992 (aged 28) 27 {{{goals}}} Japan Coca-Cola Red Sparks
18 FW Aki Mitsuhashi (1989-09-12)12 September 1989 (aged 31) {{{goals}}}
19 FW Kanon Mori (1996-05-01)1 May 1996 (aged 25) 28 {{{goals}}} Japan Coca-Cola Red Sparks
25 FW Kaho Tanaka (1997-10-25)25 October 1997 (aged 23) {{{goals}}}
29 MF Sakurako Omoto (1998-03-19)19 March 1998 (aged 23) 31 {{{goals}}} Japan Coca-Cola Red Sparks
32 GK Sakiyo Asano (1987-05-26)26 May 1987 (aged 34) 111 {{{goals}}} Japan Gifu Morning Ladies
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Group play

More information Pos, Pld ...
Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Australia 5 5 0 0 13 1 +12 15 Quarterfinals
2  Spain 5 3 0 2 9 8 +1 9
3  Argentina 5 3 0 2 8 8 0 9
4  New Zealand 5 2 0 3 8 7 +1 6
5  China 5 2 0 3 9 16 −7 6
6  Japan (H) 5 0 0 5 6 13 −7 0
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Source: Tokyo 2020 and FIH
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) matches won; 3) goal difference; 4) goals for; 5) head-to-head result; 6) field goals scored.
(H) Hosts
More information 3–4, China ...
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More information 1–2, New Zealand ...
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More information 0–1, Australia ...
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More information 1–2, Argentina ...
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More information 1–4, Spain ...
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Football (soccer)

Main article: Football at the 2020 Summer Olympics

Summary

Key:

More information Team, Event ...
Team Event Group stage Quarter-finals Semi-finals Bronze medal match
Opposition
Score		 Opposition
Score		 Opposition
Score		 Rank Opposition
Score		 Opposition
Score		 Opposition
Score		 Rank
Japan men's Men's tournament  South Africa
W 1–0		  Mexico
W 2–1		  France
W 4–0		 1 Q  New Zealand
D 0–0 (4–2)		  Spain
L 0–1		  Mexico
L 1–3		 4
Japan women's Women's tournament  Canada
D 1–1		  Great Britain
L 0–1		  Chile
W 1–0		 3 Q  Sweden
L 1–3		 Did not advance 8
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Men's tournament

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 Japan's final squad was announced on 22 June 2021.[45]

Head coach: Hajime Moriyasu

More information No., Pos. ...
No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Club
1 1GK Keisuke Osako (1999-07-28)28 July 1999 (aged 21) Japan Football Association Sanfrecce Hiroshima
2 2DF Hiroki Sakai* (1990-04-12)12 April 1990 (aged 31) French Football Federation Marseille
3 2DF Yuta Nakayama (1997-02-16)16 February 1997 (aged 24) Royal Dutch Football Association PEC Zwolle
4 2DF Ko Itakura (1997-01-27)27 January 1997 (aged 24) Royal Dutch Football Association Groningen
5 2DF Maya Yoshida* (captain) (1988-08-24)24 August 1988 (aged 32) Italian Football Federation Sampdoria
6 3MF Wataru Endō* (1993-02-09)9 February 1993 (aged 28) German Football Association VfB Stuttgart
7 4FW Takefusa Kubo (2001-06-04)4 June 2001 (aged 20) Royal Spanish Football Federation Getafe
8 3MF Koji Miyoshi (1997-03-26)26 March 1997 (aged 24) Royal Belgian Football Association Antwerp
9 4FW Daizen Maeda (1997-10-20)20 October 1997 (aged 23) Japan Football Association Yokohama F. Marinos
10 3MF Ritsu Dōan (1998-06-16)16 June 1998 (aged 23) German Football Association Arminia Bielefeld
11 4FW Kaoru Mitoma (1997-05-20)20 May 1997 (aged 24) Japan Football Association Kawasaki Frontale
12 1GK Kosei Tani (2000-11-22)22 November 2000 (aged 20) Japan Football Association Shonan Bellmare
13 3MF Reo Hatate (1997-11-21)21 November 1997 (aged 23) Japan Football Association Kawasaki Frontale
14 2DF Takehiro Tomiyasu (1998-11-05)5 November 1998 (aged 22) Italian Football Federation Bologna
15 2DF Daiki Hashioka (1999-05-17)17 May 1999 (aged 22) Royal Belgian Football Association Sint-Truiden
16 4FW Yuki Soma (1997-02-25)25 February 1997 (aged 24) Japan Football Association Nagoya Grampus
17 3MF Ao Tanaka (1998-09-10)10 September 1998 (aged 22) Japan Football Association Kawasaki Frontale
18 4FW Ayase Ueda (1998-08-28)28 August 1998 (aged 22) Japan Football Association Kashima Antlers
19 4FW Daichi Hayashi (1997-05-23)23 May 1997 (aged 24) Japan Football Association Sagan Tosu
20 2DF Koki Machida (1997-08-25)25 August 1997 (aged 23) Japan Football Association Kashima Antlers
21 2DF Ayumu Seko (2000-06-07)7 June 2000 (aged 21) Japan Football Association Cerezo Osaka
22 1GK Zion Suzuki (2002-08-21)21 August 2002 (aged 18) Japan Football Association Urawa Red Diamonds
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* Overage player

Group play

More information Pos, Pld ...
Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Japan (H) 3 3 0 0 7 1 +6 9 Advance to knockout stage
2  Mexico 3 2 0 1 8 3 +5 6
3  France 3 1 0 2 5 11 −6 3
4  South Africa 3 0 0 3 3 8 −5 0
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Source: TOCOG and FIFA
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
(H) Hosts
More information 1–0, South Africa ...
Japan 1–0 South Africa
Kubo 71' Report (TOCOG)
Report (FIFA)
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More information 2–1, Mexico ...
Japan 2–1 Mexico
 Report (TOCOG)
Report (FIFA)		 Alvarado 85'
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More information France, 0–4 ...
France 0–4 Japan
Report (TOCOG)
Report (FIFA)
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Quarterfinal

More information 0–0 (a.e.t.), New Zealand ...
Japan 0–0 (a.e.t.) New Zealand
Report (TOCOG)
Report (FIFA)
Penalties
 4–2
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Semifinal

More information 0–1 (a.e.t.), Spain ...
Japan 0–1 (a.e.t.) Spain
Report (TOCOG)
Report (FIFA)		 Asensio 115'
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Referee: Kevin Ortega (Peru)

Bronze medal match

More information Mexico, 3–1 ...
Mexico 3–1 Japan
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Report (FIFA)
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Women's tournament

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 The final squad of 22 athletes was announced on 18 June 2021.[46]

Head coach: Asako Takakura

More information No., Pos. ...
No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club
1 1GK Sakiko Ikeda (1992-09-08) 8 September 1992 (age 33) 18 0 Japan Football Association Urawa Reds
2 2DF Risa Shimizu (1996-06-15) 15 June 1996 (age 30) 37 1 Japan Football Association Nippon TV Tokyo Verdy Beleza
3 2DF Saori Takarada (1999-12-27) 27 December 1999 (age 26) 7 1 United States Soccer Federation Washington Spirit
4 2DF Saki Kumagai (captain) (1990-10-17) 17 October 1990 (age 35) 114 1 French Football Federation Lyon
5 2DF Moeka Minami (1998-12-07) 7 December 1998 (age 27) 15 1 Japan Football Association Urawa Reds
6 3MF Hina Sugita (1997-01-31) 31 January 1997 (age 29) 23 2 Japan Football Association INAC Kobe Leonessa
7 3MF Emi Nakajima (1990-09-27) 27 September 1990 (age 35) 85 14 Japan Football Association INAC Kobe Leonessa
8 3MF Narumi Miura (1997-07-03) 3 July 1997 (age 29) 24 1 Japan Football Association Nippon TV Tokyo Verdy Beleza
9 4FW Yuika Sugasawa (1990-10-05) 5 October 1990 (age 35) 75 24 Japan Football Association Urawa Reds
10 4FW Mana Iwabuchi (1993-03-18) 18 March 1993 (age 33) 77 35 The Football Association Aston Villa
11 4FW Mina Tanaka (1994-04-28) 28 April 1994 (age 32) 47 23 Japan Football Association INAC Kobe Leonessa
12 4FW Jun Endo (2000-05-24) 24 May 2000 (age 26) 17 1 Japan Football Association Nippon TV Tokyo Verdy Beleza
13 3MF Yuzuho Shiokoshi (1997-11-01) 1 November 1997 (age 28) 3 2 Japan Football Association Urawa Reds
14 3MF Yui Hasegawa (1997-01-29) 29 January 1997 (age 29) 46 11 Italian Football Federation Milan
15 4FW Yuka Momiki (1996-04-09) 9 April 1996 (age 30) 38 14 United States Soccer Federation OL Reign
16 2DF Asato Miyagawa (1998-02-24) 24 February 1998 (age 28) 14 0 Japan Football Association Nippon TV Tokyo Verdy Beleza
17 2DF Nanami Kitamura (1999-11-25) 25 November 1999 (age 26) 3 0 Japan Football Association Nippon TV Tokyo Verdy Beleza
18 1GK Ayaka Yamashita (1995-09-29) 29 September 1995 (age 30) 40 0 Japan Football Association Nippon TV Tokyo Verdy Beleza
19 2DF Shiori Miyake (1995-10-13) 13 October 1995 (age 30) 25 0 Japan Football Association INAC Kobe Leonessa
20 3MF Honoka Hayashi (1998-05-19) 19 May 1998 (age 28) 6 0 Swedish Football Association AIK
21 3MF Momoka Kinoshita (2003-03-02) 2 March 2003 (age 23) 4 1 Japan Football Association Nippon TV Tokyo Verdy Beleza
22 1GK Chika Hirao (1996-12-31) 31 December 1996 (age 29) 2 0 Japan Football Association Albirex Niigata
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Group play

More information Pos, Pld ...
Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Great Britain 3 2 1 0 4 1 +3 7 Advance to knockout stage
2  Canada 3 1 2 0 4 3 +1 5
3  Japan (H) 3 1 1 1 2 2 0 4
4  Chile 3 0 0 3 1 5 −4 0
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Source: TOCOG and FIFA
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
(H) Hosts
More information 1–1, Canada ...
Japan 1–1 Canada
 Report (TOCOG)
Report (FIFA)
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Attendance: 0[47]
More information 0–1, Great Britain ...
Japan 0–1 Great Britain
Report (TOCOG)
Report (FIFA)
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Attendance: 0[47]
More information Chile, 0–1 ...
Chile 0–1 Japan
Report (TOCOG)
Report (FIFA)
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Attendance: 1,326[47]

Quarterfinal

More information Sweden, 3–1 ...
Sweden 3–1 Japan
 Report (TOCOG)
Report (FIFA)
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Attendance: 0[47]

Golf

Main articles: 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.

