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Japan at the
2024 Summer Olympics
IOC codeJPN
NOCJapanese Olympic Committee
Websitewww.joc.or.jp (in Japanese)
in Paris, France
26 July 2024 (2024-07-26) – 11 August 2024 (2024-08-11)
Competitors393 in 34 sports
OfficialsMitsugi Ogata, chef de mission
Medals
Gold
0
Silver
0
Bronze
0
Total
0
Summer Olympics appearances (overview)

Japan is scheduled to compete at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris from 26 July to 11 August 2024. Japanese athletes have appeared in every edition of the Summer Olympic Games from 1912 onwards, except for two occasions: the 1948 Summer Olympics in London, to which they were not invited because of the nation's role in World War II, and the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow, as part of the United States-led boycott.

Competitors

Mitsugi Ogata will serve as Japan's chef de mission.[1]

The following is the list of the number of the competitors representing Japan in the Games. Japan has announce there are 15 male and 14 female swimmers compete in swimming event (include marathon swimming).

Sport Men Women Total
Archery 3 1 4
Artistic swimming 0 9 9
Athletics 29 20 49
Badminton 5 7 12
Basketball 12 12 24
Boxing 2 0 2
Breaking 2 2 4
Canoeing 2 1 3
Cycling 9 9 18
Diving 2 3 5
Equestrian 6 0 6
Fencing 7 7 14
Field hockey 0 16 16
Football 18 18 36
Golf 2 2 4
Gymnastics 6 6 12
Handball 14 0 14
Judo 7 7 14
Modern pentathlon 1 1 2
Rowing 3 2 5
Rugby sevens 12 12 24
Sailing 3 4 7
Shooting 2 1 3
Skateboarding 4 6 10
Sport climbing 2 2 4
Surfing 3 1 4
Swimming 15 14 29
Table Tennis 3 3 6
Tennis 2 4 6
Triathlon 2 1 3
Volleyball 12 14 26
Water polo 12 0 12
Weightlifting 2 1 3
Wrestling 8 6 14
Total 209 184 393

Archery

Japan fielded a full squad of men's team recurve by virtue of their bronze-medal victory and obtaining one of three available spots as the highest-ranked eligible nation at the 2023 World Championships in Berlin, Germany.[2]

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
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Score
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Score
Opposition
Score
Rank
Saito Fumiya Men's individual
Nakanishi Junya
Furukawa Takaharu
Saito Fumiya
Nakanishi Junya
Furukawa Takaharu
Men's team
Noda Satsuki Women's individual
 
Noda Satsuki
Mixed team

Artistic swimming

Japan fielded a full-squad of eight artistic swimmers to compete in the open team and women's duet event, by virtue of the five highest rank eligible nations in the combined open team results, at the 2024 World Aquatics Championships in Doha, Qatar.

Athlete Event Technical routine Free routine (preliminary) Free routine (final)
Points Rank Points Total (technical + free) Rank Points Total (technical + free) Rank
Moe Higa
Tomoka Sato
Duet
Moe Higa
Moeka Kijima
Uta Kobayashi
Tomoka Sato
Ayano Shimada
Ami Wada
Mashiro Yasunaga
Megumu Yoshida
Team

Athletics

Japanese track and field athletes achieved the entry standards for Paris 2024, either by passing the direct qualifying mark (or time for track and road races) or by world ranking, in the following events (a maximum of 3 athletes each):[3][4]

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 and road events
Men
Athlete Event Heat Repechage Semifinal Final
Result Rank Result Rank Result Rank Result Rank
Abdul Hakim Sani Brown 100 m
Akihiro Higashida
Ryuichiro Sakai
Towa Uzawa 200 m
Shota Iizuka
Koki Ueyama
Fuga Sato 400 m
Kentaro Sato
Yuki Joseph Nakajima
Tomoki Ota 10000 m
Jun Kasai
Shunsuke Izumiya 110 m hurdles
Rachid Muratake
Shusei Nomoto
Kazuki Kurokawa 400 m hurdles
Ryuji Miura 3000 m steeplechase
Ryoma Aoki
Naoki Koyama Marathon
Akira Akasaki
Suguru Osako
Ryo Hamanishi 20 km walk
Koki Ikeda
Yuta Koga
Akihiro Higashida
Yoshihide Kiryu
Ryuichiro Sakai
Abdul Hakim Sani Brown
Shoma Yamamoto
Hiroki Yanagita
4 × 100 metres relay
Kaito Kawabata
Yuki Joseph Nakajima
Yudai Nishi
Fuga Sato
Kentaro Sato
Takuho Yoshizu
4 × 400 metres relay
Women
Athlete Event Heat Repechage Semifinal Final
Result Rank Result Rank Result Rank Result Rank
Nozomi Tanaka 1500 m
5000 m
Yume Goto 1500 m
Yuma Yamamoto 5000 m
Wakana Kabasawa
Rino Goshima 10000 m
Haruka Kokai
Yuka Takashima
Mako Fukube 100 m hurdles
Yumi Tanaka
Mao Ichiyama Marathon
Honami Maeda
Yuka Suzuki
Nanako Fujii 20 km walk
Mumiko Okada
Ayane Yanai
Mixed
Athlete Event Final
Result Rank
 
 
Marathon walk relay
 
 
Field events
Athlete Event Qualification Final
Distance Position Distance Position
Ryoichi Akamatsu Men's high jump
Tomohiro Shinno
Yuki Hashioka Men's long jump
Roderick Genki Dean Men's javelin throw
Sumire Hata Women's long jump
Mariko Morimoto Women's triple jump
Haruka Kitaguchi Women's javelin throw
Marina Saito
Momone Ueda

Badminton

Japan entered twelve badminton players into the Olympic tournament based on the BWF Race to Paris Rankings.

Men
Athlete Event Group stage Elimination Quarter-final Semi-final Final / BM
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Rank Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
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Score
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Score
Rank
Kodai Naraoka Singles  Coelho (BRA)
 
 Jeon (KOR)
 
Kenta Nishimoto  Panarin (KAZ)
 
 Yang (CAN)
 
Takuro Hoki
Yugo Kobayashi
Doubles
Women
Athlete Event Group stage Elimination Quarter-final Semi-final Final / BM
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Rank Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Rank
Akane Yamaguchi Singles  Thet Htar (MYA)
 
 Li (CAN)
 
Aya Ohori  Arın (TUR)
 
 Castillo (PER)
 
Nami Matsuyama
Chiharu Shida
Doubles  Mapasa /
Yu (AUS)
 
 Crasto /
Ponnappa (IND)
 
 Kim /
Kong (KOR)
 
Mayu Matsumoto
Wakana Nagahara
 Rahayu /
Ramadhanti (INA)
 
 Tan /
Muralitharan (MAS)
 
 Chen /
Jia (CHN)
 
Mixed
Athlete Event Group stage Quarter-final Semi-final Final / BM
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Rank Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Rank
Yuta Watanabe
Arisa Higashino
Mixed doubles  Christiansen /
Bøje (DEN)
 
 Ye /
Lee (TPE)
 
 Tang /
Tse (HKG)
 

Basketball

5×5 basketball

Summary

Team Event Group stage Quarterfinal Semifinal Final / BM
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Rank Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Rank
Japan men's Men's tournament
Japan women's Women's tournament

Men's tournament

The Japanese men's basketball team, qualified for the games by virtue of their results through the 2023 FIBA Basketball World Cup in Okinawa, as the highest rank from Asian zone.[5]

