Japan_at_the_2008_Summer_Olympics
Japan at the 2008 Summer Olympics
Sporting event delegation
Japan competed at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, People's Republic of China. The delegation of athletes and officials were represented by the Japanese Olympic Committee.
Quick Facts Japan at the 2008 Summer Olympics, IOC code ...
| Japan at the 2008 Summer Olympics | |
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| IOC code | JPN |
| NOC | Japanese Olympic Committee |
| Website | www |
| in Beijing | |
| Competitors | 332 (167 men and 165 women) in 26 sports |
| Flag bearers | Ai Fukuhara (opening) Kosuke Kitajima (closing) |
| Medals Ranked 8th |
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| Summer Olympics appearances (overview) | |
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The list of qualified entries for Japan is shown. In some cases, the country qualified for a position in the Olympic Games, and the individual performance in the qualifying event was good enough to guarantee the same person a spot on Japan's team. In other cases, the Japan Olympic Committee assigned a competitor at a later date to fill some of the country's qualified positions, and the Olympic competitor may or may not be the same as the one who participated in the qualifying competition.
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Main article: Archery at the 2008 Summer Olympics
Japan qualified four archers (two men and two women) through the 2007 World Outdoor Target Championships individual competitions, and added a third women's qualification spot at the Asian Championships. This allowed Japan to compete in the women's team competition at the Olympics, as well as having three women and two men compete in the individual competitions. Takaharu Furukawa, Ryuichi Moriya, Nami Hayakawa, Sayoko Kitabatake and Yuki Hayashi were the archers who earned the qualification spots for Japan.
Japan has not yet won an Olympic gold medal in archery; its best results are a pair of silver medals, including Hiroshi Yamamoto's in the 2004 men's individual competition.
- Men
More information Athlete, Event ...
| Athlete | Event | Ranking round | Round of 64 | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final / BM | ||
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| Score | Seed | Opposition Score |
Opposition Score |
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| Takaharu Furukawa | Individual | 663 | 17 |  Kunda (BLR) (48)L 111 (18)–111 (19) |
did not advance | |||||
| Ryuichi Moriya | 661 | 22 |  Piatek (POL) (43)W 109 (10)–109 (9) |
 Wang C-P (TPE) (11)W 114–109 |
 Tsyrempilov (RUS) (6)W 113–110 |
 Ruban (UKR) (3)L 106–115 |
did not advance | |||
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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 | ||
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| Score | Seed | Opposition Score |
Opposition Score |
Opposition Score |
Opposition Score |
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| Nami Hayakawa | Individual | 649 | 9 |  Mousikou (CYP) (56)W 112–103 |
 Nichols (USA) (24)W 105–103 |
 Folkard (GBR) (8)W 106–97 |
 Park S-H (KOR) (1)L 103–112 |
did not advance | ||
| Yuki Hayashi | 616 | 48 |  Esebua (GEO) (17)L 102 (8)–102 (9) |
did not advance | ||||||
| Sayoko Kitabatake | 616 | 46 | Mosypinek (POL) (19) W 103–101 |
 Schuh (FRA) (14)L 100–112 |
did not advance | |||||
| Nami Hayakawa Yuki Hayashi Sayoko Kitabatake |
Team | 1881 | 7 | — |  Colombia (COL) (10)W 206–199 |
Great Britain (GBR) (2) L 196–201 |
did not advance | |||
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Main article: Athletics at the 2008 Summer Olympics
- 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
- Men
- Track & road events
More information Athlete, Event ...
| Athlete | Event | Heat | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Final | ||||
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| Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | ||
| Nobuharu Asahara | 100 m | 10.25 | 4 q | 10.37 | 8 | Did not advance | |||
| Yoshitaka Iwamizu | 3000 m steeplechase | 8:29.80 | 9 | — | Did not advance | ||||
| Yuzo Kanemaru | 400 m | 46.39 | 7 | — | Did not advance | ||||
| Takayuki Matsumiya | 5000 m | 14:20.24 | 13 | — | Did not advance | ||||
| 10000 m | — | 28:39.77 | 31 | ||||||
| Koichiro Morioka | 20 km walk | — | 1:21:57 | 16 | |||||
| Masato Naito | 110 m hurdles | 13.96 | 7 | Did not advance | |||||
| Kenji Narisako | 400 m hurdles | 49.63 | 5 | — | Did not advance | ||||
| Tsuyoshi Ogata | Marathon | — | 2:13:26 | 13 | |||||
| Satoshi Osaki | — | DNS | |||||||
| Atsushi Sato | — | 2:41:08 | 76 | ||||||
| Shingo Suetsugu | 200 m | 20.93 | 6 | Did not advance | |||||
| Shinji Takahira | 20.58 | 4 q | 20.63 | 7 | Did not advance | ||||
| Kensuke Takezawa | 5000 m | 13:49.42 | 7 | — | Did not advance | ||||
| 10000 m | — | 28:23.28 | 28 | ||||||
| Dai Tamesue | 400 m hurdles | 49.82 | 4 | — | Did not advance | ||||
| Takayuki Tanii | 20 km walk | — | DSQ | ||||||
| 50 km walk | — | 4:01:37 | 29 | ||||||
| Naoki Tsukahara | 100 m | 10.39 | 2 Q | 10.23 | 3 Q | 10.16 | 7 | Did not advance | |
| Yuki Yamazaki | 20 km walk | — | 1:21:18 | 11 | |||||
| 50 km walk | — | 3:45:47 | 7 | ||||||
| Nobuharu Asahara Shingo Suetsugu Shinji Takahira Naoki Tsukahara |
4 × 100 m relay | 38.52 | 2 Q | — | 38.15 |  | |||
| Mitsuhiro Abiko Yoshihiro Horigome Kenji Narisako Dai Tamesue |
4 × 400 m relay | 3:04.18 | 6 | — | Did not advance | ||||
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- Field events
More information Athlete, Event ...
| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Final | ||
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| Distance | Position | Distance | Position | ||
| Naoyuki Daigo | High jump | 2.15 | 36 | Did not advance | |
| Yukifumi Murakami | Javelin throw | 78.21 | 15 | Did not advance | |
| Koji Murofushi | Hammer throw | 78.16 | 5 Q | 80.71 | 5 |
| Daichi Sawano | Pole vault | 5.55 | 16 | Did not advance | |
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- Women
- Track & road events
More information Athlete, Event ...
| Athlete | Event | Heat | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Final | ||||
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| Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | ||
| Yukiko Akaba | 5000 m | 15:38.30 | 12 | — | Did not advance | ||||
| 10000 m | — | 32:00.37 | 20 | ||||||
| Kayoko Fukushi | 5000 m | 15:20.46 | 10 | — | Did not advance | ||||
| 10000 m | — | 31:01.14 | 11 | ||||||
| Chisato Fukushima | 100 m | 11.74 | 6 | Did not advance | |||||
| Minori Hayakari | 3000 m steeplechase | 9:49.70 | 16 | — | Did not advance | ||||
| Mayumi Kawasaki | 20 km walk | — | 1:29:43 | 14 | |||||
| Yuriko Kobayashi | 5000 m | 15:15.87 | 7 | — | Did not advance | ||||
| Sachiko Konishi | 20 km walk | — | 1:32:21 | 26 | |||||
| Yurika Nakamura | Marathon | — | 2:30:19 | 13 | |||||
| Satomi Kubokura | 400 m hurdles | 55.82 SB | 3 Q | — | 56.69 | 7 | Did not advance | ||
| Yoko Shibui | 10000 m | — | 31:31.13 | 17 | |||||
| Asami Tanno | 400 m | 52.60 | 4 | — | Did not advance | ||||
| Reiko Tosa | Marathon | — | DNF | ||||||
| Sayaka Aoki Mayu Kida Satomi Kubokura Asami Tanno |
4 × 400 m relay | 3:30.52 SB | 8 | — | Did not advance | ||||
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- Field events
More information Athlete, Event ...
| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Final | ||
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| Distance | Position | Distance | Position | ||
| Kumiko Ikeda | Long jump | 6.47 | 19 | Did not advance | |
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Main article: Badminton at the 2008 Summer Olympics
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More information Athlete, Event ...
| Athlete | Event | Round of 64 | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Final / BM | |
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| Opposition Score |
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| Shoji Sato | Singles | Bye |  Sridhar (IND)W 21–13, 21–17 |
 Gade (DEN)L 21–19, 20–22, 15–21 |
Did not advance | |||
| Shintaro Ikeda Shuichi Sakamoto |
Doubles | — |  Koo K K / Tan B H (MAS) L 12–21, 16–21 |
Did not advance | ||||
| Keita Masuda Tadashi Ohtsuka |
— |  Hadiyanto / Yulianto (INA) W 19–21, 21–14, 21–14 |
Lee J-j / Hwang J-m (KOR) L 12–21, 21–18, 9–21 |
Did not advance | ||||
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- Women
More information Athlete, Event ...