More information Athlete, Event ...
Athlete Event Round 1 Round 2 Round 3 Round 4 Total
Score Score Score Score Score Par Rank
Hideki Matsuyama Men's 69 64 67 69 269 −15 =4
Rikuya Hoshino 71 68 73 66 278 −6 =38
Nasa Hataoka Women's 70 68 67 69 274 −10 =9
Mone Inami 70 65 68 65 268 −16 2nd place, silver medalist(s)
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Gymnastics

Main articles: 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.[48][49] The women's team was named on 15 May 2021 at the conclusion of the NHK Cup.[50] The full men's team was announced on 6 June 2021.[51]

Men

Team

More information Athlete, Event ...
Athlete Event Qualification Final
Apparatus Total Rank Apparatus Total Rank
F PH R V PB HB F PH R V PB HB
Daiki Hashimoto Team 14.700 14.766 13.866 14.866 15.300 15.033 Q 88.531 1 Q 14.600 14.800 13.833 14.833 N/a 15.100 N/a
Kazuma Kaya 13.933 14.833 Q 14.366 13.200 15.100 14.033 85.465 9 N/a 14.566 14.100 N/a 15.000 14.200
Takeru Kitazono 14.666 13.916 13.333 14.700 14.900 14.433 Q 85.948 7 Q 14.600 14.200 N/a 14.166 15.000 14.500
Wataru Tanigawa 14.466 13.833 14.300 13.666 15.241 13.400 84.906 13 14.500 N/a 14.500 15.233 14.666 N/a
Total 43.832 42.515 42.532 43.232 45.641 43.499 262.251 1 Q 43.700 43.566 42.433 44.232 44.666 43.800 262.397 2nd place, silver medalist(s)
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Individual finals

More information Athlete, Event ...
Athlete Event Qualification Final
Apparatus Total Rank Apparatus Total Rank
F PH R V PB HB F PH R V PB HB
Daiki Hashimoto All-around See team results 14.833 15.166 13.533 14.700 15.300 14.933 88.465 1st place, gold medalist(s)
Horizontal bar N/a 15.033 15.033 1 Q N/a 15.066 15.066 1st place, gold medalist(s)
Kohei Kameyama Pommel horse N/a 15.266 N/a 15.266 2 Q N/a 14.600 N/a 14.600 5
Kazuma Kaya N/a 14.833 N/a 14.833 7 Q N/a 14.900 N/a 14.900 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
Takeru Kitazono All-around See team results 14.566 14.500 13.500 14.666 15.066 14.400 86.698 5
Horizontal bar N/a 14.433 14.433 6 Q N/a 12.333 12.333 6
Kōhei Uchimura Horizontal bar N/a 13.866 13.866 20 Did not advance
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Women

Team

More information Athlete, Event ...
Athlete Event Qualification Final
Apparatus Total Rank Apparatus Total Rank
V UB BB F V UB BB F
Hitomi Hatakeda Team 12.266 14.133 13.000 13.333 52.732 39 N/a 14.100 13.333 12.800 N/a
Yuna Hiraiwa 13.733 11.700 13.533 12.666 51.632 49 13.900 N/a 13.566 N/a
Mai Murakami 14.433 12.133 13.366 13.933 Q 53.965 23 Q 14.266 12.700 13.833 14.066
Aiko Sugihara 14.266 13.366 11.566 13.333 52.531 41 14.183 13.333 N/a 13.200
Total 42.432 39.632 39.999 40.599 162.662 8 Q 42.349 40.133 40.732 40.066 163.280 5
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Individual finals

More information Athlete, Event ...
Athlete Event Qualification Final
Apparatus Total Rank Apparatus Total Rank
V UB BB F V UB BB F
Urara Ashikawa Balance beam N/a 13.900 N/a 13.900 12 Q* N/a 13.733 N/a 13.733 6
Mai Murakami All-around See team results 14.533 13.733 13.766 14.000 56.032 5
Floor exercise N/a 13.933 13.933 8 Q N/a 14.166 14.166 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
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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.[52] Chisaki Oiwa qualified an additional spot through the 2021 World Cup series.[53] The athletes for the group all-around were announced on 2 July 2021.[54]

More information Athlete, Event ...
Athlete Event Qualification Final
Hoop Ball Clubs Ribbon Total Rank Hoop Ball Clubs Ribbon Total Rank
Chisaki Oiwa Individual 23.100 19.600 23.600 21.250 87.550 19 Did not advance
Sumire Kita 23.150 23.900 24.550 21.200 92.800 11 Did not advance
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More information Athletes, Event ...
Athletes Event Qualification Final
5 apps 3+2 apps Total Rank 5 apps. 3+2 apps Total Rank
Sakura Noshitani
Sayuri Sugimoto
Ayuka Suzuki
Nanami Takenaka
Kiko Yokota		 Group 40.400 39.325 79.725 7 Q 42.750 29.750 72.500 8
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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.[55] Japan qualified an additional spot in both men's and women's trampoline through the 2019–2020 Trampoline World Cup series.

More information Athlete, Event ...
Athlete Event Qualification Final
Score Rank Score Rank
Daiki Kishi Men's 111.540 6 Q 57.815 7
Ryosuke Sakai 62.250 15 Did not advance
Hikaru Mori Women's 63.775 13 Did not advance
Megu Uyama 103.585 5 Q 54.655 5
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Handball

Main article: Handball at the 2020 Summer Olympics
Summary

Key:

  • ET: After extra time
  • P – Match decided by penalty-shootout.
More information Team, Event ...
Team Event Group stage Quarter-finals Semi-finals GM / BM
Opposition
Score		 Opposition
Score		 Opposition
Score		 Opposition
Score		 Opposition
Score		 Rank Opposition
Score		 Opposition
Score		 Opposition
Score		 Rank
Japan men's Men's tournament  Denmark
L 30–47		  Sweden
L 26–28		  Egypt
L 29–33		  Bahrain
L 30–32		  Portugal
W 31–30		 6 Did not advance
Japan women's Women's tournament  Netherlands
L 21–32		  Montenegro
W 29–26		  South Korea
L 24–27		  Angola
L 25–28		  Norway
L 25–37		 6 Did not advance
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Men's tournament

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 The squad was announced on 8 July 2021.[56]

Head coach: Iceland Dagur Sigurðsson

More information No., Pos. ...
No. Pos. Name Date of birth (age) Height App. Goals Club
10 LW Naoki Sugioka (1994-04-18)18 April 1994 (aged 27) 1.77 m 33 37 Japan Toyota Auto Body
12 GK Yuta Iwashita (1991-06-21)21 June 1991 (aged 30) 1.83 m 20 1 Japan Toyota Boshoku Kyushu
13 P Kenya Kasahara (1988-05-15)15 May 1988 (aged 33) 1.97 m 77 64 Japan Toyota Auto Body
15 LB Adam Yuki Baig (1999-04-12)12 April 1999 (aged 22) 1.94 m 43 79 Japan Chuo University
18 LB Kohei Narita (1989-06-15)15 June 1989 (aged 32) 1.91 m 93 136 Japan Wakunaga Pharmaceutical
19 RB Shinnosuke Tokuda (1995-12-06)6 December 1995 (aged 25) 1.78 m 63 224 Japan Toyoda Gosei
20 RB Jin Watanabe (1990-01-17)17 January 1990 (aged 31) 1.83 m 95 305 Japan Toyota Auto Body
21 LW Remi Anri Doi (1989-09-28)28 September 1989 (aged 31) 1.80 m 60 145 Japan Zeekstar Tokyo
22 GK Motoki Sakai (1995-11-10)10 November 1995 (aged 25) 1.92 m 25 3 Japan Toyoda Gosei
25 RW Hiroki Motoki (1992-02-14)14 February 1992 (aged 29) 1.82 m 86 235 Japan Osaki Osol
31 LB Tatsuki Yoshino (1994-07-13)13 July 1994 (aged 27) 1.83 m 46 181 Japan Toyota Auto Body
33 CB Yuto Agarie (1993-07-06)6 July 1993 (aged 28) 1.83 m 69 238 Japan Zeekstar Tokyo
38 CB Kotaro Mizumachi (1995-03-13)13 March 1995 (aged 26) 1.83 m 8 12 Japan Toyoda Gosei
41 RB Rennosuke Tokuda (1998-05-15)15 May 1998 (aged 23) 1.80 m 11 20 Poland Grupa Azoty Tarnów
43 P Shuichi Yoshida (2001-03-26)26 March 2001 (aged 20) 1.91 m 10 23 Poland Grupa Azoty Tarnów
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Group play

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Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Denmark 5 4 0 1 174 139 +35 8[a] Quarter-finals
2  Egypt 5 4 0 1 154 134 +20 8[a]
3  Sweden 5 4 0 1 144 142 +2 8[a]
4  Bahrain 5 1 0 4 129 149 −20 2[b]
5  Portugal 5 1 0 4 143 156 −13 2[b]
6  Japan (H) 5 1 0 4 146 170 −24 2[b]
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Source: Tokyo 2020 and IHF
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head points; 3) Head-to-head goal difference; 4) Head-to-head goals scored; 5) Goal difference; 6) Goals scored; 7) Draw.
(H) Hosts
Notes:
  1. [a]
    Denmark 2 Pts, +2 GD; Egypt 2 Pts, 0 GD, Sweden 2 Pts, −2 GD
  2. [b]
    Bahrain 2 Pts, +1 GD; Portugal 2 Pts, 0 GD, Japan 2 Pts, −1 GD
24 July 2021
21:30		 Denmark  47–30  Japan Yoyogi National Gymnasium, Tokyo
Referees: Schulze, Tönnies (GER)
Holm, Saugstrup 9 (25–14) Motoki 8
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26 July 2021
21:30		 Japan  26–28  Sweden Yoyogi National Gymnasium, Tokyo
Referees: Lah, Sok (SLO)
Motoki 6 (14–17) Wanne 8
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28 July 2021
14:15		 Japan  29–33  Egypt Yoyogi National Gymnasium, Tokyo
Referees: Schulze, Tönnies (GER)
Tokuda 8 (11–18) El-Ahmar 8
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30 July 2021
11:00		 Bahrain  32–30  Japan Yoyogi National Gymnasium, Tokyo
Referees: Raluy, Sabroso (ESP)
Al-Sayyad, Habib 7 (17–16) Motoki 7
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1 August 2021
09:00		 Portugal  30–31  Japan Yoyogi National Gymnasium, Tokyo
Referees: Brunner, Salah (SUI)
four players 4 (14–16) R. Tokuda 6
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Women's tournament