Team roster

A 16-player roster was announced on 26 June 2024.[6] The final squad was announced on 8 July 2024.[7]

Japan men's national basketball team – 2024 Summer Olympics roster
Players Coaches
Pos. No. Name Age – Date of birth Height Club Ctr.
PG 2 Yuki Togashi (C) 30 – (1993-07-30)30 July 1993 1.63 m (5 ft 4 in) Chiba Jets Funabashi Japan
SF 4 Akira Jacobs 20 – (2004-04-13)13 April 2004 2.03 m (6 ft 8 in) Hawaii Rainbow Warriors United States
PG 5 Yuki Kawamura 23 – (2001-05-02)2 May 2001 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in) Yokohama B-Corsairs Japan
SG 6 Makoto Hiejima 33 – (1990-08-11)11 August 1990 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) Utsunomiya Brex Japan
PG 7 Kai Toews 25 – (1998-09-17)17 September 1998 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) Alvark Tokyo Japan
PF 8 Rui Hachimura 26 – (1998-02-08)8 February 1998 2.05 m (6 ft 9 in) Los Angeles Lakers United States
F 12 Yuta Watanabe 29 – (1994-10-13)13 October 1994 2.06 m (6 ft 9 in) Chiba Jets Funabashi Japan
SG 18 Yudai Baba 28 – (1995-11-07)7 November 1995 1.95 m (6 ft 5 in) Nagasaki Velca Japan
F/C 24 Josh Hawkinson 29 – (1995-06-23)23 June 1995 2.08 m (6 ft 10 in) Sun Rockers Shibuya Japan
PG 30 Keisei Tominaga 23 – (2001-02-01)1 February 2001 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) Indiana Pacers United States
PF 34 Hugh Watanabe 25 – (1998-12-23)23 December 1998 2.07 m (6 ft 9 in) Ryukyu Golden Kings Japan
SF 91 Hirotaka Yoshii 26 – (1998-06-04)4 June 1998 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) Alvark Tokyo Japan
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • Club – describes last
    club before the competition
  • Age – describes age
    on 27 July 2024
Group play

Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts Qualification
1  Germany 3 3 0 268 221 +47 6 Quarterfinals
2  France (H) 3 2 1 243 241 +2 5
3  Brazil 3 1 2 241 248 −7 4
4  Japan 3 0 3 251 293 −42 3
Source: 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 2024
13:30
Germany  97–77  Japan
Scoring by quarter: 28–21, 24–23, 22–17, 23–16
Pts: F. Wagner 22
Rebs: Theis 7
Asts: Schröder 12
Pts: Hachimura 20
Rebs: Hawkinson 11
Asts: Kawamura 7
Stade Pierre-Mauroy, Lille
Attendance: 26,991
Referees: Antonio Conde (ESP), Boris Krejić (SLO), Amy Bonner (USA)

30 July 2024
17:15
Japan  90–94 (OT)  France
Scoring by quarter: 25–32, 19–17, 20–20, 20–15, Overtime: 6–10
Pts: Kawamura 29
Rebs: Hawkinson, Watanabe 8
Asts: Kawamura 6
Pts: Wembanyama 18
Rebs: Gobert 15
Asts: Fournier, Wembanyama 6
Stade Pierre-Mauroy, Lille
Attendance: 26,900
Referees: Matthew Kallio (CAN), Wojciech Liszka (POL), Blanca Burns (USA)

2 August 2024
11:00
Japan  84–102  Brazil
Scoring by quarter: 20–31, 24–24, 29–22, 11–25
Pts: Hawkinson 26
Rebs: Hawkinson 10
Asts: Kawamura 10
Pts: Caboclo 33
Rebs: Caboclo 17
Asts: Huertas 8
Stade Pierre-Mauroy, Lille
Attendance: 26,850
Referees: Matthew Kallio (CAN), Boris Krejić (SLO), Wojciech Liszka (POL)


Women's tournament

The Japanese women's basketball team, qualified by placing in the top three at the 2024 Olympic Qualifying Tournaments in Sopron, Hungary.

Team roster

An 18-player roster was announced on 24 May 2024.[9] The final roster was revealed on 25 June 2024.[10]

Japan women's national basketball team – 2024 Summer Olympics roster
Players Coaches
Pos. No. Name Age – Date of birth Height Club Ctr.
PF 3 Stephanie Mawuli 25 – (1998-11-25)25 November 1998 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) Basket Zaragoza Spain
C 8 Maki Takada 34 – (1989-08-23)23 August 1989 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) Denso Iris Japan
PG 12 Asami Yoshida 36 – (1987-10-09)9 October 1987 1.65 m (5 ft 5 in) Aisin Wings Japan
PG 13 Rui Machida 31 – (1993-03-08)8 March 1993 1.62 m (5 ft 4 in) Fujitsu Red Wave Japan
SG 15 Nako Motohashi 30 – (1993-10-10)10 October 1993 1.64 m (5 ft 5 in) Tokyo Haneda Vickies Japan
SG 23 Mai Yamamoto 24 – (1999-10-23)23 October 1999 1.63 m (5 ft 4 in) Toyota Antelopes Japan
SF 27 Saki Hayashi (C) 29 – (1995-03-16)16 March 1995 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) Fujitsu Red Wave Japan
PF 30 Evelyn Mawuli 29 – (1995-06-02)2 June 1995 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) Denso Iris Japan
PG 32 Saori Miyazaki 28 – (1995-08-27)27 August 1995 1.67 m (5 ft 6 in) Eneos Sunflowers Japan
PF 52 Yuki Miyazawa 31 – (1993-06-02)2 June 1993 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) Fujitsu Red Wave Japan
SF 75 Nanako Todo 23 – (2000-11-29)29 November 2000 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) Toyota Boshoku Sunshine Rabbits Japan
PF 88 Himawari Akaho 25 – (1998-08-28)28 August 1998 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in) Denso Iris Japan
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
  • Japan Kakeru Konno
  • Japan Yoshikazu Suzuki
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • Club – describes last
    club before the tournament
  • Age – describes age
    on 28 July 2024
Group play
Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts Qualification
1  United States 3 3 0 276 218 +58 6 Quarterfinals
2  Germany 3 2 1 226 220 +6 5
3  Belgium 3 1 2 228 228 0 4
4  Japan 3 0 3 198 262 −64 3
Source: 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.
29 July 2024
21:00
United States  102–76  Japan
Scoring by quarter: 22–15, 28–24, 29–18, 23–19
Pts: Wilson 24
Rebs: Wilson 13
Asts: Gray 13
Pts: Takada 24
Rebs: four players 3
Asts: Machida, Yamamoto 5
Stade Pierre-Mauroy, Lille
Attendance: 13,040
Referees: Luis Castillo (ESP), Viola Györgyi (NOR), Yevgeniy Mikheyev (KAZ)

1 August 2024
11:00
Japan  64–75  Germany
Scoring by quarter: 16–21, 20–21, 13–17, 15–16
Pts: Takada 15
Rebs: Akaho 8
Asts: Machida 9
Pts: S. Sabally 33
Rebs: Gülich, Geiselsöder 10
Asts: Fiebich 6
Stade Pierre-Mauroy, Lille
Attendance: 20,962
Referees: Gatis Saliņš (LAT), Viola Györgyi (NOR), Yevgeniy Mikheyev (KAZ)

