Japan at the
2016 Summer Olympics
IOC codeJPN
NOCJapanese Olympic Committee
Websitewww.joc.or.jp (in Japanese and English)
in Rio de Janeiro
Competitors338 in 30 sports
Flag bearer Keisuke Ushiro[1]
Medals
Ranked 6th
Gold
12
Silver
8
Bronze
21
Total
41
Summer Olympics appearances (overview)

Japan competed at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, from 5 to 21 August 2016. Since the nation's official debut in 1912, Japanese athletes had appeared at every Summer Olympic Games in the modern era, except for two editions; they were not invited to the 1948 Summer Olympics in London because of the nation's role in World War II, and were also part of the United States-led boycott, when Moscow hosted the 1980 Summer Olympics.

As Tokyo was the host city of the 2020 Summer Olympics, a Japanese segment was performed during the closing ceremony. The Olympic flag was handed to Yuriko Koike, the Governor of Tokyo from Mayor of Rio de Janeiro, Eduardo Paes, who passed it to IOC President Thomas Bach before handed it to her. Prime Minister Shinzo Abe was present in the ceremony, dressed as Nintendo's Mario character. He travelled underground from Tokyo to Rio using the tunnel that was created in animation by both Nintendo and the Japanese Olympic Committee.[2]

Medalists

Further information: 2016 Summer Olympics medal table

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

Competitors

Archery

Main article: Archery at the 2016 Summer Olympics

Three Japanese archers qualified for the women's events after having secured a top eight finish in the team recurve at the 2015 World Archery Championships in Copenhagen, Denmark.[3][4] Another Japanese archer also qualified for the men's individual recurve by obtaining one of the eight Olympic places available from the same tournament.[5]

Athlete Event Ranking round Round of 64 Round of 32 Round of 16 Quarterfinals Semifinals Final / BM
Score Seed Opposition
Score 		Opposition
Score 		Opposition
Score 		Opposition
Score 		Opposition
Score 		Opposition
Score 		Rank
Takaharu Furukawa Men's individual 680 7  Dielemans (NED)
W 7–1 		 Nesteng (NOR)
W 6–0 		 Rodríguez (ESP)
W 7–3 		 Ellison (USA)
L 2–6 		Did not advance
Yuki Hayashi Women's individual 591 59  Wu JX (CHN)
L 1–7 		Did not advance
Kaori Kawanaka 650 10  Psarra (GRE)
W 7–3 		 Folkard (GBR)
L 0–6 		Did not advance
Saori Nagamine 621 39  dos Santos (BRA)
L 3–7 		Did not advance
Yuki Hayashi
Kaori Kawanaka
Saori Nagamine 		Women's team 1862 9 —  Ukraine (UKR)
W 6–2 		 South Korea (KOR)
L 1–5 		Did not advance

Athletics

Main article: Athletics at the 2016 Summer Olympics

Japanese athletes have so far achieved qualifying standards in the following athletics events (up to a maximum of 3 athletes in each event):[6][7] The team was selected based on the results of the 2016 Japan Championships in Athletics, and once an athlete wins a medal in race walking and marathon, or attains the top eight position in track and field at the 2015 IAAF World Championships in Beijing, China.[8][9]

On March 17, 2016, the Japan Association of Athletics Federations (JAAF) had selected three runners each in both men's and women's marathon race, with Kayoko Fukushi remarkably going to her fourth consecutive Olympics.[10] Forty-two further athletes (31 men and 11 women) were added to the nation's track and field roster for the Games, based on their performances achieved at the Japan Championships (June 24 to 26). Among them were sprinters Chisato Fukushima and Shota Iizuka, 2015 Worlds bronze medalist and three-time Olympic race walker Takayuki Tanii, and javelin thrower Ryohei Arai.[11]

Key
Track & road events
Men
Athlete Event Heat Quarterfinal Semifinal Final
Result Rank Result Rank Result Rank Result Rank
Asuka Cambridge 100 m Bye 10.13 2 Q 10.17 7 Did not advance
Yoshihide Kiryū Bye 10.23 4 Did not advance
Ryota Yamagata Bye 10.20 2 Q 10.05 5 Did not advance
Kenji Fujimitsu 200 m 20.86 6 — Did not advance
Shota Iizuka 20.49 4 — Did not advance
Kei Takase 20.71 6 — Did not advance
Yuzo Kanemaru 400 m 48.38 8 — Did not advance
Julian Walsh 46.37 6 — Did not advance
Sho Kawamoto 800 m 1:49.41 4 — Did not advance
Kota Murayama 5000 m 14:26.72 22 — Did not advance
10000 m — 29:02.51 30
Suguru Osako 5000 m 13:31.45 16 — Did not advance
10000 m — 27:51.94 17
Yuta Shitara — 28:55.23 29
Wataru Yazawa 110 m hurdles 13.88 3 — Did not advance
Yuki Matsushita 400 m hurdles 49.60 4 — Did not advance
Keisuke Nozawa 48.62 1 Q — 49.20 6 Did not advance
Kazuya Shiojiri 3000 m steeplechase 8:40.98 11 — Did not advance
Suehiro Ishikawa Marathon — 2:17:08 36
Hisanori Kitajima — 2:25:11 94
Satoru Sasaki — 2:13:57 16
Isamu Fujisawa 20 km walk — 1:22:03 21
Daisuke Matsunaga — 1:20:22 7
Eiki Takahashi — 1:24:59 42
Hirooki Arai 50 km walk — 3:41:24 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
Kōichirō Morioka — 3:58:59 26
Takayuki Tanii — 3:51:00 14
Asuka Cambridge
Shota Iizuka
Yoshihide Kiryū
Ryota Yamagata 		4 × 100 m relay 37.68 AS 1 Q — 37.60 AS 2nd place, silver medalist(s)
Nobuya Kato
Takamasa Kitagawa
Tomoya Tamura
Julian Walsh 		4 × 400 m relay 3:02.95 7 — Did not advance
Women
Athlete Event Heat Semifinal Final
Result Rank Result Rank Result Rank
Chisato Fukushima 200 m 23.21 5 Did not advance
Misaki Onishi 5000 m 15:29.17 9 — Did not advance
Ayuko Suzuki 15:41.81 12 — Did not advance
Miyuki Uehara 15:23.41 7 q — 15:34.97 15
Hanami Sekine 10000 m — 31:44.44 20
Yuka Takashima — 31:36.44 18
Satomi Kubokura 400 m hurdles 57.34 5 Did not advance
Anju Takamizawa 3000 m steeplechase 9:58.59 17 — Did not advance
Kayoko Fukushi Marathon — 2:29:53 14
Mai Ito — 2:37:37 46
Tomomi Tanaka — 2:31:12 19
Kumiko Okada 20 km walk — 1:32:42 32
Field events
Men
Athlete Event Qualification Final
Distance Position Distance Position
Ryohei Arai Javelin throw 84.16 4 Q 79.47 11
Takashi Eto High jump 2.17 =35 Did not advance
Daigo Hasegawa Triple jump 16.17 29 Did not advance
Hiroki Ogita Pole vault 5.45 21 Did not advance
Daichi Sawano 5.60 =10 q 5.50 =7
Seito Yamamoto NM — Did not advance
Kohei Yamashita Triple jump 15.71 35 Did not advance
Women
Athlete Event Qualification Final
Distance Position Distance Position
Konomi Kai Long jump 5.87 37 Did not advance
Yuki Ebihara Javelin throw 57.68 21 Did not advance
Combined events – Men's decathlon
Athlete Event 100 m LJ SP HJ 400 m 110H DT PV JT 1500 m Final Rank
Akihiko Nakamura Result 11.04 7.13 12.00 1.92 48.93 14.57 34.91 4.70 51.24 4:18.37 7612 22
Points 852 845 606 731 865 902 562 819 607 823
Keisuke Ushiro Result 11.30 6.83 14.14 1.98 50.43 15.09 49.90 4.90 66.63 4:46.33 7952 20
Points 795 774 737 785 795 839 868 880 838 641

Badminton

Main article: Badminton at the 2016 Summer Olympics

Japan has qualified a total of nine badminton players for each of the following events into the Olympic tournament based on the BWF World Rankings as of 5 May 2016: two entries in the women's singles, one in the men's singles, and a pair each in the men's, women's, and mixed doubles.[12][13]

Men
Athlete Event Group Stage Elimination Quarterfinal Semifinal Final / BM
Opposition
Score 		Opposition
Score 		Opposition
Score 		Rank Opposition
Score 		Opposition
Score 		Opposition
Score 		Opposition
Score 		Rank
Sho Sasaki Singles  Ouseph (GBR)
L (15–21, 9–21) 		 Koukal (CZE)
W (21–10, 16–21, 21–12) 		— 2 Did not advance
Hiroyuki Endo
Kenichi Hayakawa 		Doubles  Ahsan /
Setiawan (INA)
W (21–17, 16–21, 21–14) 		 Chai B /
Hong W (CHN)
W (21–18, 14–21, 23–21) 		 Attri /
Reddy (IND)
L (21-23, 11–21) 		2 Q —  Ellis /
Langridge (GBR)
L (19–21, 17–21) 		Did not advance
Women
Athlete Event Group Stage Elimination Quarterfinal Semifinal Final / BM
Opposition
Score 		Opposition
Score 		Opposition
Score 		Rank Opposition
Score 		Opposition
Score 		Opposition
Score 		Opposition
Score 		Rank
Nozomi Okuhara Singles  Vū T T (VIE)
W (21–10, 21–8) 		 Fanetri (INA)
W (21–12, 21–12) 		— 1 Q  Bae Y-j (KOR)
W (21–6, 21–7) 		 Yamaguchi (JPN)
W (11–21, 21–17, 21–10) 		 Sindhu (IND)
L (19–21, 10–21) 		 Li Xr (CHN)
W WO 		3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
Akane Yamaguchi  Gavnholt (CZE)
W (20–22, 21–12, 21–15) 		 Tee J Y (MAS)
W (21–18, 21–5) 		— 1 Q  Intanon (THA)
W (21–19, 21–16) 		 Okuhara (JPN)
L (21–11, 17–21, 10–21) 		Did not advance
Misaki Matsutomo
Ayaka Takahashi 		Doubles  Muskens /
Piek (NED)
W (21–9, 21–11) 		 Gutta /
Ponnappa (IND)
W (21–15, 21–10) 		 Supajirakul /
Taerattanachai (THA)
W (21–15, 21–15) 		2 Q —  Hoo K M /
Woon K W (MAS)
W (21–16, 18–21, 21–9) 		 Jung K-e /
Shin S-c (KOR)
W (21–16, 21–17) 		 Pedersen /
Rytter Juhl (DEN)
W (18–21, 21–9, 21–19) 		1st place, gold medalist(s)
Mixed
Athlete Event Group Stage Quarterfinal Semifinal Final / BM
Opposition
Score 		Opposition
Score 		Opposition
Score 		Rank Opposition
Score 		Opposition
Score 		Opposition
Score 		Rank
Kenta Kazuno
Ayane Kurihara 		Doubles  Ko S-h /
Kim H-n (KOR)
L (23–25, 17–21) 		 Chew /
Subandhi (USA)
W (21–6, 21–12) 		 Arends /
Piek (NED)
W (21–14, 21–19) 		2 Q  Zhang N /
Zhao YL (CHN)
L (14–21, 12–21) 		Did not advance