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 The squad was announced on 28 June 2021.[57] On 30 July, Kaho Sunami was replaced by Mana Horikawa.[58]

Head coach: Denmark Ulrik Kirkely

More information No., Pos. ...
No. Pos. Name Date of birth (age) Height App. Goals Club
3 P Kaho Sunami (1993-01-05)5 January 1993 (aged 28) 1.66 m 45 74 Japan Sony Semiconductor
4 RB Yui Sunami (1991-06-07)7 June 1991 (aged 30) 1.62 m 59 160 Japan Hokkoku Bank
5 LB Sayo Shiota (1989-03-21)21 March 1989 (aged 32) 1.72 m 66 62 Japan Hokkoku Bank
9 CB Aya Yokoshima (1990-07-03)3 July 1990 (aged 31) 1.62 m 55 160 Japan Hokkoku Bank
11 P Mana Horikawa (1994-03-04)4 March 1994 (aged 27) 1.74 m 17 2 Japan lzumi Maple Reds
12 GK Minami Itano (1993-02-02)2 February 1993 (aged 28) 1.74 m 26 1 Japan lzumi Maple Reds
18 LW Yuki Tanabe (1989-08-25)25 August 1989 (aged 31) 1.70 m 59 196 Germany Thüringer HC
21 RW Ayaka Ikehara (1990-09-24)24 September 1990 (aged 30) 1.58 m 43 101 Denmark Odense Håndbold
24 LB Nozomi Hara (1991-03-09)9 March 1991 (aged 30) 1.70 m 78 224 Japan MIE violet' IRIS
25 CB Mana Ohyama (1992-12-07)7 December 1992 (aged 28) 1.65 m 45 105 Japan Hokkoku Bank
27 LB Haruno Sasaki (1995-02-26)26 February 1995 (aged 26) 1.72 m 23 80 Japan Hokkoku Bank
28 P Shiori Nagata (1987-10-24)24 October 1987 (aged 33) 1.71 m 109 92 Japan Omron
30 GK Sakura Hauge (1987-01-07)7 January 1987 (aged 34) 1.74 m 49 5 France ESBF Besançon
34 LW Maharu Kondo (1996-01-24)24 January 1996 (aged 25) 1.58 m 0 0 Japan lzumi Maple Reds
40 RB Shio Fujii (1985-03-27)27 March 1985 (aged 36) 1.64 m 121 613 Japan Osaka Lovvits
81 CB Mayuko Ishitate (1987-01-18)18 January 1987 (aged 34) 1.67 m 96 201 Japan MIE violet' IRIS
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Group play

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Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Norway 5 5 0 0 170 123 +47 10 Quarter-finals
2  Netherlands 5 4 0 1 169 143 +26 8
3  Montenegro 5 2 0 3 139 142 −3 4
4  South Korea 5 1 1 3 147 165 −18 3[a]
5  Angola 5 1 1 3 130 156 −26 3[a]
6  Japan (H) 5 1 0 4 124 150 −26 2
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Source: Tokyo 2020 and IHF
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head points; 3) Head-to-head goal difference; 4) Head-to-head goals scored; 5) Goal difference; 6) Goals scored; 7) Draw.
(H) Hosts
Notes:
  1. [a]
    South Korea 31–31 Angola
25 July 2021
09:00		 Netherlands  32–21  Japan Yoyogi National Gymnasium, Tokyo
Referees: García, Paolantoni (ARG)
Abbingh 7 (18–10) Fujii 5
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27 July 2021
09:00		 Japan  29–26  Montenegro Yoyogi National Gymnasium, Tokyo
Referees: Alpaidze, Berezkina (RUS)
Hara, Ikehara 6 (14–13) Brnović 6
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29 July 2021
14:15		 Japan  24–27  South Korea Yoyogi National Gymnasium, Tokyo
Referees: Kurtagic, Wetterwik (SWE)
Kondo 7 (11–12) Ryu 9
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31 July 2021
09:00		 Angola  28–25  Japan Yoyogi National Gymnasium, Tokyo
Referees: García, Paolantoni (ARG)
three players 5 (15–13) Hara 6
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2 August 2021
21:30		 Norway  37–25  Japan Yoyogi National Gymnasium, Tokyo
Referees: El-Saied, El-Saied (EGY)
Frafjord 6 (16–11) Ohyama, Yokoshima 5
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Judo

Main articles: 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.[59]

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.[60] 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.[61] 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.[62]

Men

More information Athlete, Event ...
Athlete Event Round of 64 Round of 32 Round of 16 Quarterfinals Semifinals Repechage Final / BM
Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Rank
Naohisa Takato −60 kg N/a Bye  Verstraeten (BEL)
W 01–00		  Chkhvimiani (GEO)
W 10–00		  Smetov (KAZ)
W 01–00		 Bye  Yang Y-w (TPE)
W 10–00		 1st place, gold medalist(s)
Hifumi Abe −66 kg N/a Bye  Le Blouch (FRA)
W 10–00		  Yondonperenlei (MGL)
W 01–00		  Cargnin (BRA)
W 10–00		 Bye  Margvelashvili (GEO)
W 01–00		 1st place, gold medalist(s)
Shohei Ono −73 kg Bye  Raicu (ROU)
W 10–00		  Çiloğlu (TUR)
W 10–00		  Orujov (AZE)
W 10–00		  Tsend-Ochir (MGL)
W 01–00		 Bye  Shavdatuashvili (GEO)
W 01–00		 1st place, gold medalist(s)
Takanori Nagase −81 kg Bye  Albayrak (TUR)
W 10–00		  Parlati (ITA)
W 10–00		  Ressel (GER)
W 01–00		  Casse (BEL)
W 01–00		 Bye  Mollaei (MGL)
W 01–00		 1st place, gold medalist(s)
Shoichiro Mukai −90 kg Bye  Feuillet (MRI)
W 10–00		  Tóth (HUN)
L 00–10		 Did not advance
Aaron Wolf −100 kg N/a Bye  Khurramov (UZB)
W 10–00		  Paltchik (ISR)
W 01–00		  Liparteliani (GEO)
W 01–00		 Bye  Cho G-h (KOR)
W 10–00		 1st place, gold medalist(s)
Hisayoshi Harasawa +100 kg N/a Bye  Kim M-j (KOR)
W 01–00		  Khammo (UKR)
W 10–00		  Krpálek (CZE)
L 00–01		 Bye  Riner (FRA)
L 00–10		 5
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Women

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Athlete Event Round of 32 Round of 16 Quarterfinals Semifinals Repechage Final / BM
Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Rank
Funa Tonaki −48 kg Bye  Csernoviczki (HUN)
W 10–00		  Pareto (ARG)
W 10–00		  Bilodid (UKR)
W 01–00		 Bye  Krasniqi (KOS)
L 00–01		 2nd place, silver medalist(s)
Uta Abe −52 kg Bye  Pimenta (BRA)
W 10–00		  Giles (GBR)
W 01–00		  Giuffrida (ITA)
W 01–00		 Bye  Buchard (FRA)
W 10–00		 1st place, gold medalist(s)
Tsukasa Yoshida −57 kg Bye  Lu Tj (CHN)
W 10–00		  Nelson-Levy (ISR)
W 01–00		  Gjakova (KOS)
L 00–01		 Bye  Liparteliani (GEO)
W 10–00		 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
Miku Tashiro −63 kg  Renshall (GBR)
W 01–00		  Ozdoba-Błach (POL)
L 00–10		 Did not advance
Chizuru Arai −70 kg Bye  Pérez (PUR)
W 10–00		  Scoccimarro (GER)
W 10–00		  Taimazova (ROC)
W 10–00		 Bye  Polleres (AUT)
W 01–00		 1st place, gold medalist(s)
Shori Hamada −78 kg Bye  Pacut (POL)
W 10–00		  Babintseva (ROC)
W 11–00		  Wagner (GER)
W 10–00		 Bye  Malonga (FRA)
W 10–00		 1st place, gold medalist(s)
Akira Sone +78 kg Bye  Hershko (ISR)
W 11–00		  Sayit (TUR)
W 10–00		  Kindzerska (AZE)
W 10–00		 Bye  Ortíz (CUB)
W 10–00		 1st place, gold medalist(s)
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Mixed

More information Athlete, Event ...
Athlete Event Round of 16 Quarterfinals Semifinals Repechage Final / BM
Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Rank
Shoichiro Mukai
Shohei Ono
Aaron Wolf
Uta Abe
Chizuru Arai
Akira Sone
Tsukasa Yoshida		 Team Bye  Germany
W 4–2		  ROC
W 4–0		 Bye  France
L 1–4		 2nd place, silver medalist(s)
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Karate

Main articles: 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.[63] 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.[64]

Kumite

More information Athlete, Event ...
Athlete Event Group stage Semifinals Final
Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Rank Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Rank
Naoto Sago Men's −67 kg  El-Sawy (EGY)
W 4–3		  Farzaliyev (AZE)
L 0–1		  Assadilov (KAZ)
L 0–3		  Şamdan (TUR)
L 1–2		 4 Did not advance
Ken Nishimura Men's −75 kg  Scott (USA)
W 2–0		  Horuna (UKR)
L 1–2		  Abdelaziz (EGY)
W 8–7		  Hárspataki (HUN)
L 1–3		 3 Did not advance
Ryutaro Araga Men's +75 kg  Arkania (GEO)
W 3–2		  Yuldashev (KAZ)
W 4–2		  Aktaş (TUR)
W 5–3		  Horne (GER)
W WO		 1 Q  Hamedi (KSA)
L 0–2		 Did not advance 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
Miho Miyahara Women's −55 kg  Plank (AUT)
W 6–2		  Sayed (EGY)
L 3–5		  Zhangbyrbay (KAZ)
W 11–2		  Terliuga (UKR)
L 0–4		 3 Did not advance
Mayumi Someya Women's −61 kg  Çoban (TUR)
L 4–0		  Heurtault (FRA)
W 6–3		  Yin Xy (CHN)
L 2–4		  Garcés (VEN)
L 5–8		 4 Did not advance
Ayumi Uekusa Women's +61 kg  Semeraro (ITA)
L 3–4		  Zaretska (AZE)
L 1–4		  Hocaoğlu (TUR)
W 5–4		  Berultseva (KAZ)
W 5–1		 3 Did not advance
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Kata