4 August 2024
11:00
Japan  58–85  Belgium
Scoring by quarter: 7–19, 16–20, 16–22, 19–24
Pts: Hayashi 13
Rebs: Akaho 5
Asts: Machida, Miyazaki 4
Pts: Meesseman 30
Rebs: Meesseman 11
Asts: Massey 7
Stade Pierre-Mauroy, Lille
Attendance: 25,134
Referees: Boris Krejić (SLO), Wojciech Liszka (POL), Péter Praksch (HUN)

Boxing

Japan entered two boxers into the Olympic tournament. Shudai Harada (men's featherweight) and Sewon Okazawa (men's welterweight) qualified for Paris by advancing to the finals round in their respective division, at the 2022 Asian Games in Hangzhou, China.[12]

Athlete Event Round of 32 Round of 16 Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Rank
Shudai Harada Men's featherweight
Sewon Okazawa Men's welterweight

Breaking

Japan entered four breakdancers to compete in the B-Boy and B-Girl dual battles for Paris 2024. Shigeyuki Nakarai (Shigekix) qualified for the games after he won the gold medal at the 2022 Asian Games in Hangzhou, China.[13] Later on, Hiroto Ono (Hiro10) , Ami Yuasa (Ami) and Ayumi Fukushima (Ayumi) outlasted from 2024 Olympic Qualifier Series in Shanghai, China and Budapest, Hungary.

Athlete Nickname Event Qualification Round of 16 Quarterfinal Semifinal Final / BM
Points Rank Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Rank
Shigeyuki Nakarai Shigekix B-Boys
Hiroto Ono Hiro10
Ami Yuasa Ami B-Girls
Ayumi Fukushima Ayumi

Canoeing

Slalom

Japan entered two boat into the slalom competition, for the Games through the 2023 ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships in London, Great Britain.[14] They also qualified a boat in the men's C-1 class of their result in the 2023 Asian Canoe Slalom Olympic Qualifiers.

Athlete Event Preliminary Semifinal Final
Run 1 Rank Run 2 Rank Best Rank Time Rank Time Rank
  Men's C-1
  Men's K-1
  Women's K-1

Cycling

Road

Japan entered one male and one female rider to compete in the road race events at the Olympic. Japan secured those quota through the UCI Nation Ranking.[15]

Athlete Event Time Rank
  Men's road race
  Women's road race

Track

Japanese riders obtained a full spots for men's track events and women's sprint, keirin, team pursuit, madison, and omnium; following the release of the final UCI Olympic rankings.

Sprint
Athlete Event Qualification Round 1 Repechage 1 Round 2 Repechage 2 Round 3 Repechage 3 Quarterfinals Semifinals Finals / BM
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
  Men's sprint
 
  Women's sprint
Team sprint
Athlete Event Qualification Semifinals Final
Time
Speed (km/h)
Rank Opposition
Time
Speed (km/h)
Rank Opposition
Time
Speed (km/h)
Rank
 
 
 
Men's team sprint

Qualification legend: FA=Gold medal final; FB=Bronze medal final

Pursuit
Athlete Event Qualification Semifinals Final
Time Rank Opponent
Results
Rank Opponent
Results
Rank
 
 
 
 
Men's team pursuit
 
 
 
 
Women's team pursuit
Keirin
Athlete Event Round 1 Repechage Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
Rank Rank Rank Rank Rank
  Men's keirin
 
  Women's keirin
Omnium
Athlete Event Scratch race Tempo race Elimination race Points race Total
Rank Points Rank Points Rank Points Rank Points Rank Points
  Men's omnium
  Women's omnium
Madison
Athlete Event Points Laps Rank
 
 
Men's madison
 
 
Women's madison

Mountain biking

Japanese mountain bikers secured one female quota places for the Olympic through 2023 UCI Mountain Bike World Championships in Glasgow, Great Britain.

Athlete Event Time Rank
  Women's cross-country

BMX

Freestyle

Japanese riders received a single quota spot in the men's BMX freestyle for Paris 2024, finishing among the top two at the 2022 UCI Urban Cycling World Championships in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates.[16][17]

Athlete Event Seeding Final
Points Rank Points Rank
Men's freestyle
Race

Japanese riders secured a single quota place in the women's BMX race for Paris 2024 by topping the field of nations vying for qualification at the 2023 Asian Championships in Tagaytay, Philippines.[18][19]

Athlete Event Quarterfinal Semifinal Final
Points Rank Points Rank Result Rank
  Women's race

Diving

Japanese divers secured five quota places for Paris 2024 by advancing to the top twelve final each of the men's individual platform, women's individual springboard and platform, respectively at the 2023 World Aquatics Championships in Fukuoka, and through 2024 World Aquatics Championships in Doha, Qatar and unused quota reallocation.

Athlete Event Preliminary Semifinal Final
Points Rank Points Rank Points Rank
Sakai Sho Men's 3 m springboard
Rikuto Tamai Men's 10 m platform
Sayaka Mikami Women's 3 m springboard
Haruka Enomoto
Matsuri Arai Women's 10 m platform

Equestrian

Japan entered a squad of three jumping riders and three eventing riders into the Olympic equestrian. Japanese jumping squad entered the competition by securing the last of two available team spots at the International Equestrian Federation (FEI)-designated Olympic qualifier for Group G in Valkenswaard, Netherlands. Meanwhile, Japanese eventing squad entered the competition, through getting the re-allocation spots, at the Groups F and G qualification event in Millstreet, Ireland.

Eventing

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 MGH Grafton Street Individual
Kazuma Tomoto Vinci de la Vigne JRA
Ryuzo Kitajima Cekatinka JRA
Yoshiaki Oiwa
Kazuma Tomoto
Ryuzo Kitajima
See above Team

Jumping

Athlete Horse Event Qualification Final
Penalties Rank Penalties Time Rank
Takashi Haase Shibayama Karamell M&M Individual
Eiken Sato Chadellano
Taizo Sugitani Quincy 194
Takashi Haase Shibayama
Eiken Sato
Taizo Sugitani
See above Team

Reserve is Mike Kawai on Saxo de la Cour.

Fencing

Japan entered eighteen fencers into the Olympic competition. Kento Yoshida and Miho Yoshimura qualified for the games, by nominated one of two highest ranked individual fencers for Asian & Oceanian zone; meanwhile, the nations men's and women's foil team, and also men's épée team, qualified for the games after becoming one the four highest ranked worldwide team; meanwhile, women's sabre team qualified after becoming the highest ranked team, eligible for Asia & Oceania zone; through the release of the FIE Official ranking for Paris 2024.

