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Japan competed at the 2008 Summer OlympicsinBeijing, People's Republic of China. The delegation of athletes and officials were represented by the Japanese Olympic Committee.

Japan at the
2008 Summer Olympics
IOC codeJPN
NOCJapanese Olympic Committee
Websitewww.joc.or.jp (in Japanese and English)
inBeijing
Competitors332 (167 men and 165 women) in 26 sports
Flag bearers Ai Fukuhara (opening)
Kosuke Kitajima (closing)
Medals
Ranked 8th
Gold
9
Silver
8
Bronze
8
Total
25
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    • The list of qualified entries for Japan is shown. In some cases, the country qualified for a position in the Olympic Games, and the individual performance in the qualifying event was good enough to guarantee the same person a spot on Japan's team. In other cases, the Japan Olympic Committee assigned a competitor at a later date to fill some of the country's qualified positions, and the Olympic competitor may or may not be the same as the one who participated in the qualifying competition.

    Medalists

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    Archery

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    Main article: Archery at the 2008 Summer Olympics

    Japan qualified four archers (two men and two women) through the 2007 World Outdoor Target Championships individual competitions, and added a third women's qualification spot at the Asian Championships. This allowed Japan to compete in the women's team competition at the Olympics, as well as having three women and two men compete in the individual competitions. Takaharu Furukawa, Ryuichi Moriya, Nami Hayakawa, Sayoko Kitabatake and Yuki Hayashi were the archers who earned the qualification spots for Japan.

    Japan has not yet won an Olympic gold medal in archery; its best results are a pair of silver medals, including Hiroshi Yamamoto's in the 2004 men's individual competition.

    Men
    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
    Takaharu Furukawa Individual 663 17   Kunda (BLR) (48)
    L 111 (18)–111 (19)     		did not advance
    Ryuichi Moriya 661 22   Piatek (POL) (43)
    W 109 (10)–109 (9)     		  Wang C-P (TPE) (11)
    W 114–109     		  Tsyrempilov (RUS) (6)
    W 113–110     		  Ruban (UKR) (3)
    L 106–115     		did not advance
    Women
    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
    Nami Hayakawa Individual 649 9   Mousikou (CYP) (56)
    W 112–103     		  Nichols (USA) (24)
    W 105–103     		  Folkard (GBR) (8)
    W 106–97     		  Park S-H (KOR) (1)
    L 103–112     		did not advance
    Yuki Hayashi 616 48   Esebua (GEO) (17)
    L 102 (8)–102 (9)     		did not advance
    Sayoko Kitabatake 616 46   Mosypinek (POL) (19)
    W 103–101     		  Schuh (FRA) (14)
    L 100–112     		did not advance
    Nami Hayakawa
    Yuki Hayashi
    Sayoko Kitabatake     		Team 1881 7 —   Colombia (COL) (10)
    W 206–199     		  Great Britain (GBR) (2)
    L 196–201     		did not advance

    Athletics

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    Main article: Athletics at the 2008 Summer Olympics

    Key

    Men
    Track & road events
    Athlete Event Heat Quarterfinal Semifinal Final
    Result Rank Result Rank Result Rank Result Rank
    Nobuharu Asahara 100 m 10.25 4q 10.37 8 Did not advance
    Yoshitaka Iwamizu 3000 m steeplechase 8:29.80 9 — Did not advance
    Yuzo Kanemaru 400 m 46.39 7 — Did not advance
    Takayuki Matsumiya 5000 m 14:20.24 13 — Did not advance
    10000 m — 28:39.77 31
    Koichiro Morioka 20 km walk — 1:21:57 16
    Masato Naito 110 m hurdles 13.96 7 Did not advance
    Kenji Narisako 400 m hurdles 49.63 5 — Did not advance
    Tsuyoshi Ogata Marathon — 2:13:26 13
    Satoshi Osaki — DNS
    Atsushi Sato — 2:41:08 76
    Shingo Suetsugu 200 m 20.93 6 Did not advance
    Shinji Takahira 20.58 4q 20.63 7 Did not advance
    Kensuke Takezawa 5000 m 13:49.42 7 — Did not advance
    10000 m — 28:23.28 28
    Dai Tamesue 400 m hurdles 49.82 4 — Did not advance
    Takayuki Tanii 20 km walk — DSQ
    50 km walk — 4:01:37 29
    Naoki Tsukahara 100 m 10.39 2Q 10.23 3Q 10.16 7 Did not advance
    Yuki Yamazaki 20 km walk — 1:21:18 11
    50 km walk — 3:45:47 7
    Nobuharu Asahara
    Shingo Suetsugu
    Shinji Takahira
    Naoki Tsukahara         		4 × 100 m relay 38.52 2Q — 38.15  
    Mitsuhiro Abiko
    Yoshihiro Horigome
    Kenji Narisako
    Dai Tamesue     		4 × 400 m relay 3:04.18 6 — Did not advance
    Field events
    Athlete Event Qualification Final
    Distance Position Distance Position
    Naoyuki Daigo High jump 2.15 36 Did not advance
    Yukifumi Murakami Javelin throw 78.21 15 Did not advance
    Koji Murofushi Hammer throw 78.16 5Q 80.71 5
    Daichi Sawano Pole vault 5.55 16 Did not advance
    Women
    Track & road events
    Athlete Event Heat Quarterfinal Semifinal Final
    Result Rank Result Rank Result Rank Result Rank
    Yukiko Akaba 5000 m 15:38.30 12 — Did not advance
    10000 m — 32:00.37 20
    Kayoko Fukushi 5000 m 15:20.46 10 — Did not advance
    10000 m — 31:01.14 11
    Chisato Fukushima 100 m 11.74 6 Did not advance
    Minori Hayakari 3000 m steeplechase 9:49.70 16 — Did not advance
    Mayumi Kawasaki 20 km walk — 1:29:43 14
    Yuriko Kobayashi 5000 m 15:15.87 7 — Did not advance
    Sachiko Konishi 20 km walk — 1:32:21 26
    Yurika Nakamura Marathon — 2:30:19 13
    Satomi Kubokura 400 m hurdles 55.82 SB 3Q — 56.69 7 Did not advance
    Yoko Shibui 10000 m — 31:31.13 17
    Asami Tanno 400 m 52.60 4 — Did not advance
    Reiko Tosa Marathon — DNF
    Sayaka Aoki
    Mayu Kida
    Satomi Kubokura
    Asami Tanno     		4 × 400 m relay 3:30.52 SB 8 — Did not advance
    Field events
    Athlete Event Qualification Final
    Distance Position Distance Position
    Kumiko Ikeda Long jump 6.47 19 Did not advance