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Athlete Event Elimination round Ranking round Final / BM
Score Rank Score Rank Opposition
Result		 Rank
Ryo Kiyuna Men's kata 28.33 1 Q 28.72 1 Q  Quintero (ESP)
W 28.72–27.66		 1st place, gold medalist(s)
Kiyou Shimizu Women's kata 27.70 1 Q 27.86 1 Q  Sánchez (ESP)
L 27.88–28.06		 2nd place, silver medalist(s)
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Modern pentathlon

Main articles: 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.[65][66]

More information Athlete, Event ...
Athlete Event Fencing
(épée one touch)		 Swimming
(200 m freestyle)		 Riding
(show jumping)		 Combined: shooting/running
(10 m air pistol)/(3200 m)		 Total points Final rank
RR BR Rank MP points Time Rank MP points Penalties Rank MP points Time Rank MP Points
Shōhei Iwamoto Men's 12–23 1 30 173 2:03.75 20 303 21 20 279 11:52.87 31 588 1343 28
Rena Shimazu Women's 14–21 0 30 184 2:10.65 9 289 48 24 252 12:34.40 17 546 1271 23
Natsumi Takamiya 14–21 1 28 185 2:11.54 11 287 EL 31 0 2:11.54 26 513 985 34
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Rowing

Main articles: 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.

More information Athlete, Event ...
Athlete Event Heats Repechage Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank
Ryuta Arakawa Men's single sculls 7:02.79 2 QF Bye 7:26.04 3 SA/B 6:59.26 6 FB 6:50.91 11
Chiaki Tomita
Ayami Oishi		 Women's lightweight double sculls 7:22.47 3 R 7:34.45 3 SA/B N/a 6:56.52 5 FB 6:54.94 10
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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

Main article: Rugby sevens at the 2020 Summer Olympics

Men's tournament

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 Japan's 12-man squad plus one alternate was named on 6 July 2021.[67]

Head coach: Kensuke Iwabuchi

More information No., Pos. ...
No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Events Points
1 FW Jose Seru (1991-02-09)9 February 1991 (aged 30) 3 0
2 FW Lote Tuqiri (1987-11-12)12 November 1987 (aged 33) 26 145
3 FW Colin Bourke (1984-10-15)15 October 1984 (aged 36) 2 27
4 BK Kazushi Hano (1991-06-21)21 June 1991 (aged 30) 16 80
5 FW Kameli Soejima (1983-06-01)1 June 1983 (aged 38) 21 222
6 FW Masakatsu Hikosaka (1991-01-18)18 January 1991 (aged 30) 13 40
7 BK Brackin Karauria-Henry (1988-07-31)31 July 1988 (aged 33) 8 150
8 BK Chihito Matsui (c) (1994-11-11)11 November 1994 (aged 26) 11 35
9 BK Ryota Kano (1992-05-10)10 May 1992 (aged 29) 10 37
10 BK Yoshikazu Fujita (1993-09-08)8 September 1993 (aged 27) 20 150
11 BK Kippei Ishida (2000-04-28)28 April 2000 (aged 21) 5 20
12 BK Naoki Motomura (1992-04-11)11 April 1992 (aged 29) 14 95
13 BK Kazuhiro Goya (1993-04-12)12 April 1993 (aged 28) 15 65
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Group play

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Pos Team
 Pld W D L PF PA PD Pts Qualification
1  Fiji 3 3 0 0 85 40 +45 9 Quarter-finals
2  Great Britain 3 2 0 1 65 33 +32 7
3  Canada 3 1 0 2 50 64 −14 5
4  Japan (H) 3 0 0 3 31 94 −63 3
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Source: Tokyo 2020[58] and World Rugby
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head result; 3) Point difference; 4) Points scored.
(H) Hosts
26 July 2021 (2021-07-26)
9:00
Fiji 24–19 Japan
Try: Wainiqolo 1' c
Masi 4' m
Nacuqu (2) 10' c, 11' m
Con: Bolaca (1/2) 1'
Nacuqu (1/1) 10'
Nasoko (0/1)		(Tokyo 2020)Try: Matsui 2' c
Tuqiri 7' c
Soejima 8' m
Con: Fujita (2/3) 3', 7'
Tokyo Stadium, Tokyo
Attendance: 0
Referee: Damon Murphy (Australia)
26 July 2021 (2021-07-26)
16:30
Great Britain 34–0 Japan
Try: Bibby 1' m
Mitchell 2' m
Glover 7' c
Harris 8' m
Waddleton 9' m
Davis 12' c
Con: Bibby (2/6) 7', 12'		(Tokyo 2020)
Tokyo Stadium, Tokyo
Attendance: 0
Referee: Paulo Duarte (Portugal)
27 July 2021 (2021-07-27)
9:00
Canada 36–12 Japan
Try: Braid (3) 2' c, 3' m, 9' m
Sauder 5' c
Berna 10' m
Douglas 12' c
Con: Hirayama (2/5) 2', 5'
Kay (1/1) 12'		(Tokyo 2020)Try: Hano 8' m
Matsui 13' c
Con: Bourke (0/1)
Goya (1/1) 13'
Tokyo Stadium, Tokyo
Attendance: 0
Referee: Damon Murphy (Australia)

9–12th place playoff

27 July 2021 (2021-07-27)
17:00
Kenya 21–7 Japan
Try: Otieno 3' c
Oluoch 5' c
Amonde 12' c
Con: Olindi (3/3) 4', 5', 12'		(Tokyo 2020)Try: Matsui 1' c
Con: Kano (1/1) 2'
Tokyo Stadium, Tokyo
Attendance: 0
Referee: Damián Schneider (Argentina)

11th place match

28 July 2021 (2021-07-28)
9:00
South Korea 19–31 Japan
Try: Coquillard 1' c
Jang 4' m
Jeong 10' c
Con: Coquillard (2/3) 1', 10'		(Tokyo 2020)Try: Tuqiri 2' c
Hikosaka 5' c
Kano 7' m
Matsui 8' c
Hano 11' m
Con: Kano (3/4) 2', 6', 8'
Fujita (0/1)
Tokyo Stadium, Tokyo
Attendance: 0
Referee: Richard Haughton (England)

Women's tournament

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 Japan's squad of 12 players was named on 19 June 2021.[68]

Head coach: Hare Makiri

Group play

More information Pos, Pld ...
Pos Team
 Pld W D L PF PA PD Pts Qualification
1  United States 3 3 0 0 59 33 +26 9 Quarter-finals
2  Australia 3 2 0 1 86 24 +62 7
3  China 3 1 0 2 53 54 −1 5
4  Japan (H) 3 0 0 3 7 94 −87 3
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Source: Tokyo 2020 and World Rugby
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head result; 3) Point difference; 4) Points scored.
(H) Hosts
29 July 2021 (2021-07-29)
10:30
Australia 48–0 Japan
Try: Caslick 1' c
Tonegato (3) 3' m, 7' +1 m, 10' m
Hayes (2) 6' c, 8' c
Levi (2) 11' c, 14' m
Con: Williams (3/3) 1', 6', 8'
Hinds (1/2) 12'		(Tokyo 2020)
Tokyo Stadium, Tokyo
29 July 2021 (2021-07-29)
18:00
United States 17–7 Japan
Try: Maher 1' m
Matyas 4' m
Ramsey 9' c
Con: Canett-Oca (0/2)
Heavirland (1/1) 9'		(Tokyo 2020)Try: Koide 13' c
Con: Yamanaka (1/1) 13'
Tokyo Stadium, Tokyo
30 July 2021 (2021-07-30)
10:00
China 29–0 Japan
Try: Xu (2) 1' c, 5' m
Wang 2' c
Tang 8' m
Yang 13' m
Con: Chen (2/4) 1', 2'
Yu (0/1)		(Tokyo 2020)
Tokyo Stadium, Tokyo

9–12th place playoff

30 July 2021 (2021-07-30)
17:00
Kenya 21–17 Japan
Try: Okulu 3' c
Omondi 7' c
Atieno 14' +1 c
Con: Okulu (3/3) 3', 8', 14' +1		(Tokyo 2020)Try: Hara 1' m
Koide 8' m
Kajiki 10' c
Con: Yamanaka (1/3) 10'
Tokyo Stadium, Tokyo

11th place match

31 July 2021 (2021-07-31)
9:00
Brazil 21–12 Japan
Try: Kochhann 2' c
Silva 7' c
Fioravanti 13' c
Con: Cerullo (2/2) 2', 7'
Kochhann (1/1) 13'		(Tokyo 2020)Try: Hirotsu 3' c
Hara 6' m
Con: Yamanaka (1/2) 4'
Tokyo Stadium, Tokyo

Sailing

Main articles: 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.[69]

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.[70] 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.[71]

Men

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Athlete Event Race Net points Final rank
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 M*
Makoto Tomizawa RS:X 10 21 11 16 DNF 14 17 11 11 16 11 11 EL 149 16
Kenji Nanri Laser 27 30 33 19 25 16 24 29 31 18 N/a EL 219 30
Kazumasa Segawa Finn 18 16 17 12 15 16 19 12 17 5 N/a EL 128 16
Jumpei Hokazono
Keiju Okada		 470 7 4 4 11 13 9 5 4 15 13 N/a 12 82 7
Ibuki Koizumi
Leonard Takahashi		 49er 17 11 13 11 15 11 4 12 4 8 3 16 EL 108 11
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Women

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Athlete Event Race Net points Final rank
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 M*
Yuki Sunaga RS:X 17 24 11 3 5 12 11 22 10 7 14 17 EL 129 12
Manami Doi Laser Radial 16 9 10 23 11 28 15 16 13 17 N/a EL 130 15
Ai Kondo
Miho Yoshioka		 470 6 7 11 15 2 2 12 8 7 8 N/a 16 79 7
Sena Takano
Anna Yamazaki		 49erFX 7 16 UFD 17 16 UFD 9 19 11 4 13 15 EL 149 18
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Mixed

