Japan at the 2024 Summer Olympics

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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)
Competitors327 in 29 sports
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[edit]

The following is the list of number of competitors in the Games.

Sport Men Women Total
Archery 3 1 4
Artistic swimming TBD TBD 8
Athletics 17 8 25
Badminton 5 7 12
Basketball 12 12 24
Boxing 2 0 2
Breaking 1 0 1
Canoeing 2 1 3
Cycling 9 8 17
Diving 2 3 5
Equestrian TBD TBD 6
Fencing 9 9 18
Field hockey 0 16 16
Football 18 18 36
Gymnastics 6 6 12
Handball 14 0 14
Modern pentathlon 1 1 2
Rowing 3 2 5
Rugby sevens 12 12 24
Sailing 3 4 7
Shooting 2 0 2
Sport climbing 2 1 3
Surfing 3 1 4
Swimming 17 14 31
Table Tennis 3 3 6
Volleyball 12 0 12
Water polo 12 0 12
Weightlifting 2 1 3
Wrestling 7 6 13
Total 179 134 327

Archery[edit]

Main articles: Archery at the 2024 Summer Olympics and Archery at the 2024 Summer Olympics – Qualification

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.[1]

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
  Men's individual
0
 
0
 
0
 
 
  		Men's team —
  Women's individual
0
 
  		Mixed team —

Artistic swimming[edit]

Main articles: Artistic swimming at the 2024 Summer Olympics and Artistic swimming at the 2024 Summer Olympics – Qualification

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
 
  		Duet
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
  		Team

Athletics[edit]

Main articles: Athletics at the 2024 Summer Olympics and Athletics at the 2024 Summer Olympics – Qualification

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):[2]

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 —
Fuga Sato 400 m
Kentaro Sato
Shunsuke Izumiya 110 m hurdles
Rachid Muratake
Shusei Nomoto
Kazuki Kurokawa 400 m hurdles
Ryuji Miura 3000 m steeplechase —
Naoki Koyama Marathon —
Akira Akasaki
Suguru Osako
  20 km walk —
 
 
Women
Athlete Event Heat Final
Result Rank Result Rank
  5000 m
  Marathon —
 
 
Field events
Athlete Event Qualification Final
Distance Position Distance Position
  Men's long jump
  Women's long jump
  Women's javelin throw
Mixed
Athlete Event Heat Final
Result Rank Result Rank
 
  		Marathon walk relay —
 
  		—

Badminton[edit]

Main articles: Badminton at the 2024 Summer Olympics and Badminton at the 2024 Summer Olympics – Qualification

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

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
Kodai Naraoka Singles
Kenta Nishimoto
Takuro Hoki
Yugo Kobayashi 		Doubles —
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
Akane Yamaguchi Singles
Aya Ohori
Nami Matsuyama
Chiharu Shida 		Doubles —
Mayu Matsumoto
Wakana Nagahara 		—
Mixed
Athlete Event Group stage Quarterfinal Semifinal Final / BM
Opposition
Score 		Opposition
Score 		Opposition
Score 		Rank Opposition
Score 		Opposition
Score 		Opposition
Score 		Rank
Yuta Watanabe
Arisa Higashino 		Mixed doubles

Basketball[edit]

Main article: Basketball at the 2024 Summer Olympics

5×5 basketball[edit]

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[edit]

Main articles: Basketball at the 2024 Summer Olympics – Men's tournament and Basketball at the 2024 Summer Olympics – Men's qualification

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.[3]

Team roster
  • Men's team event – one team of 12 players
Group play
Pos Team
 Pld W L PF PA PD Pts Qualification
1  France (H) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Quarterfinals
2  Germany 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3  Japan 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Possible quarterfinals, based on ranking
4 W OQT (LAT) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
First match(es) will be played: 27 July 2024. 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
v
Germany  vs.  Japan
30 July 2024
17:15
v
Japan  vs.  France
2 August 2024
11:00
v
Japan  vs. OQT (LAT)

Women's tournament[edit]

Main articles: Basketball at the 2024 Summer Olympics – Women's tournament and Basketball at the 2024 Summer Olympics – Women's qualification

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

Team roster
  • Women's team event – one team of 12 players
Group play
Pos Team
 Pld W L PF PA PD Pts Qualification
1  Germany 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Quarterfinals
2  United States 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3  Japan 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Possible quarterfinals, based on ranking
4  Belgium 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
First match(es) will be played: 29 July 2024. 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.
1 August 2024
11:00
v
Japan  vs.  Germany
4 August 2024
11:00
v
Japan  vs.  Belgium

Boxing[edit]

Main articles: Boxing at the 2024 Summer Olympics and Boxing at the 2024 Summer Olympics – Qualification

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.[4]

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
0
Sewon Okazawa Men's welterweight
0

Breaking[edit]

Main articles: Breaking at the 2024 Summer Olympics and Breaking at the 2024 Summer Olympics – Qualification

Japan entered a breakdancer to compete in the B-Boy 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.[5]

