Japan at the 2008 Summer Olympics

Archery

Individual, Men Ryuichi Moriya =6
Takaharu Furukawa =33
Individual, Women Nami Hayakawa 6
Sayoko Kitabatake 29
Yuki Hayashi =45
Team, Women Japan 8
Nami HayakawaYuki HayashiSayoko Kitabatake

Artistic Gymnastics

Individual All-Around, Men Kohei Uchimura 2 Silver
Hiroyuki Tomita 4
Koki Sakamoto 6 r1/2
Takuya Nakase 48 r1/2
Takehiro Kashima 61 r1/2
Makoto Okiguchi 86 r1/2
Team All-Around, Men Japan 2 Silver
Hiroyuki TomitaTakehiro KashimaKoki SakamotoMakoto OkiguchiKohei UchimuraTakuya Nakase
Floor Exercise, Men Kohei Uchimura 5
Takuya Nakase 12 r1/2
Makoto Okiguchi 20 r1/2
Hiroyuki Tomita 23 r1/2
Koki Sakamoto 34 r1/2
Parallel Bars, Men Kohei Uchimura 10 r1/2
Hiroyuki Tomita 15 r1/2
Takuya Nakase 16 r1/2
Koki Sakamoto 18 r1/2
Takehiro Kashima 21 r1/2
Horizontal Bar, Men Takuya Nakase 5
Hiroyuki Tomita 6
Kohei Uchimura 15 r1/2
Takehiro Kashima 17 r1/2
Koki Sakamoto 33 r1/2
Rings, Men Koki Sakamoto 13 r1/2
Takuya Nakase 20 r1/2
Hiroyuki Tomita 32 r1/2
Kohei Uchimura 43 r1/2
Pommelled Horse, Men Hiroyuki Tomita 5
Koki Sakamoto 14 r1/2
Takehiro Kashima 33 r1/2
Kohei Uchimura 42 r1/2
Takuya Nakase 43 r1/2
Individual All-Around, Women Koko Tsurumi 17
Kyoko Oshima 20
Miki Uemura 50 r1/2
Yuko Shintake 67 r1/2
Yu Minobe 76 r1/2
Mayu Kuroda 84 r1/2
Team All-Around, Women Japan 5
Koko TsurumiKyoko OshimaYu MinobeMiki UemuraMayu KurodaYuko Shintake
Floor Exercise, Women Koko Tsurumi 34 r1/2
Yuko Shintake 41 r1/2
Kyoko Oshima 42 r1/2
Yu Minobe 59 r1/2
Miki Uemura 76 r1/2
Uneven Bars, Women Koko Tsurumi 16 r1/2
Mayu Kuroda 27 r1/2
Yu Minobe 36 r1/2
Kyoko Oshima 41 r1/2
Miki Uemura 75 r1/2
Balance Beam, Women Koko Tsurumi 8
Yuko Shintake 23 r1/2
Mayu Kuroda 28 r1/2
Miki Uemura 38 r1/2
Kyoko Oshima 47 r1/2

Artistic Swimming

Duet, Women Japan 3 Bronze
Saho HaradaEmiko Suzuki
Team, Women Japan 6
Ai AokiSaho HaradaNaoko KawashimaHiromi KobayashiErika KomuraAyako MatsumuraEmiko SuzukiMasako TachibanaYumiko Ishiguro