Athlete Event Round of 64 Round of 32 Round of 16 Quarterfinal Semifinal Final / BM
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Rank
Koki Kano Men's épée
Kazuyasu Minobe
Masaru Yamada
Koki Kano
Kazuyasu Minobe
Masaru Yamada
Men's team épée
Kazuki Iimura Men's foil
Kyosuke Matsuyama
Takahiro Shikine
Kazuki Iimura
Kyosuke Matsuyama
Takahiro Shikine
Men's team foil
Kento Yoshida Men's sabre
Miho Yoshimura Women's épée
Sera Azuma Women's foil
Karin Miyawaki
Yuka Ueno
Sera Azuma
Karin Miyawaki
Yuka Ueno
Women's team foil
Misaki Emura Women's sabre
Shihomi Fukushima
Risa Takashima
Misaki Emura
Shihomi Fukushima
Risa Takashima
Women's team sabre

Field hockey

Summary

Key:

Team Event Group stage Quarterfinal Semifinal Final / BM
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Rank Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Rank
Japan women's Women's tournament

Women's tournament

Japan women's national field hockey team qualified for the Olympics by finishing in the top three at the 2024 FIH Olympic Qualifiers.[20]

Team roster

The squad was announced on 14 June 2024.[21]

Head coach: India Jude Menezes[22]

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club
1 GK Eika Nakamura (1996-03-04)4 March 1996 (aged 28) 54 0 Japan Coca–Cola Red Sparks
5 DF Yu Asai (1996-01-08)8 January 1996 (aged 28) 124 8 Japan Coca–Cola Red Sparks
7 DF Miyu Suzuki (1999-01-08)8 January 1999 (aged 25) 74 7 Japan Sony HC Bravia Ladies
9 FW Yuri Nagai (Captain) (1992-05-26)26 May 1992 (aged 32) 232 78 Japan Sony HC Bravia Ladies
10 MF Hazuki Nagai (1994-08-15)15 August 1994 (aged 29) 219 65 Japan Sakai Town
11 DF Shihori Oikawa (1989-03-12)12 March 1989 (aged 35) 186 55 Japan Tokyo Verdy Hockey Team
13 DF Miki Kozuka (1996-01-13)13 January 1996 (aged 28) 116 2 Japan GlaxoSmithKline Orange United
17 FW Shiho Kobayakawa (1999-04-12)12 April 1999 (aged 25) 49 11 Japan Coca–Cola Red Sparks
19 FW Kanon Mori (1996-05-01)1 May 1996 (aged 28) 62 22 Japan Coca–Cola Red Sparks
21 FW Mai Toriyama (1995-04-13)13 April 1995 (aged 29) 61 16 Japan Nanto Bank SHOOTING STARS
23 MF Saki Tanaka (1998-09-18)18 September 1998 (aged 25) 18 2 Japan GlaxoSmithKline Orange United
25 DF Kana Urata (1998-12-27)27 December 1998 (aged 25) 51 9 Japan Coca–Cola Red Sparks
26 MF Amiru Shimada (1998-06-23)23 June 1998 (aged 26) 50 7 Japan Nanto Bank SHOOTING STARS
29 MF Sakurako Omoto (1998-03-19)19 March 1998 (aged 26) 77 2 Japan Coca–Cola Red Sparks
36 FW Miyu Hasegawa (2001-11-20)20 November 2001 (aged 22) 28 9 Japan Sony HC Bravia Ladies
37 DF Rika Ogawa (1994-07-28)28 July 1994 (aged 29) 23 2 Japan Sony HC Bravia Ladies
Group play

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Netherlands 5 5 0 0 19 5 +14 15 Quarter-finals
2  Belgium 5 4 0 1 13 4 +9 12
3  Germany 5 3 0 2 12 7 +5 9
4  China 5 2 0 3 15 10 +5 6
5  Japan 5 1 0 4 2 15 −13 3
6  France (H) 5 0 0 5 4 24 −20 0
Source: 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
28 July 2024 (2024-07-28)
10:30
v
Germany  2–0  Japan
Stapenhorst field hockey ball 12'
Lorenz field hockey ball 56'
Report
Pitch 2
Umpires:
Alison Keogh (IRE)
Sarah Wilson (GBR)

29 July 2024 (2024-07-29)
10:30
v
Japan  0–5  China
Report Zhong field hockey ball 16'
Li field hockey ball 19'
Ma field hockey ball 23'
Gu field hockey ball 24'55'
Pitch 2
Umpires:
Annelize Rostron (RSA)
Wanri Venter (RSA)

31 July 2024 (2024-07-31)
17:00
v
Belgium  3–0  Japan
Brasseur field hockey ball 28'
Englebert field hockey ball 29'
Ballenghien field hockey ball 52'
Report
Pitch 1
Umpires:
Gabriel Labate (ARG)
Ayanna McClean (TTO)

1 August 2024 (2024-08-01)
19:45
v
Japan  1–0  France
Toriyama field hockey ball 12'
Pitch 1
Umpires:
Rachel Williams (GBR)
Aleisha Neumann (AUS)

3 August 2024 (2024-08-03)
10:30
v
Netherlands  5–1  Japan
Jansen field hockey ball 4'
Matla field hockey ball 9'40'
Burg field hockey ball 14'
Veen field hockey ball 53'
Report Kobayakawa field hockey ball 23'
Pitch 2
Umpires:
Rachel Williams (GBR)
Sarah Wilson (GBR)

Football

Summary

Key:

Team Event Group Stage Quarterfinal Semifinal Final / BM
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Rank Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Rank
Japan men's Men's tournament
Japan women's Women's tournament

Men's tournament

Japan men's football team qualified for the Olympics by advancing to the finals of the 2024 AFC U-23 Asian Cup in Doha, Qatar.

Team roster

Japan announced their final squad on 3 July 2024.[23] Kodai Sano withdrew on 23 July after being recalled by his club and was replaced by Asahi Uenaka in the alternative list.[24] On the following day, Kaito Suzuki replaced the injured Riku Handa, while Takashi Uchino was called-up as an alternate player.[25]

Head coach: Gō Ōiwa

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Club
1 1GK Leo Kokubo (2001-01-23)23 January 2001 (aged 23) Portugal Benfica
2 2DF Kaito Suzuki (2002-08-25)25 August 2002 (aged 21) Japan Júbilo Iwata
3 2DF Ryūya Nishio (2001-05-16)16 May 2001 (aged 23) Japan Cerezo Osaka
4 2DF Hiroki Sekine (2002-08-11)11 August 2002 (aged 21) Japan Kashiwa Reysol
5 2DF Seiji Kimura (2001-08-24)24 August 2001 (aged 22) Japan Sagan Tosu
6 3MF Sota Kawasaki (2001-07-30)30 July 2001 (aged 22) Japan Kyoto Sanga
7 3MF Rihito Yamamoto (2001-12-12)12 December 2001 (aged 22) Belgium Sint-Truiden
8 3MF Joel Chima Fujita (captain) (2002-02-16)16 February 2002 (aged 22) Belgium Sint-Truiden
9 4FW Shōta Fujio (2001-05-02)2 May 2001 (aged 23) Japan Machida Zelvia
10 3MF Koki Saito (2001-08-10)10 August 2001 (aged 22) Netherlands Sparta Rotterdam
11 4FW Mao Hosoya (2001-09-07)7 September 2001 (aged 22) Japan Kashiwa Reysol
12 1GK Taishi Brandon Nozawa (2002-12-25)25 December 2002 (aged 21) Japan FC Tokyo
13 3MF Ryotaro Araki (2002-01-29)29 January 2002 (aged 22) Japan FC Tokyo
14 3MF Shunsuke Mito (2002-09-28)28 September 2002 (aged 21) Netherlands Sparta Rotterdam
15 2DF Kota Takai (2004-09-04)4 September 2004 (aged 19) Japan Kawasaki Frontale
16 2DF Ayumu Ohata (2001-04-27)27 April 2001 (aged 23) Japan Urawa Red Diamonds
17 4FW Yu Hirakawa (2001-01-03)3 January 2001 (aged 23) Japan Machida Zelvia
18 4FW Kein Sato (2001-07-11)11 July 2001 (aged 23) Germany Werder Bremen
19 4FW Asahi Uenaka (2001-11-01)1 November 2001 (aged 22) Japan Yokohama F. Marinos
20 3MF Fuki Yamada (2001-07-10)10 July 2001 (aged 23) Japan Tokyo Verdy
21 2DF Takashi Uchino (2001-03-07)7 March 2001 (aged 23) Germany Fortuna Düsseldorf
Group play


Japan 5–0 Paraguay
Report

Japan 1–0 Mali
Yamamoto 82' Report

Israel 0–1 Japan
Report Hosoya 90+1'

Women's tournament

Japan women's football team qualified for the Olympics by winning the third round match of the 2024 AFC Women's Olympic Qualifying Tournament in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, and in Tokyo.[29]

Team roster
  • Women's team event – one team of 18 players
Group play





Golf

Japan entered four golfers into the Olympic tournament. All of them qualified directly for the games in the men's and women's individual competitions, based on their own world ranking positions, on the IGF World Rankings.