    Badminton

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    Main article: Badminton at the 2008 Summer Olympics
    Men
    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
    Shoji Sato Singles Bye   Sridhar (IND)
    W 21–13, 21–17     		  Gade (DEN)
    L 21–19, 20–22, 15–21     		Did not advance
    Shintaro Ikeda
    Shuichi Sakamoto     		Doubles —   Koo K K /
    Tan B H (MAS)
    L 12–21, 16–21     		Did not advance
    Keita Masuda
    Tadashi Ohtsuka     		—   Hadiyanto /
    Yulianto (INA)
    W 19–21, 21–14, 21–14     		  Lee J-j /
    Hwang J-m (KOR)
    L 12–21, 21–18, 9–21     		Did not advance
    Women
    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
    Eriko Hirose Singles   Ingólfsdóttir (ISL)
    W 21–6, 19–7r     		  Nguyen (VIE)
    W 21–7, 21–12     		  Pi (FRA)
    L 12–21, 21–16, 6–21     		Did not advance
    Miyuki Maeda
    Satoko Suetsuna     		Doubles —   Luiz /
    Tanaka (AUS)
    W 21–4, 21–8     		  Yang W /
    Zhang Jw (CHN)
    W 8–21, 23–21, 21–14     		  Lee K-w /
    Lee H-j (KOR)
    L 20–22, 15–21     		  Zhang Yw /
    Wei Yl (CHN)
    L 17–21, 10–21     		4
    Kumiko Ogura
    Reiko Shiota     		—   Kristiansen /
    Juhl (DEN)
    W 18–21, 21–14, 21–18     		  Du J /
    Yu Y (CHN)
    L 8–21, 5–21     		Did not advance

    Baseball

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    Main article: Baseball at the 2008 Summer Olympics

    Japan's victory in the 2007 Asian Baseball Championship qualified the Japan national baseball team for Olympic competition. Japan, along with Cuba, has appeared in every Olympic baseball tournament since the sport was elevated to official status. Japan has reached the semifinals each year and taken one silver and two bronze medals, but has yet to win the Olympic championship.

    Roster

    Group stage

    Group table

    Team G W L RS RA WIN% GB Tiebreaker
      South Korea 7 7 0 41 22 1.000 - -
      Cuba 7 6 1 52 23 .857 1 -
      United States 7 5 2 40 22 .714 2 -
      Japan 7 4 3 30 14 .571 3 -
      Chinese Taipei 7 2 5 29 33 .286 5 1-0
      Canada 7 2 5 29 20 .286 5 0-1
      Netherlands 7 1 6 9 50 .143 6 1-0
      China 7 1 6 14 60 .143 6 0-1

    Semifinal

    Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
      Japan 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 6 2
      South Korea 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 4 X 6 10 1
    WP: Kwang-Hyun Kim (1-0)   LP: Hitoki Iwase (0-3)
    Home runs:
    JPN: None
    KOR: Seung-Yeop Lee (1)

    Bronze medal game

    Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
      Japan 1 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 6 1
      United States 0 1 3 0 4 0 0 0 X 8 9 0
    WP: Brett Anderson (1-0)   LP: Kenshin Kawakami (0-1)
    Home runs:
    JPN: Masahiro Araki (1), Norichika Aoki (1)
    USA: Matt LaPorta (2), Matt Brown (2), Jason Donald (1)

    Boxing

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    Main article: Boxing at the 2008 Summer Olympics

    Japan qualified two boxers for the Olympic boxing tournament. Masatsugu was the first when he qualified at the World Championships.[1] Satoshi was the second, qualifying at the first Asian qualifying event.[2]

    Athlete Event Round of 32 Round of 16 Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
    Opposition
    Result     		Opposition
    Result     		Opposition
    Result     		Opposition
    Result     		Opposition
    Result     		Rank
    Satoshi Shimizu Featherweight Bye   Kılıç (TUR)
    L 9–12     		Did not advance
    Masatsugu Kawachi Light welterweight Bye   Boonjumnong (THA)
    L 1–8     		Did not advance

    Canoeing

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    Main article: Canoeing at the 2008 Summer Olympics

    Slalom

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    Athlete Event Preliminary Semifinal Final
    Run 1 Rank Run 2 Rank Total Rank Time Rank Time Rank Total Rank
    Takuya Haneda Men's C-1 94.08 13 92.24 14 186.32 14 Did not advance
    Kazuki Yazawa Men's K-1 89.82 19 90.05 18 179.87 18 Did not advance
    Hiroyuki Nagao
    Masatoshi Sanma     		Men's C-2 99.47 8 113.09 10 212.56 10Q 110.10 9 Did not advance
    Yuriko Takeshita Women's K-1 111.63 14 113.08 18 224.71 15Q 107.86 6Q 111.44 4 219.30 4

