Japan at the 2022 Asian Para Games

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Japan at the
2022 Asian Para Games
Flag of Japan.svg
IPC code JPN
NPC Japan Paralympic Committee
in Hangzhou, China
22-28 October 2023
Competitors259 in 20 sports
Flag bearerMika Hata
Medals
Ranked 3rd
Gold
42
Silver
49
Bronze
59
Total
150
Asian Para Games appearances (overview)

Japan participated at the 2022 Asian Para Games in Hangzhou, China from 22 to 28 October 2023. [1] [2] Originally scheduled to take place from 9 to 15 October 2022, the event was postponed to 2023 on 17 May 2022 due to the COVID-19 pandemic. [3] Japan sent 259 athletes to the game, consisting of 153 men and 106 women, and competed in 20 out of 22 events, excepting only Chess and Go. [4] Japanese athletes won a total of 150 medals - 42 gold medals, 49 silver medals and 59 bronze medals and finished third at the medal table after China and Iran. [5]

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The Japanese team entered the opening ceremony in twelfth place, and were led into the stadium by flag bearer, women’s seated volleyball player Mike Hata. [4] The closing ceremony flag-bearer for the Japanese delegation was Aira Kinoshita, who won three gold medals and two silver medals in swimming events at the games. [5]

Qualification for Paris

The games were seen as especially important for some Japanese athletes, such as the wheelchair tennis players, since winning gold medals in these games secured those athletes a place in the 2024 Paris Paralympics. [4] [6] In the event, Japan dominated the wheelchair tennis, winning a clean sweep in the men’s singles, Tokita Oda taking gold, Takashi Sanada silver, and Takuya Miki bronze. With his gold, Oda won the coveted Paris spot. [7] Japan also won gold in the women’s singles, quad singles, and all three women’s, men’s and quad doubles golds, [7] with Yui Kamiji gaining a Paris qualifying spot with her women’s singles win. [8]

Other athletes securing Paris qualifying spots included Mika Mizuta for SH2 R5 mixed 10m prone air rifle, and Kazuya Okada for SH1 R3 mixed 10m prone air rifle, [9] as well as Katsuyoshi Yagi for men’s class 7 table tennis, and Natsuki Wada for women’s class 11 table tennis. [10]

Records

Keigo Oshima set a new Asian record in the men’s 100m (T64) sprint with a time of 11.27 seconds. [11]

Reina Hori set a new Asian record for women’s shot putt (F20) with a distance of 11m93cm. [12]

The mixed 4x100m swimming relay team set a new Asian record with a time of 3 minutes 53.63 seconds. [13]

Keiko Sugiura set two new Asian Para Games records - a new record in the women’s C3 class 3000m individual pursuit, and a new record of 39.995 seconds in the women’s C3 class 500m time trial. [14]

Competitors

SportMenWomenTotal
Archery 415
Athletics 271845
Badminton 7815
Blind football 88
Boccia 459
Canoeing 448
Cycling 213
Goalball 6612
Judo 5712
Lawn bowls 112
Powerlifting 718
Rowing 336
Shooting 224
Sitting volleyball 81119
Swimming 261743
Table tennis 14519
Taekwondo 44
Wheelchair basketball 121224
Wheelchair fencing 415
Wheelchair tennis 538
Total153106259

Medalists

The following Japan competitors won medals at the Games.

