Japan at the 2023 World Athletics Championships

Japan at the 2023 World Athletics Championships
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WA code	JPN
in Budapest, Hungary 19 August 2023 (2023-08-19) – 27 August 2023 (2023-08-27)
Competitors	76 (48 men and 28 women)
Medals Ranked 15th	Gold 1 Silver 0 Bronze 1 Total 2
World Athletics Championships appearances
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Japan competed at the 2023 World Athletics Championships in Budapest, Hungary, from 19 to 27 August 2023.

Medallists

Medal	Name	Event	Date
Gold	Haruka Kitaguchi	Women's javelin throw	25 August
Bronze	Masatora Kawano	Men's 35 kilometres walk	24 August

Results

Japan entered 76 athletes. ^{[1] [2]}

Key

• 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
• PB = Personal best
• SB = Season best
• N/A = Round not applicable for the event

Men

Track and road events

Athlete	Event	Heat		Semifinal		Final
		Result	Rank	Result	Rank	Result	Rank
Ryuichiro Sakai	100 metres	10.22	5	Did not advance [3]
Abdul Hakim Sani Brown		10.07 SB	1 Q [3]	9.97 =PB	2 Q [4]	10.04	6 [5]
Hiroki Yanagita		10.20	3 Q [3]	10.14	7	Did not advance [4]
Shōta Iizuka	200 metres	20.27 SB	4 q	20.54	7	Did not advance
Koki Ueyama		20.66	4	Did not advance
Towa Uzawa		20.34	1 Q	20.33	5	Did not advance
Yuki Joseph Nakajima	400 metres	45.15	3 Q	45.04	3	Did not advance
Fuga Sato		44.97 PB	2 Q	44.88 PB	4	Did not advance
Kentaro Sato		44.77 NR	2 Q	44.99	5	Did not advance
Hyuga Endo	5000 metres	13:50.49	17	—	Did not advance [6]
Kazuya Shiojiri		13:51.00	18	—
Ren Tazawa	10,000 metres	—	28:25.85	15
Kazuya Nishiyama	Marathon	—	2:17:41	42
Kenya Sonota		—	2:16:40	35
Ichitaka Yamashita		—	2:11:19	12
Shunsuke Izumiya	110 metres hurdles	13.33	2 Q	13.16	1 Q	13.19	5
Shunya Takayama		13.35	2 Q	13.34	5	Did not advance
Taiga Yokochi		14.39	8 qR	14.93	9	Did not advance
Takayuki Kishimoto	400 metres hurdles	50.90	8	Did not advance
Yusaku Kodama		50.18	8	Did not advance
Kazuki Kurokawa		48.71 SB	3 Q	48.58 PB	4	Did not advance
Ryoma Aoki	3000 metres steeplechase	8:20.54 SB	5 Q	—	8:24.77	14
Ryuji Miura		8:18.73	4 Q	—	8:13.70	6
Seiya Sunada		8:38.59	11	—	Did not advance
Koki Ikeda	20 kilometres walk	—	1:19:44	15
Yuta Koga		—	1:19:02 SB	12
Eiki Takahashi		—	1:20:25	21
Toshikazu Yamanishi		—	1:21:39	24
Masatora Kawano	35 kilometres walk	—	2:25:12
Satoshi Maruo		—	2:25:50	6
Tomohiro Noda		—	2:29:52	13
Yuki Koike Ryuichiro Sakai Abdul Hakim Sani Brown Hiroki Yanagita	4 × 100 metres relay	37.71 SB	3 Q	—	37.83	5
Naohiro Jinushi Yuki Joseph Nakajima Fuga Sato Kentaro Sato	4 × 400 metres relay	3:00.39 SB	5	—	Did not advance