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
0

Canoeing[edit]

Main articles: Canoeing at the 2024 Summer Olympics and Canoeing at the 2024 Summer Olympics – Qualification

Slalom[edit]

Japan entered two boat into the slalom competition, for the Games through the 2023 ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships in London, Great Britain.[6] 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[edit]

Main articles: Cycling at the 2024 Summer Olympics and Cycling at the 2024 Summer Olympics – Qualification

Road[edit]

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.[7]

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

Track[edit]

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

BMX[edit]

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 City, Philippines.[8]

Athlete Event Quarterfinal Semifinal Final
Result Rank Points Rank Result Rank
  Women's race
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.[9]

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

Diving[edit]

Main articles: Diving at the 2024 Summer Olympics and Diving at the 2024 Summer Olympics – Qualification

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.

Athlete Event Preliminary Semifinal Final
Points Rank Points Rank Points Rank
  Men's 3 m springboard
  Men's 10 m platform
  Women's 3 m springboard
 
  Women's 10 m platform

Equestrian[edit]

Main articles: Equestrian at the 2024 Summer Olympics and Equestrian at the 2024 Summer Olympics – Qualification

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[edit]

Athlete Horse Event Dressage Cross-country Jumping Total
Qualifier Final
Penalties Rank Penalties Total Rank Penalties Total Rank Penalties Total Rank Penalties Rank
  Individual
 
 
 
 
  		See above Team —

Jumping[edit]

Athlete Horse Event Qualification Final
Penalties Rank Penalties Time Rank
  Individual
 
 
 
 
  		See above Team

Fencing[edit]

Main articles: Fencing at the 2024 Summer Olympics and Fencing at the 2024 Summer Olympics – Qualification

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
  Men's épée
 
 
 
 
 
 * 		Men's team épée —
  Men's foil
 
 
 
 
 
 * 		Men's team foil —
Kento Yoshida Men's sabre
Miho Yoshimura Women's épée
  Women's foil
 
 
 
 
 
 * 		Women's team foil —
  Women's sabre
 
 
 
 
 
 * 		Women's team sabre —

Field hockey[edit]

Main article: Field hockey at the 2024 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

Women's tournament[edit]

Main articles: Field hockey at the 2024 Summer Olympics – Women's tournament and Field hockey at the 2024 Summer Olympics – Women's qualification

Japan women's national field hockey team qualified for the Olympics by finishing in the top three at the 2024 FIH Olympic Qualifiers.[10]

Team roster
  • Women's team event – one team of 16 players
Group play

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Netherlands 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Quarter-finals
2  Belgium 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3  Germany 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4  Japan 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
5  China 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
6  France (H) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
First match(es) will be played: 27 July 2024. 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  v  Japan
Report
Pitch 2
29 July 2024 (2024-07-29)
10:30
v
Japan  v  China
Report
Pitch 2
31 July 2024 (2024-07-31)
17:00
v
Belgium  v  Japan
Report
Pitch 1
1 August 2024 (2024-08-01)
19:45
v
Japan  v  France
Report
Pitch 1
3 August 2024 (2024-08-03)
10:30
v
Netherlands  v  Japan
Report
Pitch 2

Football[edit]

Main article: Football at the 2024 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
Japan women's Women's tournament

Men's tournament[edit]

Main articles: Football at the 2024 Summer Olympics – Men's tournament and Football at the 2024 Summer Olympics – Men's qualification

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
  • Men's team event – one team of 18 players

Women's tournament[edit]

Main articles: Football at the 2024 Summer Olympics – Women's tournament and Football at the 2024 Summer Olympics – Women's qualification

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.[11]

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

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Spain 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Advance to knockout stage
2  Japan 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3  Nigeria 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Possible knockout stage based on ranking
4  Brazil 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
First match(es) will be played: 25 July 2024. Source: FIFA
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
Spain Match 5 Japan
Report
Brazil Match 12 Japan
Report
Brazil Match 17 Spain
Report

Gymnastics[edit]

Main articles: Gymnastics at the 2024 Summer Olympics and Gymnastics at the 2024 Summer Olympics – Qualification

Artistic[edit]

Japan fielded a full squad of male and female 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.[12][13] Meanwhile, the other 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.

Men
Team
Athlete Event Qualification Final
Apparatus Total Rank Apparatus Total Rank
F PH R V PB HB F PH R V PB HB
  Team —
 
 
 
 
Total
Women
Team
Athlete Event Qualification Final
Apparatus Total Rank Apparatus Total Rank
V UB BB F V UB BB F
  Team —
 
 
 
 
Total

Trampoline[edit]

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;[14] 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
  Men's
  Women's

Handball[edit]

Main article: Handball at the 2024 Summer Olympics
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[edit]

Main articles: Handball at the 2024 Summer Olympics – Men's tournament and Handball at the 2024 Summer Olympics – Men's qualification

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.[15]

