Japan national wheelchair handball team

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Association Japan Wheelchair Handball Federation
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Last updated on 2024-06-09.

The Japan national wheelchair handball team is the national wheelchair handball team of Japan and is overseen by the Japan Wheelchair Handball Federation.

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History

Japan planned to participate at the first Four a Side World Championship in September 2022. But because three women were needed for the competition and Japan didn't receive a single application from a woman they cancelled the plans in 2022. In 2024 they plan to participate at the second Four a Side World Championship. [1]

Competitive record

Wheelchair Handball World Championship

IHF Wheelchair Handball World Championship record (Four a Side)
YearPositionGPWLSWSLSPWSPL
Flag of Egypt.svg 2022 Egypt Did not participated
Flag of Egypt.svg 2024 Egypt TBD
Total1/20000000
IHF Wheelchair Handball World Championship record (Six a Side)
YearPositionGPWDLGFGA
Flag of Portugal.svg 2022 Portugal Did not participated
Total0/1000000

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References

  1. Kubo, Hiroki (7 March 2024). "[Kurumaisu handobōru] 9 tsuki ni sekai senshuken | nihondaihyō senkō sutāto" 【車椅子ハンドボール】9月に世界選手権 | 日本代表選考スタート [[Wheelchair Handball] World Championships in September | Selection of Japan national team begins]. Pen&Sports (in Japanese). Archived from the original on 9 June 2024. Retrieved 9 June 2024.