Athlete Event Round 1 Round 2 Round 3 Round 4 Total
Score Score Score Score Score Par Rank
Hideki Matsuyama Men's
Keita Nakajima
Yuka Saso Women's
Miyū Yamashita

Gymnastics

Artistic

Japan fielded a full squad of male and female artistic gymnasts for Paris. Five male gymnast qualified for the games after scoring a runner-up finish in the team all-around at the 2022 World Championships in Liverpool, Great Britain.[30][31] Meanwhile, the five female gymnasts qualified for the games after advancing to the final round of team all-around, and obtained one of nine available team spot's for nation's, not yet qualified, at the 2023 World Championships in Antwerp, Belgium.[32]

The five members of the men's and women's teams were announced in May 2024 after the conclusion of the NHK Trophy. For the first time in 40 years, all five members of the women's team are first-time Olympians.[33] The men's team is led by Daiki Hashimoto, the defending Olympic all-around champion.[34]

Men
Team
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
Kazuma Kaya
Shinnosuke Oka
Takaaki Sugino
Wataru Tanigawa
Total
Women
Team
Athlete Event Qualification Final
Apparatus Total Rank Apparatus Total Rank
V UB BB F V UB BB F
Rina Kishi Team
Shoko Miyata
Haruka Nakamura
Mana Okamura
Kohane Ushioku
Total

Trampoline

Japan qualified two gymnast; one for the men's trampoline by finishing in the top five eligible nation's at the 2023 World Championships in Birmingham, United Kingdom;[35] and one for the women's trampoline competition, through the final ranking of 2023–2024 Trampoline World Cup series.

Athlete Event Qualification Final
Score Rank Score Rank
Ryusei Nishioka Men's
Hikaru Mori Women's

Handball

Summary

Key:

  • ET: After extra time
  • P – Match decided by penalty-shootout.
Team Event Group Stage Quarterfinal Semifinal Final / 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

Men's tournament

Japan men's national handball team qualified for the Olympics by winning the final match against Bahrain at the 2023 Asian Men’s Handball Qualification for the 2024 Olympic Games in Doha, Qatar.[36]

Team roster

A 19-player roster was announced on 7 June 2024.[37] The final roster was revealed on 28 June 2024.[38]

Head coach: Spain Antonio Carlos Ortega[39]

No. Pos. Name Date of birth (age) Height App. Goals Club
1 GK Takumi Nakamura (1996-08-02)2 August 1996 (aged 27) 1.90 m 34 1 Japan Toyoda Gosei Blue Falcon
2 CB Kosuke Yasuhira (2000-06-29)29 June 2000 (aged 24) 1.72 m 15 61 North Macedonia RK Vardar
4 RW Tomoya Sakurai (1999-10-18)18 October 1999 (aged 24) 1.90 m 0 0 Japan Toyota Auto Body Brave Kings
9 LW Naoki Sugioka (1994-04-18)18 April 1994 (aged 30) 1.77 m 67 129 Japan Toyota Auto Body Brave Kings
13 P Shuichi Yoshida (2001-03-26)26 March 2001 (aged 23) 1.93 m 39 84 France HBC Nantes
15 LB Adam Yuki Baig (1999-04-12)12 April 1999 (aged 25) 1.95 m 78 191 Japan Zeekstar Tokyo
19 RB Shinnosuke Tokuda (1995-12-06)6 December 1995 (aged 28) 1.78 m 92 297 Saudi Arabia Khaleej Club
20 RB Jin Watanabe (1990-01-17)17 January 1990 (aged 34) 1.83 m 125 393 Japan Toyota Auto Body Brave Kings
21 GK Daisuke Okamoto (1995-03-29)29 March 1995 (aged 29) 1.90 m 7 0 Japan Toyota Auto Body Brave Kings
25 RW Hiroki Motoki (1992-02-14)14 February 1992 (aged 32) 1.82 m 119 342 Japan Zeekstar Tokyo
27 P Hiroyasu Tamakawa (1995-04-27)27 April 1995 (aged 29) 2.00 m 86 80 Japan Zeekstar Tokyo
31 LB Tatsuki Yoshino (1994-07-13)13 July 1994 (aged 30) 1.83 m 75 267 Japan Toyota Auto Body Brave Kings
39 CB Naoki Fujisaka (2002-07-01)1 July 2002 (aged 22) 1.80 m 0 0 Japan Nippon Sport Science Univ.
44 LW Sota Takano (1998-08-19)19 August 1998 (aged 25) 1.93 m 30 22 Japan Toyota Auto Body Brave Kings
Group play
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Germany 5 4 0 1 162 144 +18 8 Quarterfinals
2  Slovenia 5 3 0 2 140 142 −2 6[a]
3  Spain 5 3 0 2 151 148 +3 6[a]
4  Sweden 5 3 0 2 158 139 +19 6[a]
5  Croatia 5 2 0 3 148 156 −8 4
6  Japan 5 0 0 5 143 173 −30 0
Source: Olympics Paris 2024 rankings[40]
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.
Notes:
  1. ^ a b c Slovenia 2 Pts, +2 GD; Spain 2 Pts, 0 GD; Sweden 2 Pts, −2 GD.
27 July 2024
14:00
Croatia  30–29  Japan Paris Expo Porte de Versailles, Paris
Attendance: 5,749
Referees: Jørum, Kleven (NOR)
Šoštarič 6 (13–18) Yasuhira 10
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29 July 2024
09:00
Japan  26–37  Germany Paris Expo Porte de Versailles, Paris
Attendance: 5,788
Referees: Bíró, Kiss (HUN)
Fujisaka 6 (10–21) Uščins 7
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31 July 2024
14:00
Spain  37–33  Japan Paris Expo Porte de Versailles, Paris
Attendance: 5,813
Referees: Pavićević, Ražnatović (MNE)
Odriozola 6 (20–18) Fujisaka, Yasuhira 7
Yellow card Report Yellow card 1×number 2 in light blue rounded square

2 August 2024
19:00
Japan  28–29  Slovenia Paris Expo Porte de Versailles, Paris
Attendance: 5,652
Referees: Hansen, Madsen (DEN)
Yasuhira 8 (15–15) Vlah 14
 7×number 2 in light blue rounded square Report Yellow card 6×number 2 in light blue rounded square

4 August 2024
09:00
Sweden  40–27  Japan Paris Expo Porte de Versailles, Paris
Attendance: 5,808
Referees: Schulze, Tönnies (GER)
Karlsson 6 (16–9) Sugioka 9
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Judo

Japan judoka have qualified all fourteen quota places (seven in each gender) for the Games.