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Athlete Event Race Net points Final rank
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 M*
Shibuki Iitsuka
Eri Hatayama		 Nacra 17 12 18 15 12 15 16 14 6 14 19 15 13 EL 150 15
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M = Medal race; EL = Eliminated – did not advance into the medal race

Shooting

Main articles: 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.[72]

Men

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Athlete Event Qualification Final
Points Rank Points Rank
Kojiro Horimizu 10 m air pistol 576 15 Did not advance
Hiroyuki Ikawa Skeet 114 27 Did not advance
Takayuki Matsumoto 10 m air rifle 621.7 37 Did not advance
50 m rifle 3 positions 1145 37 Did not advance
Naoya Okada 10 m air rifle 625.7 20 Did not advance
50 m rifle 3 positions 1158 31 Did not advance
Shigetaka Oyama Trap 115 29 Did not advance
Dai Yoshioka 25 m rapid fire pistol 582 8 Did not advance
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Women

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Athlete Event Qualification Final
Points Rank Points Rank
Shiori Hirata 10 m air rifle 622.1 34 Did not advance
50 m rifle 3 positions 1169 11 Did not advance
Naoko Ishihara Skeet 114 21 Did not advance
Haruka Nakaguchi 10 m air rifle 622.2 32 Did not advance
Yukie Nakayama Trap 115 19 Did not advance
Chizuru Sasaki 10 m air pistol 556 50 Did not advance
25 m pistol 567 40 Did not advance
Satoko Yamada 10 m air pistol 570 23 Did not advance
25 m pistol 563 43 Did not advance
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Mixed

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Athlete Event Qualification Semifinal Final / BM
Points Rank Points Rank Points Rank
Takayuki Matsumoto
Shiori Hirata		 10 m air rifle team 620.3 26 Did not advance
Naoya Okada
Haruka Nakaguchi		 625.6 13 Did not advance
Kojiro Horimizu
Satoko Yamada		 10 m air pistol team 559 20 Did not advance
Shigetaka Oyama
Yukie Nakayama		 Trap team 145 5 Did not advance
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Skateboarding

Main articles: 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

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Athlete Event Qualification Final
Points Rank Points Rank
Ayumu Hirano Park 62.03 14 Did not advance
Yukito Aoki Street 18.60 17 Did not advance
Yuto Horigome 33.75 6 Q 37.18 1st place, gold medalist(s)
Sora Shirai 31.52 9 Did not advance
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Women

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Athlete Event Qualification Final
Points Rank Points Rank
Kokona Hiraki Park 52.46 3 Q 59.04 2nd place, silver medalist(s)
Misugu Okamoto 58.51 1 Q 53.58 4
Sakura Yosozumi 45.98 4 Q 60.09 1st place, gold medalist(s)
Funa Nakayama Street 15.77 1 Q 14.49 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
Aori Nishimura 12.82 5 Q 6.92 8
Momiji Nishiya 15.40 2 Q 15.26 1st place, gold medalist(s)
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Softball

Main article: Softball at the 2020 Summer Olympics

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

Summary Legend: W – Win L – Lose D – Draw

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Team Event Round robin GM / BM
Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Rank Opposition
Result		 Rank
Japan women's Women's tournament  Australia
W 8–1		  Mexico
W 3–2		  Italy
W 5–0		  Canada
W 1–0		  United States
L 1–2		 2 Q  United States
W 2–0		 1st place, gold medalist(s)
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Team roster The roster was released on 23 March 2021.[73][74]

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Softball at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Japan roster
PlayersCoaches
Pitchers
 Catchers

Infielders

Outfielders


 Manager

Coaches


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Group play

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Pos Team
 Pld W L RF RA RD PCT GB Qualification
1  United States 5 5 0 9 2 +7 1.000 — Gold medal match
2  Japan (H) 5 4 1 18 5 +13 .800 1
3  Canada 5 3 2 19 4 +15 .600 2 Bronze medal match
4  Mexico 5 2 3 11 10 +1 .400 3
5  Australia 5 1 4 5 21 −16 .200 4
6  Italy 5 0 5 1 21 −20 .000 5
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Source: Tokyo 2020 and WBSC
(H) Hosts
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21 July 08:55 (JST)
Fukushima Azuma Baseball Stadium 31 °C (88 °F)
Team1234567RHE
 Australia10000XX122
 Japan (5)10232XX860
WP: Yukiko Ueno (1–0)   LP: Kaia Parnaby (0–1)
Home runs:
AUS: None
JPN: Minori Naito (1), Yamato Fujita (1), Yu Yamamoto (1)
Boxscore
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22 July 12:00 (JST)
Fukushima Azuma Baseball Stadium 28 °C (82 °F)
Team12345678RHE
 Mexico00001010260
 Japan (8)01001001350
WP: Miu Goto (1–0)   LP: Danielle O'Toole (0–1)
Home runs:
MEX: Anissa Urtez (1)
JPN: Yamato Fujita (2)
Boxscore
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24 July 20:00 (JST)
Yokohama Stadium 28 °C (82 °F)
Team1234567RHE
 Japan0002030560
 Italy0000000030
WP: Miu Goto (2–0)   LP: Alexia Lacatena (0–1)
Home runs:
JPN: Yu Yamamoto (2), Yamato Fujita (3)
ITA: None
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25 July 14:30 (JST)
Yokohama Stadium 33 °C (91 °F)
Team12345678RHE
 Canada00000000041
 Japan (8)00000001160
WP: Miu Goto (3–0)   LP: Danielle Lawrie (0–1)
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26 July 10:00 (JST)
Yokohama Stadium 29 °C (84 °F)
Team1234567RHE
 Japan1000000140
 United States0000011241
WP: Monica Abbott (3–0)   LP: Yamato Fujita (0–1)
Home runs:
JPN: None
USA: Kelsey Stewart (1)
Boxscore
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Gold medal match

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27 July 20:00 (JST)
Yokohama Stadium
Team1234567RHE
 Japan 1st place, gold medalist(s)0001100280
 United States 2nd place, silver medalist(s)0000000030
WP: Yukiko Ueno (2–0)   LP: Ally Carda (0–1)
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Sport climbing

Main articles: 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.[76][77] 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.[78]

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Athlete Event Qualification Final
Speed Boulder Lead Total Rank Speed Boulder Lead Total Rank
BestPlaceResultPlaceHoldTimePlace BestPlaceResultPlaceHoldTimePlace
Kai Harada Men's 7.08151T2z 4 81225+–173060.0018 did not advance
Tomoa Narasaki 5.9422T4z 6 7226+2:111456.002 Q 6.0221T3z 1 5333+–6364
Akiyo Noguchi Women's 8.2393T4z 5 4327+–6162.004 Q 8.4240T2z 0 7429+–4643rd place, bronze medalist(s)
Miho Nonaka 7.5541T3z 2 3830+–396.003 Q 7.7630T2z 0 5321–5452nd place, silver medalist(s)
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Surfing

Main articles: 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.[79][80] 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.[81]

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Athlete Event Round 1 Round 2 Round 3 Quarterfinals Semifinals Final / BM
Points Rank Points Rank Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Rank
Kanoa Igarashi Men's shortboard 12.77 1 Q Bye  Waida (INA)
W 14.00–12.00		  Andino (USA)
W 12.60–11.00		  Medina (BRA)
W 17.00–16.76		  Ferreira (BRA)
L 6.60–15.14		 2nd place, silver medalist(s)
Hiroto Ohhara 11.40 2 Q Bye  Tudela (PER)
W 10.00–9.63		  Ferreira (BRA)
L 11.90–16.30		 Did not advance
Mahina Maeda Women's shortboard 9.20 4 q 9.63 3 Q  Marks (USA)
L 7.34–15.33		 Did not advance
Amuro Tsuzuki 6.99 4 q 11.60 1 Q  Weston-Webb (BRA)
W 10.33–9.00		  Fitzgibbons (AUS)
W 13.27–11.67		  Moore (USA)
L 7.43–8.33		  Marks (USA)
W 6.80–4.26		 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
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Swimming

Main articles: 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)):[82][83] 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.[84]

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.[85][86] 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.[87]

Men

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Athlete Event Heat Semifinal Final
Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank
Kosuke Hagino 200 m individual medley 1:57.39 =5 Q 1:57.47 6 Q 1:57.49 6
Tomoru Honda 200 m butterfly 1:55.10 6 Q 1:55.31 8 Q 1:53.73 2nd place, silver medalist(s)
Yuki Ikari 400 m individual medley 4:12.08 11 N/a Did not advance
Ryosuke Irie 100 m backstroke 52.99 5 Q 53.21 =9 Did not advance
200 m backstroke 1:56.97 8 Q 1:56.69 8 Q 1:57.32 7
Takeshi Kawamoto 100 m butterfly 51.93 20 Did not advance
Katsuhiro Matsumoto 200 m freestyle 1:46.69 =17 Did not advance
Taishin Minamide 10 km open water N/a 1:53:07.5 13
Naoki Mizunuma 100 m butterfly 51.57 =12 Q 51.46 10 Did not advance
Ryuya Mura 100 m breaststroke 59.40 11 Q 59.82 =13 Did not advance
200 m breaststroke 2:09.00 8 Q 2:08.27 6 Q 2:08.42 7
Katsumi Nakamura 100 m freestyle 48.48 17 Did not advance
Shoma Sato 100 m breaststroke 1:00.04 23 Did not advance
200 m breaststroke 2:09.43 11 Q 2:09.04 10 Did not advance
Daiya Seto 200 m butterfly 1:55.26 9 Q 1:55.50 11 Did not advance
200 m individual medley 1:58.15 16 Q 1:56.86 3 Q 1:56.22 4
400 m individual medley 4:10.52 9 N/a Did not advance
Keita Sunama 200 m backstroke 1:57.07 9 Q 1:57.16 14 Did not advance
Katsumi Nakamura
Akira Namba
Kaiya Seki
Shinri Shioura		 4 × 100 m freestyle relay 3:14.44 14 N/a Did not advance
Kosuke Hagino
Katsuhiro Matsumoto
Kotaro Takahashi
Konosuke Yanagimoto		 4 × 200 m freestyle relay 7:09.53 12 N/a Did not advance
Ryosuke Irie
Naoki Mizunuma
Ryuya Mura
Katsumi Nakamura		 4 × 100 m medley relay 3:32.02 5 Q N/a 3:29.91 AS 6
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Women