    Sprint

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    Athlete Event Heats Semifinals Final
    Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank
    Shinobu Kitamoto Women's K-1 500 m 1:52.148 4QS 2:01.105 9 Did not advance
    Shinobu Kitamoto
    Mikiko Takeya     		Women's K-2 500 m 1:46.980 6QS 1:43.541 1Q 1:43.291 5
    Shinobu Kitamoto
    Ayaka Kuno
    Yumiko Suzuki
    Mikiko Takeya     		Women's K-4 500 m 1:38.618 5QS 1:37.449 2Q 1:36.465 6

    Qualification Legend: QS = Qualify to semi-final; QF = Qualify directly to final

    Cycling

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    Main article: Cycling at the 2008 Summer Olympics

    Road

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    Athlete Event Time Rank
    Fumiyuki Beppu Men's road race Did not finish
    Men's time trial 1:11:05 39
    Takashi Miyazawa Men's road race 6:55:24 85
    Miho Oki Women's road race 3:33:17 31

    Track

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    Japan has qualified entries in men's Keirin, sprint, team sprint and points race, and women's points race and sprint.

    Sprint
    Athlete Event Qualification Round 1 Repechage 1 Round 2 Repechage 2 Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
    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)     		Rank
    Tsubasa Kitatsuru Men's sprint 10.391
    69.290     		14   Bourgain (FRA)
    L     		  Awang (MAS)
      Kwiatkowski (POL)
    L     		Did not advance
    Kazunari Watanabe 10.346
    69.592     		11   Chiappa (ITA)
    L     		  Blatchford (USA)
      Zhang L (CHN)
    W 10.965
    65.663     		  Hoy (GBR)
    L     		  Sireau (FRA)
      Bayley (AUS)
    L     		Did not advance 9th place final
      Nimke (GER)
      Chiappa (ITA)
      Bayley (AUS)
    L     		12
    Kiyofumi Nagai
    Tomohiro Nagatsuka
    Kazunari Watanabe     		Men's team sprint 44.454
    60.736     		6   Germany (GER)
    L 44.437
    60.760     		— Did not advance 6
    Sakie Tsukuda Women's sprint 12.134
    59.337     		12   Pendleton (GBR)
    L     		  Tsylinskaya (BLR)
      Guerra (CUB)
    L     		— Did not advance 9th place final
      Grankovskaya (RUS)
      Guerra (CUB)
      Hijgenaar (NED)
    L     		12
    Keirin
    Athlete Event 1st round Repechage 2nd round Final
    Rank Rank Rank Rank
    Toshiaki Fushimi Men's keirin 3R 4 Did not advance
    Kiyofumi Nagai 3R 1Q 2Q  
    Omnium
    Athlete Event Points Laps Rank
    Makoto Iijima Men's points race 23 1 8
    Satomi Wadami Women's points race Did not finish

    Mountain biking

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    Athlete Event Time Rank
    Kohei Yamamoto Men's cross-country LAP (3 lap) 46
    Rie Katayama Women's cross-country LAP (1 lap) 20

    BMX

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    Athlete Event Seeding Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
    Result Rank Points Rank Points Rank Result Rank
    Akifumi Sakamoto Men's BMX 40.548 32 19 7 Did not advance

    Diving

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    Main article: Diving at the 2008 Summer Olympics

    One Japanese member qualified for the 3 meter springboard event, by virtue of Ken Terauchi's third-place finish in the semifinal round at the 2007 World Championships. This was the first individual qualification spot earned by Japan for the 2008 Olympics.[3]

    Men
    Athlete Event Preliminaries Semifinals Final
    Points Rank Points Rank Points Rank
    Ken Terauchi 3 m springboard 452.80 10Q 478.25 7Q 442.50 11
    Women
    Athlete Event Preliminaries Semifinals Final
    Points Rank Points Rank Points Rank
    Mai Nakagawa 10 m platform 331.40 9Q 314.60 10Q 296.30 11

    Equestrian

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    Main article: Equestrian at the 2008 Summer Olympics

    Dressage

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    Athlete Horse Event Grand Prix Grand Prix Special Grand Prix Freestyle Overall
    Score Rank Score Rank Score Rank Score Rank
    Hiroshi Hoketsu Whisper Individual 62.542 35 Did not advance
    Yuko Kitai Rambo 59.250 45 Did not advance
    Mieko Yagi Dow Jones 60.167 42 Did not advance
    Hiroshi Hoketsu
    Yuko Kitai
    Mieko Yagi     		See above Team — 60.653 9

    Eventing

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    Athlete Horse Event Dressage Cross-country Jumping Total
    Qualifier Final
    Penalties Rank Penalties Total Rank Penalties Total Rank Penalties Total Rank Penalties Rank
    Yoshiaki Oiwa Gorgeous George Individual 52.40 40 76.40 128.80 55 8.00 136.80 49 Did not advance 136.80 49

    Show jumping

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    Athlete Horse Event Qualification Final Total
    Round 1 Round 2 Round 3 Round A Round B
    Penalties Rank Penalties Total Rank Penalties Total Rank Penalties Rank Penalties Total Rank Penalties Rank
    Eiken Sato Cayak Individual 1 14 24 25 51 Did not advance 25 51
    Taizo Sugitani California 0 =1 17 17 37Q 9 26 37Q 12 29 Did not advance 12 29

    Taizo Sugitani finished qualifying in 37th place which made him a reserve rider for the final. After several qualified horses tested positive for use of capsaicin, he was moved up and participated in Final A.