Men
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
Ryuju Nagayama –60 kg
Hifumi Abe –66 kg
Soichi Hashimoto –73 kg
Takanori Nagase –81 kg
Sanshiro Murao –90 kg
Aaron Wolf –100 kg
Tatsuru Saito +100 kg
Women
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
Natsumi Tsunoda –48 kg
Uta Abe –52 kg
Haruka Funakubo –57 kg
Miku Takaichi –63 kg
Saki Niizoe –70 kg
Rika Takayama –78 kg
Akira Sone +78 kg
Mixed

Nations qualifying at least one athlete in the −57 (−48, −52 & −57), −70 (−57, −63 & −70) & +70 (−70, −78 & +78) weight categories for women, and at least one athlete in the −73 (−60, −66 & −73), −90 (−73, −81 & −90) & +90 (−90, −100 & +100) weight categories for men, would compete in the team event.

Athlete Event Round of 16 Quarterfinals Semifinals Repechage Final / BM
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Rank
 
 
 
 
 
 
Team

Modern pentathlon

Japanese modern pentathletes confirmed two quota place for Paris 2024. Taishu Sato and Misaki Uchida secured their spots in their respective gender events by virtue of top five eligible nation's through the 2022 Asian Games in Hangzhou, China.[41]

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
Taishu Sato Men's
Misaki Uchida Women's

Rowing

Japanese rowers qualified boats in the following classes through the 2023 World Rowing Championships in Belgrade, Serbia; and 2024 Asian & Oceania Qualification Regatta in Chungju, South Korea.

Athlete Event Heats Repechage Semifinals Final
Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank
Ryuta Arakawa Men's single sculls
Naoki Furuta
Masayuki Miyaura
Men's lightweight double sculls
Emi Hirouchi
Ayami Oishi
Women's lightweight double sculls

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

Summary
Team Event Pool round Quarterfinal Semifinal Final / BM
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Rank Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Rank
Japan men's Men's tournament  New Zealand
 Ireland
 South Africa
Japan women's Women's tournament  United States
 France
 Brazil

Men's tournament

Japan national rugby sevens team qualified for the Olympics by winning the gold medal and securing an outright berth at the 2023 Asian Qualification Tournament in Osaka, Japan.[42]

Team roster

Japan's squad of 12 players was named on 4 July 2024.[43][44] Additionally, Naoki Motomura and Taichi Yoshizawa were named as traveling reserves.[45]

Head coach: Simon Amor

No. Player Date of birth (age)
1 Taiga Ishida (1997-10-01)1 October 1997 (aged 26)
2 Kippei Ishida (c) (2000-04-28)28 April 2000 (aged 24)
3 Shotaro Tsuoka (1996-03-22)22 March 1996 (aged 28)
4 Junya Matsumoto (2000-03-17)17 March 2000 (aged 24)
5 Josua Kerevi (1992-06-18)18 June 1992 (aged 32)
6 Moeki Fukushi (1999-03-11)11 March 1999 (aged 25)
7 Kippei Taninaka (2000-06-04)4 June 2000 (aged 24)
8 Yoshihiro Noguchi (1994-12-26)26 December 1994 (aged 29)
9 Kazuma Ueda (2002-12-04)4 December 2002 (aged 21)
10 Takamasa Maruo (1999-01-08)8 January 1999 (aged 25)
11 Yu Okudaira (1999-05-26)26 May 1999 (aged 25)
12 Yoshiyuki Koga (1998-08-28)28 August 1998 (aged 25)
13 Taichi Yoshizawa (1991-07-18)18 July 1991 (aged 33)
Group stage
Pos Team Pld W D L PF PA PD Pts Qualification
1  New Zealand 3 3 0 0 71 29 +42 9 Advance to Quarter-finals
2  Ireland 3 2 0 1 62 24 +38 7
3  South Africa 3 1 0 2 59 32 +27 5
4  Japan 3 0 0 3 22 129 −107 3
Source: World Rugby
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head result; 3) Point difference; 4) Points scored.


24 July 2024 (2024-07-24)
18:00
New Zealand 40–12 Japan
Try: Rokolisoa (2) 1' c, 8' c
Fineanganofo (2) 4' m, 6' c
McGarvey-Black (2) 8' c, 12' c
Con: Rokolisoa (4/5) 1', 7', 8', 8'
Knewstubb (1/1) 12'
World RugbyTry: Tsuoka 2' c
Ishida 16' m
Con: Taninaka (1/1) 2'
Stade de France, Paris
Attendance: 69,000[46][47]
Referee: Tevita Rokovereni (Fiji)

24 July 2024 (2024-07-24)
21:00
Ireland 40–5 Japan
Try: Kennedy 1' c
Mullins (2) 8' c, 12' c
McNulty 8' c
Comerford 10' m
Ward 15' c
Con: Lennox (3/4) 2', 8', 9'
Roche (2/2) 12', 15'
World RugbyTry: Tsuoka 14' m
Stade de France, Paris
Attendance: 69,000[46][47]
Referee: Morné Ferreira (South Africa)

25 July 2024 (2024-07-25)
16:00
South Africa 49–5 Japan
Try: Z. Davids 1' c
Visser 3' c
van Wyk (2) 4' c, 14' c
Oosthuizen (2) 6' c, 7' c
Specman 11' c
Con: Leyds (5/5) 2', 3', 4', 6', 8'
Brown (2/2) 12', 14'
World RugbyTry: Ueda 10' m
Stade de France, Paris
Attendance: 70,000[48]
Referee: Nick Hogan (New Zealand)

Women's tournament

Japan women's national rugby sevens team qualified for the Olympics by winning the gold medal and securing an outright berth at the 2023 Asian Qualification Tournament in Osaka, Japan.[42]

Team roster

Japan's squad of 12 players was named on 4 July 2024.[49][50]

Head coach: Takashi Suzuki

Group stage
Pos Team Pld W D L PF PA PD Pts Qualification
1  France (H) 3 3 0 0 106 14 +92 9 Quarter-finals
2  United States 3 2 0 1 74 43 +31 7
3  Japan 3 1 0 2 46 97 −51 5
4  Brazil 3 0 0 3 17 89 −72 3
Source: World Rugby
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head result; 3) Point difference; 4) Points scored.
(H) Hosts


28 July 2024 (2024-07-28)
16:30
United States 36–7 Japan
Try: Levy 3' m
Kirshe (2) 4' c, 6' m
Sullivan 8' m
Maher 9' c
Sedrick 12' c
Con: Canett (3/6) 5', 10', 13'
World RugbyTry: Mizutani 2' c
Con: Utsumi (1/1) 2'
Stade de France, Paris
Referee: George Selwood (England/Great Britain)

28 July 2024 (2024-07-28)
20:30
France 49–0 Japan
Try: Jason (3) 1' c, 7' c, 9' c
Grassineau 3' c
Drouin 5' c
Ciofani 10' c
Jacquet 13' c
Con: Drouin (6/6) 2', 4', 5', 8', 9', 10'
Yengo (1/1) 13'
World Rugby
Stade de France, Paris
Referee: Finlay Brown (Scotland/Great Britain)

29 July 2024 (2024-07-29)
15:00
Japan 39–12 Brazil
Try: Tsutsumi (2) 1' c, 10' m
Saegusa 4' c
Utsumi 6' m
Kajiki (2) 6' m, 9' m
Tanaka 14' m
Con: Nishi (1/2) 1'
Tsutsumi (1/1) 5'
World RugbyTry: Thalita Costa 7' m
Lima 13' c
Con: Fioravanti (1/1) 13'
Stade de France, Paris
Referee: Maggie Cogger-Orr (New Zealand)

Sailing

Japanese sailors qualified one boat in each of the following classes through the 2023 Sailing World Championships, the class-associated Worlds, and the continental regattas.

