Japan at the 2024 Summer Olympics

Japan at the 2024 Summer Olympics
IOC code	JPN
NOC	Japanese Olympic Committee
Website	www.joc.or.jp  (in Japanese)
in Paris, France 26 July 2024 (2024-07-26) – 11 August 2024 (2024-08-11)
Competitors	327 in 29 sports
Medals	Gold 0 Silver 0 Bronze 0 Total 0
Summer Olympics appearances (overview)
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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

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

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

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

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

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

Main article: Basketball at the 2024 Summer Olympics

5×5 basketball

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

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 v t e	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

Boxscore

Germany

vs.

Japan

Pierre Mauroy Stadium, Lille

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30 July 2024 17:15 v

Boxscore

Japan

vs.

France

Pierre Mauroy Stadium, Lille

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2 August 2024 11:00 v

Japan

vs.

OQT (LAT)

Pierre Mauroy Stadium, Lille

Women's tournament

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 v t e	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.

29 July 2024 21:00 v

Boxscore

United States

vs.

Japan

Pierre Mauroy Stadium, Lille

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1 August 2024 11:00 v

Boxscore

Japan

vs.

Germany

Pierre Mauroy Stadium, Lille

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4 August 2024 11:00 v

Boxscore

Japan

vs.

Belgium

Pierre Mauroy Stadium, Lille

Boxing

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

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

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

Slalom

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

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

Road

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Fencing

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

Main article: Field hockey at the 2024 Summer Olympics

Summary

Key:

• FT – After full-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 women's	Women's tournament

Women's tournament

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 v t e	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

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29 July 2024 (2024-07-29) 10:30 v Japan   v   China Report Pitch 2

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31 July 2024 (2024-07-31) 17:00 v Belgium   v   Japan Report Pitch 1

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1 August 2024 (2024-08-01) 19:45 v Japan   v   France Report Pitch 1

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3 August 2024 (2024-08-03) 10:30 v Netherlands   v   Japan Report Pitch 2

Football

Main article: Football at the 2024 Summer Olympics

Summary

Key:

• A.E.T – After extra time.
• P – Match decided by penalty-shootout.

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

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

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 v t e	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

25 July 2024 (2024-07-25)

17:00

Spain	Match 5	Japan
	Report

Stade de la Beaujoire, Nantes

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28 July 2024 (2024-07-28)

17:00

Brazil	Match 12	Japan
	Report

Parc des Princes, Paris

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31 July 2024 (2024-07-31)

17:00

Brazil	Match 17	Spain
	Report

Stade de Bordeaux, Bordeaux

Gymnastics

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

Artistic

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

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

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

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 v t e	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

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29 July 2024 09:00	Japan	v	Germany	Paris Expo Porte de Versailles, Paris

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31 July 2024 14:00	Spain	v	Japan	Paris Expo Porte de Versailles, Paris

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2 August 2024 19:00	Japan	v	Slovenia	Paris Expo Porte de Versailles, Paris

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4 August 2024 09:00	Sweden	v	Japan	Paris Expo Porte de Versailles, Paris

Modern pentathlon

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Main article: Volleyball at the 2024 Summer Olympics

Indoor

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

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

Main article: Water polo at the 2024 Summer Olympics

Summary

Key:

• FT – After full time.
• P – Match decided by penalty-shootout.

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

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 v t e	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

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30 July 2024 (2024-07-30) 15:00 v

Japan

–

France

Paris Aquatics Centre, Paris

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1 August 2024 (2024-08-01) 21:05 v

Hungary

–

Japan

Paris Aquatics Centre, Paris

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3 August 2024 (2024-08-03) 10:30 v

Spain

–

Japan

Paris Aquatics Centre, Paris

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5 August 2024 (2024-08-05) 13:35 v

Australia

–

Japan

Paris Aquatics Centre, Paris

Weightlifting

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

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

• Japan at the 2024 Summer Paralympics
• Japan at the 2024 Winter Youth Olympics

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