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Japan at the
2024 Summer Olympics
IOC codeJPN
NOCJapanese Olympic Committee
Websitewww.joc.or.jp (in Japanese)
in Paris, France
26 July 2024 (2024-07-26) – 11 August 2024 (2024-08-11)
Competitors141 in 21 sports
Medals
Gold
0
Silver
0
Bronze
0
Total
0
Summer Olympics appearances (overview)

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 0 2 2
Athletics 14 6 20
Basketball 12 0 12
Boxing 2 0 2
Breaking 1 0 1
Canoeing 1 1 2
Cycling 2 2 4
Diving 1 2 3
Equestrian TBD TBD 6
Gymnastics 5 5 10
Modern pentathlon 1 1 2
Rowing 1 0 1
Sailing 1 1 2
Shooting 1 0 1
Sport climbing 1 1 2
Surfing 3 1 4
Swimming 16 13 29
Volleyball 12 0 12
Water polo 12 0 12
Wrestling 4 6 10
Total 93 42 141

Archery

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

Japan fielded a squad of two artistic swimmers to compete in the women's duet event by winning the silver medal at the 2022 Asian Games in Hangzhou, China.[2]

Athlete Event Technical routine Free routine (preliminary) Free routine (final)
Points Rank Points Total (technical + free) Rank Points Total (technical + free) Rank
 
 
Duet

Athletics

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):[3]

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
  100 m
  400 m
 
  110 m hurdles
 
 
  400 m hurdles
  3000 m steeplechase
  Marathon
 
 
  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
  Women's long jump
  Women's javelin throw

Basketball

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

Men's tournament

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.[4]

Team roster
  • Men's team event – one team of 12 players

Boxing

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.[5]

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

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.[6]

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

Slalom

Japan entered two boat into the slalom competition, for the Games through the 2023 ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships in London, Great Britain.[7]

Athlete Event Preliminary Semifinal Final
Run 1 Rank Run 2 Rank Best Rank Time Rank Time Rank
  Men's K-1
  Women's K-1

Cycling

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.[8]

Athlete Event Time Rank
  Men's road race
  Women's road race

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.[9]

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.[10]

Athlete Event Seeding Final
Points Rank Points Rank
Men's freestyle

Diving

Japanese divers secured three 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.

Athlete Event Preliminary Semifinal Final
Points Rank Points Rank Points Rank
  Men's 10 m platform
  Women's 3 m springboard
  Women's 10 m platform

Equestrian

Japan entered a squad of three jumping riders into the Olympic equestrian 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.

Jumping

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

Gymnastics

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.[11][12] 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

Modern pentathlon

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.[13]

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

Japanese rowers qualified boats in the following classes through the 2023 World Rowing Championships in Belgrade, Serbia.

Athlete Event Heats Repechage Semifinals Final
Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank
  Men's single 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

Sailing

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.

Mixed
Athlete Event Race Net points Final rank
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 M*
Nacra 17

M = Medal race; EL = Eliminated – did not advance into the medal race

Shooting

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.[14]

Athlete Event Qualification Semifinal Final
Points Rank Points Rank Points Rank
  Men's 25 m rapid fire pistol

Sport climbing

Japan entered two 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.[15]

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
Ai Mori Women's

Surfing

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,[16][17] 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.[18][19]

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
 
Shino Matsuda Women's shortboard

Swimming

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)):[20] 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.[21]

Men
Athlete Event Heat Semifinal Final
Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank
  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
 
Women
Athlete Event Heat Semifinal Final
Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank
  400 m freestyle
  200 m backstroke
  100 m breaststroke
  200 m breaststroke
 
  100 m butterfly
 
  200 m butterfly
 
  200 m individual medley
 
  400 m individual medley
 

Volleyball

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

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.[22]

Team roster
  • Men's team event – one team of 12 players

Water polo

Summary
Key:
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

Japan men's national water polo team qualified for the Olympics after winning the gold medal at the 2022 Asian Games in Hangzhou, China.[23]

Wrestling

Japan qualified ten wrestlers for each of the following classes into the Olympic competition. All of them qualified for the games by virtue of top five results through the 2023 World Championships in Belgrade, Serbia.[24][25]

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
Daichi Takatani Men's −74 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
Nao Kusaka Men's −77 kg

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