MedalNameSportEventDate
Gold medal icon.svg GoldReina Hori Athletics Women's shot put F2023 October
Gold medal icon.svg GoldShunsuke Itani Athletics Men's 200 m T6423 October
Gold medal icon.svg GoldAira Kinoshita Swimming Women's 200 m freestyle S1423 October
Gold medal icon.svg GoldTatsuya Ito Athletics Men's 100 m T5224 October
Gold medal icon.svg Gold Junko Hirose Judo Women's -57 kg J224 October
Gold medal icon.svg Gold Takayuki Suzuki Swimming Men's 100 m freestyle S424 October
Gold medal icon.svg Gold Uchu Tomita Swimming Men's 400 m freestyle S1124 October
Gold medal icon.svg Gold Naohide Yamaguchi Swimming Men's 100 m backstroke S1424 October
Gold medal icon.svg GoldAkito Minai Swimming Men's 200 m individual medley SM1024 October
Gold medal icon.svg GoldKota Kubota Swimming Men's 100 m backstroke S824 October
Gold medal icon.svg Gold Keiichi Kimura Swimming Men's 100 m butterfly S1124 October
Gold medal icon.svg Gold Naohide Yamaguchi
Aira Kinoshita
Mami Inoue
Keichi Nakajima
Swimming Mixed 4x100 m relay S1424 October
Gold medal icon.svg GoldShota Kawamoto Cycling Men's 3000 m individual pursuit C225 October
Gold medal icon.svg GoldMasaki Fujita Cycling Men's 3000 m individual pursuit C325 October
Gold medal icon.svg GoldNatsuki Wada Table tennis Women's singles Class 1125 October
Gold medal icon.svg GoldKatsuyoshi Yagi Table tennis Men's singles Class 725 October
Gold medal icon.svg GoldDaisuke Ishito
Koji Sugeno
Wheelchair tennis Quad doubles25 October
Gold medal icon.svg Gold Yui Kamiji
Manami Tanaka
Wheelchair tennis Women's doubles25 October
Gold medal icon.svg Gold Naohide Yamaguchi Swimming Men's 100 m breaststroke SB1425 October
Gold medal icon.svg GoldMikika Serizawa Swimming Women's 100 m breaststroke SB1425 October
Gold medal icon.svg GoldSonomi Sakai Athletics Women's long jump T2026 October
Gold medal icon.svg Gold Koji Sugeno Wheelchair tennis Quad singles26 October
Gold medal icon.svg Gold Yui Kamiji Wheelchair tennis Women's singles26 October
Gold medal icon.svg GoldKengo Oshima Athletics Men's 100 m T6426 October
Gold medal icon.svg GoldSaki Takakuwa Athletics Women's 100 m T63/6426 October
Gold medal icon.svg GoldMasaki Fujita Cycling Men's time trial C1-326 October
Gold medal icon.svg Gold Uchu Tomita Swimming Men's 200 m individual medley SM1126 October
Gold medal icon.svg GoldAnku Matsuda Swimming Men's 100 m butterfly S1426 October
Gold medal icon.svg Gold Sarina Satomi Badminton Women's singles WH126 October
Gold medal icon.svg GoldKanon Fukuda Swimming Women's 100 m breaststroke SB826 October
Gold medal icon.svg Gold Daiki Kajiwara Badminton Men's singles WH227 October
Gold medal icon.svg Gold Tokito Oda Wheelchair tennis Men's singles27 October
Gold medal icon.svg GoldHiroaki Kozai
Koki Maruyama
Ryohei Miyamoto
Naohiro Murakami
Yoshinobu Takamatsu
Ryuga Akaishi
Kei Akita
Renshi Chokai
Takuya Furusawa
Shota Horiuchi
Akinobu Ito
Rin Kawahara
Wheelchair basketball Men's tournament27 October
Gold medal icon.svg Gold Naohide Yamaguchi Swimming Men's 200 m individual medley SM1427 October
Gold medal icon.svg GoldAira Kinoshita Swimming Women's 200 m individual medley SM1427 October
Gold medal icon.svg GoldAn Nishida Swimming Women's 50 m butterfly S727 October
Gold medal icon.svg GoldAkito Minai Swimming Men's 400 m freestyle S927 October
Gold medal icon.svg Gold Takayuki Suzuki Swimming Men's 50 m freestyle S427 October
Gold medal icon.svg GoldTaiyo Kawabuchi Swimming Men's 100 m butterfly S1027 October
Gold medal icon.svg GoldHajime Kondo Athletics Men's long jump T6328 October
Gold medal icon.svg GoldKenta Okawachi Athletics Men's 1500 m T2028 October
