Japan at the 2020 Summer Paralympics
Japan is the host nation of the 2020 Summer Paralympics in their capital city of Tokyo from 24 August to 5 September 2021.[1][2]
| Japan at the 2020 Summer Paralympics | |
|---|---|
 | |
| IPC code | JPN |
| NPC | Japan Paralympic Committee |
| in Tokyo | |
| Competitors | 28 in 9 sports |
| Medals |
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| Summer Paralympics appearances | |
Athletics
Japan have secured three quotas in athletics after being in the top four of the 2019 World Para Athletics Marathon Championships and twelve more automatic qualification slots at the 2019 World Para Athletics Championships.[3]
- Men's track
| Athlete | Event | Heats | Final | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Result | Rank | Result | Rank | ||
| Tadashi Horikoshi | Men's marathon T12 | N/A | |||
| Tomoya Ito | Men's 100m T52 | ||||
| Men's 400m T52 | |||||
| Men's 1500m T52 | |||||
| Kenya Karasawa | Men's 5000m T11 | ||||
| Yuki Oya | Men's 100m T52 | ||||
| Tomoki Sato | Men's 400m T52 | ||||
| Men's 1500m T52 | |||||
| Tomoki Suzuki | Men's marathon T54 | N/A | |||
| Hirokazu Ueyonabaru | Men's 400m T52 | ||||
| Men's 1500m T52 | |||||
| Shinya Wada | Men's 1500m T11 | ||||
- Men's field
| Athlete | Event | Final | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Result | Points | Rank | ||
| Toru Suzuki | Men's high jump T64 | |||
| Atsushi Yamamoto | Men's long jump T63 | |||
- Women's track
| Athlete | Event | Heats | Final | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Result | Rank | Result | Rank | ||
| Misato Michishita | Women's marathon T12 | N/A | |||
| Mana Sasaki | Women's 400m T13 | ||||
- Women's field
| Athlete | Event | Final | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Result | Points | Rank | ||
| Kaede Maegawa | Women's long jump T63 | |||
| Maya Nakanishi | Women's long jump T64 | |||
| Chiaki Takada | Women's long jump T11 | |||
| Tomomi Tozawa | Women's long jump T63 | |||
Badminton
Boccia
Cycling
Equestrian
Football 5-a-side
Goalball
Judo
Paracanoeing
Paratriathlon
Powerlifting
Rowing
Shooting
Swimming
Five Japanese swimmers have qualified to compete in swimming at the 2020 Summer Paralympics via the 2019 World Para Swimming Championships slot allocation method.[4][5]
- Men
| Athlete | Event | Heats | Final | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Result | Rank | Result | Rank | ||
| Keiichi Kimura | Men's 100m butterfly S11 | ||||
| Men's 200m individual medley SM11 | |||||
| Takayuki Suzuki | Men's 50m freestyle S4 | ||||
| Men's 100m freestyle S4 | |||||
| Men's 200m freestyle S4 | |||||
| Men's 50m breaststroke SB3 | |||||
| Dai Tokairin | Men's 200m individual medley SM14 | ||||
| Uchu Tomita | Men's 400m freestyle S11 | ||||
| Men's 100m butterfly S11 | |||||
| Naohide Yamaguchi | Men's 100m breaststroke SB14 | ||||
Table tennis
Japan have secured quotas for five table tennis players including an automatic berth for one athlete at the 2019 Asian Para Table Tennis Championships.
| Athlete | Event | Preliminaries | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final / BM | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Rank | Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Rank | ||
| Takashi Asano | Men's singles C11 | ||||||||
| Koyo Iwabuchi | Men's singles C9 | ||||||||
| Takeshi Takemori | Men's singles C11 | ||||||||
| Katsuyoshi Yagi | Men's singles C7 | ||||||||
- Women
| Athlete | Event | Preliminaries | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final / BM | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Rank | Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Rank | ||
| Kanami Furukawa | Women's singles C11 | ||||||||
Taekwondo
Volleyball
The women's sitting volleyball team finished in 10th place at the 2018 World ParaVolley Championships in the Netherlands but they hope to improve their volleyball skills before the home games.[6]
Wheelchair basketball
Wheelchair fencing
Wheelchair rugby
Japan will compete in wheelchair rugby after automatically qualified as they are host nation. They have also won their first ever world championship title in the 2018 IWRF World Championship after defeating reigning champions Australia in the final.[7]
Wheelchair tennis
Japan have two entries for wheelchair tennis after automatically qualifying by winning gold medals at the 2018 Asian Para Games.[8]
| Athlete | Event | Round of 64 | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Finals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
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| Shingo Kunieda | Men's singles | ||||||
| Yui Kamiji | Women's singles |
References
- "Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games". www.paralympic.org. 26 October 2018.
- "Paralympic Competition Schedule". tokyo2020.org. 26 October 2018.
- "World marathon titles at stake in London". World Para Athletics. 27 April 2019.
- "Medallists by Event" (PDF). International Paralympic Committee. 15 September 2019.
- "World Championships Slot Allocation Method" (PDF). International Paralympic Committee. 14 October 2019.
- "Japan target Sitting Volleyball success at Tokyo 2020". www.worldparavolley.org. 28 August 2018.
- "Japan hopes to spread word about wheelchair rugby in 2020". www.japantimes.com.jp. 11 October 2018.
- "Yui Kamiji and Shingo Kunieda win gold, qualify for 2020 Paralympics". www.japantime.co.jp. 13 October 2018.