Team roster
  • Men's team event – 1 team of 14 players
Group play
Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Spain 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Quarter-finals
2  Croatia 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3  Germany 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4  Slovenia 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
5  Sweden 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
6  Japan 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
First match(es) will be played: 27 July 2024. Source: IHF
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.
27 July 2024
14:00 		Croatia  v  Japan Paris Expo Porte de Versailles, Paris
29 July 2024
09:00 		Japan  v  Germany Paris Expo Porte de Versailles, Paris
31 July 2024
14:00 		Spain  v  Japan Paris Expo Porte de Versailles, Paris
2 August 2024
19:00 		Japan  v  Slovenia Paris Expo Porte de Versailles, Paris
4 August 2024
09:00 		Sweden  v  Japan Paris Expo Porte de Versailles, Paris

Modern pentathlon[edit]

Main articles: Modern pentathlon at the 2024 Summer Olympics and Modern pentathlon at the 2024 Summer Olympics – Qualification

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.[16]

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[edit]

Main articles: Rowing at the 2024 Summer Olympics and Rowing at the 2024 Summer Olympics – Qualification

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
  Men's single sculls
 
  		Men's lightweight double sculls
 
  		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[edit]

Main article: Rugby sevens at the 2024 Summer Olympics
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
Japan women's Women's tournament

Men's tournament[edit]

Main articles: Rugby sevens at the 2024 Summer Olympics – Men's tournament and Rugby sevens at the 2024 Summer Olympics – Men's qualification

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.[17]

Team roster
  • Men's team event – 1 team of 12 players

Women's tournament[edit]

Main articles: Rugby sevens at the 2024 Summer Olympics – Women's tournament and Rugby sevens at the 2024 Summer Olympics – Women's qualification

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.[17]

Team roster
  • Women's team event – 1 team of 12 players

Sailing[edit]

Main articles: Sailing at the 2024 Summer Olympics and Sailing at the 2024 Summer Olympics – Qualification

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
  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*
 
  		Women's 49erFX
 
  		Mixed 470 —
 
  		Mixed Nacra 17

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

Shooting[edit]

Main articles: Shooting at the 2024 Summer Olympics and Shooting at the 2024 Summer Olympics – Qualification

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.[18]

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

Sport climbing[edit]

Main articles: Sport climbing at the 2024 Summer Olympics and Sport climbing at the 2024 Summer Olympics – Qualification

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.[19] Sorato Anraku qualified for the men's boulder and lead combined event by winning the Asian Qualifier in Jakarta, Indonesia.[20]

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[edit]

Main articles: Surfing at the 2024 Summer Olympics and Surfing at the 2024 Summer Olympics – Qualification

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,[21][22] 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.[23][24]

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[edit]

Main articles: Swimming at the 2024 Summer Olympics and Swimming at the 2024 Summer Olympics – Qualification

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)):[25] 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.[26]

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[edit]

Main articles: Table tennis at the 2024 Summer Olympics and Table tennis at the 2024 Summer Olympics – Qualification

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.[27]

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
  Singles
 
 
 
  		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
  Singles
 
 
 
  		Team —

Volleyball[edit]

Main article: Volleyball at the 2024 Summer Olympics

Indoor[edit]

Summary
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[edit]

Main articles: Volleyball at the 2024 Summer Olympics – Men's tournament and Volleyball at the 2024 Summer Olympics – Men's qualification

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.[28]

Team roster
  • Men's team event – one team of 12 players

Water polo[edit]

Main article: Water polo at the 2024 Summer Olympics
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[edit]

Main articles: Water polo at the 2024 Summer Olympics – Men's tournament and Water polo at the 2024 Summer Olympics – Men's qualification

Japan men's national water polo team qualified for the Olympics after winning the gold medal at the 2022 Asian Games in Hangzhou, China.[29]

Team roster
  • Men's team event – one team of 12 players
Group play
Pos Team
 Pld W PSW PSL L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Australia 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Quarterfinals
2  Serbia 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3  France (H) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4  Hungary 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
5  Japan 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
6  Spain 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
First match(es) will be played: 28 July 2024. Source: [citation needed]
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
28 July 2024 (2024-07-28)
12:05
v 		Serbia  –  Japan Paris Aquatics Centre, Paris
30 July 2024 (2024-07-30)
15:00
v 		Japan  –  France Paris Aquatics Centre, Paris
1 August 2024 (2024-08-01)
21:05
v 		Hungary  –  Japan Paris Aquatics Centre, Paris
3 August 2024 (2024-08-03)
10:30
v 		Spain  –  Japan Paris Aquatics Centre, Paris
5 August 2024 (2024-08-05)
13:35
v 		Australia  –  Japan Paris Aquatics Centre, Paris

Weightlifting[edit]

Main articles: Weightlifting at the 2024 Summer Olympics and Weightlifting at the 2024 Summer Olympics – Qualification

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[edit]

Main articles: Wrestling at the 2024 Summer Olympics and Wrestling at the 2024 Summer Olympics – Qualification

Japan qualified thirteen 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;[30][31] 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.

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

See also[edit]

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