Basketball

Main article: Basketball at the 2016 Summer Olympics

Women's tournament

Main article: Basketball at the 2016 Summer Olympics – Women's tournament

Japan women's basketball team qualified for the Olympics by winning the gold medal match over China and securing the lone outright berth at the 2015 FIBA Asia Championships.[14]

Team roster

The following is Japan's roster for the women's basketball tournament of the 2016 Summer Olympics.[15]

Japan women's national basketball team – 2016 Summer Olympics roster
Players Coaches
Pos. No. Name Age – Date of birth Height Club Ctr.
G 4 Kaede Kondo 24 – (1991-10-06)October 6, 1991 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) Toyota Antelopes Japan
F 5 Yuki Miyazawa 23 – (1993-06-02)June 2, 1993 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) JX-Eneos Sunflowers Japan
C 6 Yuka Mamiya 26 – (1990-04-03)April 3, 1990 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) JX-Eneos Sunflowers Japan
F 7 Mika Kurihara 27 – (1989-05-14)May 14, 1989 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Toyota Antelopes Japan
F 8 Maki Takada 26 – (1989-08-23)August 23, 1989 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Denso Iris Japan
G 9 Naho Miyoshi 22 – (1993-12-21)December 21, 1993 5 ft 5 in (1.65 m) Chanson V-Magic Japan
F 10 Ramu Tokashiki 25 – (1991-06-11)June 11, 1991 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) Seattle Storm United States
F 11 Moeko Nagaoka 22 – (1993-12-29)December 29, 1993 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) Fujitsu Red Wave Japan
G 12 Asami Yoshida (C) 28 – (1987-10-09)October 9, 1987 5 ft 4 in (1.63 m) JX-Eneos Sunflowers Japan
G 13 Rui Machida 23 – (1993-03-08)March 8, 1993 5 ft 3 in (1.6 m) Fujitsu Red Wave Japan
G 14 Sanae Motokowa 24 – (1992-04-02)April 2, 1992 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Chanson V-Magic Japan
C 15 Asako O 28 – (1987-12-16)December 16, 1987 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Mitsubishi Koalas Japan
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
  • Japan Eiki Umezaki
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • Club – describes last
    club before the tournament
  • Age – describes age
    on 6 August 2016
Group play
Pos Team
 Pld W L PF PA PD Pts Qualification
1  Australia 5 5 0 400 345 +55 10 Quarter-finals
2  France 5 3 2 344 343 +1 8[a]
3  Turkey 5 3 2 324 325 −1 8[a]
4  Japan 5 3 2 386 378 +8 8[a]
5  Belarus 5 1 4 347 361 −14 6
6  Brazil (H) 5 0 5 335 384 −49 5
Source: FIBA
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head points difference; 4) head-to-head number of points scored.
(H) Hosts
Notes:
  1. ^ a b c Head-to-head record: France 3 pts, +8 PD; Turkey 3 pts, −2 PD; Japan 3 pts, −6 PD
6 August 2016 (2016-08-06)
19:45
Belarus  73–77  Japan
Scoring by quarter: 21–26, 19–15, 20–19, 13–17
Pts: Leuchanka 15
Rebs: Verameyenka 10
Asts: Harding 5		 Pts: Kurihara 20
Rebs: Yoshida 9
Asts: Yoshida 8
Youth Arena, Rio de Janeiro
Attendance: 2,586
Referees: Damir Javor (SLO), Chahinaz Boussetta (MAR), Hwang In-tae (KOR)
8 August 2016 (2016-08-08)
17:30
Japan  82–66  Brazil
Scoring by quarter: 19–20, 28–13, 26–19, 9–14
Pts: Tokashiki 23
Rebs: Tokashiki 9
Asts: Yoshida 11		 Pts: Castro Marques 20
Rebs: Dos Santos 16
Asts: Pinto 6
Youth Arena, Rio de Janeiro
Attendance: 2,624
Referees: José Reyes (MEX), Carlos Peruga (ESP), Nadege Zouzou (CIV)
9 August 2016 (2016-08-09)
17:45
Turkey  76–62  Japan
Scoring by quarter: 24–9, 14–14, 19–16, 19–23
Pts: Sanders 36
Rebs: Çağlar 9
Asts: Alben, Çakır 5		 Pts: Tokashiki 13
Rebs: Tokashiki 7
Asts: Yoshida 7
Youth Arena, Rio de Janeiro
Attendance: 2,624
Referees: Oļegs Latiševs (LAT), Ferdinand Pascual (PHI), Chanihaz Boussetta (MAR)
11 August 2016 (2016-08-11)
17:45
Japan  86–92  Australia
Scoring by quarter: 24–23, 26–25, 21–11, 15–33
Pts: Tokashiki 23
Rebs: Kurihara, Tokashiki 7
Asts: Yoshida 11		 Pts: Cambage 37
Rebs: Cambage 10
Asts: Mitchell, Taylor 7
Youth Arena, Rio de Janeiro
Attendance: 3,315
Referees: Anne Panther (GER), Leandro Lezcano (ARG), Ahmed Al-Bulushi (OMA)
13 August 2016 (2016-08-13)
17:45
Japan  79–71  France
Scoring by quarter: 17–19, 23–13, 23–22, 16–17
Pts: Yoshida 24
Rebs: Tokashiki 7
Asts: Yoshida 7		 Pts: Epoupa, Yacoubou 14
Rebs: Gruda 9
Asts: Gruda 4
Youth Arena, Rio de Janeiro
Attendance: 3,351
Referees: Sreten Radović (CRO), Carlos Peruga (ESP), Carlos Júlio (ANG)
Quarterfinal
16 August 2016 (2016-08-16)
18:45
United States  110–64  Japan
Scoring by quarter: 30–23, 26–23, 25–13, 29–5
Pts: Moore, Taurasi 19
Rebs: Griner 7
Asts: Charles 5		 Pts: Tokashiki 14
Rebs: four players 3
Asts: Yoshida 8
Carioca Arena 1, Rio de Janeiro
Attendance: 7,471
Referees: Carlos Peruga (ESP), Duan Zhu (CHN), Carlos Júlio (ANG)

Boxing

Main article: Boxing at the 2016 Summer Olympics

Japan has entered two boxers to compete in each of the following classes into the Olympic boxing tournament. Daisuke Narimatsu had claimed his Olympic spot with a box-off victory in the men's lightweight division at the 2016 Asia & Oceania Qualification Tournament in Qian'an, China, while bantamweight boxer Arashi Morisaka secured an additional place on the Japanese roster with his quarterfinal triumph at the 2016 AIBA World Qualifying Tournament in Baku, Azerbaijan.[16][17]

Athlete Event Round of 32 Round of 16 Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Rank
Arashi Morisaka Men's bantamweight  Avagyan (ARM)
L 1–2 		Did not advance
Daisuke Narimatsu Men's lightweight  Cabrera (VEN)
W 2–1 		 Balderas (USA)
L 0–3 		Did not advance

Canoeing

Main article: Canoeing at the 2016 Summer Olympics

Slalom

Japanese canoeists have qualified a maximum of one boat in each of the following classes through the 2015 ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships and the 2016 Asian Championships.[18]

Athlete Event Preliminary Semifinal Final
Run 1 Rank Run 2 Rank Best Rank Time Rank Time Rank
Takuya Haneda Men's C-1 98.69 6 94.58 4 94.58 5 Q 98.84 6 Q 97.44 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
Shota Sasaki
Tsubasa Sasaki 		Men's C-2 122.04 10 119.04 10 119.04 12 Did not advance
Kazuki Yazawa Men's K-1 92.23 9 98.08 16 92.23 14 Q 97.19 11 Did not advance
Aki Yazawa Women's K-1 120.17 18 128.00 16 120.17 20 Did not advance

Cycling

Main article: Cycling at the 2016 Summer Olympics

Road

Japanese riders qualified for a maximum of two quota places in the men's Olympic road race by virtue of their top 4 national ranking in the 2015 UCI Asia Tour.[19] One additional spot was awarded to the Japanese cyclist in the women's road race by virtue of her top 100 individual placement in the 2016 UCI World Rankings.[20]

Athlete Event Time Rank
Yukiya Arashiro Men's road race 6:19:43 27
Kohei Uchima Did not finish
Eri Yonamine Women's road race 3:56:23 17
Women's time trial 46:43.09 15

Track

Following the completion of the 2016 UCI Track Cycling World Championships, Japanese riders have accumulated spots in the men's sprint and men's keirin, as well as both the men's and women's omnium, by virtue of their final individual UCI Olympic rankings in those events. The track cycling team was named to the Olympic roster on April 6, 2016.[21]

Sprint
Athlete Event Qualification Round 1 Repechage 1 Round 2 Repechage 2 Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
Time
Speed (km/h) 		Rank Opposition
Time
Speed (km/h) 		Opposition
Time
Speed (km/h) 		Opposition
Time
Speed (km/h) 		Opposition
Time
Speed (km/h) 		Opposition
Time
Speed (km/h) 		Opposition
Time
Speed (km/h) 		Opposition
Time
Speed (km/h) 		Rank
Seiichiro Nakagawa Men's sprint 10.241
70.305 		25 Did not advance
Keirin
Athlete Event 1st Round Repechage 2nd Round Final
Rank Rank Rank Rank
Kazunari Watanabe Men's keirin 5 R 4 Did not advance
Yuta Wakimoto 6 R 2 Did not advance
Omnium
Athlete Event Scratch race Individual pursuit Elimination race Time trial Flying lap Points race Total points Rank
Rank Points Time Rank Points Rank Points Time Rank Points Time Rank Points Points Rank
Kazushige Kuboki Men's omnium 13 18 4:39.889 18 6 4 34 1:05.498 15 12 13.587 13 10 1 12 81 14
Sakura Tsukagoshi Women's omnium 17 8 3:46.842 16 10 17 8 35.625 6 30 14.638 15 12 0 14 68 16