Athletics

100 metres, Men Naoki Tsukahara 7 h2 r3/4
Nobuharu Asahara 8 h3 r2/4
200 metres, Men Shinji Takahira 7 h2 r2/4
Shingo Suetsugu 6 h7 r1/4
400 metres, Men Yuzo Kanemaru 7 h4 r1/3
5,000 metres, Men Kensuke Takezawa 7 h3 r1/2
Takayuki Matsumiya 13 h1 r1/2
10,000 metres, Men Kensuke Takezawa 28
Takayuki Matsumiya 31
Marathon, Men Tsuyoshi Ogata 13
Atsushi Sato 76
Satoshi Oosaki DNS
110 metres Hurdles, Men Masato Naito 7 h4 r1/4
400 metres Hurdles, Men Dai Tamesue 4 h4 r1/3
Kenji Narisako 5 h1 r1/3
3,000 metres Steeplechase, Men Yoshitaka Iwamizu 9 h1 r1/2
4 × 100 metres Relay, Men Japan 2 Silver
Naoki TsukaharaShingo SuetsuguShinji TakahiraNobuharu AsaharaHitoshi Saito (DNS)
4 × 400 metres Relay, Men Japan 6 h2 r1/2
Mitsuhiro AbikoDai TamesueYoshihiro HorigomeKenji NarisakoHitoshi Saito (DNS)
20 kilometres Race Walk, Men Yuki Yamazaki 11
Koichiro Morioka 16
Takayuki Tanii DQ
50 kilometres Race Walk, Men Yuki Yamazaki 7
Takayuki Tanii 29
High Jump, Men Naoyuki Daigo 36 r1/2
Pole Vault, Men Daichi Sawano =15 r1/2
Hammer Throw, Men Koji Murofushi 5
Javelin Throw, Men Yukifumi Murakami 15 r1/2
100 metres, Women Chisato Fukushima 5 h5 r1/4
400 metres, Women Asami Tanno 4 h5 r1/3
5,000 metres, Women Yuriko Kobayashi 7 h1 r1/2
Kayoko Fukushi 9 h2 r1/2
Yukiko Akaba 11 h2 r1/2
10,000 metres, Women Kayoko Fukushi 9
Yoko Shibui 15
Yukiko Akaba 18
Marathon, Women Yurika Nakamura 13
Reiko Tosa DNF
400 metres Hurdles, Women Satomi Kubokura 7 h1 r2/3
3,000 metres Steeplechase, Women Minori Hayakari 16 h1 r1/2
4 × 400 metres Relay, Women Japan 7 h1 r1/2
Satomi KubokuraAsami TannoMayu KidaSayaka Aoki
20 kilometres Race Walk, Women Mayumi Kawasaki 13
Sachiko Konishi 25
Long Jump, Women Kumiko Ikeda 17 r1/2

Badminton

Singles, Men Shoji Sato =9
Doubles, Men Japan 1 =5
Keita MasudaTadashi Ohtsuka
Japan 2 =9
Shintaro IkedaShuichi Sakamoto
Singles, Women Eriko Hirose =9
Doubles, Women Japan 1 4
Miyuki MaedaSatoko Suetsuna
Japan 2 =5
Kumiko OguraReiko Shiota

Baseball

Baseball, Men Japan 4
Shinnosuke AbeNorichika AokiTakahiro AraiMasahiro ArakiYu DarvishKyuji FujikawaAtsunori InabaHitoki IwaseKenshin KawakamiMunenori KawasakiShinya MiyamotoMasahiko MorinoShuichi MurataHiroyuki NakajimaYoshihisa NaruseTsuyoshi NishiokaTakahiko SatoTomoya SatozakiToshiya SugiuchiMasahiro TanakaKoji UeharaTsuyoshi WadaHideaki WakuiAkihiro Yano

Beach Volleyball

Beach Volleyball, Men Japan =9
Kentaro AsahiKatsuhiro Shiratori
Beach Volleyball, Women Japan =19
Mika SaikiChiaki Kusuhara

Boxing

Featherweight, Men Satoshi Shimizu =9
Light-Welterweight, Men Masatsugu Kawachi =9

Canoe Slalom

Kayak Singles, Slalom, Men Kazuki Yazawa 18
Canadian Singles, Slalom, Men Takuya Haneda 14
Canadian Doubles, Slalom, Men Japan 9
Masatoshi SanmaHiroyuki Nagao
Kayak Singles, Slalom, Women Yurika Takeshita 4

Canoe Sprint

Kayak Singles, 500 metres, Women Shinobu Kitamoto 9 h2 r2/3
Kayak Doubles, 500 metres, Women Japan 5
Shinobu KitamotoMikiko Takeya
Kayak Fours, 500 metres, Women Japan 6
Shinobu KitamotoAyaka KunoMikiko TakeyaYumiko Suzuki