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Athlete Event Heat Semifinal Final
Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank
Reona Aoki 100 m breaststroke 1:07.29 19 Did not advance
Suzuka Hasegawa 200 m butterfly 2:10.43 13 Q 2:09.42 9 Did not advance
Yumi Kida 10 km open water N/a 2:01:40.9 13
Waka Kobori 400 m freestyle 4:05.57 11 N/a Did not advance
800 m freestyle 8:28.90 16 N/a Did not advance
Anna Konishi 100 m backstroke 1:00.04 16 Q 1:00.07 13 Did not advance
Miyu Namba 400 m freestyle 4:13.49 20 N/a Did not advance
800 m freestyle 8:32.04 17 N/a Did not advance
Yui Ohashi 200 m individual medley 2:10.77 10 Q 2:09.79 5 Q 2:08.52 1st place, gold medalist(s)
400 m individual medley 4:35.71 3 Q N/a 4:32.08 1st place, gold medalist(s)
Ageha Tanigawa 400 m individual medley 4:41.76 12 N/a Did not advance
Miho Teramura 200 m individual medley 2:11.22 12 Q 2:12.14 15 Did not advance
Kanako Watanabe 100 m breaststroke 1:07.01 17 Did not advance
200 m breaststroke 2:24.73 18 Did not advance
Chihiro Igarashi
Rikako Ikee
Rika Omoto
Natsumi Sakai		 4 × 100 m freestyle relay 3:36.20 9 N/a Did not advance
Chihiro Igarashi
Nagisa Ikemoto
Aoi Masuda
Rio Shirai		 4 × 200 m freestyle relay 7:58.39 9 N/a Did not advance
Chihiro Igarashi
Rikako Ikee
Anna Konishi
Kanako Watanabe		 4 × 100 m medley relay 3:57.17 6 Q N/a 3:58.12 8
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Mixed

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Athlete Event Heat Final
Time Rank Time Rank
Rikako Ikee
Anna Konishi
Katsuhiro Matsumoto
Shoma Sato		 4 × 100 m medley relay 3:44.15 9 Did not advance
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Table tennis

Main articles: 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.[88]

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.[89][90]

Men

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Athlete Event Preliminary Round 1 Round 2 Round 3 Round of 16 Quarterfinals Semifinals Final / BM
Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Rank
Tomokazu Harimoto Singles Bye  Lam (HKG)
W 4–1		  Jorgić (SLO)
L 3–4		 Did not advance
Koki Niwa Bye  Wang (SVK)
W 4–0		  Ovtcharov (GER)
L 1–4		 Did not advance
Tomokazu Harimoto
Jun Mizutani
Koki Niwa		 Team N/a  Australia
W 3–0		  Sweden
W 3–1		  Germany
L 2–3		  South Korea
W 3–1		 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
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Women

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Athlete Event Preliminary Round 1 Round 2 Round 3 Round of 16 Quarterfinals Semifinals Final / BM
Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Rank
Kasumi Ishikawa Singles Bye  Paranang (THA)
W 4–2		  Polcanova (AUT)
W 4–0		  Yu My (SGP)
L 1–4		 Did not advance
Mima Ito Bye  Yu (POR)
W 4–1		  Sawettabut (THA)
W 4–0		  Jeon J-h (KOR)
W 4–0		  Sun Ys (CHN)
L 0–4		  Yu My (SGP)
W 4–1		 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
Miu Hirano
Kasumi Ishikawa
Mima Ito		 Team N/a  Hungary
W 3–0		  Chinese Taipei
W 3–0		  Hong Kong
W 3–0		  China
L 0–3		 2nd place, silver medalist(s)
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Mixed

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Athlete Event Round of 16 Quarterfinals Semifinals Final / BM
Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Rank
Jun Mizutani
Mima Ito		 Doubles  Fegerl /
Polcanova (AUT)
W 4–1		  Franziska /
Solja (GER)
W 4–3		  Lin Y-j /
Cheng I-c (TPE)
W 4–1		  Xu X /
Liu Sw (CHN)
W 4–3		 1st place, gold medalist(s)
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Taekwondo

Main articles: 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.[91]

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Athlete Event Qualification Round of 16 Quarterfinals Semifinals Repechage 1 Repechage 2 Final / BM
Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Rank
Sergio Suzuki Men's −58 kg N/a  Demse (ETH)
L 2–22		 Did not advance
Ricardo Suzuki Men's −68 kg Bye  Husić (BIH)
L 2–22		 Did not advance
Miyu Yamada Women's −49 kg Bye  Su P-y (TPE)
W 10–9		  Sim J-y (KOR)
W 16–7		  Wongpattanakit (THA)
L 12–34 PTG		 N/a Bye  Bogdanović (SRB)
L 6–20		 5
Mayu Hamada Women's −57 kg Bye  Ben Yessouf (NIG)
L 6–11		 Did not advance
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Tennis

Main articles: Tennis at the 2020 Summer Olympics and Tennis at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Qualification

Men

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Athlete Event Round of 64 Round of 32 Round of 16 Quarterfinals Semifinals Final / BM
Opposition
Score		 Opposition
Score		 Opposition
Score		 Opposition
Score		 Opposition
Score		 Opposition
Score		 Rank
Taro Daniel Singles  Sonego (ITA)
L 6–4, 6–7(6–8), 6–7(3–7)		 Did not advance
Kei Nishikori  Rublev (ROC)
W 6–3, 6–4		  Giron (USA)
W 7–6, 3–6, 6–1		  Ivashka (BLR)
W 7–6(9–7), 6–0		  Djokovic (SRB)
L 2–6, 0–6		 Did not advance
Yoshihito Nishioka  Khachanov (ROC)
L 6–3, 1–6, 2–6		 Did not advance
Yūichi Sugita  Fognini (ITA)
L 4–6, 3–6		 Did not advance
Taro Daniel
Yoshihito Nishioka		 Doubles N/a  Čilić /
Dodig (CRO)
L 2–6, 4–6		 Did not advance
Ben McLachlan
Kei Nishikori		  Sousa /
Sousa (POR)
W 6–1, 6–4		  Murray /
Skupski (GBR)
W 6–3, 6–4		  Mektić /
Pavić (CRO)
L 3–6, 3–6		 Did not advance
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Women

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Athlete Event Round of 64 Round of 32 Round of 16 Quarterfinals Semifinals Final / BM
Opposition
Score		 Opposition
Score		 Opposition
Score		 Opposition
Score		 Opposition
Score		 Opposition
Score		 Rank
Misaki Doi Singles  Zarazúa (MEX)
W 6–3, 6–2		  Bencic (SUI)
L 2–6, 4–6		 Did not advance
Nao Hibino  Stojanović (SRB)
L 3–6, 3–6		 Did not advance
Naomi Osaka  Zheng Ss (CHN)
W 6–1, 6–4		  Golubic (SUI)
W 6–3, 6–2		  Vondroušová (CZE)
L 1–6, 4–6		 Did not advance
Shuko Aoyama
Ena Shibahara		 Doubles N/a  Bencic /
Golubic (SUI)
L 4–6, 7–6(7–5), [5–10]		 Did not advance
Nao Hibino
Makoto Ninomiya		  Barty /
Sanders (AUS)
L 1–6, 2–6		 Did not advance
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Mixed

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Athlete Event Round of 16 Quarterfinals Semifinals Final / BM
Opposition
Score		 Opposition
Score		 Opposition
Score		 Opposition
Score		 Rank
Ena Shibahara
Ben McLachlan		 Doubles  Shvedova /
Golubev (KAZ)
W 6–3, 7–6(7–3)		  Pavlyuchenkova /
Rublev (ROC)
L 5–7, 7–6(7–0), [8–10]		 Did not advance
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Triathlon

Main articles: 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

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Athlete Event Time Rank
Swim (1.5 km) Trans 1 Bike (40 km) Trans 2 Run (10 km) Total
Kenji Nener Men's 17:51 0:41 56:31 0:28 30:53 1:46:24 14
Makoto Odakura 18:21 0:41 56:05 0:30 31:26 1:47:03 19
Niina Kishimoto Women's 19:48 0:42 Did not finish
Yuko Takahashi 19:10 0:42 1:03:15 0:31 37:40 2:01:18 18
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Relay

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Athlete Event Time Rank
Swim (300 m) Trans 1 Bike (7 km) Trans 2 Run (2 km) Total group
Kenji Nener Mixed relay 4:03 0:35 9:36 0:28 5:48 20:30 N/a
Makoto Odakura 4:11 0:38 10:19 0:29 6:01 21:38
Niina Kishimoto 4:32 0:39 10:22 0:30 6:54 22:57
Yuko Takahashi 3:52 0:40 10:31 0:28 6:26 21:57
Total N/a 1:24:40 6
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Volleyball

Main article: Volleyball at the 2020 Summer Olympics

Beach

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

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Athlete Event Preliminary round Repechage Round of 16 Quarterfinals Semifinals Final / BM
Opposition
Score		 Opposition
Score		 Opposition
Score		 Rank Opposition
Score		 Opposition
Score		 Opposition
Score		 Opposition
Score		 Opposition
Score		 Rank
Yusuke Ishijima
Katsuhiro Shiratori		 Men's  Kantor /
Łosiak (POL)
L(15–21, 14–21)		  Lupo /
Nicolai (ITA)
L (19–21, 16–21)		  Thole /
Wickler (GER)
L (16–21, 11–21)		 4 Did not advance
Miki Ishii
Megumi Murakami		 Women's  Hermannová /
Sluková (CZE)
W (21–0, 21–0)		  Kozuch /
Ludwig (GER)
L (17–21, 20–22)		  Betschart /
Hüberli (SUI)
L (21–14, 19–21, 12–15)		 3 q  Baquerizo /
Fernández (ESP)
L (15–21, 10–21)		 Did not advance
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Indoor