Mountain biking

Japan has qualified one mountain biker for the men's Olympic cross-country race, as a result of his nation's twenty-third-place finish in the UCI Olympic Ranking List of May 25, 2016. London 2012 Olympian Kohei Yamamoto was named to the Olympic roster on June 9, 2016.[22]

Athlete Event Time Rank
Kohei Yamamoto Men's cross-country 1:40:34 21

BMX

Japanese riders qualified for one men's quota place in BMX at the Olympics, as a result of the nation's thirteenth-place finish in the UCI Olympic Ranking List of May 31, 2016, signifying the nation's return to the sport after an eight-year hiatus. Japan's top-ranked BMX rider Yoshitaku Nagasako was named to the Olympic roster on June 9, 2016.[22]

Athlete Event Seeding Quarterfinal Semifinal Final
Result Rank Points Rank Points Rank Result Rank
Yoshitaku Nagasako Men's BMX 35.286 12 21 8 Did not advance

Diving

Main article: Diving at the 2016 Summer Olympics

Japanese divers qualified for four individual spots at the Olympics through the 2015 FINA World Championships and the 2016 FINA World Cup series. Japanese Olympic Committee (JOC) announced the Olympic diving team on April 11, 2016.[23][24]

Athlete Event Preliminaries Semifinals Final
Points Rank Points Rank Points Rank
Sho Sakai Men's 3 m springboard 373.70 22 Did not advance
Ken Terauchi 380.85 20 Did not advance
Minami Itahashi Women's 10 m platform 320.20 10 Q 335.55 8 Q 356.60 8

Equestrian

Main article: Equestrian at the 2016 Summer Olympics

Japan has fielded a full squad of four equestrian riders each into the Olympic team jumping and dressage competition by obtaining a top finish each at the FEI qualification event for East Asia and Oceania in Hagen and Perl, Germany, respectively.[25] Two eventing riders have been added to the squad by virtue of the following results in the individual FEI Olympic rankings: a top finish from Asia & Oceania, and a top two finish from the combined group of Africa, Middle East, Asia, and Oceania.[26]

Dressage

Japanese Olympic selection trials were held on June 1–2, 2016 in Hagen, Germany, after which the final team was named.[27][28]

Athlete Horse Event Grand Prix Grand Prix Special Grand Prix Freestyle Overall
Score Rank Score Rank Technical Artistic Score Rank
Kiichi Harada Egistar Individual 68.286 45 Did not advance
Yuko Kitai Don Lorean 67.271 48 Did not advance
Akane Kuroki Toots 66.900 50 Did not advance
Masanao Takahashi Fabriano 62.986 58 Did not advance
Kiichi Harada
Yuko Kitai
Akane Kuroki
Masanao Takahashi 		See above Team 67.486 11 Did not advance — 67.486 11

Eventing

Athlete Horse Event Dressage Cross-country Jumping Total
Qualifier Final
Penalties Rank Penalties Total Rank Penalties Total Rank Penalties Total Rank Penalties Rank
Ryuzo Kitajima Just Chocolate Individual 57.70 60 74.40 132.00 42 Withdrew Did not advance
Yoshiaki Oiwa The Duke of Cavan 47.00 29 18.00 65.00 17 4.00 69.00 20 Q 8.00 77.00 20 77.00 20

Jumping

Athlete Horse Event Qualification Final Total
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
Daisuke Fukushima Cornet Individual 47 # =68TO 1 TO Did not advance
Toshiki Masui Taloubetdarco 16 =64TO 12 TO Did not advance
Taizo Sugitani Imothep 16 =64TO 12 TO Did not advance
Reiko Takeda Bardolino 4 =27 Q 1 5 =26 Q Retired Did not advance
Daisuke Fukushima
Toshiki Masui
Taizo Sugitani
Reiko Takeda 		See above Team 36 14 14 — 13 Did not advance — 14 13

"TO" indicates that the rider only qualified for the team competition. "#" indicates that the score of this rider does not count in the team competition, since only the best three results of a team are counted.

Fencing

Main article: Fencing at the 2016 Summer Olympics

Following the completion of the Grand Prix finals, Japan has entered four fencers into the Olympic competition. Kazuyasu Minobe, Chika Aoki, London 2012 Olympian Nozomi Sato (née Nakano), and Beijing 2008 silver medalist and 2015 World men's foil champion Yuki Ota had claimed their Olympic spots as one of the two highest-ranked fencers coming from the Asian zone in the FIE Adjusted Official Rankings.[29][30] Kenta Tokunan and 2012 Olympian Shiho Nishioka rounded out the Japanese roster to six by virtue of a top three finish at the Asian Zonal Qualifier in Wuxi, China.

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
Kazuyasu Minobe Men's épée Bye  Fichera (ITA)
W 15–8 		 Avdeev (RUS)
W 15–11 		 Grumier (FRA)
L 8–15 		Did not advance
Yuki Ota Men's foil Bye  Toldo (BRA)
L 13–15 		Did not advance
Kenta Tokunan Men's sabre —  Anstett (FRA)
L 13–15 		Did not advance
Nozomi Nakano Women's épée  Terán (MEX)
W 15–12 		 Logunova (RUS)
W 15–14 		 Shemyakina (UKR)
W 11–8 		 Szász (HUN)
L 4–15 		Did not advance
Shiho Nishioka Women's foil Bye  Nam H-h (KOR)
W 15–12 		 Boubakri (TUN)
L 10–15 		Did not advance
Chika Aoki Women's sabre  Grench (PAN)
L 5–15 		Did not advance

Field hockey

Main article: Field hockey at the 2016 Summer Olympics
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  India
D 2–2 		 Argentina
L 0–4 		 United States
L 1–6 		 Great Britain
L 0–2 		 Australia
L 0–2 		5 Did not advance 10

Women's tournament

Main article: Field hockey at the 2016 Summer Olympics – Women's tournament

Japan women's field hockey team qualified for the Olympics by having achieved the next highest placement in the 2014–2015 FIH Hockey World League Semifinals, among the countries that have not qualified yet for the Games.[31]

Team roster

The following is the Japan roster in the women's field hockey tournament of the 2016 Summer Olympics.[32]

Head coach: Yuji Nagai

  2. Sakiyo Asano (GK)
  4. Nagisa Hayashi
  6. Miyuki Nakagawa (C)
  8. Maki Sakaguchi
  10. Aki Mitsuhashi
  12. Ayaka Nishimura
  14. Yuri Nagai
  16. Mie Nakashima
  18. Akane Shibata
  20. Yukari Mano
  22. Emi Nishikori
  24. Mayumi Ono
  26. Motomi Kawamura
  28. Minami Shimizu
  30. Hazuki Nagai
  32. Hazuki Yuda

Reserves:

Group play
Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Great Britain 5 5 0 0 12 4 +8 15 Quarter-finals
2  United States 5 4 0 1 14 5 +9 12
3  Australia 5 3 0 2 11 5 +6 9
4  Argentina 5 2 0 3 12 6 +6 6
5  Japan 5 0 1 4 3 16 −13 1
6  India 5 0 1 4 3 19 −16 1
Source: Rio2016
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Matches won; 3) Goal difference; 4) Goals for; 5) Head-to-head result.[33]
7 August 2016 (2016-08-07)
11:00
Japan  2–2  India
Nishikori field hockey ball 15'
Nakashima field hockey ball 28' 		Report Rani field hockey ball 31'
Minz field hockey ball 40'
Umpires:
Kylie Seymour (AUS)
Kelly Hudson (NZL)
8 August 2016 (2016-08-08)
20:30
Argentina  4–0  Japan
Barrionuevo field hockey ball 13', 18'
Rebecchi field hockey ball 48'
Granatto field hockey ball 50' 		Report
Umpires:
Melissa Trivic (AUS)
Laurine Delforge (BEL)
10 August 2016 (2016-08-10)
17:00
United States  6–1  Japan
González field hockey ball 1'
Bam field hockey ball 5', 52', 60'
Reinprecht field hockey ball 29'
Witmer field hockey ball 37' 		Report Nakashima field hockey ball 47'
Umpires:
Amber Church (NZL)
Fanneke Alkemade (NED)
11 August 2016 (2016-08-11)
20:30
Japan  0–2  Great Britain
Report Owsley field hockey ball 5'
White field hockey ball 55'
Umpires:
Kylie Seymour (AUS)
Elena Eskina (RUS)
13 August 2016 (2016-08-13)
19:30
Australia  2–0  Japan
Williams field hockey ball 17'
Smith field hockey ball 55' 		Report
Umpires:
Elena Eskina (RUS)
Kelly Hudson (NZL)

Football

Main article: Football at the 2016 Summer Olympics
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  Nigeria
L 4–5 		 Colombia
D 2–2 		 Sweden
W 1–0 		3 Did not advance 10

Men's tournament

Main article: Football at the 2016 Summer Olympics – Men's tournament

Japan men's football team qualified for the Olympics by virtue of a top two finish at and by progressing to the gold medal match of the 2016 AFC U-23 Championship in Qatar.[34]

Team roster

The following is the Japan squad in the men's football tournament of the 2016 Summer Olympics. The team of 18 players was officially named on 1 July.[35]

Head coach: Makoto Teguramori

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club
1 1GK Masatoshi Kushibiki (1993-01-29)29 January 1993 (aged 23) 0 0 Japan Kashima Antlers
2 2DF Sei Muroya (1994-04-05)5 April 1994 (aged 22) 0 0 Japan FC Tokyo
3 3MF Wataru Endō (c) (1993-02-09)9 February 1993 (aged 23) 0 0 Japan Urawa Red Diamonds
4 2DF Hiroki Fujiharu* (1988-11-28)28 November 1988 (aged 27) 0 0 Japan Gamba Osaka
5 2DF Naomichi Ueda (1994-10-24)24 October 1994 (aged 21) 0 0 Japan Kashima Antlers
6 2DF Tsukasa Shiotani* (1988-12-05)5 December 1988 (aged 27) 0 0 Japan Sanfrecce Hiroshima
7 3MF Riki Harakawa (1993-08-13)13 August 1993 (aged 22) 0 0 Japan Kawasaki Frontale
8 3MF Ryota Oshima (1993-01-23)23 January 1993 (aged 23) 0 0 Japan Kawasaki Frontale
9 3MF Shinya Yajima (1994-01-18)18 January 1994 (aged 22) 0 0 Japan Fagiano Okayama
10 3MF Shoya Nakajima (1994-08-23)23 August 1994 (aged 21) 0 0 Japan FC Tokyo
11 4FW Musashi Suzuki (1994-02-11)11 February 1994 (aged 22) 0 0 Japan Albirex Niigata
12 1GK Kosuke Nakamura (1995-02-27)27 February 1995 (aged 21) 0 0 Japan Kashiwa Reysol
13 4FW Shinzo Koroki* (1986-07-31)31 July 1986 (aged 30) 0 0 Japan Urawa Red Diamonds
14 3MF Yosuke Ideguchi (1996-08-23)23 August 1996 (aged 19) 0 0 Japan Gamba Osaka
15 2DF Masashi Kamekawa (1993-05-28)28 May 1993 (aged 23) 0 0 Japan Avispa Fukuoka
16 4FW Takuma Asano (1994-11-10)10 November 1994 (aged 21) 0 0 England Arsenal
17 2DF Takuya Iwanami (1994-06-18)18 June 1994 (aged 22) 0 0 Japan Vissel Kobe
18 3MF Takumi Minamino (1995-01-16)16 January 1995 (aged 21) 0 0 Austria Red Bull Salzburg

* Over-aged player.