| Athlete | Event | Round of 64 | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Final / BM | |
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| Opposition Score |
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Opposition Score |
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Opposition Score |
Rank | ||
| Eriko Hirose | Singles |  Ingólfsdóttir (ISL)W 21–6, 19–7r |
 Nguyen (VIE)W 21–7, 21–12 |
Pi (FRA) L 12–21, 21–16, 6–21 |
Did not advance | |||
| Miyuki Maeda Satoko Suetsuna |
Doubles | — |  Luiz / Tanaka (AUS) W 21–4, 21–8 |
 Yang W / Zhang Jw (CHN) W 8–21, 23–21, 21–14 |
Lee K-w / Lee H-j (KOR) L 20–22, 15–21 |
Zhang Yw / Wei Yl (CHN) L 17–21, 10–21 |
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| Kumiko Ogura Reiko Shiota |
— | Kristiansen / Juhl (DEN) W 18–21, 21–14, 21–18 |
Du J / Yu Y (CHN) L 8–21, 5–21 |
Did not advance | ||||
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Main article: Baseball at the 2008 Summer Olympics
Japan's victory in the 2007 Asian Baseball Championship qualified the Japan national baseball team for Olympic competition. Japan, along with Cuba, has appeared in every Olympic baseball tournament since the sport was elevated to official status. Japan has reached the semifinals each year and taken one silver and two bronze medals, but has yet to win the Olympic championship.
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Group table
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| Team | G | W | L | RS | RA | WIN% | GB | Tiebreaker |
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 South Korea |
7 | 7 | 0 | 41 | 22 | 1.000 | - | - |
 Cuba |
7 | 6 | 1 | 52 | 23 | .857 | 1 | - |
 United States |
7 | 5 | 2 | 40 | 22 | .714 | 2 | - |
 Japan |
7 | 4 | 3 | 30 | 14 | .571 | 3 | - |
 Chinese Taipei |
7 | 2 | 5 | 29 | 33 | .286 | 5 | 1-0 |
 Canada |
7 | 2 | 5 | 29 | 20 | .286 | 5 | 0-1 |
 Netherlands |
7 | 1 | 6 | 9 | 50 | .143 | 6 | 1-0 |
 China |
7 | 1 | 6 | 14 | 60 | .143 | 6 | 0-1 |
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Semifinal
More information Team, R ...
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| Japan | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| South Korea | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | X | 6 | 10 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| WP: Kwang-Hyun Kim (1-0) LP: Hitoki Iwase (0-3) Home runs: JPN: None KOR: Seung-Yeop Lee (1) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Bronze medal game
More information Team, R ...
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| Japan | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| United States | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | X | 8 | 9 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| WP: Brett Anderson (1-0) LP: Kenshin Kawakami (0-1) Home runs: JPN: Masahiro Araki (1), Norichika Aoki (1) USA: Matt LaPorta (2), Matt Brown (2), Jason Donald (1) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Main article: Boxing at the 2008 Summer Olympics
Japan qualified two boxers for the Olympic boxing tournament. Masatsugu was the first when he qualified at the World Championships.[1] Satoshi was the second, qualifying at the first Asian qualifying event.[2]
More information Athlete, Event ...
| Athlete | Event | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | |
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| Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Rank | ||
| Satoshi Shimizu | Featherweight | Bye |  Kılıç (TUR)L 9–12 |
Did not advance | |||
| Masatsugu Kawachi | Light welterweight | Bye |  Boonjumnong (THA)L 1–8 |
Did not advance | |||
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Main article: Canoeing at the 2008 Summer Olympics
Slalom
More information Athlete, Event ...
| Athlete | Event | Preliminary | Semifinal | Final | |||||||||
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| Run 1 | Rank | Run 2 | Rank | Total | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Total | Rank | ||
| Takuya Haneda | Men's C-1 | 94.08 | 13 | 92.24 | 14 | 186.32 | 14 | Did not advance | |||||
| Kazuki Yazawa | Men's K-1 | 89.82 | 19 | 90.05 | 18 | 179.87 | 18 | Did not advance | |||||
| Hiroyuki Nagao Masatoshi Sanma |
Men's C-2 | 99.47 | 8 | 113.09 | 10 | 212.56 | 10 Q | 110.10 | 9 | Did not advance | |||
| Yuriko Takeshita | Women's K-1 | 111.63 | 14 | 113.08 | 18 | 224.71 | 15 Q | 107.86 | 6 Q | 111.44 | 4 | 219.30 | 4 |
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Sprint
More information Athlete, Event ...
| Athlete | Event | Heats | Semifinals | Final | |||
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| Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
| Shinobu Kitamoto | Women's K-1 500 m | 1:52.148 | 4 QS | 2:01.105 | 9 | Did not advance | |
| Shinobu Kitamoto Mikiko Takeya |
Women's K-2 500 m | 1:46.980 | 6 QS | 1:43.541 | 1 Q | 1:43.291 | 5 |
| Shinobu Kitamoto Ayaka Kuno Yumiko Suzuki Mikiko Takeya |
Women's K-4 500 m | 1:38.618 | 5 QS | 1:37.449 | 2 Q | 1:36.465 | 6 |
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Qualification Legend: QS = Qualify to semi-final; QF = Qualify directly to final
Main article: Cycling at the 2008 Summer Olympics
Road
More information Athlete, Event ...
| Athlete | Event | Time | Rank |
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| Fumiyuki Beppu | Men's road race | Did not finish | |
| Men's time trial | 1:11:05 | 39 | |
| Takashi Miyazawa | Men's road race | 6:55:24 | 85 |
| Miho Oki | Women's road race | 3:33:17 | 31 |
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Track
Japan has qualified entries in men's Keirin, sprint, team sprint and points race, and women's points race and sprint.
- Sprint
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| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Round 1 | Repechage 1 | Round 2 | Repechage 2 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | ||
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| 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) |
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| Tsubasa Kitatsuru | Men's sprint | 10.391 69.290 |
14 | Bourgain (FRA) L |
Awang (MAS) Kwiatkowski (POL) L |
Did not advance | |||||
| Kazunari Watanabe | 10.346 69.592 |
11 |  Chiappa (ITA)L |
Blatchford (USA) Zhang L (CHN) W 10.965 65.663 |
Hoy (GBR) L |
Sireau (FRA) Bayley (AUS) L |
Did not advance | 9th place final Nimke (GER) Chiappa (ITA) Bayley (AUS)L |
12 | ||
| Kiyofumi Nagai Tomohiro Nagatsuka Kazunari Watanabe |
Men's team sprint | 44.454 60.736 |
6 | Germany (GER) L 44.437 60.760 |
— | Did not advance | 6 | ||||
| Sakie Tsukuda | Women's sprint | 12.134 59.337 |
12 | Pendleton (GBR) L |
Tsylinskaya (BLR) Guerra (CUB)L |
— | Did not advance | 9th place final Grankovskaya (RUS) Guerra (CUB) Hijgenaar (NED)L |
12 | ||
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- Keirin
More information Athlete, Event ...
| Athlete | Event | 1st round | Repechage | 2nd round | Final |
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| Rank | Rank | Rank | Rank | ||
| Toshiaki Fushimi | Men's keirin | 3 R | 4 | Did not advance | |
| Kiyofumi Nagai | 3 R | 1 Q | 2 Q |  | |
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- Omnium
More information Athlete, Event ...
| Athlete | Event | Points | Laps | Rank |
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| Makoto Iijima | Men's points race | 23 | 1 | 8 |
| Satomi Wadami | Women's points race | Did not finish | ||
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Mountain biking
More information Athlete, Event ...
| Athlete | Event | Time | Rank |
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| Kohei Yamamoto | Men's cross-country | LAP (3 lap) | 46 |
| Rie Katayama | Women's cross-country | LAP (1 lap) | 20 |
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BMX
More information Athlete, Event ...
| Athlete | Event | Seeding | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | ||||
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| Result | Rank | Points | Rank | Points | Rank | Result | Rank | ||
| Akifumi Sakamoto | Men's BMX | 40.548 | 32 | 19 | 7 | Did not advance | |||
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Main article: Diving at the 2008 Summer Olympics
One Japanese member qualified for the 3 meter springboard event, by virtue of Ken Terauchi's third-place finish in the semifinal round at the 2007 World Championships. This was the first individual qualification spot earned by Japan for the 2008 Olympics.[3]
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| Athlete | Event | Preliminaries | Semifinals | Final | |||
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| Points | Rank | Points | Rank | Points | Rank | ||
| Ken Terauchi | 3 m springboard | 452.80 | 10 Q | 478.25 | 7 Q | 442.50 | 11 |
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- Women
More information Athlete, Event ...
| Athlete | Event | Preliminaries | Semifinals | Final | |||
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| Points | Rank | Points | Rank | Points | Rank | ||
| Mai Nakagawa | 10 m platform | 331.40 | 9 Q | 314.60 | 10 Q | 296.30 | 11 |
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Main article: Equestrian at the 2008 Summer Olympics
Dressage
More information Athlete, Horse ...