Cycling BMX Racing

BMX, Men Akifumi Sakamoto 7 h1 r1/3

Cycling Mountain Bike

Cross-Country, Men Kohei Yamamoto 46
Cross-Country, Women Rie Katayama 20

Cycling Road

Road Race, Individual, Men Takashi Miyazawa 85
Fumiyuki Beppu DNF
Individual Time Trial, Men Fumiyuki Beppu 38
Road Race, Individual, Women Miho Oki 31

Cycling Track

Sprint, Men Kazunari Watanabe 12
Tsubasa Kitatsuru 14
Keirin, Men Kiyofumi Nagai 3 Bronze
Toshiaki Fushimi =21
Team Sprint, Men Japan 6
Kiyofumi NagaiTomohiro NagatsukaKazunari Watanabe
Points Race, Men Makoto Iijima 8
Sprint, Women Sakie Tsukuda 12
Points Race, Women Satomi Wadami DNF

Diving

Springboard, Men Ken Terauchi 11
Platform, Women Mai Nakagawa 11

Equestrian Dressage

Individual, Open Hiroshi Hoketsu =34
Mieko Yagi 41
Yuko Kitai 44
Team, Open Japan 9
Yuko KitaiMieko YagiHiroshi Hoketsu

Equestrian Eventing

Individual, Open Yoshiaki Oiwa 49

Equestrian Jumping

Individual, Open Taizo Sugitani =29
Eiken Sato AC r1/2

Fencing

Foil, Individual, Men Yuki Ota 2 Silver
Kenta Chida 11
Épée, Individual, Men Shogo Nishida 35
Sabre, Individual, Men Satoshi Ogawa 36
Foil, Individual, Women Chieko Sugawara 7
Épée, Individual, Women Megumi Harada 15
Sabre, Individual, Women Madoka Hisagae 27

Football

Football, Men Japan 15
Takuya HondaKeisuke HondaHajime HosogaiShinji KagawaYohei KajiyamaTadanari RiHiroki MizumotoTakayuki MorimotoMasato MorishigeYuto NagatomoShusaku NishikawaShinji OkazakiHiroyuki TaniguchiYohei ToyodaAtsuto UchidaMichihiro YasudaMaya YoshidaKaito Yamamoto (DNS)
Football, Women Japan 4
Kozue AndoEriko ArakawaMiho FukumotoAyumi HaraHiromi IkedaAzusa IwashimizuTomoe KatoYukari KingaKarina MaruyamaAya MiyamaYuki NagasatoShinobu OhnoMizuho SakaguchiHomare SawaRumi UtsugiMiyuki YanagitaKyoko YanoAyumi Kaihori (DNS)

Hockey

Hockey, Women Japan 10
Kaori ChibaSachimi IwaoAkemi KatoChie KimuraRika KomazawaTomomi KomoriKeiko MiuraSakae MorimotoMiyuki NakagawaIkuko OkamuraMayumi OnoMisaki OzawaToshie TsukuiYukari YamamotoChinami Kozakura (DNS)Yuka Yoshikawa (DNS)Hikari Suwa (DNS)Nichika Urata (DNS)

Judo

Extra-Lightweight, Men Hiroaki Hiraoka =21
Half-Lightweight, Men Masato Uchishiba 1 Gold
Lightweight, Men Yusuke Kanamaru =7
Half-Middleweight, Men Takashi Ono =21
Middleweight, Men Hiroshi Izumi =15
Half-Heavyweight, Men Keiji Suzuki =13
Heavyweight, Men Satoshi Ishii 1 Gold
Extra-Lightweight, Women Ryoko Tani =3 Bronze
Half-Lightweight, Women Misato Nakamura =3 Bronze
Lightweight, Women Aiko Sato =7
Half-Middleweight, Women Ayumi Tanimoto 1 Gold
Middleweight, Women Masae Ueno 1 Gold
Half-Heavyweight, Women Sae Nakazawa =16
Heavyweight, Women Maki Tsukada 2 Silver