    Fencing

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    Main article: Fencing at the 2008 Summer Olympics
    Men
    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
    Shogo Nishida Individual épée   Inostroza (CHI)
    L 11–15     		Did not advance
    Kenta Chida Individual foil —   Lau K K (HKG)
    W 15–6     		  Kleibrink (GER)
    L 10–15     		Did not advance
    Yuki Ota —   Souza (BRA)
    W 15–4     		  Choi B-C (KOR)
    W 15–14     		  Joppich (GER)
    W 15–12     		  Sanzo (ITA)
    W 15–14     		  Kleibrink (GER)
    L 9–15     		 
    Satoshi Ogawa Individual sabre   Keita (SEN)
    L 14–15     		Did not advance
    Women
    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
    Megumi Harada Individual épée —   Parkinson (AUS)
    W 15–9     		  Brânză (ROU)
    L 11–15     		Did not advance
    Chieko Sugawara Individual foil Bye   Jung G-O (KOR)
    W 11–9     		  Golubytskyi (GER)
    W 6–5     		  Nam H-H (KOR)
    L 10–15     		Did not advance
    Madoka Hisagae Individual sabre Bye   Dyachenko (RUS)
    L 10–15     		Did not advance

    Field hockey

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    Main article: Field hockey at the 2008 Summer Olympics

    Women's tournament

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    Main article: Field hockey at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Women's tournament
    Team roster

    The following is the Japanese roster in the women's field hockey tournament of the 2008 Summer Olympics.[4]

    Head Coach: Yoo Seung-Jin

    1. Ikuko Okamura (GK)
  • Keiko Miura
  • Mayumi Ono
  • Chie Kimura
  • Rika Komazawa
  • Miyuki Nakagawa
  • Sakae Morimoto
  • Kaori Chiba
  • Yukari Yamamoto
  • Toshie Tsukui
  • Sachimi Iwao
  • Akemi Kato (c)
  • Tomomi Komori
  • Misaki Ozawa
  • Chinami Kozakura
  • Yuka Yoshikawa (GK)

    • Reserve:

    2. Hikari Suwa
    4. Nichika Urata
    Group play
    Team
  • t
  • e
    		•  Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
      Germany 5 4 0 1 12 8 +4 12 Advanced to semifinals
      Argentina 5 3 2 0 13 7 +6 11
      Great Britain 5 2 2 1 7 9 −2 8
      United States 5 1 3 1 9 8 +1 6
      Japan 5 1 1 3 5 7 −2 4
      New Zealand 5 0 0 5 6 13 −7 0
    Source: [citation needed]
    10 August 2008
    08:30
    Japan   2–1   New Zealand
    Morimoto   12'
    Tsukui   17'     		Report Claxton   25'
    Umpires:
    Lee Keum-ju (KOR)
    Minka Woolley (AUS)
    12 August 2008
    18:00
    United States   1–1   Japan
    Barber   58' Report Chiba   12'
    Umpires:
    Sarah Garnett (NZL)
    Lisa Roach (AUS)
    14 August 2008
    18:30
    Japan   1–2   Argentina
    Miura   64' Report Gulla   38'
    Burkart   51'
    Umpires:
    Miao Lin (CHN)
    Gina Spitaleri (ITA)
    16 August 2008
    20:30
    Great Britain   2–1   Japan
    Panter   32'
    Cullen   70'     		Report Miura   58'
    Umpires:
    Minka Woolley (AUS)
    Carol Metchette (IRL)
    18 August 2008
    08:30
    Germany   1–0   Japan
    Beermann   40' Report
    Umpires:
    Julie Ashton-Lucy (AUS)
    Miao Lin (CHN)
    9th–10th place
    20 August 2008
    08:30
    South Korea   2–1   Japan
    Park Jeong-sook   12', 49' Report Komazawa   43'
    Umpires:
    Gina Spitaleri (ITA)
    Lisa Roach (AUS)

    Football (soccer)

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    Main article: Football at the 2008 Summer Olympics

    Men's tournament

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    Roster

    The following is the Japan squad in the men's football tournament of the 2008 Summer Olympics.[5]

    Head coach: Yasuharu Sorimachi

    No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club
    1 1GK Shusaku Nishikawa (1986-06-18)18 June 1986 (aged 22) 0 0   Oita Trinita
    2 3MF Hajime Hosogai (1986-06-10)10 June 1986 (aged 22) 0 0   Urawa Red Diamonds
    3 2DF Maya Yoshida (1988-08-24)24 August 1988 (aged 19) 0 0   Nagoya Grampus
    4 2DF Hiroki Mizumoto (c) (1985-09-12)12 September 1985 (aged 22) 1 0   Kyoto Sanga
    5 2DF Yuto Nagatomo (1986-09-12)12 September 1986 (aged 21) 3 0   FC Tokyo
    6 2DF Masato Morishige (1987-05-21)21 May 1987 (aged 21) 0 0   Oita Trinita
    7 2DF Atsuto Uchida (1988-03-27)27 March 1988 (aged 20) 9 1   Kashima Antlers
    8 3MF Keisuke Honda (1986-06-13)13 June 1986 (aged 22) 1 0   VVV-Venlo
    9 4FW Yohei Toyoda (1985-04-11)11 April 1985 (aged 23) 0 0   Montedio Yamagata
    10 3MF Yohei Kajiyama (1985-09-24)24 September 1985 (aged 22) 0 0   FC Tokyo
    11 4FW Shinji Okazaki (1986-04-16)16 April 1986 (aged 22) 0 0   Shimizu S-Pulse
    12 3MF Hiroyuki Taniguchi (1985-06-27)27 June 1985 (aged 23) 0 0   Kawasaki Frontale
    13 2DF Michihiro Yasuda (1987-12-20)20 December 1987 (aged 20) 5 0   Gamba Osaka
    14 4FW Shinji Kagawa (1989-03-17)17 March 1989 (aged 19) 3 0   Cerezo Osaka
    15 4FW Takayuki Morimoto (1988-05-07)7 May 1988 (aged 20) 0 0   Catania
    16 3MF Takuya Honda (1985-04-17)17 April 1985 (aged 23) 0 0   Shimizu S-Pulse
    17 4FW Tadanari Lee (1985-12-19)19 December 1985 (aged 22) 0 0   Kashiwa Reysol
    18 1GK Kaito Yamamoto (1985-07-10)10 July 1985 (aged 23) 0 0   Shimizu S-Pulse

    * Over-aged player.