| Athlete | Horse | Event | Grand Prix | Grand Prix Special | Grand Prix Freestyle | Overall | ||||
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| Score | Rank | Score | Rank | Score | Rank | Score | Rank | |||
| Hiroshi Hoketsu | Whisper | Individual | 62.542 | 35 | Did not advance | |||||
| Yuko Kitai | Rambo | 59.250 | 45 | Did not advance | ||||||
| Mieko Yagi | Dow Jones | 60.167 | 42 | Did not advance | ||||||
| Hiroshi Hoketsu Yuko Kitai Mieko Yagi |
See above | Team | — | 60.653 | 9 | |||||
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Eventing
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| Athlete | Horse | Event | Dressage | Cross-country | Jumping | Total | |||||||||
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| Qualifier | Final | ||||||||||||||
| Penalties | Rank | Penalties | Total | Rank | Penalties | Total | Rank | Penalties | Total | Rank | Penalties | Rank | |||
| Yoshiaki Oiwa | Gorgeous George | Individual | 52.40 | 40 | 76.40 | 128.80 | 55 | 8.00 | 136.80 | 49 | Did not advance | 136.80 | 49 | ||
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Show jumping
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| Athlete | Horse | Event | Qualification | Final | Total | ||||||||||||
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| Round 1 | Round 2 | Round 3 | Round A | Round B | |||||||||||||
| Penalties | Rank | Penalties | Total | Rank | Penalties | Total | Rank | Penalties | Rank | Penalties | Total | Rank | Penalties | Rank | |||
| Eiken Sato | Cayak | Individual | 1 | 14 | 24 | 25 | 51 | Did not advance | 25 | 51 | |||||||
| Taizo Sugitani | California | 0 | =1 | 17 | 17 | 37 Q | 9 | 26 | 37 Q | 12 | 29 | Did not advance | 12 | 29 | |||
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Taizo Sugitani finished qualifying in 37th place which made him a reserve rider for the final. After several qualified horses tested positive for use of capsaicin, he was moved up and participated in Final A.
Main article: Fencing at the 2008 Summer Olympics
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| Athlete | Event | Round of 64 | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Final / BM | |
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| Opposition Score |
Opposition Score |
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Opposition Score |
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Opposition Score |
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| Shogo Nishida | Individual épée |  Inostroza (CHI)L 11–15 |
Did not advance | |||||
| Kenta Chida | Individual foil | — |  Lau K K (HKG)W 15–6 |
Kleibrink (GER) L 10–15 |
Did not advance | |||
| Yuki Ota | — |  Souza (BRA)W 15–4 |
Choi B-C (KOR) W 15–14 |
Joppich (GER) W 15–12 |
Sanzo (ITA) W 15–14 |
Kleibrink (GER) L 9–15 |
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| Satoshi Ogawa | Individual sabre |  Keita (SEN)L 14–15 |
Did not advance | |||||
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- Women
More information Athlete, Event ...
| Athlete | Event | Round of 64 | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Final / BM | |
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| Opposition Score |
Opposition Score |
Opposition Score |
Opposition Score |
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| Megumi Harada | Individual épée | — | Parkinson (AUS) W 15–9 |
 Brânză (ROU)L 11–15 |
Did not advance | |||
| Chieko Sugawara | Individual foil | Bye | Jung G-O (KOR) W 11–9 |
Golubytskyi (GER) W 6–5 |
Nam H-H (KOR) L 10–15 |
Did not advance | ||
| Madoka Hisagae | Individual sabre | Bye | Dyachenko (RUS) L 10–15 |
Did not advance | ||||
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Main article: Field hockey at the 2008 Summer Olympics
Women's tournament
- Team roster
The following is the Japanese roster in the women's field hockey tournament of the 2008 Summer Olympics.[4]
Head Coach: Yoo Seung-Jin
- Ikuko Okamura (GK)
- Keiko Miura
- Mayumi Ono
- Chie Kimura
- Rika Komazawa
- Miyuki Nakagawa
- Sakae Morimoto
- Kaori Chiba
- Yukari Yamamoto
- Toshie Tsukui
- Sachimi Iwao
- Akemi Kato (c)
- Tomomi Komori
- Misaki Ozawa
- Chinami Kozakura
- Yuka Yoshikawa (GK)
Reserve:
- Hikari Suwa
- Nichika Urata
- Group play
More information Pld, W ...
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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 Germany |
5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 8 | +4 | 12 | Advanced to semifinals |
 Argentina |
5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 13 | 7 | +6 | 11 | |
 Great Britain |
5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 9 | −2 | 8 | |
| United States |
5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 8 | +1 | 6 | |
| Japan |
5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 7 | −2 | 4 | |
 New Zealand |
5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 6 | 13 | −7 | 0 |
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Main article: Football at the 2008 Summer Olympics
Men's tournament
- Roster
The following is the Japan squad in the men's football tournament of the 2008 Summer Olympics.[5]
Head coach: Yasuharu Sorimachi
More information No., Pos. ...
| No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Goals | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1GK | Shusaku Nishikawa | (1986-06-18)18 June 1986 (aged 22) | 0 | 0 | Oita Trinita |
| 2 | 3MF | Hajime Hosogai | (1986-06-10)10 June 1986 (aged 22) | 0 | 0 | Urawa Red Diamonds |
| 3 | 2DF | Maya Yoshida | (1988-08-24)24 August 1988 (aged 19) | 0 | 0 | Nagoya Grampus |
| 4 | 2DF | Hiroki Mizumoto (c) | (1985-09-12)12 September 1985 (aged 22) | 1 | 0 | Kyoto Sanga |
| 5 | 2DF | Yuto Nagatomo | (1986-09-12)12 September 1986 (aged 21) | 3 | 0 | FC Tokyo |
| 6 | 2DF | Masato Morishige | (1987-05-21)21 May 1987 (aged 21) | 0 | 0 | Oita Trinita |
| 7 | 2DF | Atsuto Uchida | (1988-03-27)27 March 1988 (aged 20) | 9 | 1 | Kashima Antlers |
| 8 | 3MF | Keisuke Honda | (1986-06-13)13 June 1986 (aged 22) | 1 | 0 | VVV-Venlo |
| 9 | 4FW | Yohei Toyoda | (1985-04-11)11 April 1985 (aged 23) | 0 | 0 | Montedio Yamagata |
| 10 | 3MF | Yohei Kajiyama | (1985-09-24)24 September 1985 (aged 22) | 0 | 0 | FC Tokyo |
| 11 | 4FW | Shinji Okazaki | (1986-04-16)16 April 1986 (aged 22) | 0 | 0 | Shimizu S-Pulse |
| 12 | 3MF | Hiroyuki Taniguchi | (1985-06-27)27 June 1985 (aged 23) | 0 | 0 | Kawasaki Frontale |
| 13 | 2DF | Michihiro Yasuda | (1987-12-20)20 December 1987 (aged 20) | 5 | 0 | Gamba Osaka |
| 14 | 4FW | Shinji Kagawa | (1989-03-17)17 March 1989 (aged 19) | 3 | 0 | Cerezo Osaka |
| 15 | 4FW | Takayuki Morimoto | (1988-05-07)7 May 1988 (aged 20) | 0 | 0 |  Catania |
| 16 | 3MF | Takuya Honda | (1985-04-17)17 April 1985 (aged 23) | 0 | 0 | Shimizu S-Pulse |
| 17 | 4FW | Tadanari Lee | (1985-12-19)19 December 1985 (aged 22) | 0 | 0 | Kashiwa Reysol |
| 18 | 1GK | Kaito Yamamoto | (1985-07-10)10 July 1985 (aged 23) | 0 | 0 | Shimizu S-Pulse |
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* Over-aged player.
- Group play
More information Pos, Pld ...