Modern Pentathlon

Individual, Men Yoshihiro Murakami 31

Rhythmic Gymnastics

Group, Women Japan 10 r1/2
Yuko EndoChihana HaraSaori InagakiNachi MisawaKotono TanakaHonami Tsuboi

Rowing

Lightweight Double Sculls, Men Japan 13
Kazushige UraDaisaku Takeda
Lightweight Double Sculls, Women Japan 9
Misaki KumakuraAkiko Iwamoto

Sailing

Windsurfer, Men Makoto Tomizawa 10
One Person Dinghy, Men Yoichi Iijima 35
Two Person Dinghy, Men Japan 7
Tetsuya MatsunagaTaro Ueno
Skiff, Open Japan 12
Akira IshibashiYukio Makino
Windsurfer, Women Yasuko Kosuge 13
Two Person Dinghy, Women Japan 14
Ai KondoNaoko Kamata

Shooting

Air Pistol, 10 metres, Men Tomoyuki Matsuda 18
Susumu Kobayashi 22
Free Pistol, 50 metres, Men Tomoyuki Matsuda 8
Susumu Kobayashi 9
Air Rifle, 10 metres, Men Toshikazu Yamashita 28
Small-Bore Rifle, Three Positions, 50 metres, Men Toshikazu Yamashita 16
Small-Bore Rifle, Prone, 50 metres, Men Toshikazu Yamashita 18
Air Pistol, 10 metres, Women Michiko Fukushima 38
Sporting Pistol, 25 metres, Women Michiko Fukushima 10
Trap, Women Yukie Nakayama 4

Softball

Softball, Women Japan 1 Gold
Naho EmotoMotoko FujimotoMegu HiroseEmi InuiSachiko ItoAyumi KarinoSatoko MabuchiYukiyo MineMasumi MishinaRei NishiyamaHiroko SakaiRie SatoMika SomeyaYukiko UenoEri Yamada

Swimming

100 metres Freestyle, Men Hisayoshi Sato 40
200 metres Freestyle, Men Yoshihiro Okumura 7
Sho Uchida 24
400 metres Freestyle, Men Takeshi Matsuda 10
1,500 metres Freestyle, Men Takeshi Matsuda 18
4 × 100 metres Freestyle Relay, Men Japan 14
Takuro FujiiHisayoshi SatoMasayuki KishidaYoshihiro Okumura
4 × 200 metres Freestyle Relay, Men Japan 7
Yoshihiro OkumuraSho UchidaYasunori MononobeHisato Matsumoto
100 metres Backstroke, Men Junichi Miyashita 8
Tomomi Morita 10
200 metres Backstroke, Men Ryosuke Irie 5
Takashi Nakano 21
100 metres Breaststroke, Men Kosuke Kitajima 1 Gold
Yuta Suenaga 13
200 metres Breaststroke, Men Kosuke Kitajima 1 Gold
Yuta Suenaga =17
100 metres Butterfly, Men Takuro Fujii 6
Masayuki Kishida 26
200 metres Butterfly, Men Takeshi Matsuda 3 Bronze
Ryuichi Shibata 13
200 metres Individual Medley, Men Ken Takakuwa 5
Takuro Fujii 10
4 × 100 metres Medley Relay, Men Japan 3 Bronze
Junichi MiyashitaKosuke KitajimaTakuro FujiiHisayoshi Sato
200 metres Freestyle, Women Haruka Ueda 13
Maki Mita 21
400 metres Freestyle, Women Ai Shibata 31
800 metres Freestyle, Women Maiko Fujino 21
Ai Shibata 27
4 × 100 metres Freestyle Relay, Women Japan 9
Haruka UedaMisaki YamaguchiAsami KitagawaMaki Mita
4 × 200 metres Freestyle Relay, Women Japan 7
Haruka UedaMisaki YamaguchiMaki MitaEmi Takanabe
100 metres Backstroke, Women Reiko Nakamura 6
Hanae Ito 8
200 metres Backstroke, Women Reiko Nakamura 3 Bronze
Hanae Ito 12
100 metres Breaststroke, Women Asami Kitagawa 8
Megumi Taneda 17
200 metres Breaststroke, Women Rie Kaneto 7
Megumi Taneda 8
100 metres Butterfly, Women Yuko Nakanishi =18
Yuka Kato 23
200 metres Butterfly, Women Yuko Nakanishi 5
Natsumi Hoshi 10
200 metres Individual Medley, Women Asami Kitagawa 6
400 metres Individual Medley, Women Maiko Fujino 11
Saori Haruguchi 27
4 × 100 metres Medley Relay, Women Japan 6
Reiko NakamuraAsami KitagawaYuka KatoHaruka UedaHanae Ito