Gold medal icon.svg GoldMoeko Yamamoto Athletics Women's 1500 m T2028 October
Silver medal icon.svg SilverMonika Seryu Canoeing Women's KL123 October
Silver medal icon.svg SilverKengo Oshima Athletics Men's 200 m T6423 October
Silver medal icon.svg SilverMana Sasaki Athletics Women's 100 m T1323 October
Silver medal icon.svg Silver Keiko Sugiura Cycling Women's 3000 m individual pursuit C1-323 October
Silver medal icon.svg SilverShizuka Hangai Judo Women's -48 kg J123 October
Silver medal icon.svg Silver Keiichi Kimura Swimming Men's 50 m freestyle S1123 October
Silver medal icon.svg SilverMitsuya Tanaka Taekwondo Men's -58 kg K4423 October
Silver medal icon.svg SilverHaruka Kitaura Athletics Women's 800 m T3424 October
Silver medal icon.svg SilverMinako Tsuchiya Judo Women's -70 kg J124 October
Silver medal icon.svg SilverGenki Saito Swimming Men's 400 m freestyle S1324 October
Silver medal icon.svg SilverAira Kinoshita Swimming Women's 100 m backstroke S1424 October
Silver medal icon.svg SilverTaiyo Kawabuchi Swimming Men's 200 m individual medley SM924 October
Silver medal icon.svg Silver Uchu Tomita Swimming Men's 100 m butterfly S1124 October
Silver medal icon.svg SilverTakeru Matsumoto Athletics Men's 400 m T3625 October
Silver medal icon.svg SilverKoyo Iwabuchi Table tennis Men's singles Class 925 October
Silver medal icon.svg SilverMahiro Funayama Table tennis Men's singles Class 1025 October
Silver medal icon.svg SilverTakeshi Takemori Table tennis Men's singles Class 1125 October
Silver medal icon.svg SilverYuri Tomono Table tennis Women's singles Class 825 October
Silver medal icon.svg Silver Keiichi Kimura Swimming Men's 100 m breaststroke SB1125 October
Silver medal icon.svg SilverEigo Tanaka
Takayuki Suzuki
Mami Inoue
Keichi Nakajima
Swimming Mixed 4x50 m medley relay25 October
Silver medal icon.svg SilverAkito Minai Swimming Men's 100 m freestyle S1025 October
Silver medal icon.svg SilverYamato Shimbo Athletics Men's discus throw F3726 October
Silver medal icon.svg SilverHaruka Kitaura Athletics Women's 100 m T3426 October
Silver medal icon.svg SilverRio Kawaguchi Athletics Women's long jump T2026 October
Silver medal icon.svg SilverDaisuke Ishito Wheelchair tennis Quad singles26 October
Silver medal icon.svg SilverKakeru Ishida Athletics Men's 100 m T4726 October
Silver medal icon.svg SilverShunsuke Itani Athletics Men's 100 m T6426 October
Silver medal icon.svg Silver Keiichi Kimura Swimming Men's 200 m individual medley SM1126 October
Silver medal icon.svg SilverAira Kinoshita Swimming Women's 100 m butterfly S1426 October
Silver medal icon.svg SilverOnta Uezono Swimming Men's 100 m backstroke S1026 October
Silver medal icon.svg SilverMikuni Utsugi Swimming Women's 100 m breaststroke SB826 October
Silver medal icon.svg SilverKota Kubota
Mikuni Utsugi
Taiyo Kawabuchi
Kanon Fukuda
Swimming Mixed 4x100 medley relay26 October
Silver medal icon.svg SilverMayo Hagino
Mari Amimoto
Mayumi Tsuchida
Chihiro Kitada
Miho Otsu
Chinami Shimizu
Hotaru Tatsuoka
Kotone Usui
Amane Yanagimoto
Izumi Zaima
Chihiro Furuya
Yui Ishikawa
Wheelchair basketball Women's tournament26 October
Silver medal icon.svg Silver Hirokazu Ueyonabaru Athletics Men's 400 m T5227 October
Silver medal icon.svg Silver Tomohiro Ueyama Archery Men's recurve individual27 October
Silver medal icon.svg SilverKazuya Kaneko
Yuto Sano
Yuta Kawashima
Koji Miyajiki
Yuji Taguchi
Haruki Torii
Goalball Men's tournament27 October
Silver medal icon.svg Silver Eiko Kakehata
Masae Komiya
Yuki Temma
Minami Arai
Rieko Takahashi
Norika Hagiwara
Goalball Women's tournament27 October
Silver medal icon.svg Silver Sarina Satomi