Summary

More information Team, Event ...
Team Event Group stage Quarter-finals Semi-finals GM / BM
Opposition
Score		 Opposition
Score		 Opposition
Score		 Opposition
Score		 Opposition
Score		 Rank Opposition
Score		 Opposition
Score		 Opposition
Score		 Rank
Japan men's Men's tournament  Venezuela
W 3–0		  Canada
W 3–1		  Italy
L 1–3		  Poland
L 0–3		  Iran
W 3–2		 3 Q  Brazil
L 0–3		 Did not advance
Japan women's Women's tournament  Kenya
W 3–0		  Serbia
L 0–3		  Brazil
L 0–3		  South Korea
L 2–3		  Dominican Republic
L 1–3		 5 Did not advance
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Men's tournament

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 The  Japan roster was announced on 21 June 2021.[92]

Head coach: Japan Yuichi Nakagaichi

Group play

More information Pos, Pld ...
Pos Team
 Pld W L Pts SW SL SR SPW SPL SPR Qualification
1  Poland 5 4 1 13 14 4 3.500 435 365 1.192 Quarterfinals
2  Italy 5 4 1 11 12 7 1.714 447 411 1.088
3  Japan (H) 5 3 2 8 10 9 1.111 437 433 1.009
4  Canada 5 2 3 7 9 9 1.000 396 387 1.023
5  Iran 5 2 3 6 9 11 0.818 453 460 0.985
6  Venezuela 5 0 5 0 1 15 0.067 281 393 0.715
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Source: Tokyo 2020 and FIVB
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
(H) Host
24 July 2021 (2021-07-24)
17:05
v		 Japan  3–0  Venezuela Ariake Arena, Tokyo
Referees: Luis Macias (MEX), Vladimir Simonovic (SRB)
(25–21, 25–20, 25–15)
Results Statistics
26 July 2021 (2021-07-26)
19:40
v		 Japan  3–1  Canada Ariake Arena, Tokyo
Referees: Daniele Rapisarda (ITA), Patricia Rolf (USA)
(23–25, 25–23, 25–23, 25–20)
Results Statistics
28 July 2021 (2021-07-28)
19:40
v		  Japan 1–3 Italy  Ariake Arena, Tokyo
Referees: Juraj Mokrý (SVK), Fabrice Collados (FRA)
(20–25, 17–25, 25–23, 21–25)
Results Statistics
30 July 2021 (2021-07-30)
14:20
v		  Japan 0–3 Poland  Ariake Arena, Tokyo
Referees: Hernán Casamiquela (ARG), Liu Jiang (CHN)
(22–25, 21–25, 24–26)
Results Statistics
1 August 2021 (2021-08-01)
19:40
v		 Japan  3–2  Iran Ariake Arena, Tokyo
Referees: Juraj Mokrý (SVK), Daniele Rapisarda (ITA)
(25–21, 20–25, 29–31, 25–22, 15–13)
Results Statistics

Quarterfinal

3 August 2021 (2021-08-03)
13:00
v		 Japan  0–3  Brazil Ariake Arena, Tokyo
Referees: Denny Cespedes (DOM), Liu Jiang (CHN)
(20–25, 22–25, 20–25)
Results Statistics

Women's tournament

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 The  Japan roster was announced 30 June 2021.[93]

Head coach: Kumi Nakada

Group play

More information Pos, Pld ...
Pos Team
 Pld W L Pts SW SL SR SPW SPL SPR Qualification
1  Brazil 5 5 0 14 15 3 5.000 434 315 1.378 Quarter-finals
2  Serbia 5 4 1 12 13 3 4.333 381 313 1.217
3  South Korea 5 3 2 7 9 10 0.900 374 415 0.901
4  Dominican Republic 5 2 3 8 10 10 1.000 411 406 1.012
5  Japan (H) 5 1 4 4 6 12 0.500 378 395 0.957
6  Kenya 5 0 5 0 0 15 0.000 242 376 0.644
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Source: Tokyo 2020 and FIVB
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
(H) Host
25 July 2021 (2021-07-25)
19:40		 Japan  3–0  Kenya Ariake Arena, Tokyo
Referees: Fabrice Collados (FRA), Hamid Al-Rousi (UAE)
(25–15, 25–11, 25–23)
Results Statistics
27 July 2021 (2021-07-27)
14:20		 Japan  0–3  Serbia Ariake Arena, Tokyo
Referees: Patricia Rolf (USA), Juraj Mokrý (SVK)
(23–25, 16–25, 24–26)
Results Statistics
29 July 2021 (2021-07-29)
19:40		 Japan  0–3  Brazil Ariake Arena, Tokyo
Referees: Denny Cespedes (DOM), Evgeny Makshanov (RUS)
(16–25, 18–25, 24–26)
Results Statistics
31 July 2021 (2021-07-31)
19:40		 Japan  2–3  South Korea Ariake Arena, Tokyo
Referees: Susana Rodríguez (ESP), Paulo Turci (BRA)
(19–25, 25–19, 22–25, 25–15, 14–16)
Results Statistics
2 August 2021 (2021-08-02)
19:40		 Japan  1–3  Dominican Republic Ariake Arena, Tokyo
Referees: Patricia Rolf (USA), Wojciech Maroszek (POL)
(10–25, 23–25, 25–19, 19–25)
Results Statistics

Water polo

Main article: Water polo at the 2020 Summer Olympics

Summary

Key:
More information Team, Event ...
Team Event Group stage Quarter-finals Semi-finals GM / BM
Opposition
Score		 Opposition
Score		 Opposition
Score		 Opposition
Score		 Opposition
Score		 Rank Opposition
Score		 Opposition
Score		 Opposition
Score		 Rank
Japan men's Men's tournament  United States
L 13–15		  Hungary
L 11–16		  Greece
L 9–10		  Italy
L 8–16		  South Africa
W 24–9		 5 Did not advance
Japan women's Women's tournament  United States
L 4–25		  China
L 11–16		  Hungary
L 13–17		  Russia
L 16–20		 N/a 5 Did not advance
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Men's tournament

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 Japan's final squad was announced on 19 May 2021.[94][95]

Head coach: Yoji Omoto[96]

More information No., Player ...
No. Player Pos. L/R Height Weight Date of birth (age) Apps OG/
Goals		 Club Ref
1 Katsuyuki Tanamura 10GK 2R 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) 86 kg (190 lb) (1989-08-03)3 August 1989 (aged 31) 142 1/0 Japan Bourbon [97]
2 Seiya Adachi 50D 2R 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in) 76 kg (168 lb) (1995-06-24)24 June 1995 (aged 26) 48 1/1 Romania CSM Digi Oradea [98]
3 Harukiirario Koppu 20CB 2R 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in) 84 kg (185 lb) (1998-12-28)28 December 1998 (aged 22) 141 0/0 Japan DSK Dragons [99]
4 Mitsuaki Shiga 50D 2R 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in) 76 kg (168 lb) (1991-09-16)16 September 1991 (aged 29) 136 1/3 Japan Kingfisher74 [100]
5 Takuma Yoshida 50D 2R 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) 77 kg (170 lb) (1994-10-11)11 October 1994 (aged 26) 122 0/0 Japan Kingfisher74 [101]
6 Toi Suzuki 50D 2R 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) 78 kg (172 lb) (1999-10-20)20 October 1999 (aged 21) 112 0/0 Japan Nippon Sport [102]
7 Yusuke Shimizu 40CF 1L 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in) 95 kg (209 lb) (1988-09-07)7 September 1988 (aged 32) 1/1 Japan Bourbon [103]
8 Mitsuru Takata 50D 2R 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) 86 kg (190 lb) (1995-12-08)8 December 1995 (aged 25) 72 0/0 Japan Kingfisher74 [104]
9 Atsushi Arai 50D 2R 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in) 66 kg (146 lb) (1994-02-03)3 February 1994 (aged 27) 18 1/4 Japan Kingfisher74 [105]
10 Yusuke Inaba 50D 2R 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) 79 kg (174 lb) (2000-04-11)11 April 2000 (aged 21) 42 0/0 Japan Bourbon [106]
11 Keigo Okawa (C) 50D 2R 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) 90 kg (198 lb) (1990-03-11)11 March 1990 (aged 31) 118 1/9 Japan Kingfisher74 [107]
12 Kenta Araki 40CF 2R 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) 94 kg (207 lb) (1995-04-06)6 April 1995 (aged 26) 18 0/0 Japan Kingfisher74 [108]
13 Tomoyoshi Fukushima 10GK 2R 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) 80 kg (176 lb) (1993-06-03)3 June 1993 (aged 28) 112 1/0 Japan Kingfisher74 [109]
Average 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in) 82 kg (181 lb) 27 years, 29 days 90
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Note: Age as of 23 July 2021
Source: Japan Men | Tokyo 2020 Olympics Archived 2021-07-22 at the Wayback Machine

Group play

More information Pos, Pld ...
Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Greece 5 4 1 0 68 34 +34 9 Quarterfinals
2  Italy 5 3 2 0 60 32 +28 8
3  Hungary 5 3 1 1 64 35 +29 7
4  United States 5 2 0 3 59 53 +6 4
5  Japan (H) 5 1 0 4 65 66 −1 2
6  South Africa 5 0 0 5 20 116 −96 0
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Source: Tokyo 2020 and FINA
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head points; 3) Head-to-head goal difference; 4) Head-to-head goals scored; 5) Goal difference.
(H) Hosts
25 July 2021 (2021-07-25)
14:00
v		 Report United States  15–13  Japan Tokyo Tatsumi International Swimming Center
Referees:
Sébastien Dervieux (FRA), Arkadiy Voevodin (RUS)
Score by quarters: 3–3, 4–5, 4–2, 4–3
Bowen 5 Goals three players 3
27 July 2021 (2021-07-27)
18:20
v		 Report Japan  11–16  Hungary Tokyo Tatsumi International Swimming Center
Referees:
Michiel Zwart (NED), Nenad Periš (CRO)
Score by quarters: 3–4, 5–4, 2–5, 1–3
Inaba, Okawa 3 Goals Zalánki 4
29 July 2021 (2021-07-29)
18:20
v		 Report Greece  10–9  Japan Tokyo Tatsumi International Swimming Center
Referees:
Adrian Alexandrescu (ROU), Vojin Putniković (SRB)
Score by quarters: 1–1, 4–4, 2–1, 3–3
Kapotsis, Genidounias 3 Goals Adachi 3
31 July 2021 (2021-07-31)
18:20
v		 Report Italy  16–8  Japan Tokyo Tatsumi International Swimming Center
Referees:
Stanko Ivanovski (MNE), Nenad Periš (CRO)
Score by quarters: 5–0, 3–3, 3–1, 5–4
Bodagas, Figlioli 3 Goals Inaba 3
2 August 2021 (2021-08-02)
18:20
v		 Report Japan  24–9  South Africa Tokyo Tatsumi International Swimming Center
Referees:
John Waldow (NZL), Vojin Putniković (SRB)
Score by quarters: 5–4, 7–4, 6–1, 6–0
Adachi, Arai 4 Goals Neill 4