Table Tennis

Singles, Men Yo Kan =9
Jun Mizutani =17
Seiya Kishikawa =33
Team, Men Japan =5
Yo KanSeiya KishikawaJun Mizutani
Singles, Women Ai Fukuhara =9
Haruna Fukuoka =17
Sayaka Hirano =17
Team, Women Japan 4
Ai FukuharaHaruna FukuokaSayaka Hirano

Taekwondo

Welterweight, Women Yoriko Okamoto =11

Tennis

Singles, Men Kei Nishikori =33
Singles, Women Ayumi Morita =17
Ai Sugiyama =33
Doubles, Women Japan =9
Ayumi MoritaAi Sugiyama

Trampolining

Individual, Men Tetsuya Sotomura 4
Yasuhiro Ueyama 9 r1/2
Individual, Women Haruka Hirota 12 r1/2

Triathlon

Olympic Distance, Men Ryosuke Yamamoto 30
Hirokatsu Tayama 48
Olympic Distance, Women Juri Ide 5
Kiyomi Niwata 9
Ai Ueda 17

Volleyball

Volleyball, Men Japan =11
Kota YamamuraTakahiro YamamotoDaisuke UsamiKatsutoshi TsumagariKosuke TomonagaKunihiro ShimizuNobuharu SaitoMasaji OginoYoshihiko MatsumotoYu KoshikawaYusuke IshijimaTatsuya Fukuzawa
Volleyball, Women Japan =5
Yoshie TakeshitaMiyuki TakahashiAsako TajimiSachiko SugiyamaYuko SanoYuka SakuraiKanako OmuraMegumi KuriharaSaori KimuraYuki KawaiMiyuki KanoErika Araki

Weightlifting

Bantamweight, Men Masaharu Yamada 9
Yasunobi Sekikawa 11
Lightweight, Men Yoshito Shintani 8
Flyweight, Women Hiromi Miyake 4
Misaki Oshiro 6
Light-Heavyweight, Women Rika Saito 6

Wrestling

Lightweight, Greco-Roman, Men Makoto Sasamoto 9
Light-Heavyweight, Greco-Roman, Men Shingo Matsumoto 15
Heavyweight, Greco-Roman, Men Kenzo Kato =18
Featherweight, Freestyle, Men Tomohiro Matsunaga 2 Silver
Lightweight, Freestyle, Men Kenichi Yumoto 2 Silver
Welterweight, Freestyle, Men Kazuhiko Ikematsu 13
Flyweight, Freestyle, Women Chiharu Icho 2 Silver
Lightweight, Freestyle, Women Saori Yoshida 1 Gold
Middleweight, Freestyle, Women Kaori Icho 1 Gold
Heavyweight, Freestyle, Women Kyoko Hamaguchi =3 Bronze

Wushu

Changquan, Men Daisuke Ichikizaki 4
Nanquan & Nangun, Men Koki Nakata 4
Taijiquan & Taijijuan, Men Yoshihiro Shimoda 3
Sanshou (≤70 kilograms), Men Kazuari Sasazawa =5
Nanquan & Nandao, Women Erika Kojima 2
Taijiquan & Taijijuan, Women Ai Miyaoka 3