Field events

Athlete	Event	Qualification		Final
		Distance	Position	Distance	Position
Ryoichi Akamatsu	High jump	2.28	1 q	2.25	=8
Naoto Hasegawa		2.25 =SB	18	Did not advance
Tomohiro Shinno		2.18	31	Did not advance
Tomoya Karasawa	Pole vault	NM		Did not advance
Yuki Hashioka	Long jump	7.94	17	Did not advance
Shotaro Shiroyama		7.46	32	Did not advance
Hiromichi Yoshida		7.60	28	Did not advance
Hikaru Ikehata	Triple jump	16.40	19	Did not advance
Genki Dean	Javelin throw	79.21	14	Did not advance
Kenji Ogura		76.65	22	Did not advance
Yuta Sakiyama		NM		Did not advance

Combined events – Decathlon

Athlete	Event	100 m	LJ	SP	HJ	400 m	110H	DT	PV	JT	1500 m	Final	Rank
Yuma Maruyama	Result	10.90	7.00	13.40	1.96	50.75	14.18	41.56	4.60	60.14	4:32.01	7844 PB	15
	Points	883	814	692	767	780	951	696	790	740	730

Women

Track and road events

Athlete	Event	Heat		Semifinal		Final
		Result	Rank	Result	Rank	Result	Rank
Arisa Kimishima	100 metres	11.73	7	Did not advance
Remi Tsuruta	200 metres	23.49	6	Did not advance
Yume Goto	1500 metres	4:10.22	12	Did not advance
Nozomi Tanaka		4:04.36 SB	6 Q	4:06.71	12	Did not advance
Ririka Hironaka	5000 metres	15:11.16 SB	12	—	Did not advance
Nozomi Tanaka		14:37.98 NR	6 Q	—	14:58.99	8
Yuma Yamamoto		16:05.57	20	—	Did not advance
Rino Goshima	10,000 metres	—	33:20.38	20
Ririka Hironaka		—	31:35.12 SB	7
Rika Kaseda	Marathon	—	2:31:53	19
Mizuki Matsuda		—	2:29:15	13
Sayaka Sato		—	2:31:57	20
Masumi Aoki	100 metres hurdles	13.26	8	Did not advance
Yumi Tanaka		13.12	7	Did not advance
Asuka Terada		13.15	6	Did not advance
Eri Utsunomiya	400 metres hurdles	57.98	8	Did not advance
Ami Yamamoto		57.76	8	Did not advance
Nanako Fujii	20 kilometres walk	—	1:30:10	14
Yukiko Umeno		—	1:36:52	35
Ayane Yanai		—	1:34:59	30
Masumi Fuchise	35 kilometres walk	—	2:52:57 PB	14
Serena Sonoda		—	2:46:32	7

Field events

Athlete	Event	Qualification		Final
		Distance	Position	Distance	Position
Sumire Hata	Long jump	6.41	23	Did not advance
Mariko Morimoto	Triple jump	13.64	=26	Did not advance
Maoko Takashima		13.34	34	Did not advance
Maki Saito	Discus throw	53.20	36	Did not advance
Haruka Kitaguchi	Javelin throw	63.27	3 Q	66.73
Marina Saito		58.95	15	Did not advance
Momone Ueda		56.19	21	Did not advance

References

1. "Entry List" (PDF). World Athletics. 10 August 2023. Retrieved 17 August 2023.
2. "【ブダペスト世界選手権】応援メッセージを大募集！世界の頂点を目指して戦う選手たちにエールを送ろう！". Japan Association of Athletics Federations. 10 August 2023. Retrieved 17 August 2023.
3. "SUMMARY 100 Metres Men - Round 1" (PDF). International Association of Athletics Federations. 19 August 2023. Retrieved 27 August 2023.
4. "SUMMARY 100 Metres Men - Semi-final" (PDF). International Association of Athletics Federations. 20 August 2023. Retrieved 27 August 2023.
5. "RESULTS 100 Metres Men - Final" (PDF). International Association of Athletics Federations. 20 August 2023. Retrieved 27 August 2023.
6. "SUMMARY 5000 Metres Men - Round 1" (PDF). International Association of Athletics Federations. 24 August 2023. Retrieved 27 August 2023.

External links

• Japan Results
• Budapest 23｜World Athletics Championship