Group play
Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Nigeria 3 2 0 1 6 6 0 6 Quarter-finals
2  Colombia 3 1 2 0 6 4 +2 5
3  Japan 3 1 1 1 7 7 0 4
4  Sweden 3 0 1 2 2 4 −2 1
Source: Rio2016 & FIFA
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
Nigeria 5–4 Japan
  • Sadiq 6'
  • Etebo 10', 42', 52' (pen.), 66'
 Report (Rio2016)
Report (FIFA)
Arena da Amazônia, Manaus
Attendance: 29,996[36]
Referee: Clément Turpin (France)
Japan 2–2 Colombia
 Report (Rio2016)
Report (FIFA)
Arena da Amazônia, Manaus
Attendance: 26,603[37]
Referee: Sergei Karasev (Russia)
Japan 1–0 Sweden
 Report (Rio2016)
Report (FIFA)
Itaipava Arena Fonte Nova, Salvador
Attendance: 17,821[38]
Referee: Malang Diedhiou (Senegal)

Golf

Main article: Golf at the 2016 Summer Olympics

Japan has entered four golfers (two per gender) into the Olympic tournament. Yuta Ikeda (world no. 93), Shingo Katayama (world no. 107), Haru Nomura (world no. 22) and Shiho Oyama (world no. 43) qualified directly among the top 60 eligible players for their respective individual events based on the IGF World Rankings as of 11 July 2016.[39][40]

Athlete Event Round 1 Round 2 Round 3 Round 4 Total
Score Score Score Score Score Par Rank
Yuta Ikeda Men's 74 69 69 69 281 −3 =21
Shingo Katayama 74 75 76 66 292 +8 54
Haru Nomura Women's 69 69 72 65 275 −9 =4
Shiho Oyama 70 71 77 74 292 +8 42

Gymnastics

Main article: Gymnastics at the 2016 Summer Olympics

Artistic

Japan fielded a full squad of five gymnasts in both the men's and women's artistic gymnastics events through a top eight finish each in the team all-around at the 2015 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships in Glasgow.[41][42] The men's and women's gymnastics squads, led by London 2012 individual all-around champion Kōhei Uchimura, were named to the Olympic roster at the conclusion of the All-Japan Championships (for men) and NHK Trophy (for women) in Tokyo on June 5, 2016.[43]

Men
Team
Athlete Event Qualification Final
Apparatus Total Rank Apparatus Total Rank
F PH R V PB HB F PH R V PB HB
Ryōhei Katō Team 15.033 14.800 13.996 14.933 15.500 Q 15.000 89.232 6 Q 15.466 14.933 — 15.000 15.500 15.066 —
Kenzō Shirai 15.333 Q — 15.466 Q — 16.133 — 15.633 —
Yūsuke Tanaka 15.233 13.366 14.733 — 14.666 — — 14.933 — 15.900 15.166
Kōhei Uchimura 15.533 Q 14.966 14.700 15.533 15.466 14.300 90.498 2 Q 15.600 15.100 14.800 15.566 15.366 15.166
Koji Yamamuro — 14.533 14.700 13.200 12.733 14.333 — — 13.900 14.866 —
Total 46.099 44.299 44.133 45.932 44.832 43.999 269.294 4 Q 47.199 43.933 44.599 46.199 46.766 45.398 274.094 1st place, gold medalist(s)
Individual finals
Athlete Event Apparatus Total Rank
F PH R V PB HB
Ryōhei Katō All-around 15.266 14.900 14.566 15.058 14.900 13.900 88.590 11
Parallel bars — 15.233 — 15.233 7
Kenzō Shirai Floor 15.366 — 15.366 4
Vault — 15.449 — 15.449 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
Kōhei Uchimura All-around 15.766 14.900 14.733 15.566 15.600 15.800 92.365 1st place, gold medalist(s)
Floor 15.241 — 15.241 5
Women
Team
Athlete Event Qualification Final
Apparatus Total Rank Apparatus Total Rank
V UB BB F V UB BB F
Sae Miyakawa Team 14.966 — 13.266 — 15.066 — 13.908 —
Mai Murakami 14.700 14.166 13.833 14.566 Q 57.265 9 Q 14.833 — 13.833 14.466
Aiko Sugihara 14.300 14.400 14.133 14.033 56.866 16 — 14.600 14.300 14.100
Asuka Teramoto 14.800 14.900 13.666 13.700 57.066 12 Q 14.933 14.866 14.466 —
Yuki Uchiyama — 14.800 13.733 — — 15.000 —
Total 44.466 44.100 41.699 42.299 172.564 7 Q 44.832 44.466 42.599 42.474 174.371 4
Individual finals
Athlete Event Apparatus Total Rank
V UB BB F
Mai Murakami All-around 14.866 13.766 13.900 14.133 56.665 14
Floor — 14.533 14.533 7
Asuka Teramoto All-around 15.100 14.566 14.266 14.033 57.965 8

Rhythmic

Japan has qualified a squad of rhythmic gymnasts for the individual and group all-around by finishing in the top 15 (for individual) and top 10 (for group) at the 2015 World Championships in Stuttgart, Germany.[44]

Athlete Event Qualification Final
Hoop Ball Clubs Ribbon Total Rank Hoop Ball Clubs Ribbon Total Rank
Kaho Minagawa Individual 16.666 17.341 17.500 17.016 68.52 16 Did not advance
Athlete Event Qualification Final
5 balls 3 clubs
2 hoops 		Total Rank 5 balls 3 clubs
2 hoops 		Total Rank
Airi Hatakeyama
Rie Matsubara
Sakura Noshitani
Sayuri Sugimoto
Kiko Yokota 		Team 17.416 17.733 35.149 5 Q 16.550 17.650 34.200 8

Trampoline

Japan has qualified two gymnasts in the men's trampoline by virtue of a top eight finish at the 2015 World Championships in Odense, Denmark.[45] Meanwhile, an additional Olympic berth had been awarded to the Japanese female gymnast, who finished in the top six at the 2016 Olympic Test Event in Rio de Janeiro.[46]

Athlete Event Qualification Final
Score Rank Score Rank
Masaki Ito Men's 108.465 6 Q 58.800 6
Ginga Munetomo 108.190 7 Q 59.535 4
Rana Nakano Women's 96.775 13 Did not advance

Judo

Main article: Judo at the 2016 Summer Olympics

Japan has qualified a full squad of 14 judokas (seven men and seven women) for each of the following weight classes at the Games by virtue of their top 22 national finish for men and top 14 for women in the IJF World Ranking List of May 30, 2016.[47] Twelve members of the judo team, highlighted by London 2012 champion Kaori Matsumoto and bronze medalist Masashi Ebinuma, were named to the Olympic roster at the All-Japan Championships on April 3, 2016, while the heavyweight judokas rounded out the selection at the end of IJF World Masters in Guadalajara, Mexico.[48][49]

Men
Athlete Event Round of 64 Round of 32 Round of 16 Quarterfinals Semifinals Repechage Final / BM
Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Rank
Naohisa Takato −60 kg Bye  Siccardi (MON)
W 101–000 		 Petřikov (CZE)
W 100–000 		 Papinashvili (GEO)
L 000–100 		Did not advance  Kim W-j (KOR)
W 001–000 		 Safarov (AZE)
W 000–000 S 		3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
Masashi Ebinuma −66 kg Bye  Chibana (BRA)
W 101–000 		 Ma Db (CHN)
W 111–000 		 Mateo (DOM)
W 111–000 		 An B-u (KOR)
L 000–001 		Bye  Bouchard (CAN)
W 101–000 		3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
Shohei Ono −73 kg Bye  Murillo (CRC)
W 100–000 		 Scvortov (UAE)
W 100–000 		 Shavdatuashvili (GEO)
W 010–000 		 van Tichelt (BEL)
W 111–000 		Bye  Orujov (AZE)
W 110–000 		1st place, gold medalist(s)
Takanori Nagase −81 kg Bye  Csoknyai (HUN)
W 001–000 		 Kibikal (GAB)
W 100–000 		 Toma (MDA)
L 000–001 		Did not advance  Valois-Fortier (CAN)
W 100–000 		 Tchrikishvili (GEO)
W 001–000 		3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
Mashu Baker −90 kg Bye  Odenthal (GER)
W 100–000 		 Kukolj (SRB)
W 100–000 		 Iddir (FRA)
W 100–000 		 Cheng Xz (CHN)
W 100–000 		Bye  Liparteliani (GEO)
W 001–000 		1st place, gold medalist(s)
Ryunosuke Haga −100 kg Bye  Borodavko (LAT)
W 001–000 		 Buzacarini (BRA)
W 000–000 S 		 Krpálek (CZE)
L 000–000 S 		Did not advance  Gviniashvili (GEO)
W 000–000 S 		 Bloshenko (UKR)
W 100–000 		3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
Hisayoshi Harasawa +100 kg —  Okruashvili (GEO)
W 000–000 S 		 Kokauri (AZE)
W 100–000 		 García (CUB)
W 100–000 		 Tangriev (UZB)
W 101–000 		Bye  Riner (FRA)
L 000–000 S 		2nd place, silver medalist(s)
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
Ami Kondo −48 kg Bye  Carrillo (MEX)
W 101–000 		 Galbadrakh (KAZ)
W 100–010 		 Pareto (ARG)
L 000–010 		Bye  Mönkhbat (MGL)
W 001–000 		3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
Misato Nakamura −52 kg Bye  Tsolmon (MGL)
W 100–000 		 Kuziutina (RUS)
W 100–000 		 Kelmendi (KOS)
L 000–000 S 		Bye  Miranda (BRA)
W 001–000 		3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
Kaori Matsumoto −57 kg Bye  Dabonne (CIV)
W 101–000 		 Pavia (FRA)
W 010–000 		 Dorjsüren (MGL)
L 000–100 		Bye  Lien C-l (TPE)
W 100–000 		3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
Miku Tashiro −63 kg Bye  Haecker (AUS)
W 111–000 		 Unterwurzacher (AUT)
W 001–000 		 Agbegnenou (FRA)
L 000–000 		Bye  Gerbi (ISR)
L 000–011 		5
Haruka Tachimoto −70 kg  Zhou C (CHN)
W 100–000 		 Polling (NED)
W 002–001 		 Zupancic (CAN)
W 010–000 		 Koch (GER)
W 010–000 		Bye  Alvear (COL)
W 100–000 		1st place, gold medalist(s)
Mami Umeki −78 kg Bye  Joó (HUN)
L 000–002 		Did not advance
Kanae Yamabe +78 kg Bye  Pakenytė (LTU)
W 100–000 		 Savelkouls (NED)
W 101–000 		 Ortiz (CUB)
L 000–001 		Bye  Sayit (TUR)
W 010–000 		3rd place, bronze medalist(s)