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Nigeria |
3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | +2 | 7 | Qualified for the quarterfinals |
| 2 | Netherlands |
3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 2 | +1 | 5 | |
| 3 | United States |
3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 4 | |
| 4 | Japan |
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 4 | −3 | 0 |
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Women's tournament
- Roster
Head coach: Norio Sasaki
Japan named a squad of 18 players and 4 alternates for the tournament.[6][7]
More information No., Pos. ...
| No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Goals | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1GK | Miho Fukumoto | (1983-10-02)2 October 1983 (aged 24) | 39 | 0 | Okayama Yunogo Belle |
| 2 | 2DF | Yukari Kinga | (1984-05-02)2 May 1984 (aged 24) | 29 | 0 | NTV Beleza |
| 3 | 2DF | Hiromi Ikeda (captain) | (1975-12-22)22 December 1975 (aged 32) | 112 | 4 | Tasaki Perule |
| 4 | 2DF | Azusa Iwashimizu | (1986-10-14)14 October 1986 (aged 21) | 33 | 5 | NTV Beleza |
| 5 | 3MF | Miyuki Yanagita | (1981-04-11)11 April 1981 (aged 27) | 86 | 11 | Urawa Reds Ladies |
| 6 | 3MF | Tomoe Kato | (1978-05-27)27 May 1978 (aged 30) | 112 | 8 | NTV Beleza |
| 7 | 2DF | Kozue Ando | (1982-07-09)9 July 1982 (aged 26) | 61 | 10 | Urawa Reds Ladies |
| 8 | 3MF | Aya Miyama | (1985-01-28)28 January 1985 (aged 23) | 60 | 18 | Okayama Yunogo Belle |
| 9 | 4FW | Eriko Arakawa | (1979-10-30)30 October 1979 (aged 28) | 62 | 19 | NTV Beleza |
| 10 | 3MF | Homare Sawa | (1978-09-06)6 September 1978 (aged 29) | 136 | 68 | NTV Beleza |
| 11 | 4FW | Shinobu Ohno | (1984-01-23)23 January 1984 (aged 24) | 57 | 22 | NTV Beleza |
| 12 | 4FW | Karina Maruyama | (1983-03-26)26 March 1983 (aged 25) | 50 | 12 | TEPCO Mareeze |
| 13 | 3MF | Ayumi Hara | (1979-02-21)21 February 1979 (aged 29) | 36 | 1 | INAC Leonessa |
| 14 | 2DF | Kyoko Yano | (1984-06-03)3 June 1984 (aged 24) | 44 | 1 | Urawa Reds Ladies |
| 15 | 3MF | Mizuho Sakaguchi | (1987-10-15)15 October 1987 (aged 20) | 21 | 14 | Tasaki Perule |
| 16 | 3MF | Rumi Utsugi | (1988-12-05)5 December 1988 (aged 19) | 23 | 4 | NTV Beleza |
| 17 | 4FW | Yūki Nagasato | (1987-07-15)15 July 1987 (aged 21) | 44 | 25 | NTV Beleza |
| 18 | 1GK | Ayumi Kaihori | (1986-09-04)4 September 1986 (aged 21) | 2 | 0 | INAC Leonessa |
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- Group play
More information Pos, Pld ...
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United States |
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 2 | +3 | 6 | Qualified for the quarterfinals |
| 2 |  Norway |
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 5 | −1 | 6 | |
| 3 | Japan |
3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 4 | +3 | 4 | |
| 4 | New Zealand |
3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 7 | −5 | 1 |
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Attendance: 10,270
Referee: Deidre Mitchell (South Africa)
Attendance: 16,912
Referee: Pannipar Kamnueng (Thailand)
More information Norway, 1–5 ...
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- Quarterfinals
Attendance: 28,459
Referee: Christine Beck (Germany)
- Semifinals
More information United States, 4–2 ...
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- Bronze medal game
- Final rank
4th place
Main article: Gymnastics at the 2008 Summer Olympics
Artistic
- Men
- Team
More information Athlete, Event ...
| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Final | ||||||||||||||
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| Apparatus | Total | Rank | Apparatus | Total | Rank | ||||||||||||
| F | PH | R | V | PB | HB | F | PH | R | V | PB | HB | ||||||
| Takehiro Kashima | Team | — | 14.425 | — | 15.975 | 15.550 | 15.150 | — | — | 15.575 | — | 15.200 | — | ||||
| Takuya Nakase | 15.500 | 14.075 | 15.275 | — | 15.725 | 15.450 Q | — | 15.000 | — | 15.425 | — | 15.525 | — | ||||
| Makoto Okiguchi | 15.275 | — | 15.750 | — | 15.275 | — | |||||||||||
| Koki Sakamoto | 14.950 | 14.925 | 15.525 | 16.200 | 15.625 | 14.725 | 91.950 | 5* | — | 14.850 | 15.525 | 15.400 | 15.000 | — | |||
| Hiroyuki Tomita | 15.175 | 15.175 Q | 15.025 | 15.200 | 15.775 | 15.550 Q | 91.900 | 6 Q | — | 15.150 | 15.950 | — | 16.150 | 15.625 | — | ||
| Kōhei Uchimura | 15.725 | 14.100 | 14.675 | 16.200 | 16.025 | 15.325 | 92.050 | 4 Q | 15.700 | — | 16.150 | 15.925 | 15.450 | — | |||
| Total | 61.675 | 58.625 | 60.500 | 64.125 | 63.150 | 61.475 | 369.550 | 2 Q | 45.975 | 45.575 | 46.900 | 46.750 | 47.075 | 46.600 | 278.875 | | |
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*Due to a coaching decision, Hiroyuki Tomita started in the individual all-around final instead of Koki Sakamoto.[8] Tomita had finished qualification in 6th place, but behind his teammates Uchimura and Sakamoto, and no more than two gymnasts from the same nation are allowed in the final.
- Individual finals
More information Athlete, Event ...
| Athlete | Event | Apparatus | Total | Rank | |||||
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| F | PH | R | V | PB | HB | ||||
| Takuya Nakase | Horizontal bar | — | 15.450 | 15.450 | 5 | ||||
| Koki Sakamoto | All-around | Withdrew due to coaching decision | |||||||
| Hiroyuki Tomita | All-around | 15.100 | 15.425 | 13.850 | 16.200 | 16.000 | 15.675 | 91.750 | 4 |
| Pommel horse | — | 15.375 | — | 15.375 | 5 | ||||
| Horizontal bar | — | 15.225 | 15.225 | 6 | |||||
| Kōhei Uchimura | All-around | 15.825 | 13.275 | 15.200 | 16.300 | 15.975 | 15.400 | 91.975 | |
| Floor | 15.575 | — | 15.575 | 5 | |||||
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- Women
- Team
More information Athlete, Event ...
| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Final | ||||||||||
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| Apparatus | Total | Rank | Apparatus | Total | Rank | ||||||||
| F | V | UB | BB | F | V | UB | BB | ||||||
| Mayu Kuroda | Team | — | 14.725 | 14.850 | — | — | 15.350 | 14.725 | — | ||||
| Yu Minobe | 13.825 | 14.050 | 14.525 | — | did not compete | ||||||||
| Kyoko Oshima | 14.175 | 14.700 | 14.450 | 14.300 | 57.625 | 27 Q | 14.450 | 14.450 | 14.750 | — | |||
| Yuko Shintake | 14.175 | 14.675 | — | 15.050 | — | 14.025 | 14.625 | — | 15.000 | — | |||
| Koko Tsurumi | 14.325 | 14.200 | 15.025 | 15.425 | 58.975 | 17 Q | 14.200 | — | 15.425 | 15.225 | — | ||
| Miki Uemura | 12.875 | 14.475 | 12.775 | 14.575 | 54.700 | 50 | — | 14.475 | — | ||||
| Total | 56.500 | 58.050 | 58.725 | 59.900 | 233.175 | 8 Q | 42.675 | 43.550 | 45.525 | 44.950 | 176.700 | 5 | |
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- Individual finals
More information Athlete, Event ...
| Athlete | Event | Apparatus | Total | Rank | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| F | V | UB | BB | ||||
| Kyoko Oshima | All-around | 14.400 | 14.575 | 14.675 | 14.975 | 57.625 | 20 |
| Koko Tsurumi | All-around | 13.675 | 14.075 | 14.950 | 15.400 | 58.100 | 17 |
| Balance beam | — | 14.450 | 14.450 | 8 | |||
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Kyoko Oshima qualified for the All-Around final of the top 24 gymnasts because the number of finalists from the same nation is limited to two. Thus, five gymnasts ranked ahead of her were ineligible. For the same reason, Koko Tsurumi appeared in the balance beam apparatus final.
Rhythmic
Japan have qualified a rhythmic gymnastics group.