Yuma Yamazaki
Badminton Women's doubles WH1-WH227 October
Silver medal icon.svg Silver Takashi Sanada Wheelchair tennis Men's singles27 October
Silver medal icon.svg SilverUchu Tomita Swimming Men's 100 m freestyle S1227 October
Silver medal icon.svg SilverDaiki Kubo Swimming Men's 100 m butterfly S1027 October
Silver medal icon.svg SilverMikuni Utsugi Swimming Women's 100 m backstroke S927 October
Silver medal icon.svg SilverGenki Saito Swimming Men's 200 m individual medley SM1327 October
Silver medal icon.svg SilverKotaro Ogiwara
Kota Kubota
Kanon Fukuda
Mikuni Utsugi
Swimming Mixed 4x100 m freestyle relay27 October
Silver medal icon.svg SilverDaisuke Nakagawa Athletics Men's 1500 m T2028 October
Silver medal icon.svg SilverKohji Oyama Archery Men's open W128 October
Silver medal icon.svg SilverMisaki Ari Athletics Women's 1500 m T2028 October
Silver medal icon.svg SilverTakeshi Takemori
Koya Kato
Table tennis Men's doubles Class 2228 October
Silver medal icon.svg SilverKoyo Iwabuchi
Hayuma Abe
Table tennis Men's doubles Class 1828 October
Silver medal icon.svg SilverKanami Furukawa
Maki Ito
Table tennis Women's doubles Class 2228 October
Bronze medal icon.svg BronzeSaki Komatsu Canoeing Women's VL223 October
Bronze medal icon.svg BronzeHiromi Tatsumi Canoeing Men's KL223 October
Bronze medal icon.svg BronzeYuka Takamatsu Athletics Women's 400 m T37/3823 October
Bronze medal icon.svg BronzeKeiko Onidani Athletics Women's discus throw F5323 October
Bronze medal icon.svg BronzeTomomi Ishiura Swimming Women's 50 m freestyle S1123 October
Bronze medal icon.svg BronzeEma Maeda Swimming Women's 100 m breaststroke SB923 October
Bronze medal icon.svg BronzeMami Inoue Swimming Women's 200 m freestyle S1423 October
Bronze medal icon.svg BronzeTae Kawabe Swimming Women's 50 m freestyle S1023 October
Bronze medal icon.svg BronzeAkito Minai Swimming Men's 50 m freestyle S1023 October
Bronze medal icon.svg BronzeDaiki Ishiyama Athletics Men's 100 m T1224 October
Bronze medal icon.svg BronzeNiina Kanno Athletics Women's 400 m T2024 October
Bronze medal icon.svg BronzeDaiki Ishiyama Athletics Men's long jump T1224 October
Bronze medal icon.svg BronzeShota Kawamoto Cycling Men's 1000 m time trial C1-324 October
Bronze medal icon.svg Bronze Keiko Sugiura Cycling Women's 500 m time trial C1-324 October
Bronze medal icon.svg Bronze Yujiro Seto Judo Men's -73 kg J224 October
Bronze medal icon.svg BronzeShunsuke Kudo Taekwondo Men's -70 kg K4424 October
Bronze medal icon.svg BronzeMaori Yui Swimming Women's 200 m freestyle S524 October
Bronze medal icon.svg BronzeYuta Wakoh Athletics Men's javelin throw F1324 October
Bronze medal icon.svg BronzeKanon Fukuda Swimming Women's 200 m individual medley SM924 October
Bronze medal icon.svg BronzeKotaro Ogiwara Swimming Men's 100 m backstroke S824 October
Bronze medal icon.svg BronzeMasayuki Arita Boccia Men's individual BC325 October
Bronze medal icon.svg BronzeAnri Sakurai Wheelchair fencing Women's individual épée25 October
Bronze medal icon.svg BronzeKazuki Shichino Table tennis Men's singles Class 425 October
Bronze medal icon.svg BronzeTakuro Chihara Table tennis Men's singles Class 625 October
Bronze medal icon.svg BronzeNozomi Nakamura Table tennis Women's singles Class 1025 October
Bronze medal icon.svg BronzeKanami Furukawa Table tennis Women's singles Class 1125 October
Bronze medal icon.svg BronzeYuto Sato Swimming Men's 100 m breaststroke SB1425 October
Bronze medal icon.svg BronzeTaiyo Kawabuchi Swimming Men's 100 m butterfly S925 October
Bronze medal icon.svg BronzeMoe Onodera Athletics Women's 100 m T3426 October