Elimination events
Athlete Event Race Final rank
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 QF SF1 SF2 SF3 SF4 SF5 SF6 F1 F2 F3 F4 F5 F6
Makoto Tomizawa Men's IQFoil
Medal race events
Athlete Event Race Net points Final rank
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 M*
Misaki Tanaka
Sera Nagamatsu
Women's 49erFX
Keiju Okada
Miho Yoshioka
Mixed 470
Shibuki Iitsuka
Oura Nishida Capiglia
Mixed Nacra 17

M = Medal race; EL = Eliminated – did not advance into the medal race

Shooting

Japanese shooters achieved quota places for the following events based on their results at the 2022 and 2023 ISSF World Championships, 2023 and 2024 Asian Championships, and 2024 ISSF World Olympic Qualification Tournament.[51]

Athlete Event Qualification Semifinal Final
Points Rank Points Rank Points Rank
Naoya Okada Men's 10 m air rifle
Dai Yoshioka Men's 25 m rapid fire pistol

Skateboarding

Japan entered ten skateboarders (four males and six females) to compete in each of the following events at the Games.

Men
Athlete Event Qualification Final
Score Rank Score Rank
Yuro Nagahara Park
Ginwoo Onodera Street
Sora Shirai
Yuto Horigome
Women
Athlete Event Qualification Final
Score Rank Score Rank
Kokona Hiraki Park
Sakura Yosozumi
Hinano Kusaki
Coco Yoshizawa Street
Liz Akama
Funa Nakayama

Sport climbing

Japan entered three sport climbers into the Olympic tournament. Tomoa Narasaki and Ai Mori qualified directly for the men's and women's boulder and lead combined event, by winning the bronze medal and securing one of the three berths available at the 2023 IFSC World Championships in Bern, Switzerland.[52] Sorato Anraku qualified for the men's boulder and lead combined event by winning the Asian Qualifier in Jakarta, Indonesia.[53]

Boulder & lead combined
Athlete Event Qualification Final
Boulder Lead Total Rank Boulder Lead Total Rank
Result Place Hold Time Place Result Place Hold Time Place
Tomoa Narasaki Men's
Sorato Anraku
Ai Mori Women's

Surfing

Japanese surfers confirmed four shortboard quota places (two male and one female) for Tahiti. Tokyo 2020 silver medalist Kanoa Igarashi and rookie Shino Matsuda topped the list of eligible surfers from Asia to secure the lone available berth in their respective shortboard races at the 2023 ISA World Surfing Games in Surf City, El Salvador,[54][55] while a second male Japanese surfer will soon be named to join the Japanese roster for Paris 2024, following his nation's successful triumph in the men's team event at the 2022 ISA World Surfing Games in Huntington Beach, California.[56][57]

Athlete Event Round 1 Round 2 Round 3 Quarterfinal Semifinal Final / BM
Score Rank Score Rank Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Rank
Kanoa Igarashi Men's shortboard
Reo Inaba
Connor O'Leary
Shino Matsuda Women's shortboard

Swimming

Japanese swimmers achieved the entry standards in the following events for Paris 2024 (a maximum of two swimmers under the Olympic Qualifying Time (OQT) and potentially at the Olympic Consideration Time (OCT)):[58] 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 World Aquatics A-cut at the Japanese Championships and Olympic Trials, scheduled for March 17 to 24, in Tokyo. Furthermore, Japanese swimmers must secure a direct slot on the Paris 2024 roster if they win a gold medal in any individual pool event at the 2023 World Aquatics Championships, scheduled for July 22 to 30, in Fukuoka.[59]

Men
Athlete Event Heat Semifinal Final
Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank
Katsuhiro Matsumoto 200 m freestyle
Tomoyuki Matsushita 400 m individual medley
Taishin Minamide 10 km open water
  100 m freestyle
  200 m freestyle
  100 m backstroke
  200 m backstroke
 
  200 m breaststroke
 
  100 m butterfly
 
  200 m butterfly
 
  200 m individual medley
 
  400 m individual medley
 
 
 
 
4 × 100 m freestyle relay
 
 
 
 
4 × 200 m freestyle relay
 
 
 
 
4 × 100 m medley relay
Women
Athlete Event Heat Semifinal Final
Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank
Reona Aoki 100 m breaststroke
Airi Ebina 10 km open water
Mizuki Hirai 100 m butterfly
Rikako Ikee
Mio Narita 400 m individual medley
Satomi Suzuki 100 m breaststroke
Ageha Tanigawa 400 m individual medley
  400 m freestyle
  200 m backstroke
  200 m breaststroke
 
  200 m butterfly
 
  200 m individual medley
 
 
 
 
 
 
4 × 100 m freestyle relay
 
 
 
 
 
4 × 100 m medley relay

Table tennis

Japan entered a full squad of male and female table tennis player into the Games, by advancing to the quarter-finals round, through the 2024 World Team Table Tennis Championships in Busan, South Korea.[60] Japan also entered one mixed doubles pair through the allocations of final world ranking.[61][62]

Men
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
Shunsuke Togami
Tomokazu Harimoto
Hiroto Shinosuka
Shunsuke Togami
Team
Women
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
Hina Hayata Singles
Miu Hirano
Hina Hayata
Miu Hirano
Miwa Harimoto
Team
Mixed
Athlete Event Round of 16 Quarterfinal Semifinal Final / BM
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Rank
Tomokazu Harimoto
Hina Hayata
Doubles

Tennis

Japan entered four tennis players (two men and two women) into the Olympic tournament. Two men have guaranteed their participation as one of the top-56 eligible players in the ATP World Rankings, while two women did the same as the top-56 eligible players in the WTA World Rankings, which were completed on 10th June 2024.

Men
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 Singles
Taro Daniel
Women
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
Naomi Osaka Singles
Moyuka Uchijima

Triathlon

Japan entered three triathletes (two men's and one women) in the triathlon events for Paris, following the release of final individual olympics qualification ranking.