    Group play
    Pos Team
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    		•  Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
    1   Nigeria 3 2 1 0 4 2 +2 7 Qualified for the quarterfinals
    2   Netherlands 3 1 2 0 3 2 +1 5
    3   United States 3 1 1 1 4 4 0 4
    4   Japan 3 0 0 3 1 4 −3 0
    Source: [citation needed]
    17:00
    Japan  0–1  United States
    Report Holden   47'
    Tianjin Olympic Center Stadium, Tianjin

    Attendance: 57,102

    Referee: Badara Diatta (Senegal)

    17:00
    Nigeria  2–1  Japan
    Obinna   58'
    Anichebe   74'    		 Report Toyoda   79'
    Tianjin Olympic Center Stadium, Tianjin

    Attendance: 42,592

    Referee: Masoud Moradi (Iran)

    17:00
    Netherlands  1–0  Japan
    Sibon   73' (pen.) Report
    Shenyang Olympic Stadium, Shenyang

    Attendance: 38,790

    Referee: Héctor Baldassi (Argentina)

    Women's tournament

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    Roster

    Head coach: Norio Sasaki

    Japan named a squad of 18 players and 4 alternates for the tournament.[6][7]

    No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club
    1 1GK Miho Fukumoto (1983-10-02)2 October 1983 (aged 24) 39 0   Okayama Yunogo Belle
    2 2DF Yukari Kinga (1984-05-02)2 May 1984 (aged 24) 29 0   NTV Beleza
    3 2DF Hiromi Ikeda (captain) (1975-12-22)22 December 1975 (aged 32) 112 4   Tasaki Perule
    4 2DF Azusa Iwashimizu (1986-10-14)14 October 1986 (aged 21) 33 5   NTV Beleza
    5 3MF Miyuki Yanagita (1981-04-11)11 April 1981 (aged 27) 86 11   Urawa Reds Ladies
    6 3MF Tomoe Kato (1978-05-27)27 May 1978 (aged 30) 112 8   NTV Beleza
    7 2DF Kozue Ando (1982-07-09)9 July 1982 (aged 26) 61 10   Urawa Reds Ladies
    8 3MF Aya Miyama (1985-01-28)28 January 1985 (aged 23) 60 18   Okayama Yunogo Belle
    9 4FW Eriko Arakawa (1979-10-30)30 October 1979 (aged 28) 62 19   NTV Beleza
    10 3MF Homare Sawa (1978-09-06)6 September 1978 (aged 29) 136 68   NTV Beleza
    11 4FW Shinobu Ohno (1984-01-23)23 January 1984 (aged 24) 57 22   NTV Beleza
    12 4FW Karina Maruyama (1983-03-26)26 March 1983 (aged 25) 50 12   TEPCO Mareeze
    13 3MF Ayumi Hara (1979-02-21)21 February 1979 (aged 29) 36 1   INAC Leonessa
    14 2DF Kyoko Yano (1984-06-03)3 June 1984 (aged 24) 44 1   Urawa Reds Ladies
    15 3MF Mizuho Sakaguchi (1987-10-15)15 October 1987 (aged 20) 21 14   Tasaki Perule
    16 3MF Rumi Utsugi (1988-12-05)5 December 1988 (aged 19) 23 4   NTV Beleza
    17 4FW Yūki Nagasato (1987-07-15)15 July 1987 (aged 21) 44 25   NTV Beleza
    18 1GK Ayumi Kaihori (1986-09-04)4 September 1986 (aged 21) 2 0   INAC Leonessa
    Group play
    Pos Team
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    		•  Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
    1   United States 3 2 0 1 5 2 +3 6 Qualified for the quarterfinals
    2   Norway 3 2 0 1 4 5 −1 6
    3   Japan 3 1 1 1 7 4 +3 4
    4   New Zealand 3 0 1 2 2 7 −5 1
    Source: [citation needed]
    17:00
    Japan  2–2  New Zealand
    Miyama   72' (pen.)
    Sawa   86'    		 Report Yallop   37'
    Hearn   56' (pen.)
    Qinhuangdao Olympic Sports Center Stadium, Qinhuangdao

    Attendance: 10,270

    Referee: Deidre Mitchell (South Africa)

    17:00
    United States  1–0  Japan
    Lloyd   27' Report
    Qinhuangdao Olympic Sports Center Stadium, Qinhuangdao

    Attendance: 16,912

    Referee: Pannipar Kamnueng (Thailand)

    19:45
    Norway  1–5  Japan
    Knutsen   27' Report Kinga   31'
    Følstad   51' (o.g.)
    Ohno   52'
    Sawa   71'
    Hara   83'
    Shanghai Stadium, Shanghai

    Attendance: 16,872

    Referee: Shane de Silva (Trinidad and Tobago)

    Quarterfinals
    21:00
    China  0–2  Japan
    Report Sawa   15'
    Nagasato   80'
    Qinhuangdao Olympic Sports Center Stadium, Qinhuangdao

    Attendance: 28,459

    Referee: Christine Beck (Germany)

    Semifinals
    21:00
    United States  4–2  Japan
    Hucles   41', 80'
    Chalupny   44'
    O'Reilly   70'    		 Report Ohno   16'
    Arakawa   90+3'
    Beijing Workers' Stadium, Beijing

    Attendance: 50,937

    Referee: Nicole Petignat (Switzerland)

    Bronze medal game
    18:00
      Germany  2–0  Japan
    Bajramaj   68', 87' Report
    Beijing Workers' Stadium, Beijing

    Attendance: 49,285

    Referee: Estela Álvarez (Argentina)

    Final rank

    4th place

    Gymnastics

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    Main article: Gymnastics at the 2008 Summer Olympics