Bronze medal icon.svg Bronze Daisuke Fujihara Badminton Men's singles SL326 October
Bronze medal icon.svg BronzeGenki Saito Swimming Men's 100 m backstroke S1326 October
Bronze medal icon.svg BronzeKotone Matsunaga Swimming Women's 100 m backstroke S1026 October
Bronze medal icon.svg BronzeChika Shigesada
Tomohiro Ueyama
Archery Mixed team recurve26 October
Bronze medal icon.svg BronzeTakuya Miki
Takashi Sanada
Wheelchair tennis Men's doubles26 October
Bronze medal icon.svg BronzeMamiko Toyoda Badminton Women's singles SU526 October
Bronze medal icon.svg Bronze Keiko Sugiura Cycling Women's time trial C1-326 October
Bronze medal icon.svg BronzeShota Kawamoto Cycling Men's time trial C1-326 October
Bronze medal icon.svg BronzeKanon Fukuda Swimming Women's 100 m freestyle S926 October
Bronze medal icon.svg BronzeMichinobu Fujita
Shintaro Kano
Naoki Yasu
Akira Tsunoda
Wheelchair fencing Men's team foil26 October
Bronze medal icon.svg Bronze Keichi Nakajima Swimming Men's 100 m butterfly S1426 October
Bronze medal icon.svg BronzeMami Inoue Swimming Women's 100 m butterfly S1426 October
Bronze medal icon.svg BronzeTakeru Matsumoto Athletics Men's 100 m T3627 October
Bronze medal icon.svg BronzeTakafumi Igusa Athletics Men's 1500 m T3827 October
Bronze medal icon.svg BronzeKoto Matayoshi Athletics Men's long jump T6427 October
Bronze medal icon.svg BronzeMamiko Toyoda Badminton Women's singles SU527 October
Bronze medal icon.svg BronzeDaisuke Fujihara Badminton Men's singles SL327 October
Bronze medal icon.svg BronzeMasaki Fujita Cycling Men's road race C1-327 October
Bronze medal icon.svg BronzeMika Mizuta Shooting Mixed 10 m air rifle prone SH227 October
Bronze medal icon.svg BronzeGenki Saito
Kazuki Shichino
Table tennis Men's doubles Class 827 October
Bronze medal icon.svg BronzeNozomi Nakamura
Yuri Tomono
Table tennis Women's doubles Class 2027 October
Bronze medal icon.svg BronzeKanami Furukawa
Takashi Asano
Table tennis Mixed doubles Class 2227 October
Bronze medal icon.svg BronzeSachie Akakura
Junko Fujii
Mika Hata
Hikari Yoshimoto
Satoko Kikuchi
Michiyo Nishiie
Mizuho Fujimoto
Mamiko Osada
Kasumi Iihoshi
Mikiko Sumitomo
Mika Okuda
Sitting volleyball Women's tournament27 October
Bronze medal icon.svg BronzeTakuya Miki Wheelchair tennis Men's singles27 October
Bronze medal icon.svg Bronze Keichi Nakajima Swimming Men's 200 m individual medley SM1427 October
Bronze medal icon.svg BronzeManami Urata Swimming Women's 400 m freestyle S927 October
Bronze medal icon.svg BronzeEma Maeda Swimming Women's 100 m backstroke S927 October
Bronze medal icon.svg BronzeTae Kawabe Swimming Women's 100 m butterfly S1027 October
Bronze medal icon.svg BronzeSae Tsuji Athletics Women's 400 m T4728 October
Bronze medal icon.svg BronzeUran Sawada
Yuya Sambongi
Yuka Takamatsu
Tomoki Ikoma
Athletics 4x100 m universal relay28 October
Bronze medal icon.svg BronzeTakuya Mori Rowing Men's single sculls PR128 October

Medal summary

Medal by sport

Medals by sport
SportGold medal icon.svgSilver medal icon.svgBronze medal icon.svgTotal
Swimming 19181956
Athletics 9121233
Wheelchair tennis 5229
Cycling 3159
Table tennis 27716
Badminton 2147
Judo 1214
Wheelchair basketball 1102
Archery 0213
Goalball 0202
Canoeing 0123
Taekwondo 0112
Wheelchair fencing 0022
Boccia 0011
Rowing 0011
Shooting 0011
Sitting volleyball 0011
Total424959150

Medal by day

Medals by day
DayDateGold medal icon.svgSilver medal icon.svgBronze medal icon.svgTotal
1October 2337919
2October 24961126
3October 2588824
4October 2610121335
5October 279111636
6October 2836312
Total424959150

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