Modern pentathlon

Main article: Modern pentathlon at the 2016 Summer Olympics

Japan has qualified a total of three modern pentathletes for the following events at the Games. Natsumi Tomonaga finished among the top five in the women's modern pentathlon, while Tomoya Miguchi and Shōhei Iwamoto received spare Olympic berths freed up by China and South Korea, as the highest-ranked eligible individuals, not yet qualified, in the men's event at the 2015 Asia & Oceania Championships.[50]

Athlete Event Fencing
(épée one touch) 		Swimming
(200 m freestyle) 		Riding
(show jumping) 		Combined: shooting/running
(10 m air pistol)/(3200 m) 		Total points Final rank
RR BR Rank MP points Time Rank MP points Penalties Rank MP points Time Rank MP Points
Shōhei Iwamoto Men's 9–26 0 36 154 2:08.65 33 315 0 1 300 11:54.59 30 586 1355 30
Tomoya Miguchi 20–15 0 11 220 2:02.62 12 333 19 20 281 12:02.88 31 578 1412 22
Natsumi Tomonaga Women's 15–20 0 27 190 2:15.63 12 294 2 6 298 12:55.44 15 525 1307 13

Rowing

Main article: Rowing at the 2016 Summer Olympics

Japan has qualified one boat each in the men's and women's lightweight double sculls, respectively, for the Olympics at the 2016 Asia & Oceania Continental Qualification Regatta in Chungju, South Korea.[51]

Athlete Event Heats Repechage Semifinals Final
Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank
Hiroshi Nakano
Hideki Omoto 		Men's lightweight double sculls 6:34.27 3 R 7:11.20 3 SC/D 7:30.64 3 FC 6:45.81 15
Ayami Oishi
Chiaki Tomita 		Women's lightweight double sculls 7:15.75 4 R 8:00.50 2 SA/B 7:46.41 6 FB 7:42.87 12

Qualification Legend: FA=Final A (medal); FB=Final B (non-medal); FC=Final C (non-medal); FD=Final D (non-medal); FE=Final E (non-medal); FF=Final F (non-medal); SA/B=Semifinals A/B; SC/D=Semifinals C/D; SE/F=Semifinals E/F; QF=Quarterfinals; R=Repechage

Rugby sevens

Main article: Rugby sevens at the 2016 Summer Olympics

Men's tournament

Main article: Rugby sevens at the 2016 Summer Olympics – Men's tournament

Japan men's rugby sevens team qualified for the Olympics by winning the 2015 ARFU Men's Sevens Championships in Hong Kong.[52][53]

Team roster

The following is the Japan roster in the men's rugby sevens tournament of the 2016 Summer Olympics.[54]

Head coach: Tomohiro Segawa

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Events Points Union
1 BK Lomano Lemeki (1989-01-20)20 January 1989 (aged 27) 14 221 Japan Honda Heat
2 FW Lote Tuqiri (1987-11-12)12 November 1987 (aged 28) 20 125 Japan Kubota Spears
3 FW Yoshitaka Tokunaga (1992-04-10)10 April 1992 (aged 24) 3 5 Japan Toshiba Brave Lupus
4 FW Yusaku Kuwazuru (c) (1985-10-23)23 October 1985 (aged 30) 31 45 Japan Coca-Cola Red Sparks
5 FW Kameli Soejima (1983-06-01)1 June 1983 (aged 33) 8 92 Japan Genkai Tangaroa
6 FW Masakatsu Hikosaka (1991-01-18)18 January 1991 (aged 25) 12 35 Japan Toyota Verblitz
7 BK Katsuyuki Sakai (1988-09-07)7 September 1988 (aged 27) 23 424 Japan Toyota Industries Shuttles
8 BK Kazushi Hano (1991-06-21)21 June 1991 (aged 25) 13 45 Japan NTT Communications Shining Arcs
9 BK Shohei Toyoshima (1989-01-09)9 January 1989 (aged 27) 11 105 Japan Toshiba Brave Lupus
10 BK Teruya Goto (1991-12-18)18 December 1991 (aged 24) 4 15 Japan NEC Green Rockets
11 BK Kenki Fukuoka (1992-09-07)7 September 1992 (aged 23) 2 10 Japan Panasonic Wild Knights
12 BK Kazuhiro Goya (1993-04-21)21 April 1993 (aged 23) 12 53 Japan Kubota Spears
Group play
Pos Team
 Pld W D L PF PA PD Pts Qualification
1  Great Britain 3 3 0 0 73 45 +28 9 Quarter-finals
2  Japan 3 2 0 1 64 40 +24 7
3  New Zealand 3 1 0 2 59 40 +19 5
4  Kenya 3 0 0 3 19 90 −71 3
Source: World Rugby
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head result; 3) Point difference; 4) Points scored.
9 August 2016
12:30
New Zealand 12–14 Japan
Try: Curry 6' c
A. Ioane 10' m
Con: Kaka (1/2)		Report (Rio 2016)
Report (World Rugby)		Try: Goto 3' c
Soejima 12' c
Con: Lemeki (1/1)
Sakai (1/1)
Deodoro Stadium, Rio de Janeiro
Referee: Marius van der Westhuizen (South Africa)
9 August 2016
17:00
Great Britain 21–19 Japan
Try: Rodwell (2) 1' c, 2' c
Watson 13' c
Con: Mitchell (3/3)		Report (Rio 2016)
Report (World Rugby)		Try: Lemeki (2) 6' c, 14' m
Sakai 11' c
Con: Goya (1/1)
Sakai (1/2)
Deodoro Stadium, Rio de Janeiro
Referee: Nick Briant (New Zealand)
10 August 2016
12:00
Kenya 7–31 Japan
Try: Injera 4' c
Con: Oliech (1/1)		Report (Rio 2016)
Report (World Rugby)		Try: Hano 1' c
Lemeki (2) 7' c, 13' m
Goya 9' m
Penalty try 11' c
Con: Goya (3/5)
Deodoro Stadium, Rio de Janeiro
Referee: Matthew O'Brien (Australia)
Quarterfinal
10 August 2016
17:30
Japan 12–7 France
Try: Tuqiri 8' m
Goto 7' c
Con: Sakai (1/2)		Report (Rio 2016)
Report (World Rugby)		Try: Cler 4' c
Con: Bouhraoua (1/1)
Deodoro Stadium, Rio de Janeiro
Referee: Richard Kelly (New Zealand)
Semifinal
11 August 2016
14:30
Fiji 20–5 Japan
Try: Ravouvou 1' m
Tuisova 6' m
Kunatani 9' m
Tuwai 10' m
Con: Ravouvou (0/3)
Kolinisau (0/1)		Report (Rio 2016)
Report (World Rugby)		Try: Goto 4' m
Con: Lemeki (0/1)
Deodoro Stadium, Rio de Janeiro
Referee: Mike Adamson (Great Britain)
Bronze medal match
11 August 2016
18:30
Japan 14–54 South Africa 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
Try: Kuwazuru 8' c
Goya 11' c
Con: Goya (2/2)		Report (Rio 2016)
Report (World Rugby)		Try: De Jongh 1' c
Speckman (3) 3' c, 10' c, 19' c
Afrika (2) 12' c, 15' c
Geduld 17' m
Kolbe 20' c
Con: Afrika (5/6)
Geduld (2/2)
Deodoro Stadium, Rio de Janeiro
Referee: Alexandre Ruiz (France)

Women's tournament

Main article: Rugby sevens at the 2016 Summer Olympics – Women's tournament

Japan women's rugby sevens team qualified for the Olympics by winning the 2015 ARFU Women's Sevens Championships in Hong Kong and Japan.[55]

Team roster

The following is the Japan roster in the women's rugby sevens tournament of the 2016 Summer Olympics.[56]