Women's tournament

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 Japan's final squad was announced on 19 May 2021.[110][111]

Head coach: Makihiro Motomiya[112]

More information No., Player ...
No. Player Pos. L/R Height Weight Date of birth (age) Apps OG/
Goals		 Club Ref
1 Rikako Miura 10GK 2R 1.71 m (5 ft 7 in) 61 kg (134 lb) (1989-10-13)13 October 1989 (aged 31) 76 0/0 Japan Nittai Club [113]
2 Yumi Arima 50D 2R 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) 73 kg (161 lb) (1997-09-09)9 September 1997 (aged 23) 45 0/0 Japan Fujimura [114]
3 Akari Inaba 50D 2R 1.64 m (5 ft 5 in) 60 kg (132 lb) (1998-02-02)2 February 1998 (aged 23) 50 0/0 Japan Shumei University [115]
4 Eruna Ura 50D 2R 1.69 m (5 ft 7 in) 61 kg (134 lb) (2002-10-14)14 October 2002 (aged 18) 8 0/0 Japan Shumei University [116]
5 Kaho Iwano 20CB 2R 1.66 m (5 ft 5 in) 62 kg (137 lb) (1999-08-06)6 August 1999 (aged 21) 6 0/0 Japan Shumei University [117]
6 Miku Koide 40CF 2R 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in) 78 kg (172 lb) (1992-05-21)21 May 1992 (aged 29) 33 0/0 Japan Bourbon [118]
7 Maiko Hashida 50D 2R 1.64 m (5 ft 5 in) 58 kg (128 lb) (2000-12-23)23 December 2000 (aged 20) 28 0/0 Japan Nippon Sport [119]
8 Yuki Niizawa (C) 50D 1L 1.59 m (5 ft 3 in) 56 kg (123 lb) (1997-02-13)13 February 1997 (aged 24) 51 0/0 Japan Nittai Club [120]
9 Minori Yamamoto 50D 2R 1.56 m (5 ft 1 in) 80 kg (176 lb) (1997-10-14)14 October 1997 (aged 23) 45 0/0 Japan Shumei University [121]
10 Kako Kawaguchi 50D 1L 1.59 m (5 ft 3 in) 56 kg (123 lb) (1999-07-14)14 July 1999 (aged 22) 6 0/0 Japan Nippon Sport [122]
11 Marina Tokumoto 20CB 2R 1.64 m (5 ft 5 in) 60 kg (132 lb) (1996-02-02)2 February 1996 (aged 25) 65 0/0 Japan Toeikai [123]
12 Kyoko Kudo 50D 2R 1.65 m (5 ft 5 in) 56 kg (123 lb) (2001-02-10)10 February 2001 (aged 20) 6 0/0 Japan Nippon Sport [124]
13 Minami Shioya 10GK 2R 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) 68 kg (150 lb) (1997-07-27)27 July 1997 (aged 23) 51 0/0 Japan Shumei University [125]
Average 1.66 m (5 ft 5 in) 64 kg (141 lb) 23 years, 302 days 36
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Note: Age as of 23 July 2021
Source: Japan Women | Tokyo 2020 Olympics Archived 2021-07-22 at the Wayback Machine

Group play

More information Pos, Pld ...
Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  United States 4 3 0 1 64 26 +38 6 Quarterfinals
2  Hungary 4 2 1 1 46 43 +3 5[a]
3  ROC 4 2 1 1 53 61 −8 5[a]
4  China 4 2 0 2 51 50 +1 4
5  Japan (H) 4 0 0 4 44 78 −34 0
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Source: Tokyo 2020 and FINA
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head points; 3) Head-to-head goal difference; 4) Head-to-head goals scored; 5) Goal difference.
(H) Hosts
Notes:
  1. [a]
    ROC10–10 Hungary
24 July 2021 (2021-07-24)
14:00
v		 Report Japan  4–25  United States Tokyo Tatsumi International Swimming Center
Referees:
Germán Moller (ARG), Nicola Johnson (AUS)
Score by quarters: 3–8, 0–6, 1–7, 0–4
Koide 2 Goals Haralabidis, Steffens 5
28 July 2021 (2021-07-28)
18:20
v		 Report China  16–11  Japan Tokyo Tatsumi International Swimming Center
Referees:
Marie-Claude Deslières (CAN), Viktor Salnichenko (KAZ)
Score by quarters: 5–2, 4–3, 4–3, 3–3
Zhang 5 Goals Arima 3
30 July 2021 (2021-07-30)
18:20
v		 Report Japan  13–17  Hungary Tokyo Tatsumi International Swimming Center
Referees:
Adrian Alexandrescu (ROU), Vojin Putniković (SRB)
Score by quarters: 4–3, 3–4, 3–5, 3–5
Arima, Inaba 4 Goals Parkes 6
1 August 2021 (2021-08-01)
18:20
v		 Report ROC  20–16  Japan Tokyo Tatsumi International Swimming Center
Referees:
Marie-Claude Deslières (CAN), Dion Willis (RSA)
Score by quarters: 5–5, 7–3, 6–4, 2–4
Serzhantova 4 Goals Arima 5

Weightlifting

Main articles: 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.[126]

Men

More information Athlete, Event ...
Athlete Event Snatch Clean & jerk Total Rank
Result Rank Result Rank
Yoichi Itokazu −61 kg 133 3 159 5 292 4
Mitsunori Konnai −67 kg 135 11 172 6 307 7
Masanori Miyamoto −73 kg 147 8 188 5 335 7
Toshiki Yamamoto −96 kg 168 7 200 DNF 168 DNF
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Women

More information Athlete, Event ...
Athlete Event Snatch Clean & jerk Total Rank
Result Rank Result Rank
Hiromi Miyake −49 kg 74 11 99 DNF 74 DNF
Kanae Yagi −55 kg 81 13 102 10 183 11
Mikiko Andoh −59 kg 94 6 120 3 214 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
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Wrestling

Main articles: 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.[127][128] 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.[129]

Key:

  • VT (ranking points: 5–0 or 0–5) – Victory by fall.
  • VB (ranking points: 5–0 or 0–5) – Victory by injury (VF for forfeit, VA for withdrawal or disqualification)
  • PP (ranking points: 3–1 or 1–3) – Decision by points – the loser with technical points.
  • PO (ranking points: 3–0 or 0–3) – Decision by points – the loser without technical points.
  • ST (ranking points: 4–0 or 0–4) – Great superiority – the loser without technical points and a margin of victory of at least 8 (Greco-Roman) or 10 (freestyle) points.
  • SP (ranking points: 4–1 or 1–4) – Technical superiority – the loser with technical points and a margin of victory of at least 8 (Greco-Roman) or 10 (freestyle) points.

Freestyle

More information Athlete, Event ...
Athlete Event Round of 16 Quarterfinals Semifinals Repechage Final / BM
Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Rank
Yuki Takahashi Men's −57 kg  Mićić (SRB)
W 3–0 PO		  Sanayev (KAZ)
L 1–3 PP		 Did not advance 8
Takuto Otoguro Men's −65 kg  Tömör-Ochir (MGL)
W 3–1 PP		  Muszukajev (HUN)
W 3–1 PP		  Rashidov (ROC)
W 3–1 PP		 Bye  Aliyev (AZE)
W 3–1 PP		 1st place, gold medalist(s)
Keisuke Otoguro Men's −74 kg  Kaisanov (KAZ)
L 0–5 VT		 Did not advance 14
Sohsuke Takatani Men's −86 kg  Göçen (TUR)
L 1–3 PP		 Did not advance 9
Yui Susaki Women's −50 kg  Tsogt-Ochir (MGL)
W 4–0 ST		  Yépez (ECU)
W 4–0 ST		  Stadnik (AZE)
W 4–0 ST		 Bye  Sun Yn (CHN)
W 4–0 ST		 1st place, gold medalist(s)
Mayu Mukaida Women's −53 kg  Essombe (CMR)
W 4–0 ST		  Zasina (POL)
W 4–1 SP		  Bat-Ochir (MGL)
W 3–1 PP		 Bye  Pang Qy (CHN)
W 3–1 PP		 1st place, gold medalist(s)
Risako Kawai Women's −57 kg  Camara (GUI)
W 3–1 PP		  Boldsaikhan (MGL)
W 3–0 PO		  Maroulis (USA)
W 3–1 PP		 Bye  Kurachkina (BLR)
W 3–0 PO		 1st place, gold medalist(s)
Yukako Kawai Women's −62 kg  Ovcharova (ROC)
W 4–0 ST		  Johansson (SWE)
W 3–1 PP		  Yusein (BUL)
W 3–1 PP		 Bye  Tynybekova (KGZ)
W 3–1 PP		 1st place, gold medalist(s)
Sara Dosho Women's −68 kg  Mensah (USA)
L 0–4 ST		 Did not advance  Zhou F (CHN)
W 3–1 PP		  Cherkasova (UKR)
L 0–5 VT		 5
Hiroe Minagawa Women's −76 kg  Ochirbat (MGL)
W 3–0 PO		  Mäe (EST)
W 3–0 PO		  Rotter-Focken (GER)
L 1–3 PP		 Bye  Zhou Q (CHN)
L 0–5 VT		 5
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Greco-Roman

More information Athlete, Event ...
Athlete Event Round of 16 Quarterfinals Semifinals Repechage Final / BM
Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Rank
Kenichiro Fumita Men's −60 kg  Fergat (ALG)
W 4–0 ST		  Walihan (CHN)
W 3–1 PP		  Temirov (UKR)
W 3–1 PP		 Bye  Orta (CUB)
L 1–3 PP		 2nd place, silver medalist(s)
Shohei Yabiku Men's −77 kg  Zhadrayev (KAZ)
W 3–1 PP		  Lőrincz (HUN)
L 1–3 PP		 Did not advance  Ayet Ikram (MAR)
W 5–0 VB		  Ali Geraei (IRI)
W 4–1 SP		 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
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