Japan at the 2022 Winter Paralympics | |
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IPC code | JPN |
NPC | Japan Paralympic Committee |
Website | www |
in Beijing, China 4 March 2022 – 13 March 2022 | |
Competitors | 29 (21 men and 8 women) in 4 sports |
Flag bearer (opening) | Taiki Kawayoke |
Flag bearer (closing) | Taiki Kawayoke |
Medals Ranked 9th |
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Winter Paralympics appearances (overview) | |
Japan competed at the 2022 Winter Paralympics in Beijing, China which took place between 4–13 March 2022. [1] [2] In total, 29 athletes were scheduled to compete. [1] [3]
Team captain and para-alpine skier, Momoka Muraoka, became the most successful athlete after winning four medals at once. She won the downhill, Super-G, and giant slalom events. She also won silver in the super combined event.
The following Japanese competitors won medals at the games. In the discipline sections below, the medalists' names are bolded.
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President of the Japanese Paralympic Committee Junichi Kawai served as Chef de Mission. [3]
The following is the list of number of competitors participating at the Games per sport/discipline.
Sport | Men | Women | Total |
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Alpine skiing | 9 | 6 | 15 |
Biathlon | 1* | 2* | 3* |
Cross-country skiing | 6* | 3* | 9* |
Snowboarding | 6 | 0 | 6 |
Total | 21 | 8 | 29 |
Japan competed in alpine skiing. [4]
Japan competed in biathlon. [5]
Athlete | Events | Final | ||||
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Missed Shots | Result | Rank | ||||
Keiichi Sato | 6 km, standing | 2 | 19:15.3 | 11 | ||
10 km, standing | 1 | 34:49.2 | 9 | |||
12.5 km, standing | 1 | 45:15.7 | 7 |
Athlete | Events | Final | ||||
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Missed Shots | Result | Rank | ||||
Momoko Dekijima | 6 km, standing | 2 | 22:35.5 | 14 | ||
10 km, standing | 3 | 41:59.1 | 10 | |||
12.5 km, standing | 4 | 56:29.2 | 12 | |||
Yurika Abe | 6 km, standing | 7 | 26:13.1 | 16 | ||
12.5 km, standing | 8 | 1:03:34.3 | 13 |
Japan competed in cross-country skiing. [6]
Athlete | Event | Qualification | Semifinal | Final | |||
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Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | ||
Yurika Abe | 1.5 km sprint, standing | 3:46.04 | 12 Q | 4:57.1 | 6 | Did not qualify | |
15 km classic, standing | — | 56:45.7 | 8 | ||||
Momoko Dekijima | 7.5 km, standing | — | 46:55.3 | 14 | |||
Mika Iwamoto | 1.5 km sprint, standing | 4:11.96 | 15 | Did not qualify | |||
7.5 km, standing | — | 55:17.0 | 15 |
Athletes | Event | Final | |
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Time | Rank | ||
Keigo Iwamoto Momoko Dekijima Hiroaki Mori Yurika Abe | 4 x 2.5 km mixed relay | 31:17.7 | 7 |
Yoshihiro Nitta Taiki Kawayoke | 4 x 2.5 km open relay | 31:38.1 | 7 |
Japan competed in snowboarding. [7]
Athlete | Event | Run 1 | Run 2 | Best | Rank |
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Daichi Oguri | Men's SB-LL1 | 1:15.55 | 1:14.42 | 1:14.42 | 7 |
Junta Kosuda | Men's SB-LL1 | 1:16.32 | DNF | 1:16.32 | 10 |
Takahito Ichikawa | Men's SB-LL2 | 1:11.31 | 1:12.35 | 1:11.31 | 8 |
Keiji Okamoto | Men's SB-LL2 | 1:13.38 | 1:14.34 | 1:13.38 | 13 |
Shinji Tabuchi | Men's SB-LL2 | 1:14.82 | 1:14.57 | 1:14.57 | 18 |
Masataka Oiwane | Men's SB-UL | 1:14.39 | 1:14.45 | 1:14.39 | 13 |
Athlete | Event | Qualification | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Final | ||
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Run 1 | Run 2 | Rank | Position | Position | Position | ||
Daichi Oguri | Men's SB-LL1 | 1:08.34 | 1:07.69 | 6 Q | 2 Q | 4 FB | 5 |
Junta Kosuda | Men's SB-LL1 | 1:08.89 | DNF | 7 Q | 2 Q | 3 FB | 7 |
Takahito Ichikawa | Men's SB-LL2 | 1:04.33 | 1:03.63 | 6 Q | 2 Q | 4 FB | 5 |
Keiji Okamoto | Men's SB-LL2 | 1:04.77 | 1:03.95 | 8 Q | 2 Q | 4 FB | 8 |
Shinji Tabuchi | Men's SB-LL2 | 1:07.36 | 1:07.72 | 16 Q | 3 | Did not advance | |
Masataka Oiwane | Men's SB-UL | 1:04.18 | 1:12.10 | 11 Q | 2 Q | 4 FB | 8 |
Qualification legend: Q - Qualify to next round; FA - Qualify to medal final; FB - Qualify to consolation final
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