    Artistic

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    Men
    Team
    Athlete Event Qualification Final
    Apparatus Total Rank Apparatus Total Rank
    F PH R V PB HB F PH R V PB HB
    Takehiro Kashima Team — 14.425 — 15.975 15.550 15.150 — — 15.575 — 15.200 —
    Takuya Nakase 15.500 14.075 15.275 — 15.725 15.450 Q — 15.000 — 15.425 — 15.525 —
    Makoto Okiguchi 15.275 — 15.750 — 15.275 —
    Koki Sakamoto 14.950 14.925 15.525 16.200 15.625 14.725 91.950 5* — 14.850 15.525 15.400 15.000 —
    Hiroyuki Tomita 15.175 15.175 Q 15.025 15.200 15.775 15.550 Q 91.900 6Q — 15.150 15.950 — 16.150 15.625 —
    Kōhei Uchimura 15.725 14.100 14.675 16.200 16.025 15.325 92.050 4Q 15.700 — 16.150 15.925 15.450 —
    Total 61.675 58.625 60.500 64.125 63.150 61.475 369.550 2Q 45.975 45.575 46.900 46.750 47.075 46.600 278.875  

    *Due to a coaching decision, Hiroyuki Tomita started in the individual all-around final instead of Koki Sakamoto.[8] Tomita had finished qualification in 6th place, but behind his teammates Uchimura and Sakamoto, and no more than two gymnasts from the same nation are allowed in the final.

    Individual finals
    Athlete Event Apparatus Total Rank
    F PH R V PB HB
    Takuya Nakase Horizontal bar — 15.450 15.450 5
    Koki Sakamoto All-around Withdrew due to coaching decision
    Hiroyuki Tomita All-around 15.100 15.425 13.850 16.200 16.000 15.675 91.750 4
    Pommel horse — 15.375 — 15.375 5
    Horizontal bar — 15.225 15.225 6
    Kōhei Uchimura All-around 15.825 13.275 15.200 16.300 15.975 15.400 91.975  
    Floor 15.575 — 15.575 5
    Women
    Team
    Athlete Event Qualification Final
    Apparatus Total Rank Apparatus Total Rank
    F V UB BB F V UB BB
    Mayu Kuroda Team — 14.725 14.850 — — 15.350 14.725 —
    Yu Minobe 13.825 14.050 14.525 — did not compete
    Kyoko Oshima 14.175 14.700 14.450 14.300 57.625 27Q 14.450 14.450 14.750 —
    Yuko Shintake 14.175 14.675 — 15.050 — 14.025 14.625 — 15.000 —
    Koko Tsurumi 14.325 14.200 15.025 15.425 58.975 17Q 14.200 — 15.425 15.225 —
    Miki Uemura 12.875 14.475 12.775 14.575 54.700 50 — 14.475 —
    Total 56.500 58.050 58.725 59.900 233.175 8Q 42.675 43.550 45.525 44.950 176.700 5
    Individual finals
    Athlete Event Apparatus Total Rank
    F V UB BB
    Kyoko Oshima All-around 14.400 14.575 14.675 14.975 57.625 20
    Koko Tsurumi All-around 13.675 14.075 14.950 15.400 58.100 17
    Balance beam — 14.450 14.450 8

    Kyoko Oshima qualified for the All-Around final of the top 24 gymnasts because the number of finalists from the same nation is limited to two. Thus, five gymnasts ranked ahead of her were ineligible. For the same reason, Koko Tsurumi appeared in the balance beam apparatus final.

    Rhythmic

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    Japan have qualified a rhythmic gymnastics group.

    Athlete Event Qualification Final
    5 ropes 3 hoops
    2 clubs     		Total Rank 5 ropes 3 hoops
    2 clubs     		Total Rank
    Yuko Endo
    Chihana Hara
    Saori Inagaki
    Nachi Misawa
    Kotono Tanaka
    Honami Tsuboi     		Team 15.425 15.425 30.850 10 did not advance

    Trampoline

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    Athlete Event Qualification Final
    Score Rank Score Rank
    Tetsuya Sotomura Men's 70.30 5Q 39.80 4
    Yasuhiro Ueyama 69.20 9 did not advance
    Haruka Hirota Women's 62.60 12 did not advance