More information Athlete, Event ...
| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Final | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 ropes | 3 hoops 2 clubs |
Total | Rank | 5 ropes | 3 hoops 2 clubs |
Total | Rank | ||
| Yuko Endo Chihana Hara Saori Inagaki Nachi Misawa Kotono Tanaka Honami Tsuboi |
Team | 15.425 | 15.425 | 30.850 | 10 | did not advance | |||
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Trampoline
More information Athlete, Event ...
| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Final | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | Rank | Score | Rank | ||
| Tetsuya Sotomura | Men's | 70.30 | 5 Q | 39.80 | 4 |
| Yasuhiro Ueyama | 69.20 | 9 | did not advance | ||
| Haruka Hirota | Women's | 62.60 | 12 | did not advance | |
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Main article: Judo at the 2008 Summer Olympics
- Men
More information Athlete, Event ...
| Athlete | Event | Preliminary | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Repechage 1 | Repechage 2 | Repechage 3 | Final / BM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
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| Hiroaki Hiraoka | −60 kg | Bye | Williams-Murray (USA) L 0000–0001 |
did not advance | |||||||
| Masato Uchishiba | −66 kg | Bye |  Jimenez (DOM)W 1001–0000 |
 Miresmaeili (IRI)W 0020–0000 |
 Sharipov (UZB)W 0201–0010 |
Arencibia (CUB) W 0020–0001 |
Bye | Darbelet (FRA) W 1000–0000 |
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| Yusuke Kanamaru | −73 kg | — | Maloumat (IRI) L 0001–1001 |
did not advance |  Pina (POR)W 0011–0010 |
 Dashdavaa (MGL)W 0100–0000 |
 van Tichelt (BEL)L 0000–0211 |
did not advance | |||
| Takashi Ono | −81 kg | Bye | Camilo (BRA) L 0000–0120 |
did not advance | |||||||
| Hiroshi Izumi | −90 kg | — | Kelly (AUS) W 0010–0000 |
Kazusionak (BLR) L 0000–1000 |
did not advance | ||||||
| Keiji Suzuki | −100 kg | — | Naidangiin (MGL) L 0000–1000 |
did not advance | Behrla (GER) L 0000–1000 |
did not advance | |||||
| Satoshi Ishii | +100 kg | Bye | Bianchessi (ITA) W 1011–0000 |
 El Shehaby (EGY)W 1001–0000 |
Tmenov (RUS) W 1001–0000 |
Gujejiani (GEO) W 1011–0000 |
Bye | Tangriev (UZB) W 0010–0000 |
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| Athlete | Event | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Repechage 1 | Repechage 2 | Repechage 3 | Final / BM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Rank | ||
| Ryoko Tani | −48 kg | Matsumoto (USA) W 0020–0000 |
Wu Sg (CHN) W 0100–0000 |
 Pareto (ARG)W 0001–0000 |
Dumitru (ROU) L 0010–0100 |
Bye | Bogdanova (RUS) W 1000–0000 |
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| Misato Nakamura | −52 kg | Bye | Tarangul (GER) W 0001–0000 |
Heylen (BEL) W 0001–0000 |
 An K-A (PRK)L 0000–0001 |
Bye | Kim K-O (KOR) W 0200–0000 |
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| Aiko Sato | −57 kg | Bye |  Gasimova (AZE)W 1001–0100 |
Xu Y (CHN) L 0002–0010 |
Did not advance | Bye |  Koivumäki (FIN)W 1011–0000 |
Quadros (BRA) L 0000–1000 |
did not advance | |
| Ayumi Tanimoto | −63 kg | Bye |  Barreto (VEN)W 1000–0000 |
Kong J-Y (KOR) W 1000–0001 |
Gonzalez (CUB) W 1011–0000 |
Bye | Décosse (FRA) W 1000–0000 |
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| Masae Ueno | −70 kg | Park K-Y (KOR) W 1010–0000 |
Wang J (CHN) W 1011–0001 |
 Meszaros (HUN) W 0200–0000 |
Bosch (NED) W 0110–0001 |
Bye | Hernandez (CUB) W 1000–0000 |
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| Sae Nakazawa | −78 kg | Bye | Morico (ITA) L 0001–0010 |
did not advance | ||||||
| Maki Tsukada | +78 kg | Bye | Mondiere (FRA) W 1000–0001 |
 Zambotti (MEX)W 1000–0000 |
 Polavder (SLO) W 1010–0000 |
Bye | Tong W (CHN) L 0010–1001 |
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Main article: Modern pentathlon at the 2008 Summer Olympics
More information Athlete, Event ...
| Athlete | Event | Shooting (10 m air pistol) |
Fencing (épée one touch) |
Swimming (200 m freestyle) |
Riding (show jumping) |
Running (3000 m) |
Total points | Final rank | ||||||||||
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| Points | Rank | MP Points | Results | Rank | MP points | Time | Rank | MP points | Penalties | Rank | MP points | Time | Rank | MP Points | ||||
| Yoshihiro Murakami | Men's | 181 | 19 | 1108 | 12–23 | 33 | 688 | 2:10.74 | 31 | 1232 | 220 | 21 | 980 | 10:56.35 | 36 | 736 | 4744 | 31 |
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Main article: Rowing at the 2008 Summer Olympics
- Men
More information Athlete, Event ...
| Athlete | Event | Heats | Repechage | Semifinals | Final | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
| Daisaku Takeda Kazushige Ura |
Lightweight double sculls | 6:24.21 | 4 R | 6:43.03 | 3 SC/D | 6:29.30 | 1 FC | 6:23.02 | 13 |
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- Women
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| Athlete | Event | Heats | Repechage | Semifinals | Final | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
| Akiko Iwamoto Misaki Kumakura |
Lightweight double sculls | 7:05.67 | 3 R | 7:30.92 | 3 SA/B | 7:16.13 | 6 FB | 7:08.49 | 9 |
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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
Main article: Sailing at the 2008 Summer Olympics
- Men
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| Athlete | Event | Race | Net points | Final rank | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | M* | ||||
| Makoto Tomizawa | RS:X | 6 | 20 | 6 | 14 | 7 | 23 | 8 | 12 | 2 | 18 | 116 | 10 | |
| Yoichi Iijima | Laser | 36 | 32 | 16 | 17 | 31 | 31 | DNF | 28 | CAN | EL | 235 | 35 | |
| Tetsuya Matsunaga Taro Ueno |
470 | 1 | 20 | 13 | 10 | 14 | 1 | 9 | 21 | 4 | 4 | 97 | 7 | |
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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 | M* | ||||
| Yasuko Kosuge | RS:X | 9 | 12 | 4 | 17 | 14 | 18 | 11 | 10 | 7 | EL | 102 | 13 | |
| Naoko Kamata Ai Kondo |
470 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 1 | 12 | 10 | 1 | 13 | EL | 93 | 14 | |
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- Open
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| Athlete | Event | Race | Net points | Final rank | |||||||||||||||
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| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | M* | ||||
| Akira Ishibashi Yukio Makino |
49er | 8 | 3 | 13 | 8 | 12 | 8 | 9 | 17 | 6 | 14 | 5 | CAN | CAN | CAN | EL | 103 | 12 | |
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M = Medal race; EL = Eliminated – did not advance into the medal race; CAN = Race cancelled;
Main article: Shooting at the 2008 Summer Olympics
- Men
More information Athlete, Event ...
| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Final | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Points | Rank | Points | Rank | ||
| Susumu Kobayashi | 10 m air pistol | 577 | 23 | did not advance | |
| 50 m pistol | 558 | 10 | did not advance | ||
| Tomoyuki Matsuda | 10 m air pistol | 579 | 19 | did not advance | |
| 50 m pistol | 558 | 9 | did not advance | ||
| Toshikazu Yamashita | 10 m air rifle | 590 | 28 | did not advance | |
| 50 m rifle prone | 593 | 18 | did not advance | ||
| 50 m rifle 3 positions | 1167 | 16 | did not advance | ||
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- Women
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| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Final | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Points | Rank | Points | Rank | ||
| Michiko Fukushima | 10 m air pistol | 373 | 38 | did not advance | |
| 25 m pistol | 581 | 10 | did not advance | ||
| Yukie Nakayama | Trap | 67 | 6 Q | 86 | 4 |
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Main article: Softball at the 2008 Summer Olympics
Team roster
Preliminary round
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Group table
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| Team | W | L | RS | RA | WIN% | GB | Tiebreaker |
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| United States |
7 | 0 | 53 | 1 | 1.000 | - | - |
| Japan |
6 | 1 | 23 | 13 | .857 | 1 | - |
 Australia |
5 | 2 | 30 | 11 | .714 | 2 | - |
| Canada |
3 | 4 | 17 | 23 | .429 | 4 | - |
| Chinese Taipei |
2 | 5 | 10 | 23 | .286 | 5 | 2-0 vs. CHN/VEN |
| China |
2 | 5 | 19 | 21 | .286 | 5 | 1-1 vs. TPE/VEN |
 Venezuela |
2 | 5 | 15 | 35 | .286 | 5 | 0-2 vs. CHN/TPE |
| Netherlands |
1 | 6 | 8 | 48 | .143 | 6 | - |
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Semifinal
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| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| United States | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Japan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| WP: Monica Abbott(3-0) LP: Yukiko Ueno(3-1) Sv: Cat Osterman Home runs: USA: Crystl Bustos(5) JPN: None | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Bronze medal game
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| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | R | H | E | ||||||||||||||||||
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| Australia | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Japan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 11 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||
| WP: Yukiko Ueno(4-1) LP: Tanya Harding(3-2) Home runs: AUS: Kerry Wyborn, JPN: Megu Hirose | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The winner of this game advanced to the final while the loser won bronze.
