| Japan at the 2013 World Championships in Athletics | |
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| WA code | JPN |
| National federation | Japan Association of Athletics Federations |
| Website | www |
| in Moscow | |
| Competitors | 44 (men: 32; women: 12) |
| Medals |
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| World Championships in Athletics appearances | |
Japan sent 41 athletes to the 14th IAAF World Championships in Moscow, Russia. The Japan team were announced by the Japan Association of Athletics Federations after the 2013 Japan Championships in Athletics.
| Medal | Name | Event | Date |
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 Bronze | Kayoko Fukushi | Marathon | 11 August |
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| Athlete | Event | Preliminaries | Heats | Semifinals | Final | ||||
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| Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
| Chisato Fukushima | 200 metres | 23.85 | 37 | Did not advance | |||||
| Misaki Onishi | 5000 metres | 16:16.52 | 19 | Did not advance | |||||
| Hitomi Niiya | 10,000 metres | 30:56.70 | 5 | ||||||
| Hitomi Shimura | 13.72 | 34 | Did not advance | ||||||
| Satomi Kubokura | 400 | 56.33 | 16:16.52 | Did not advance | |||||
| Kayoko Fukushi | 2:27:45 | | |||||||
| Ryoko Kizaki | 2:31:28 | 4th | |||||||
| Mizuki Noguchi | DNF | ||||||||
| Kumi Otoshi | 20 kilometres walk | 1:32:44 | 26th | ||||||
| Masumi Fuchise | 20 kilometres walk | 1:33:13 | 28th | ||||||
| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Final | ||
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| Distance | Position | Distance | Position | ||
| Yuki Ebihara | Javelin | 59.80 | 16 | did not advance | |
| Miyuki Fukumoto | High Jump | 1.78 | 27 | did not advance | |
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