Head coach: Keiko Asami

Backs Forwards
1 Chiharu Nakamura (c) 3 Noriko Taniguchi
7 Marie Yamaguchi 4 Mio Yamanaka
9 Mifuyu Koide 5 Ayaka Suzuki
10 Yume Okuroda 6 Ano Kuwai
11 Yuka Kanematsu 8 Chisato Yokoo
2 Makiko Tomita 12 Kana Mitsugi
13 Aya Takeuchi
Group play
Pos Team
 Pld W D L PF PA PD Pts Qualification
1  Great Britain 3 3 0 0 91 3 +88 9 Quarter-finals
2  Canada 3 2 0 1 83 22 +61 7
3  Brazil (H) 3 1 0 2 29 77 −48 5
4  Japan 3 0 0 3 10 111 −101 3
Source: World Rugby
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head result; 3) Point difference; 4) Points scored.
(H) Hosts
6 August 2016
12:30
Canada 45–0 Japan
Try: Landry (2) 1' c, 6' c
Moleschi 3' c
Farella (2) 4' m, 9' m
Benn 13' c
Watcham-Roy 14' c
Con: Landry (3/4)
Russell (2/3)		Report (Rio 2016)
Report (World Rugby)
Deodoro Stadium, Rio de Janeiro
Referee: James Bolabiu (Fiji)
6 August 2016
17:00
Great Britain 40–0 Japan
Try: Wilson-Hardy 1' c
Richardson 4' c
Watmore 6' c
McLean 7' m
Scott 10' c
Fisher 16' c
Con: Richardson (3/3)
McLean (0/1)
Scott (2/2)		Report (Rio 2016)
Report (World Rugby)
Deodoro Stadium, Rio de Janeiro
Referee: Rasta Rasivhenge (South Africa)
7 August 2016
12:00
Brazil 26–10 Japan
Try: Ishibashi 2' m
Muhlbauer (2) 10' c, 14' c
Araújo 12' c
Con: Kochhann (2/3)
Balconi (1/1)		Report (Rio 2016)
Report (World Rugby)		Try: Kuwai 7' m
Yamaguchi 8' m
Con: Okuroda (0/2)
Deodoro Stadium, Rio de Janeiro
Referee: Gabriel Lee (Hong Kong)
Classification semifinal (9–12)
7 August 2016
16:30
Kenya 0–24 Japan
Report (Rio 2016)
Report (World Rugby)		Try: Yamaguchi (2) 2' m, 6' c
Kuwai 8' m
Kanematsu 13' c
Con: Okuroda (1/2)
Yamanaka (1/2)
Deodoro Stadium, Rio de Janeiro
Referee: Aimee Barrett (South Africa)
Ninth place match
8 August 2016
13:00
Brazil 33–5 Japan
Try: Muhlbauer 5' c
Campos 7' m
Ishibashi 8' c
Scatrut 9' c
Cerullo 13' c
Con: Kochhann (4/5)		Report (Rio 2016)
Report (World Rugby)		Try: Okuroda 3' m
Con: Okuroda (0/1)
Deodoro Stadium, Rio de Janeiro
Referee: Alhambra Nievas (Spain)

Sailing

Main article: Sailing at the 2016 Summer Olympics

Japanese sailors have qualified one boat in each of the following classes through the 2014 ISAF Sailing World Championships, the individual fleet Worlds, and Asian qualifying regattas.[57][58]

A total of eleven Japanese sailors were officially named to the Olympic team on July 1, 2016, with windsurfer Makoto Tomizawa and skiff yachtsman Yukio Makino racing through the Rio regatta at their third straight Games.[59]

Men
Athlete Event Race Net points Final rank
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 M*
Makoto Tomizawa RS:X 10 8 18 19 13 22 7 14 18 15 14 2 EL 138 15
Kazuto Doi
Kimihiko Imamura 		470 15 21 16 16 15 16 22 12 7 17 — EL 135 17
Yukio Makino
Kenji Takahashi 		49er 3 15 17 8 8 2 20 12 17 15 16 20 EL 132 18
Women
Athlete Event Race Net points Final rank
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 M*
Megumi Iseda RS:X 23 22 19 22 15 14 27 13 19 13 18 20 EL 198 20
Manami Doi Laser Radial 21 14 18 24 24 23 2 1 15 21 — EL 139 20
Ai Kondo
Miho Yoshioka 		470 1 4 3 7 19 9 12 4 11 1 — 14 66 5
Keiko Miyagawa
Sena Takano 		49erFX UFD 15 20 19 18 20 20 19 UFD 19 19 20 EL 210 20

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

Shooting

Main article: Shooting at the 2016 Summer Olympics

Japanese shooters have achieved quota places for the following events by virtue of their best finishes at the 2015 ISSF World Cup series, World Shotgun Championships, and Asian Championships, as long as they obtained a minimum qualifying score (MQS) by March 31, 2016.[60]

In December 2015, the Japanese Olympic Committee had officially announced the names of three shooters to compete at the Games.[61][62] The remaining Japanese shooters (Akiyama, Ishihara, Mori, Okada, and Sato) had claimed their Olympic spots at the Asian Qualification Tournament in New Delhi, India to round out the team selection.

Men
Athlete Event Qualification Final
Points Rank Points Rank
Teruyoshi Akiyama 25 m rapid fire pistol 564 22 Did not advance
Tomoyuki Matsuda 10 m air pistol 576 22 Did not advance
50 m pistol 550 19 Did not advance
Eita Mori 25 m rapid fire pistol 570 19 Did not advance
Naoya Okada 10 m air rifle 622.6 20 Did not advance
Toshikazu Yamashita 10 m air rifle 619.5 36 Did not advance
50 m rifle prone 617.4 41 Did not advance
50 m rifle 3 positions 1169 22 Did not advance
Women
Athlete Event Qualification Semifinal Final
Points Rank Points Rank Points Rank
Naoko Ishihara Skeet 62 18 Did not advance
Yukie Nakayama Trap 61 20 Did not advance
Akiko Sato 10 m air pistol 369 42 — Did not advance
25 m pistol 565 34 Did not advance

Qualification Legend: Q = Qualify for the next round; q = Qualify for the bronze medal (shotgun)

Swimming

Main article: Swimming at the 2016 Summer Olympics

Japanese swimmers have so far achieved qualifying standards in the following events (up to a maximum of 2 swimmers in each event at the Olympic Qualifying Time (OQT), and potentially 1 at the Olympic Selection Time (OST)):[63][64] They must finish in the top two of each individual pool event under both the federation's required standard and an Olympic Qualifying Time at the 2016 Japan Open Swim Trials (April 4 to 10 in Tokyo) to assure their selection to the Olympic team.[65]

A total of 34 swimmers (17 per gender) had been selected to the Japanese roster for the Olympics, the second largest in history. Among them were London 2012 medalists Kosuke Hagino and Ryosuke Irie, 2015 World champions Daiya Seto, Natsumi Hoshi and Kanako Watanabe, Olympic veterans Takeshi Matsuda and Takuro Fujii, and rising teen Rikako Ikee.[66]

Men
Athlete Event Heat Semifinal Final
Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank
Naito Ehara 400 m freestyle 3:50.61 31 — Did not advance
Takuro Fujii 100 m butterfly 52.36 20 Did not advance
Hiromasa Fujimori 200 m individual medley 1:58.88 7 Q 1:58.20 7 Q 1:57.21 4
Kosuke Hagino 200 m freestyle 1:46.19 7 Q 1:45.45 2 Q 1:45.90 7
200 m individual medley 1:58.79 6 Q 1:57.38 4 Q 1:56.61 2nd place, silver medalist(s)
400 m individual medley 4:10.00 3 Q — 4:06.05 1st place, gold medalist(s)
Junya Hasegawa 100 m backstroke 54.17 19 Did not advance
Yasunari Hirai 10 km open water — 1:53:04.6 8
Ryosuke Irie 100 m backstroke 53.49 8 Q 53.21 7 Q 53.42 7
200 m backstroke 1:56.61 8 Q 1:56.31 7 Q 1:56.36 8
Masaki Kaneko 200 m backstroke 1:57.19 13 Q 1:56.78 11 Did not advance
Yasuhiro Koseki 100 m breaststroke 58.91 2 Q 59.23 4 Q 59.37 6
200 m breaststroke 2:08.61 2 Q 2:07.91 4 Q 2:07.80 5
Katsumi Nakamura 50 m freestyle 22.13 18 Did not advance
100 m freestyle 48.61 17 Did not advance
Masato Sakai 200 m butterfly 1:55.76 6 Q 1:55.32 6 Q 1:53.40 2nd place, silver medalist(s)
Daiya Seto 200 m butterfly 1:55.79 8 Q 1:55.28 5 Q 1:54.82 5
400 m individual medley 4:08.47 2 Q — 4:09.71 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
Shinri Shioura 50 m freestyle 22.01 =14 Q 22.18 16 Did not advance
100 m freestyle 48.94 27 Did not advance
Ippei Watanabe 100 m breaststroke 1:00.33 18 Did not advance
200 m breaststroke 2:09.63 8 Q 2:07.22 OR 1 Q 2:07.87 6
Kenji Kobase
Junya Koga
Katsumi Nakamura
Shinri Shioura 		4 × 100 m freestyle relay 3:14.17 NR 8 Q — 3:14.48 8
Naito Ehara
Kosuke Hagino
Yuki Kobori
Takeshi Matsuda 		4 × 200 m freestyle relay 7:07.68 5 Q — 7:03.50 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
Takuro Fujii
Ryosuke Irie
Yasuhiro Koseki
Katsumi Nakamura*
Shinri Shioura 		4 × 100 m medley relay 3:32.33 3 Q — 3:31.97 5
Women
Athlete Event Heat Semifinal Final
Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank
Suzuka Hasegawa 200 m butterfly 2:07.35 6 Q 2:07.33 9 Did not advance
Natsumi Hoshi 100 m butterfly 58.15 14 Q 58.03 10 Did not advance
200 m butterfly 2:07.37 7 Q 2:06.74 4 Q 2:05.20 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
Chihiro Igarashi 200 m freestyle 1:57.88 17 Did not advance
400 m freestyle 4:07.52 12 — Did not advance
Rikako Ikee 50 m freestyle 25.45 36 Did not advance
100 m freestyle 54.50 =16 Q 54.31 12 Did not advance
200 m freestyle 1:58.49 21 Did not advance
100 m butterfly 57.27 7 Q 57.05 3 Q 56.86 5
Runa Imai 200 m individual medley 2:11.78 11 Q 2:12.53 15 Did not advance
Rie Kaneto 200 m breaststroke 2:22.86 2 Q 2:22.11 2 Q 2:20.30 1st place, gold medalist(s)
Yumi Kida 10 km open water — 1:57:35.2 12
Yayoi Matsumoto 50 m freestyle 25.73 43 Did not advance
Natsumi Sakai 100 m backstroke 1:01.74 26 Did not advance
200 m backstroke 2:13.99 26 Did not advance
Sakiko Shimizu 400 m individual medley 4:34.66 7 Q — 4:38.06 8
Satomi Suzuki 100 m breaststroke 1:06.99 13 Q 1:07.18 12 Did not advance
Miho Takahashi 400 m individual medley 4:37.33 =10 — Did not advance
Miho Teramura 200 m individual medley 2:10.34 5 Q 2:11.03 9 Did not advance
Miki Uchida 100 m freestyle 54.50 =16 Q 54.39 14 Did not advance
Kanako Watanabe 100 m breaststroke 1:07.22 16 Q 1:07.43 15 Did not advance
200 m breaststroke 2:24.77 13 Q 2:25.10 14 Did not advance
Rikako Ikee
Yayoi Matsumoto
Miki Uchida
Misaki Yamaguchi 		4 × 100 m freestyle relay 3:36.74 NR 7 Q — 3:37.78 8
Tomomi Aoki
Chihiro Igarashi
Rikako Ikee
Sachi Mochida 		4 × 200 m freestyle relay 7:52.50 7 Q — 7:56.76 8
Rikako Ikee
Natsumi Sakai
Miki Uchida
Kanako Watanabe 		4 × 100 m medley relay 3:59.82 10 — Did not advance