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Main article: Swimming at the 2008 Summer Olympics
- Men
More information Athlete, Event ...
| Athlete | Event | Heat | Semifinal | Final | |||
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| Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
| Takuro Fujii | 100 m butterfly | 51.50 | 7 Q | 51.59 | 7 Q | 51.50 | 6 |
| 200 m individual medley | 1:59.19 | 8 Q | 1:59.59 | 10 | did not advance | ||
| Ryosuke Irie | 200 m backstroke | 1:57.68 | 7 Q | 1:56.35 | 4 Q | 1:55.72 | 5 |
| Masayuki Kishida | 100 m butterfly | 52.45 | 26 | did not advance | |||
| Kosuke Kitajima | 100 m breaststroke | 59.52 | 2 Q | 59.55 | 2 Q | 58.91 WR | |
| 200 m breaststroke | 2:09.89 | 6 Q | 2:08.61 OR | 1 Q | 2:07.64 OR | | |
| Takeshi Matsuda | 400 m freestyle | 3:44.99 | 10 | — | did not advance | ||
| 1500 m freestyle | 15:09.17 | 18 | — | did not advance | |||
| 200 m butterfly | 1:55.06 | 4 Q | 1:54.02 | 2 Q | 1:52.97 | | |
| Junichi Miyashita | 100 m backstroke | 54.12 | 10 Q | 53.69 | 7 Q | 53.99 | 8 |
| Tomomi Morita | 54.21 | 12 Q | 53.95 | 10 | did not advance | ||
| Takashi Nakano | 200 m backstroke | 1:59.59 | 21 | did not advance | |||
| Yoshihiro Okumura | 200 m freestyle | 1:46.89 | 8 Q | 1:46.44 | 6 Q | 1:47.14 | 7 |
| Hisayoshi Sato | 100 m freestyle | 49.85 | 40 | did not advance | |||
| Ryuichi Shibata | 200 m butterfly | 1:55.82 | 11 Q | 1:56.17 | 13 | did not advance | |
| Yuta Suenaga | 100 m breaststroke | 1:00.67 | 13 Q | 1:00.67 | 13 | did not advance | |
| 200 m breaststroke | 2:11.30 | =17 | did not advance | ||||
| Ken Takakuwa | 200 m individual medley | 1:58.51 | 4 Q | 1:58.49 | 5 Q | 1:58.22 | 5 |
| Sho Uchida | 200 m freestyle | 1:48.34 | 24 | did not advance | |||
| Takuro Fujii Masayuki Kishida Yoshihiro Okumura Hisayoshi Sato |
4 × 100 m freestyle relay | 3:17.28 | 14 | — | did not advance | ||
| Hisato Matsumoto Yasunori Mononobe Yoshihiro Okumura Sho Uchida |
4 × 200 m freestyle relay | 7:09.12 | 7 Q | — | 7:10.31 | 7 | |
| Takuro Fujii Kosuke Kitajima Junichi Miyashita Hisayoshi Sato |
4 × 100 m medley relay | 3:32.81 | 3 Q | — | 3:31.18 | | |
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- Women
More information Athlete, Event ...
| Athlete | Event | Heat | Semifinal | Final | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
| Maiko Fujino | 800 m freestyle | 8:35.60 | 21 | — | did not advance | ||
| 400 m individual medley | 4:37.35 | 11 | — | did not advance | |||
| Saori Haruguchi | 400 m individual medley | 4:45.22 | 27 | — | did not advance | ||
| Natsumi Hoshi | 200 m butterfly | 2:07.02 | 6 Q | 2:07.93 | 10 | did not advance | |
| Hanae Ito | 100 m backstroke | 1:00.16 | 8 Q | 1:00.13 | 7 Q | 1:00.18 | 8 |
| 200 m backstroke | 2:10.05 | 14 Q | 2:09.86 | 12 | did not advance | ||
| Rie Kaneto | 200 m breaststroke | 2:24.62 | 5 Q | 2:25.65 | 8 Q | 2:25.14 | 7 |
| Yuka Kato | 100 m butterfly | 58.94 | 23 | did not advance | |||
| Asami Kitagawa | 100 m breaststroke | 1:08.36 | 15 Q | 1:08.23 | 5 Q | 1:08.43 | 8 |
| 200 m individual medley | 2:12.47 | =9 Q | 2:12.18 | =8 WSO | 2:11.56 | 6 | |
| Maki Mita | 200 m freestyle | 1:59.96 | 21 | did not advance | |||
| Reiko Nakamura | 100 m backstroke | 59.36 | 2 Q | 59.64 | 3 Q | 59.72 | 6 |
| 200 m backstroke | 2:09.77 | 12 Q | 2:08.21 | 4 Q | 2:07.13 | | |
| Yuko Nakanishi | 100 m butterfly | 58.61 | =18 | did not advance | |||
| 200 m butterfly | 2:06.62 | 3 Q | 2:06.96 | 5 Q | 2:07.32 | 5 | |
| Ai Shibata | 400 m freestyle | 4:17.96 | 31 | — | did not advance | ||
| 800 m freestyle | 8:41.63 | 27 | — | did not advance | |||
| Megumi Taneda | 100 m breaststroke | 1:08.45 | 17 | did not advance | |||
| 200 m breaststroke | 2:24.75 | 6 Q | 2:25.42 | 7 Q | 2:25.23 | 8 | |
| Haruka Ueda | 200 m freestyle | 1:57.64 | 8 Q | 1:58.44 | 13 | did not advance | |
| Asami Kitagawa Maki Mita Haruka Ueda Misaki Yamaguchi |
4 × 100 m freestyle relay | 3:39.25 | 9 | — | did not advance | ||
| Maki Mita Emi Takanabe Haruka Ueda Misaki Yamaguchi |
4 × 200 m freestyle relay | 7:55.63 | 8 Q | — | 7:57.56 | 7 | |
| Hanae Ito* Yuka Kato Asami Kitagawa Reiko Nakamura Haruka Ueda |
4 × 100 m medley relay | 3:59.91 | 6 Q | — | 3:59.54 | 6 | |
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* Competed in heats only; WSO - Win swim-off; LSO - Lost swim-off
Main article: Synchronized swimming at the 2008 Summer Olympics
More information Athlete, Event ...
| Athlete | Event | Technical routine | Free routine (preliminary) | Free routine (final) | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Points | Rank | Points | Total (technical + free) | Rank | Points | Total (technical + free) | Rank | ||
| Saho Harada Emiko Suzuki |
Duet | 48.250 | 3 | 48.500 | 96.750 | 3 Q | 48.917 | 97.167 | |
| Ai Aoki Saho Harada Yumiko Ishiguro Naoko Kawashima Hiromi Kobayashi Erika Komura Ayako Matsumura Emiko Suzuki Masako Tachibana |
Team | 48.167 | 4 | — | 47.167 | 95.334 | 5 | ||
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Main article: Table tennis at the 2008 Summer Olympics
- Men's singles
More information Athlete, Event ...
| Athlete | Event | Preliminary round | Round 1 | Round 2 | Round 3 | Round 4 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final / BM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Rank | ||
| Yo Kan | Singles | Bye | Smirnov (RUS) W 4–1 |
Wang H (CHN) L 1–4 |
did not advance | |||||
| Seiya Kishikawa | Bye |  Zhang P (CAN)W 4–2 |
 Tan Rw (CRO)L 1–4 |
did not advance | ||||||
| Jun Mizutani | Bye | Éloi (FRA) W 4–3 |
 Kreanga (GRE)L 1–4 |
did not advance | ||||||
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- Women's singles
More information Athlete, Event ...
| Athlete | Event | Preliminary round | Round 1 | Round 2 | Round 3 | Round 4 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final / BM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Rank | ||
| Ai Fukuhara | Singles | Bye | Hu (TUR) W 4–1 |
Zhang Yn (CHN) L 1–4 |
did not advance | |||||
| Haruna Fukuoka | Bye | Komwong (THA) W 4–0 |
Kim K-A (KOR) L 2–4 |
did not advance | ||||||
| Sayaka Hirano | Bye | Gao J (USA) L 1–4 |
did not advance | |||||||
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- Team
More information Athlete, Event ...
| Athlete | Event | Group round | Semifinals | Bronze playoff 1 | Bronze playoff 2 | Bronze medal | Final | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opposition Result |
Rank | Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Rank | ||
| Yo Kan Seiya Kishikawa Jun Mizutani |
Men's team | Group D Hong Kong (HKG) W 3 – 0  Nigeria (NGR)W 3 – 0 Russia (RUS)W 3 – 0 |
1 Q | Germany (GER) L 2 – 3 |
Bye |  Austria (AUT)L 1 – 3 |
did not advance | ||
| Ai Fukuhara Haruna Fukuoka Sayaka Hirano |
Women's team | Group D South Korea (KOR) L 0 – 3  Spain (ESP)W 3 – 2 Australia (AUS)W 3 – 0 |
2 | Did not advance | Austria (AUT) W 3 – 0 |
Hong Kong (HKG) W 3 – 2 |
South Korea (KOR) L 0 – 3 |
Did not advance | 4 |
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Main article: Taekwondo at the 2008 Summer Olympics
More information Athlete, Event ...