    Judo

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    Main article: Judo at the 2008 Summer Olympics
    Men
    Athlete Event Preliminary Round of 32 Round of 16 Quarterfinals Semifinals Repechage 1 Repechage 2 Repechage 3 Final / BM
    Opposition
    Result     		Opposition
    Result     		Opposition
    Result     		Opposition
    Result     		Opposition
    Result     		Opposition
    Result     		Opposition
    Result     		Opposition
    Result     		Opposition
    Result     		Rank
    Hiroaki Hiraoka −60 kg Bye   Williams-Murray (USA)
    L 0000–0001     		did not advance
    Masato Uchishiba −66 kg Bye   Jimenez (DOM)
    W 1001–0000     		  Miresmaeili (IRI)
    W 0020–0000     		  Sharipov (UZB)
    W 0201–0010     		  Arencibia (CUB)
    W 0020–0001     		Bye   Darbelet (FRA)
    W 1000–0000     		 
    Yusuke Kanamaru −73 kg —   Maloumat (IRI)
    L 0001–1001     		did not advance   Pina (POR)
    W 0011–0010     		  Dashdavaa (MGL)
    W 0100–0000     		  van Tichelt (BEL)
    L 0000–0211     		did not advance
    Takashi Ono −81 kg Bye   Camilo (BRA)
    L 0000–0120     		did not advance
    Hiroshi Izumi −90 kg —   Kelly (AUS)
    W 0010–0000     		  Kazusionak (BLR)
    L 0000–1000     		did not advance
    Keiji Suzuki −100 kg —   Naidangiin (MGL)
    L 0000–1000     		did not advance   Behrla (GER)
    L 0000–1000     		did not advance
    Satoshi Ishii +100 kg Bye   Bianchessi (ITA)
    W 1011–0000     		  El Shehaby (EGY)
    W 1001–0000     		  Tmenov (RUS)
    W 1001–0000     		  Gujejiani (GEO)
    W 1011–0000     		Bye   Tangriev (UZB)
    W 0010–0000     		 
    Women
    Athlete Event Round of 32 Round of 16 Quarterfinals Semifinals Repechage 1 Repechage 2 Repechage 3 Final / BM
    Opposition
    Result     		Opposition
    Result     		Opposition
    Result     		Opposition
    Result     		Opposition
    Result     		Opposition
    Result     		Opposition
    Result     		Opposition
    Result     		Rank
    Ryoko Tani −48 kg   Matsumoto (USA)
    W 0020–0000     		  Wu Sg (CHN)
    W 0100–0000     		  Pareto (ARG)
    W 0001–0000     		  Dumitru (ROU)
    L 0010–0100     		Bye   Bogdanova (RUS)
    W 1000–0000     		 
    Misato Nakamura −52 kg Bye   Tarangul (GER)
    W 0001–0000     		  Heylen (BEL)
    W 0001–0000     		  An K-A (PRK)
    L 0000–0001     		Bye   Kim K-O (KOR)
    W 0200–0000     		 
    Aiko Sato −57 kg Bye   Gasimova (AZE)
    W 1001–0100     		  Xu Y (CHN)
    L 0002–0010     		Did not advance Bye   Koivumäki (FIN)
    W 1011–0000     		  Quadros (BRA)
    L 0000–1000     		did not advance
    Ayumi Tanimoto −63 kg Bye   Barreto (VEN)
    W 1000–0000     		  Kong J-Y (KOR)
    W 1000–0001     		  Gonzalez (CUB)
    W 1011–0000     		Bye   Décosse (FRA)
    W 1000–0000     		 
    Masae Ueno −70 kg   Park K-Y (KOR)
    W 1010–0000     		  Wang J (CHN)
    W 1011–0001     		  Meszaros (HUN)
    W 0200–0000     		  Bosch (NED)
    W 0110–0001     		Bye   Hernandez (CUB)
    W 1000–0000     		 
    Sae Nakazawa −78 kg Bye   Morico (ITA)
    L 0001–0010     		did not advance
    Maki Tsukada +78 kg Bye   Mondiere (FRA)
    W 1000–0001     		  Zambotti (MEX)
    W 1000–0000     		  Polavder (SLO)
    W 1010–0000     		Bye   Tong W (CHN)
    L 0010–1001     		 

    Modern pentathlon

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    Athlete Event Shooting
    (10 m air pistol)     		Fencing
    (épée one touch)     		Swimming
    (200 m freestyle)     		Riding
    (show jumping)     		Running
    (3000 m)     		Total points Final rank
    Points Rank MP Points Results Rank MP points Time Rank MP points Penalties Rank MP points Time Rank MP Points
    Yoshihiro Murakami Men's 181 19 1108 12–23 33 688 2:10.74 31 1232 220 21 980 10:56.35 36 736 4744 31

    Rowing

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    Men
    Athlete Event Heats Repechage Semifinals Final
    Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank
    Daisaku Takeda
    Kazushige Ura     		Lightweight double sculls 6:24.21 4R 6:43.03 3SC/D 6:29.30 1FC 6:23.02 13
    Women
    Athlete Event Heats Repechage Semifinals Final
    Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank
    Akiko Iwamoto
    Misaki Kumakura     		Lightweight double sculls 7:05.67 3R 7:30.92 3SA/B 7:16.13 6FB 7:08.49 9

    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

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    Main article: Sailing at the 2008 Summer Olympics
    Men
    Athlete Event Race Net points Final rank
    1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 M*
    Makoto Tomizawa RS:X 6 20 6 14 7 23 8 DSQ 12 2 18 116 10
    Yoichi Iijima Laser 36 32 16 17 31 BFD 31 DNF 28 CAN EL 235 35
    Tetsuya Matsunaga
    Taro Ueno     		470 1 20 24 13 10 14 1 9 21 4 4 97 7
    Women
    Athlete Event Race Net points Final rank
    1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 M*
    Yasuko Kosuge RS:X 9 12 4 17 14 18 18 11 10 7 EL 102 13
    Naoko Kamata
    Ai Kondo     		470 13 15 14 15 14 1 12 10 1 13 EL 93 14
    Open
    Athlete Event Race Net points Final rank
    1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 M*
    Akira Ishibashi
    Yukio Makino     		49er 8 17 3 13 8 12 8 9 17 6 14 5 CAN CAN CAN EL 103 12

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

    Shooting

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    Main article: Shooting at the 2008 Summer Olympics
    Men
    Athlete Event Qualification Final
    Points Rank Points Rank
    Susumu Kobayashi 10 m air pistol 577 23 did not advance
    50 m pistol 558 10 did not advance
    Tomoyuki Matsuda 10 m air pistol 579 19 did not advance
    50 m pistol 558 9 did not advance
    Toshikazu Yamashita 10 m air rifle 590 28 did not advance
    50 m rifle prone 593 18 did not advance
    50 m rifle 3 positions 1167 16 did not advance
    Women
    Athlete Event Qualification Final
    Points Rank Points Rank
    Michiko Fukushima 10 m air pistol 373 38 did not advance
    25 m pistol 581 10 did not advance
    Yukie Nakayama Trap 67 6Q 86 4

    Softball

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    Main article: Softball at the 2008 Summer Olympics