Synchronized swimming

Main article: Synchronized swimming at the 2016 Summer Olympics

Japan has fielded a squad of nine synchronized swimmers to compete in both the women's team and duet routine by virtue of their second-place finish at the FINA Olympic test event in Rio de Janeiro.[24][67]

Athlete Event Technical routine Free routine (preliminary) Free routine (final)
Points Rank Points Total (technical + free) Rank Points Total (technical + free) Rank
Yukiko Inui
Risako Mitsui 		Duet 93.1214 4 94.4000 187.5214 3 Q 94.9333 188.0547 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
Aika Hakoyama
Aiko Hayashi
Yukiko Inui
Kei Marumo
Risako Mitsui
Kanami Nakamaki
Mai Nakamura
Kano Omata
Kurumi Yoshida 		Team 93.7723 3 — 95.4333 189.2056 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)

Table tennis

Main article: Table tennis at the 2016 Summer Olympics

Japan has fielded a team of six athletes into the table tennis competition at the Games. Jun Mizutani, Koki Niwa, and London 2012 silver medalists Ai Fukuhara and Kasumi Ishikawa were automatically selected among the top 22 eligible players each in their respective singles events based on the ITTF Olympic Rankings.[68]

Maharu Yoshimura and Mima Ito were each awarded the third spot to build the men's and women's teams for the Games by virtue of a top 10 national finish in the ITTF Olympic Rankings.[69]

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
Jun Mizutani Singles Bye  Gionis (GRE)
W 4–1 		 Calderano (BRA)
W 4–2 		 Freitas (POR)
W 4–2 		 Ma L (CHN)
L 2–4 		 Samsonov (BLR)
W 4–1 		3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
Koki Niwa Bye  Toriola (NGR)
W 4–2 		 Fegerl (AUT)
W 4–1 		 Wong C T (HKG)
W 4–3 		 Zhang Jk (CHN)
L 1–4 		Did not advance
Jun Mizutani
Koki Niwa
Maharu Yoshimura 		Team —  Poland (POL)
W 3–2 		 Hong Kong (HKG)
W 3–1 		 Germany (GER)
W 3–1 		 China (CHN)
L 1–3 		2nd place, silver medalist(s)
Women
Athlete Event Round 1 Round 2 Round 3 Round 4 Round of 16 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  Dodean (ROU)
W 4–0 		 Ri M-s (PRK)
W 4–0 		 Feng Tw (SIN)
W 4–0 		 Li Xx (CHN)
L 0–4 		 Kim S-i (PRK)
L 1–4 		4
Kasumi Ishikawa Bye  Kim S-i (PRK)
L 3–4 		Did not advance
Ai Fukuhara
Kasumi Ishikawa
Mima Ito 		Team —  Poland (POL)
W 3–0 		 Austria (AUT)
W 3–0 		 Germany (GER)
L 2–3 		 Singapore (SIN)
W 3–1 		3rd place, bronze medalist(s)

Taekwondo

Main article: Taekwondo at the 2016 Summer Olympics

Japan entered one athlete into the taekwondo competition at the Olympics. 2012 Olympian Mayu Hamada qualified automatically for the women's lightweight category (57 kg) by finishing in the top 6 WTF Olympic rankings.[70]

Athlete Event Round of 16 Quarterfinals Semifinals Repechage Final / BM
Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Rank
Mayu Hamada Women's −57 kg  Ben Ali (TUN)
W 9–0 		 Malak (EGY)
L 0–3 SUD 		Did not advance

Tennis

Main article: Tennis at the 2016 Summer Olympics

Japan has entered two tennis players into the Olympic tournament. Asia's tennis star and London 2012 quarterfinalist Kei Nishikori (world no. 6), along with Misaki Doi (world no. 48) and Nao Hibino (world no. 69), qualified directly among the top 56 eligible players for their respective singles events based on the ATP and WTA World Rankings as of June 6, 2016. Having been directly entered to the singles, Doi also opted to play with her rookie partner Eri Hozumi in the women's doubles.[71][72] Following the withdrawal of several tennis players from the Games, Yūichi Sugita (world no. 106) and Taro Daniel (world no. 108) received a spare ITF Olympic places to join Nishikori in the men's singles.[71]

Athlete Event Round of 64 Round of 32 Round of 16 Quarterfinals Semifinals Final / BM
Opposition
Score 		Opposition
Score 		Opposition
Score 		Opposition
Score 		Opposition
Score 		Opposition
Score 		Rank
Taro Daniel Men's singles  Sock (USA)
W 6–4, 6–4 		 Edmund (GBR)
W 6–4, 7–5 		 del Potro (ARG)
L 6–7(4–7), 6–1, 2–6 		Did not advance
Kei Nishikori  Ramos (ESP)
W 6–2, 6–4 		 Millman (AUS)
W 7–6(7–4), 6–4 		 Martin (SVK)
W 6–2, 6–2 		 Monfils (FRA)
W 7–6(7–4), 4–6, 7–6(8–6) 		 Murray (GBR)
L 1–6, 4–6 		 Nadal (ESP)
W 6–2, 6–7(1–7), 6–3 		3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
Yūichi Sugita  Baker (USA)
W 5–7, 7–5, 6–4 		 Simon (FRA)
L 6–7(3–7), 2–6 		Did not advance
Misaki Doi Women's singles  Shvedova (KAZ)
W 6–3, 6–4 		 Stosur (AUS)
L 3–6, 4–6 		Did not advance
Nao Hibino  Begu (ROU)
W 6–4, 3–6, 6–3 		 Muguruza (ESP)
L 1–6, 1–6 		Did not advance
Misaki Doi
Eri Hozumi 		Women's doubles —  Garcia /
Mladenovic (FRA)
W 6–0, 0–6, 6–4 		 Kasatkina /
Kuznetsova (RUS)
L 4–6, 6–1, 1–6 		Did not advance

Triathlon

Main article: Triathlon at the 2016 Summer Olympics

Japan has qualified a total of four triathletes for the following events at the Games. Incoming four-time Olympian Hirokatsu Tayama and Ai Ueda secured their Olympic spots in the men's and women's triathlon, respectively, as a result of their gold medal triumph at the 2016 Asian Championships in Hatsukaichi.[73] Meanwhile, Ueda's teammates Yurie Kato and 2010 Youth Olympic gold medalist Yuka Sato were ranked among the top 40 eligible triathletes in the women's event based on the ITU Olympic Qualification List as of May 15, 2016.[74]

Athlete Event Swim (1.5 km) Trans 1 Bike (40 km) Trans 2 Run (10 km) Total Time Rank
Hirokatsu Tayama Men's 17:34 0:47 Lapped
Yurie Kato Women's 20:06 0:56 1:07:13 0:42 35:53 2:07:50 46
Yuka Sato 19:08 0:58 1:01:24 0:38 37:53 2:00:01 15
Ai Ueda 21:10 0:57 1:04:50 0:37 36:03 2:03:37 39

Volleyball

Main article: Volleyball at the 2016 Summer Olympics

Indoor

Women's tournament

Main article: Volleyball at the 2016 Summer Olympics – Women's tournament

Japan women's volleyball team qualified for the Olympics by picking up the continental spot as the highest-ranked Asian team at the first meet of the World Olympic Qualifying Tournament in Tokyo.[75]

Team roster

The following is the Japanese roster in the women's volleyball tournament of the 2016 Summer Olympics.[76][77]

Head coach: Masayoshi Manabe

No. Name Date of birth Height Weight Spike Block 2015–16 club
1 Miyu Nagaoka 25 July 1991 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in) 68 kg (150 lb) 310 cm (120 in) 298 cm (117 in) Japan Hisamitsu Springs
2 Haruka Miyashita 1 September 1994 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in) 61 kg (134 lb) 298 cm (117 in) 272 cm (107 in) Japan Okayama Seagulls
3 Saori Kimura (C) 19 August 1986 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) 65 kg (143 lb) 304 cm (120 in) 293 cm (115 in) Japan Toray Arrows
5 Arisa Satō (L) 18 July 1989 1.64 m (5 ft 5 in) 52 kg (115 lb) 275 cm (108 in) 266 cm (105 in) Japan Hitachi Rivale
6 Yurie Nabeya 15 December 1993 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in) 58 kg (128 lb) 302 cm (119 in) 285 cm (112 in) Japan Denso Airybees
7 Mai Yamaguchi 3 July 1983 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in) 62 kg (137 lb) 304 cm (120 in) 292 cm (115 in) Japan Okayama Seagulls
9 Haruyo Shimamura 4 March 1992 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) 79 kg (174 lb) 299 cm (118 in) 290 cm (110 in) Japan NEC Red Rockets
11 Erika Araki 3 August 1984 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) 78 kg (172 lb) 304 cm (120 in) 301 cm (119 in) Japan Toyota Queenseis
12 Yuki Ishii 8 May 1991 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) 68 kg (150 lb) 302 cm (119 in) 286 cm (113 in) Japan Hisamitsu Springs
16 Saori Sakoda 18 December 1987 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) 63 kg (139 lb) 305 cm (120 in) 279 cm (110 in) Japan Toray Arrows
18 Kotoki Zayasu 11 January 1990 1.59 m (5 ft 3 in) 57 kg (126 lb) 270 cm (110 in) 255 cm (100 in) Japan Hisamitsu Springs
20 Kanami Tashiro 25 March 1991 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) 66 kg (146 lb) 283 cm (111 in) 273 cm (107 in) Japan Toray Arrows
Group play
Pos Team
 Pld W L Pts SW SL SR SPW SPL SPR Qualification
1  Brazil (H) 5 5 0 15 15 0 MAX 377 272 1.386 Quarter-finals
2  Russia 5 4 1 12 12 4 3.000 393 323 1.217
3  South Korea 5 3 2 9 10 7 1.429 384 372 1.032
4  Japan 5 2 3 6 7 9 0.778 347 364 0.953
5  Argentina 5 1 4 2 3 14 0.214 319 407 0.784
6  Cameroon 5 0 5 1 2 15 0.133 328 410 0.800
Source: FIVB
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
(H) Host


