Japan men's national wheelchair basketball team

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Japan
IWBF zone IWBF Asia Oceania
National federation Japan Wheelchair Basketball Federation (JWBF)
Paralympic Games
Appearances10
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Wheelchair Basketball Asia Oceania Championship 2013

The Japan Men's National Wheelchair Basketball Team is the wheelchair basketball side that represents Japan in international competitions for men as part of the International Wheelchair Basketball Federation.

Contents

Current roster

The following 12 players named for the Wheelchair basketball at the 2020 Summer ParalympicsMen's tournament. [1]

Head coach:Kazuyuki Kyoya

#Name Class.
1 Akira Toyoshima豊島 英2.0
2 Renshi Chokai鳥海 連志2.5
6 Rin Kawahara(川原凛)1.5
7 Takuya Furusawa(古澤拓也)3.0
8 Ryuga Akaishi(赤石竜我)2.5
10 Tetsuya Miyajima(宮島徹也)4.0
11 Kiyoshi Fujisawa(藤澤潔)2.0
13 Reo Fujimoto藤本 怜央4.5
21 Yoshinobu Takamatsu(髙柗義伸)4.0)
25 Kei Akita(秋田啓)3.5
26 Takayoshi Iwai(岩井孝義)1.0
55 Hiroaki Kōzai香西 宏昭3.5

Competitions

Wheelchair Basketball World Championship

YearPositionWL
Flag of France.svg 199411th [2]
Flag of Australia (converted).svg 19989th [2]
Flag of Japan.svg 20028th [2]
Flag of the Netherlands.svg 20067th [2]
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg 2010 10th25
Flag of South Korea.svg 2014 9th34
Flag of Germany.svg 2018 9th32
Total

Summer Paralympics

YearPositionWL
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg 1976
Flag of the Netherlands.svg 1980
Flag of the United States.svg / Flag of the United Kingdom.svg 1984
Flag of South Korea.svg 1988
Flag of Spain.svg 1992 9th
Flag of the United States.svg 1996 8th
Flag of Australia (converted).svg 2000 9th
Flag of Greece.svg 2004 8th25
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg 2008 7th35
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg 2012 9th24
Flag of Brazil.svg 2016 9th24
Flag of Japan.svg 2021 Silver medal icon.svg62
Flag of France.svg 2024
Total

Other

YearPositionWL
Flag of Kuwait.svg 2013 [3] [4]

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References

  1. "東京2020パラリンピック競技大会 車いすバスケットボール日本代表内定選手のお知らせ". Japan Wheelchair Basketball Federation. Tokyo. 17 June 2021. Retrieved 7 September 2021.
  2. 1 2 3 4 "World Championships - Results". International Wheelchair Basketball Federation. Archived from the original on 2014-07-09.
  3. "Pinoys make waves in Asian wheelchair basketball joust".
  4. "Arab Times - Leading English Daily in Kuwait".