| Athlete | Event | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Repechage | Bronze Medal | Final | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Rank | ||
| Yoriko Okamoto | Women's −67 kg |  Benabderrassoul (MAR)L 0–2 |
did not advance | |||||
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Main article: Tennis at the 2008 Summer Olympics
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 | ||
| Kei Nishikori | Men's singles | Schüttler (GER) L 4–6, 7–6(7–5), 3–6 |
did not advance | |||||
| Ayumi Morita | Women's singles |  Erakovic (NZL)W 5–7, 7–6(9–7), 6–4 |
Li N (CHN) L 2–6, 5–7 |
did not advance | ||||
| Ai Sugiyama |  Hantuchová (SVK)L 2–6, 5–7 |
did not advance | ||||||
| Ayumi Morita Ai Sugiyama |
Women's doubles | — | Arn / Szávay (HUN) W 6–3, 6–3 |
S Williams / V Williams (USA) L 5–7, 2–6 |
did not advance | |||
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Main article: Triathlon at the 2008 Summer Olympics
More information Athlete, Event ...
| Athlete | Event | Swim (1.5 km) | Trans 1 | Bike (40 km) | Trans 2 | Run (10 km) | Total Time | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hirokatsu Tayama | Men's | 18:04 | 0:30 | 59:12 | 0:29 | 37:58 | 1:56:13.68 | 48 |
| Ryosuke Yamamoto | 18:27 | 0:26 | 58:53 | 0:29 | 33:56 | 1:52:11.98 | 30 | |
| Juri Ide | Women's | 19:50 | 0:29 | 1:04:24 | 0:35 | 35:05 | 2:00:23.77 | 5 |
| Kiyomi Niwata | 19:56 | 0:34 | 1:04:14 | 0:31 | 35:36 | 2:00:51.85 | 9 | |
| Ai Ueda | 20:17 | 0:29 | 1:03:56 | 0:28 | 37:09 | 2:02:19.09 | 17 |
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Main article: Volleyball at the 2008 Summer Olympics
Beach
Main article: Beach volleyball at the 2008 Summer Olympics
More information Athlete, Event ...
| Athlete | Event | Preliminary round | Standing | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final / BM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opposition Score |
Opposition Score |
Opposition Score |
Opposition Score |
Opposition Score |
Rank | |||
| Kentaro Asahi Katsuhiro Shiratori |
Men's | Pool F Brink – Dieckmann (GER) L 0 – 2 (18–21, 18–21) Boersma – Ronnes (NED)W 2 – 1 (21–15, 23–25, 15–11) Gibb – Rosenthal (USA)L 1 – 2 (15–21, 21–19, 16–18) |
2 Q | Araújo – Luiz (BRA) L 0 – 2 (21–23, 15–21) |
did not advance | |||
| Chiaki Kusuhara Mika Teru Saiki |
Women's | Pool B Walsh – May-Treanor (USA) L 0 – 2 (12–21, 15–21)  Håkedal – Torlen (NOR)L 0 – 2 (8–21, 18–21) Grasset – Peraza (CUB)L 0 – 2 (18–21, 17–21) |
4 | did not advance | ||||
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Indoor
Japan qualified teams in both the men's and women's tournaments. The men's team lost all five matches in the group play, finishing last in their group, and failing to qualify for the final round. The men's final ranking was tied for 11th place. The women's team won two of the matches in the group play, and advanced to the quarterfinals, where they lost to Brazil. The women's final ranking was tied for 5th place.
Men's tournament
- Roster
The following is the Japanese roster in the men's volleyball tournament of the 2008 Summer Olympics.[9]
Head Coach: Tatsuya Ueta
More information №, Name ...
| № | Name | Date of birth | Height | Weight | Spike | Block | 2008 club |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nobuharu Saito | 29 September 1973 | 2.05 m (6 ft 9 in) | 95 kg (209 lb) | 345 cm (136 in) | 330 cm (130 in) | Toray Arrows |
| 5 | Daisuke Usami | 29 March 1979 | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | 83 kg (183 lb) | 330 cm (130 in) | 320 cm (130 in) | Panasonic Panthers |
| 7 | Takahiro Yamamoto | 12 July 1978 | 2.01 m (6 ft 7 in) | 90 kg (200 lb) | 345 cm (136 in) | 331 cm (130 in) | Panasonic Panthers |
| 8 | Masaji Ogino (c) | 8 January 1970 | 1.97 m (6 ft 6 in) | 98 kg (216 lb) | 340 cm (130 in) | 320 cm (130 in) | Suntory Sunbirds |
| 11 | Yoshihiko Matsumoto | 7 January 1981 | 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) | 80 kg (180 lb) | 358 cm (141 in) | 340 cm (130 in) | NEC Blue Rockets |
| 12 | Kota Yamamura | 20 October 1980 | 2.05 m (6 ft 9 in) | 95 kg (209 lb) | 350 cm (140 in) | 340 cm (130 in) | Suntory Sunbirds |
| 13 | Kunihiro Shimizu | 11 August 1986 | 1.94 m (6 ft 4 in) | 95 kg (209 lb) | 345 cm (136 in) | 320 cm (130 in) | Tokai University |
| 14 | Tatsuya Fukuzawa | 1 July 1986 | 1.89 m (6 ft 2 in) | 84 kg (185 lb) | 355 cm (140 in) | 330 cm (130 in) | Chuo University |
| 15 | Katsutoshi Tsumagari (L) | 2 November 1975 | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | 78 kg (172 lb) | 320 cm (130 in) | 305 cm (120 in) | Suntory Sunbirds |
| 16 | Yusuke Ishijima | 9 January 1984 | 1.97 m (6 ft 6 in) | 100 kg (220 lb) | 345 cm (136 in) | 335 cm (132 in) | Osaka Blazers Sakai |
| 17 | Yu Koshikawa | 30 June 1984 | 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) | 87 kg (192 lb) | 348 cm (137 in) | 335 cm (132 in) | Suntory Sunbirds |
| 18 | Kosuke Tomonaga | 22 July 1980 | 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in) | 83 kg (183 lb) | 320 cm (130 in) | 310 cm (120 in) | Osaka Blazers Sakai |
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- Group play
More information Pos, Pld ...
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | Pts | SPW | SPL | SPR | SW | SL | SR | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United States |
5 | 5 | 0 | 10 | 460 | 371 | 1.240 | 15 | 4 | 3.750 | Quarterfinals |
| 2 | Italy |
5 | 4 | 1 | 9 | 439 | 401 | 1.095 | 13 | 6 | 2.167 | |
| 3 |  Bulgaria |
5 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 446 | 440 | 1.014 | 10 | 9 | 1.111 | |
| 4 | China |
5 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 445 | 492 | 0.904 | 9 | 13 | 0.692 | |
| 5 | Venezuela |
5 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 421 | 451 | 0.933 | 8 | 12 | 0.667 | |
| 6 | Japan |
5 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 392 | 448 | 0.875 | 4 | 15 | 0.267 |
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| 10 August 2008 (2008-08-10) 12:10 |
Italy |
3–1 | Japan |
Beijing Institute of Technology Gymnasium, Beijing Attendance: 3,000 Referees: Humberto Salas (MEX), Victor Rodriguez (PUR) |
| (25–19, 25–18, 23–25, 25–17) Results Statistics | ||||
| 12 August 2008 (2008-08-12) 22:45 |
Japan |
1–3 | Bulgaria |
Capital Indoor Stadium, Beijing Attendance: 3,200 Referees: Mitch Davidson (CAN), Victor Rodriguez (PUR) |
| (27–29, 25–23, 21–25, 19–25) Results Statistics | ||||
| 14 August 2008 20:00 |
China |
3–2 | Japan |
Capital Indoor Stadium, Beijing Attendance: 13,000 Referees: Bela Hobor (HUN), Frank Leuthauser (GER) |
| (25–20, 25–23, 17–25, 16–25, 15–10) result statistics | ||||
| 16 August 2008 22:00 |
Venezuela |
3–0 | Japan |
Capital Indoor Stadium, Beijing Attendance: 7,500 Referees: Mitch Davidson (CAN), Victor Rodriguez (PUR) |
| (25–23, 25–21, 25–23) result statistics | ||||
| 18 August 2008 22:35 |
Japan |
0–3 | United States |
Capital Indoor Stadium, Beijing Attendance: 5,800 Referees: Dejan Jovanovic (SRB), Patrick Deregnaucourt (FRA) |
| (18–25, 12–25, 21–25) result statistics | ||||
Women's tournament
- Roster
The following is the Japanese roster in the women's volleyball tournament of the 2008 Summer Olympics.[10][11]
Head Coach: Shoichi Yanagimoto
More information №, Name ...