6 August 2016 (2016-08-06)
09:30 		Japan  1–3  South Korea Ginásio do Maracanãzinho, Rio de Janeiro
Attendance: 5,760
Referees: Denny Cespedes (DOM), Patricia Rolf (USA)
(25–19, 15–25, 17–25, 21–25)
Result Statistics
8 August 2016 (2016-08-08)
11:35 		Japan  3–0  Cameroon Ginásio do Maracanãzinho, Rio de Janeiro
Attendance: 5,400
Referees: Rogerio Espicalsky (BRA), Hernán Casamiquela (ARG)
(25–20, 25–15, 25–17)
Result Statistics
10 August 2016 (2016-08-10)
22:35 		Brazil  3–0  Japan Ginásio do Maracanãzinho, Rio de Janeiro
Attendance: 8,759
Referees: Susana Rodríguez (ESP), Luís Macias (MEX)
(25–18, 25–18, 25–22)
Result Statistics
12 August 2016 (2016-08-12)
20:30 		Russia  3–0  Japan Ginásio do Maracanãzinho, Rio de Janeiro
Attendance: 7,448
Referees: Mohammad Shahmiri (IRI), Heike Kraft (GER)
(25–14, 30–28, 25–18)
Result Statistics
14 August 2016 (2016-08-14)
20:30 		Japan  3–0  Argentina Ginásio do Maracanãzinho, Rio de Janeiro
Attendance: 5,939
Referees: Denny Cespedes (DOM), Fabrizio Pasquali (ITA)
(25–23, 25–16, 26–24)
Result Statistics
Quarterfinal
16 August 2016 (2016-08-16)
14:00 		Japan  0–3  United States Ginásio do Maracanãzinho, Rio de Janeiro
Attendance: 7,226
Referees: Paulo Turci (BRA), Heike Kraft (GER)
(16–25, 23–25, 22–25)
Result Statistics

Water polo

Main article: Water polo at the 2016 Summer Olympics
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 men's Men's tournament  Greece
L 7–8 		 Australia
L 8–16 		 Brazil
L 6–8 		 Hungary
L 7–17 		 Serbia
L 8–12 		6 Did not advance 12

Men's tournament

Main article: Water polo at the 2016 Summer Olympics – Men's tournament

Japan men's water polo team qualified for the Olympics by winning the gold medal and securing a lone outright berth at the Asian Championships in Foshan, China, signifying the nation's Olympic comeback to the men's tournament for the first time since 1984.[78]

Team roster

The following is the Japanese roster in the men's water polo tournament of the 2016 Summer Olympics.[79]

Head coach: Yoji Omoto

№ Name Pos. Height Weight Date of birth 2016 club
1 Katsuyuki Tanamura GK 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in) 84 kg (185 lb) 3 August 1989 Japan Bourbon WP Club
2 Seiya Adachi D 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in) 67 kg (148 lb) 24 June 1995 Japan Nippon Sport
3 Atsushi Arai D 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in) 62 kg (137 lb) 3 February 1994 Japan Nippon Sport
4 Mitsuaki Shiga D 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in) 75 kg (165 lb) 16 September 1991 Japan All-Nittaidai
5 Akira Yanase CF 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) 95 kg (209 lb) 11 August 1988 Japan All-Nittaidai
6 Atsuto Iida CB 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in) 82 kg (181 lb) 24 December 1993 Japan Nippon Sport
7 Yusuke Shimizu (c) CF 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in) 85 kg (187 lb) 7 September 1988 Japan Bourbon WP Club
8 Yuki Kadono D 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in) 72 kg (159 lb) 14 September 1990 Japan All-Nittaidai
9 Koji Takei D 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in) 78 kg (172 lb) 30 July 1990 Japan All-Nittaidai
10 Kenya Yasuda CB 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) 77 kg (170 lb) 29 March 1989 Japan Bourbon WP Club
11 Keigo Okawa CB 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) 96 kg (212 lb) 11 March 1990 Japan All-Nittaidai
12 Shota Hazui D 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in) 77 kg (170 lb) 30 September 1986 Japan Bourbon WP Club
13 Tomoyoshi Fukushima GK 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in) 75 kg (165 lb) 3 June 1993 Japan Nippon Sport
Group play
Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Hungary 5 2 3 0 57 43 +14 7 Quarter-finals
2  Greece 5 2 2 1 41 40 +1 6
3  Brazil (H) 5 3 0 2 40 39 +1 6
4  Serbia 5 2 2 1 49 44 +5 6
5  Australia 5 2 1 2 44 40 +4 5
6  Japan 5 0 0 5 36 61 −25 0
Source: Rio2016
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head points; 3) Head-to-head goal difference; 4) Head-to-head goals scored; 5) Goal difference.
(H) Hosts
6 August 2016
13:00 		Report Greece  8–7  Japan Maria Lenk Aquatic Center, Rio de Janeiro
Referees:
Sergey Naumov (RUS), Stanko Ivanovski (MNE)
Score by quarters: 2–2, 2–1, 0–4, 4–0
Vlachopoulos 3 Goals three players 2
8 August 2016
19:30 		Report Japan  8–16  Brazil Maria Lenk Aquatic Center, Rio de Janeiro
Referees:
Nenad Peris (CRO), Francesc Buch (ESP)
Score by quarters: 2–5, 1–3, 4–4, 1–4
three players 2 Goals Vrlić 5
10 August 2016
09:00 		Report Australia  8–6  Japan Maria Lenk Aquatic Center, Rio de Janeiro
Referees:
Francesc Buch (ESP), Joseph Peila (USA)
Score by quarters: 1–2, 2–1, 3–2, 2–1
Kayes 4 Goals Okawa, Takei 2
12 August 2016
09:00 		Report Hungary  17–7  Japan Maria Lenk Aquatic Center, Rio de Janeiro
Referees:
Stanko Ivanovski (MNE), Masoud Rezvani (IRI)
Score by quarters: 5–1, 6–2, 2–2, 4–2
Kis 5 Goals Takei 3
14 August 2016
19:30 		Report Serbia  12–8  Japan Olympic Aquatics Stadium, Rio de Janeiro
Referees:
Nenad Peris (CRO), Benjamin Mercier (FRA)
Score by quarters: 2–5, 3–0, 4–2, 3–1
Filipović 6 Goals Takei 5

Weightlifting

Main article: Weightlifting at the 2016 Summer Olympics

Japanese weightlifters have qualified three men's and four women's quota places for the Rio Olympics based on their combined team standing by points at the 2014 and 2015 IWF World Championships. The team must allocate these places to individual athletes by June 20, 2016.

The weightlifting team was named to the Olympic roster on May 28, 2016, with London 2012 silver medalist Hiromi Miyake remarkably going to her fourth straight Games.[80] Two further places were added to the Japanese weightlifting squad, as a response to Azerbaijan's omission from the ranking list published at the World Championships, due to "multiple positive cases" of doping on the nation's weightlifters.[81]

Men
Athlete Event Snatch Clean & Jerk Total Rank
Result Rank Result Rank
Hiroaki Takao −56 kg 111 12 138 11 249 11
Yōichi Itokazu −62 kg 133 4 169 4 302 4
Yōsuke Nakayama 121 11 145 12 266 12
Women
Athlete Event Snatch Clean & Jerk Total Rank
Result Rank Result Rank
Hiromi Miyake −48 kg 81 8 107 3 188 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
Kanae Yagi −53 kg 81 6 105 6 186 6
Mikiko Ando −58 kg 94 7 124 4 218 5
Namika Matsumoto −63 kg 90 10 115 9 205 9

Wrestling

Main article: Wrestling at the 2016 Summer Olympics

Japan has qualified a total of ten wrestlers for each of the following weight classes into the Olympic competition. Majority of Olympic berths were awarded to Japanese female wrestlers, who finished among the top six at the 2015 World Championships, while five more had booked their Olympic spots by progressing to the top two finals at the 2016 Asian Qualification Tournament.[82][83]

Key:

Men's freestyle
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
Rei Higuchi −57 kg  Yang K-i (PRK)
W 4–1 SP 		 Lachinau (BLR)
W 4–0 ST 		 Bonne (CUB)
W 3–1 PP 		 Rahimi (IRI)
W 3–1 PP 		Bye  Khinchegashvili (GEO)
L 1–3 PP 		2nd place, silver medalist(s)
Sosuke Takatani −74 kg  Ilyasov (AUS)
W 5–0 VB 		 Khadjiev (FRA)
W 3–1 PP 		 Usserbayev (KAZ)
L 1–3 PP 		Did not advance 7
Men's Greco-Roman
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
Shinobu Ota −59 kg  Sourian (IRI)
W 3–1 PP 		 Kebispayev (KAZ)
W 3–0 PO 		 Berge (NOR)
W 3–0 PO 		 Bayramov (AZE)
W 5–0 VT 		Bye  Borrero (CUB)
L 0–4 ST 		2nd place, silver medalist(s)
Tomohiro Inoue −66 kg Bye  Štefanek (SRB)
L 0–4 ST 		Did not advance Bye  Stäbler (GER)
W 3–1 PP 		 Bolkvadze (GEO)
L 0–3 PO 		5
Women's freestyle
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
Eri Tosaka −48 kg Bye  Eshimova (KAZ)
W 3–0 PO 		 Augello (USA)
W 3–1 PP 		 Sun Yn (CHN)
W 3–1 PP 		Bye  Stadnik (AZE)
W 3–1 PP 		1st place, gold medalist(s)
Saori Yoshida −53 kg Bye  Synyshyn (AZE)
W 3–0 PO 		 Sambou (SEN)
W 3–0 PO 		 Argüello (VEN)
W 3–0 PO 		Bye  Maroulis (USA)
L 1–3 PP 		2nd place, silver medalist(s)
Kaori Icho −58 kg Bye  Amri (TUN)
W 4–0 ST 		 Yeşilırmak (TUR)
W 3–1 PP 		 Ratkevich (AZE)
W 4–0 ST 		Bye  Koblova (RUS)
W 3–1 PP 		1st place, gold medalist(s)
Risako Kawai −63 kg Bye  Michalik (POL)
W 3–0 PO 		 Grigorjeva (LAT)
W 3–0 PO 		 Trazhukova (RUS)
W 3–0 PO 		Bye  Mamashuk (BLR)
W 3–0 PO 		1st place, gold medalist(s)
Sara Dosho −69 kg  Stadnyk (UKR)
W 3–1 PP 		 Tosun (TUR)
W 4–0 ST 		 Yeats (CAN)
W 3–1 PP 		 Fransson (SWE)
W 3–1 PP 		Bye  Vorobieva (RUS)
W 3–1 PP 		1st place, gold medalist(s)
Rio Watari −75 kg Bye  Ferreira (BRA)
L 1–3 PP 		Did not advance 14

See also

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