Individual
Athlete Event Time Rank
Swim (1.5 km) Trans 1 Bike (40 km) Trans 2 Run (10 km) Total
  Men's
 
Yuko Takahashi Women's

Volleyball

Beach

Japan women's pair qualified for Paris after winning the 2024 AVC Continental Cup Final in Ningbo, China.[63]

Athletes Event Preliminary round Round of 16 Quarterfinal Semifinal Final / BM
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Rank Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Rank
Akiko Hasegawa
Miki Ishii
Women's  Carol /
Bárbara (BRA)
 Stam /
Schoon (NED)
 Paulikienė /
Raupelytė (LTU)

Indoor

Summary
Team Event Group stage Quarterfinal Semifinal Final / BM
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Rank Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Rank
Japan men's Men's tournament  Germany
 Argentina
 United States
 
 
 
Japan women's Women's tournament  Poland
 Brazil
 Kenya
 
 
 

Men's tournament

Japan men's volleyball team qualified for Paris by securing an outright berth as one of the two highest-ranked nations at the Olympic Qualification Tournament in Tokyo, Japan.[64]

Team roster

The roster was announced on 24 June 2024.[65]

Head coach: France Philippe Blain[66]

Group play
Pos Team Pld W L Pts SW SL SR SPW SPL SPR Qualification
1  United States 3 3 0 8 9 3 3.000 270 232 1.164 Quarterfinals
2  Germany 3 2 1 6 8 5 1.600 287 264 1.087
3  Japan 3 1 2 4 6 7 0.857 278 292 0.952
4  Argentina 3 0 3 0 1 9 0.111 196 243 0.807
Source: Olympics
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
27 July 2024 (2024-07-27)
09:00
Japan  2–3  Germany South Paris Arena 1, Paris
Attendance: 9,897
Referees: Fabrice Collados (FRA), Denny Cespedes (DOM)
(17–25, 25–23, 25–20, 28–30, 12–15)
P2 Report

31 July 2024 (2024-07-31)
13:00
Japan  3–1  Argentina South Paris Arena 1, Paris
Attendance: 9,474
Referees: Wojciech Maroszek (POL), Vladimir Simonović (SUI)
(25–16, 25–22, 18–25, 25–23)
P2 Report

2 August 2024 (2024-08-02)
21:00
Japan  1–3  United States South Paris Arena 1, Paris
Attendance: 9,369
Referees: Ivaylo Ivanov (BUL), Juraj Mokrý (SVK)
(16–25, 18–25, 25–18, 19–25)
P2 Report

Women's tournament

Japan women's volleyball team qualified for Paris 2024 as one of five highest ranked eligible team in the World Ranking qualification.[67]

Team roster

The roster was announced on 1 July 2024.[68]

Head coach: Masayoshi Manabe[69]

Group play
Pos Team Pld W L Pts SW SL SR SPW SPL SPR Qualification
1  Brazil 3 3 0 9 9 0 MAX 238 165 1.442 Quarter-finals
2  Poland 3 2 1 6 6 4 1.500 244 230 1.061
3  Japan 3 1 2 3 4 6 0.667 226 224 1.009
4  Kenya 3 0 3 0 0 9 0.000 136 225 0.604
Source: Olympics
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
28 July 2024 (2024-07-28)
13:00
Poland  3–1  Japan South Paris Arena 1, Paris
Attendance: 9,162
Referees: Karina Rene (ARG), Wang Ziling (CHN)
(20–25, 25–22, 25–23, 28–26)
P2 Report

1 August 2024 (2024-08-01)
13:00
Brazil  3–0  Japan South Paris Arena 1, Paris
Attendance: 9,410
Referees: Epaminondas Gerothodoros (GRE), Nurper Özbar (TUR)
(25–20, 25–17, 25–18)
P2 Report

3 August 2024 (2024-08-03)
13:00
Japan  3–0  Kenya South Paris Arena 1, Paris
Attendance: 9,439
Referees: Hamid Al-Rousi (UAE), Angela Grass (BRA)
(25–17, 25–22, 25–12)
P2 Report

Water polo

Summary
Key:
Team Event Group stage Quarterfinal Semifinal Final / BM
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Rank Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Rank
Japan’s men’s Men’s tournament

Men’s tournament

Japan men's national water polo team qualified for the Olympics after winning the gold medal at the 2022 Asian Games in Hangzhou, China.[70]

Team roster

The roster was announced on 16 July 2024.[71]

Head coach: Shiota Yoshinori[72]

Group play
Pos Team Pld W PSW PSL L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Spain 5 5 0 0 0 67 39 +28 15 Quarterfinals
2  Australia 5 3 0 0 2 44 42 +2 9[a]
3  Hungary 5 3 0 0 2 62 54 +8 9[a]
4  Serbia 5 2 0 0 3 58 63 −5 6
5  France (H) 5 1 0 0 4 50 60 −10 3
6  Japan 5 1 0 0 4 60 83 −23 3
Source: Olympics
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) Host
Notes:
  1. ^ a b Australia 9–8 Hungary
28 July 2024 (2024-07-28)
12:05
v
Report Serbia  16–15  Japan Paris Aquatic Centre, Paris
Referees:
Rafaele Colombo (ITA), Veselin Mišković (MNE)
Score by quarters: 4–4, 3–4, 5–3, 4–4
Mandić 7 Goals Inaba 6

30 July 2024 (2024-07-30)
15:00
v
Report Japan  13–14  France Paris Aquatic Centre, Paris
Referees:
Georgios Stavridis (GRE), Darren Spiritosanto (USA)
Score by quarters: 4–4, 2–3, 3–3, 4–4
Inaba 6 Goals Bodegas 3

1 August 2024 (2024-08-01)
21:05
v
Report Hungary  17–10  Japan Paris Aquatic Centre, Paris
Referees:
Frank Ohme (GER), Zhang Liang (CHN)
Score by quarters: 5–2, 4–2, 3–2, 5–4
Vigvári 4 Goals Watanabe 3

3 August 2024 (2024-08-03)
10:30
v
Report Spain  23–8  Japan Paris Aquatic Centre, Paris
Referees:
Michiel Zwart (NED), Darren Spiritosanto (USA)
Score by quarters: 4–0, 6–2, 7–4, 6–2
Sanahuja 5 Goals Okawa 2

5 August 2024 (2024-08-05)
13:35
v
Report Australia  13–14  Japan Paris La Défense Arena, Paris
Referees:
Rafaele Colombo (ITA), Darren Spiritosanto (USA)
Score by quarters: 5–2, 2–4, 2–4, 4–4
Maksimovic 3 Goals Inaba 6

Weightlifting

Japan entered three weightlifters into the Olympic competition. Masanori Miyamoto (men's 73 kg), Eishiro Murakami (men's +102 kg) and Rira Suzuki (women's 49 kg) secured one of the top ten slots in their respective weight divisions based on the IWF Olympic Qualification Rankings.

Athlete Event Snatch Clean & Jerk Total Rank
Result Rank Result Rank
Masanori Miyamoto Men's −73 kg
Rira Suzuki Women's −49 kg
Eishiro Murakami Men's +102 kg

Wrestling

Japan qualified fourteen wrestlers for each of the following classes into the Olympic competition. Ten of them qualified for the games by virtue of top five results through the 2023 World Championships in Belgrade, Serbia;[73][74] meanwhile, the other three wrestlers qualified for the games, by virtue of their victory in their semifinal results, at the 2024 Asian Olympic Qualification Tournament in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan, Yuri Nakazato received a spot due to the reallocations of Individual Neutral Athletes quotas.

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
Athlete Event Round of 16 Quarterfinal Semifinal Repechage Final / BM
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Rank
Rei Higuchi Men's −57 kg
Kotaro Kiyooka Men's −65 kg
Daichi Takatani Men's −74 kg
Hayato Ishiguro Men's −86 kg
Yui Susaki Women's −50 kg
Akari Fujinami Women's −53 kg
Tsugumi Sakurai Women's −57 kg
Sakura Motoki Women's −62 kg
Ami Ishii Women's −68 kg
Yuka Kagami Women's −76 kg
Greco-Roman
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
Kyotaro Sogabe Men's −67 kg
Nao Kusaka Men's −77 kg
Yuri Nakazato Men's −97 kg

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