| № | Name | Date of birth | Height | Weight | Spike | Block | 2008 club |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Megumi Kurihara | 31 July 1984 | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) | 69 kg (152 lb) | 305 cm (120 in) | 285 cm (112 in) | Pioneer Red Wings |
| 2 | Asako Tajimi | 26 June 1972 | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | 70 kg (150 lb) | 309 cm (122 in) | 304 cm (120 in) | Pioneer Red Wings |
| 3 | Yoshie Takeshita (C) | 18 March 1978 | 1.59 m (5 ft 3 in) | 52 kg (115 lb) | 280 cm (110 in) | 270 cm (110 in) | JT Marvelous |
| 4 | Kanako Omura | 15 December 1976 | 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in) | 70 kg (150 lb) | 319 cm (126 in) | 310 cm (120 in) | Hisamitsu Springs |
| 5 | Miyuki Takahashi | 25 December 1978 | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) | 65 kg (143 lb) | 290 cm (110 in) | 285 cm (112 in) | NEC Red Rockets |
| 6 | Yuko Sano (L) | 26 July 1979 | 1.59 m (5 ft 3 in) | 54 kg (119 lb) | 260 cm (100 in) | 250 cm (98 in) | Hisamitsu Springs |
| 7 | Sachiko Sugiyama | 19 October 1979 | 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in) | 66 kg (146 lb) | 310 cm (120 in) | 305 cm (120 in) | NEC Red Rockets |
| 8 | Yuka Sakurai | 2 September 1974 | 1.67 m (5 ft 6 in) | 63 kg (139 lb) | 290 cm (110 in) | 275 cm (108 in) | Denso Airybees |
| 9 | Miyuki Kano | 17 May 1977 | 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in) | 65 kg (143 lb) | 298 cm (117 in) | 275 cm (108 in) | Hisamitsu Springs |
| 11 | Erika Araki | 3 August 1984 | 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) | 79 kg (174 lb) | 307 cm (121 in) | 298 cm (117 in) | Toray Arrows |
| 12 | Saori Kimura | 19 August 1986 | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | 66 kg (146 lb) | 298 cm (117 in) | 293 cm (115 in) | Toray Arrows |
| 14 | Yuki Kawai | 22 January 1990 | 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in) | 63 kg (139 lb) | 280 cm (110 in) | 275 cm (108 in) | JT Marvelous |
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- Group play
More information Pos, Pld ...
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | Pts | SPW | SPL | SPR | SW | SL | SR | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cuba |
5 | 5 | 0 | 10 | 426 | 371 | 1.148 | 15 | 3 | 5.000 | Quarterfinals |
| 2 | United States |
5 | 4 | 1 | 9 | 459 | 441 | 1.041 | 12 | 9 | 1.333 | |
| 3 | China |
5 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 467 | 395 | 1.182 | 13 | 7 | 1.857 | |
| 4 | Japan |
5 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 381 | 389 | 0.979 | 7 | 11 | 0.636 | |
| 5 |  Poland |
5 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 441 | 445 | 0.991 | 9 | 12 | 0.750 | Eliminated |
| 6 | Venezuela |
5 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 262 | 395 | 0.663 | 1 | 15 | 0.067 |
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| 9 August 2008 22:00 |
Japan |
1–3 | United States |
Capital Indoor Stadium Attendance: 11,500 Referees: Massimo Menghini (Italy), Andrei Zenovich (Russia) |
| (20–25, 25–20, 19–25, 21–25) result statistics | ||||
| 11 August 2008 22:15 |
Japan |
3–0 | Venezuela |
Capital Indoor Stadium Attendance: 5,000 Referees: Karin Zahorcova (Czech Republic), Frans Loderus (Netherlands) |
| (25–12, 25–17, 25–12) result statistics | ||||
| 13 August 2008 22:30 |
Poland |
2–3 | Japan |
Capital Indoor Stadium Attendance: 5,400 Referees: Humberto Salas (Mexico), Francisco de Souza (Brazil) |
| (21–25, 20–25, 25–18, 25–23, 11–15) result statistics | ||||
| 15 August 2008 22:45 |
Japan |
0–3 | Cuba |
Capital Indoor Stadium Attendance: 5,000 Referees: Andrei Zenovich (Russia), Massimo Menghini (Italy) |
| (17–25, 22–25, 22–25) result statistics | ||||
| 17 August 2008 20:00 |
China |
3–0 | Japan |
Capital Indoor Stadium Attendance: 13,000 Referees: Kim Kun-Tae (South Korea), Janpen Jirakakul (Thailand) |
| (26–24, 25–16, 25–14) result statistics | ||||
- Quarterfinal
| 19 August 2008 12:00 |
Japan |
0–3 | Brazil |
Capital Indoor Stadium Attendance: 12,500 Referees: Konstantin Tufekchiev (Bulgaria), Karin Zahorcova (Czech Republic) |
| (12–25, 20–25, 16–25) result statistics | ||||
Main article: Weightlifting at the 2008 Summer Olympics
More information Athlete, Event ...
| Athlete | Event | Snatch | Clean & Jerk | Total | Rank | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Result | Rank | Result | Rank | |||||
| Yasunobu Sekikawa | Men's −56 kg | 114 | 12 | 142 | 11 | 256 | 11 | |
| Masaharu Yamada | 106 | 17 | 153 | 6 | 259 | 9 | ||
| Yoshito Shintani | Men's −69 kg | 135 | 15 | 175 | 8 | 310 | 10 | |
| Hiromi Miyake | Women's −48 kg | 80 | 4 | 105 | 4 | 185 | 4[12][13] | IOC document moved up from 6th to 4th on November 6, 2018 |
| Misaki Oshiro | 80 | 6 | 92 | 6 | 172 | 6[12][13] | IOC document moved up from 8th to 6th on November 6, 2018 | |
| Rika Saito | Women's −69 kg | 87 | 7 | 122 | 5 | 209 | 6[12][13] | IOC document moved up from 8th to 6th on November 6, 2018 |
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Main article: Wrestling at the 2008 Summer Olympics
Japan has qualified in the following quota places.
Key:
- VT - Victory by Fall.
- PP - Decision by Points - the loser with technical points.
- PO - Decision by Points - the loser without technical points.
- Men's freestyle
More information Athlete, Event ...
| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Round of 16 | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Repechage 1 | Repechage 2 | Final / BM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Rank | ||
| Tomohiro Matsunaga | −55 kg | Diatta (SEN) W 5–0 VT |
Akgul (TUR) W 3–0 PO |
Mansurov (UZB) W 3–1 PP |
Kudukhov (RUS) W 5–0 VT |
Bye | Cejudo (USA) L 0–3 PO |
| |
| Kenichi Yumoto | −60 kg | Bye |  Korjakin (TJK)W 5–0 VT |
Dutt (IND) W 3–1 PP |
Fedoryshyn (UKR) L 1–3 PP |
Bye |  Bazarguruev (KGZ)W 3–0 PO |
| |
| Kazuhiko Ikematsu | −66 kg | Bye | Tushishvili (GEO) L 1–3 PP |
did not advance | 13 | ||||
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- Men's Greco-Roman
More information Athlete, Event ...
| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Round of 16 | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Repechage 1 | Repechage 2 | Final / BM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Rank | ||
| Makoto Sasamoto | −60 kg |  Mnatsakanyan (ARM)W 3–1 PP |
 Nazaryan (BUL)L 1–3 PP |
did not advance | 10 | ||||
| Shingo Matsumoto | −84 kg | Forov (ARM) L 1–3 PP |
did not advance | 15 | |||||
| Kenzo Kato | −96 kg | Timoncini (ITA) L 0–3 PO |
did not advance | 19 | |||||
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- Women's freestyle
More information Athlete, Event ...
| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Round of 16 | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Repechage 1 | Repechage 2 | Final / BM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Rank | ||
| Chiharu Icho | −48 kg | Bye | Li Xm (CHN) W 3–1 PP |
Merleni (UKR) W 5–0 VT |
Chun (USA) W 3–1 PP |
Bye | Huynh (CAN) L 1–3 PP |
| |
| Saori Yoshida | −55 kg | — |  Nerell (SWE)W 3–1 PP |
Golts (RUS) W 3–0 PO |
Verbeek (CAN) W 3–0 PO |
Bye | Xu L (CHN) W 5–0 VT |
| |
| Kaori Icho | −63 kg | Bye | Zamula (AZE) W 5–0 VT |
Miller (USA) W 5–0 VT |
Dugrenier (CAN) W 3–1 PP |
Bye | Kartashova (RUS) W 3–0 PO |
| |
| Kyoko Hamaguchi | −72 kg | — | Perepelkina (RUS) W 3–1 PP |
Conceição (BRA) W 5–0 VT |
Wang J (CHN) L 0–5 VT |
Bye | Bernard (USA) W 3–1 PP |
| |
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- For reference, you can check the articles of Wikipedia "List of stripped Olympic medals" about the two people in each class who were previously in the top ranks and who were stripped of medals.