    Team roster

  • Motoko Fujimoto
  • Megu Hirose
  • Emi Inui
  • Sachiko Ito
  • Ayumi Karino
  • Satoko Mabuchi
  • Yukiyo Mine
  • Masumi Mishina
  • Rei Nishiyama
  • Hiroko Sakai
  • Rie Sato
  • Mika Someya
  • Yukiko Ueno
  • Eri Yamada

    • Preliminary round

    Group table

    Team W L RS RA WIN% GB Tiebreaker
      United States 7 0 53 1 1.000 - -
      Japan 6 1 23 13 .857 1 -
      Australia 5 2 30 11 .714 2 -
      Canada 3 4 17 23 .429 4 -
      Chinese Taipei 2 5 10 23 .286 5 2-0 vs. CHN/VEN
      China 2 5 19 21 .286 5 1-1 vs. TPE/VEN
      Venezuela 2 5 15 35 .286 5 0-2 vs. CHN/TPE
      Netherlands 1 6 8 48 .143 6 -

    Semifinal

    Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
      United States 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 4 6 0
      Japan 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 3 0
    WP: Monica Abbott(3-0)   LP: Yukiko Ueno(3-1)   Sv: Cat Osterman
    Home runs:
    USA: Crystl Bustos(5)
    JPN: None

    Bronze medal game

    Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 R H E
      Australia 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 3 7 2
      Japan 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 4 11 1
    WP: Yukiko Ueno(4-1)   LP: Tanya Harding(3-2)
    Home runs:
    AUS: Kerry Wyborn,
    JPN: Megu Hirose

    The winner of this game advanced to the final while the loser won bronze.

    Swimming

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    Main article: Swimming at the 2008 Summer Olympics
    Men
    Athlete Event Heat Semifinal Final
    Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank
    Takuro Fujii 100 m butterfly 51.50 7Q 51.59 7Q 51.50 6
    200 m individual medley 1:59.19 8Q 1:59.59 10 did not advance
    Ryosuke Irie 200 m backstroke 1:57.68 7Q 1:56.35 4Q 1:55.72 5
    Masayuki Kishida 100 m butterfly 52.45 26 did not advance
    Kosuke Kitajima 100 m breaststroke 59.52 2Q 59.55 2Q 58.91 WR  
    200 m breaststroke 2:09.89 6Q 2:08.61 OR 1Q 2:07.64 OR  
    Takeshi Matsuda 400 m freestyle 3:44.99 10 — did not advance
    1500 m freestyle 15:09.17 18 — did not advance
    200 m butterfly 1:55.06 4Q 1:54.02 2Q 1:52.97  
    Junichi Miyashita 100 m backstroke 54.12 10Q 53.69 7Q 53.99 8
    Tomomi Morita 54.21 12Q 53.95 10 did not advance
    Takashi Nakano 200 m backstroke 1:59.59 21 did not advance
    Yoshihiro Okumura 200 m freestyle 1:46.89 8Q 1:46.44 6Q 1:47.14 7
    Hisayoshi Sato 100 m freestyle 49.85 40 did not advance
    Ryuichi Shibata 200 m butterfly 1:55.82 11Q 1:56.17 13 did not advance
    Yuta Suenaga 100 m breaststroke 1:00.67 13Q 1:00.67 13 did not advance
    200 m breaststroke 2:11.30 =17 did not advance
    Ken Takakuwa 200 m individual medley 1:58.51 4Q 1:58.49 5Q 1:58.22 5
    Sho Uchida 200 m freestyle 1:48.34 24 did not advance
    Takuro Fujii
    Masayuki Kishida
    Yoshihiro Okumura
    Hisayoshi Sato     		4 × 100 m freestyle relay 3:17.28 14 — did not advance
    Hisato Matsumoto
    Yasunori Mononobe
    Yoshihiro Okumura
    Sho Uchida     		4 × 200 m freestyle relay 7:09.12 7Q — 7:10.31 7
    Takuro Fujii
    Kosuke Kitajima
    Junichi Miyashita
    Hisayoshi Sato         		4 × 100 m medley relay 3:32.81 3Q — 3:31.18  
    Women
    Athlete Event Heat Semifinal Final
    Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank
    Maiko Fujino 800 m freestyle 8:35.60 21 — did not advance
    400 m individual medley 4:37.35 11 — did not advance
    Saori Haruguchi 400 m individual medley 4:45.22 27 — did not advance
    Natsumi Hoshi 200 m butterfly 2:07.02 6Q 2:07.93 10 did not advance
    Hanae Ito 100 m backstroke 1:00.16 8Q 1:00.13 7Q 1:00.18 8
    200 m backstroke 2:10.05 14Q 2:09.86 12 did not advance
    Rie Kaneto 200 m breaststroke 2:24.62 5Q 2:25.65 8Q 2:25.14 7
    Yuka Kato 100 m butterfly 58.94 23 did not advance
    Asami Kitagawa 100 m breaststroke 1:08.36 15Q 1:08.23 5Q 1:08.43 8
    200 m individual medley 2:12.47 =9 Q 2:12.18 =8 WSO 2:11.56 6
    Maki Mita 200 m freestyle 1:59.96 21 did not advance
    Reiko Nakamura 100 m backstroke 59.36 2Q 59.64 3Q 59.72 6
    200 m backstroke 2:09.77 12Q 2:08.21 4Q 2:07.13  
    Yuko Nakanishi 100 m butterfly 58.61 =18 did not advance
    200 m butterfly 2:06.62 3Q 2:06.96 5Q 2:07.32 5
    Ai Shibata 400 m freestyle 4:17.96 31 — did not advance
    800 m freestyle 8:41.63 27 — did not advance
    Megumi Taneda 100 m breaststroke 1:08.45 17 did not advance
    200 m breaststroke 2:24.75 6Q 2:25.42 7Q 2:25.23 8
    Haruka Ueda 200 m freestyle 1:57.64 8Q 1:58.44 13 did not advance
    Asami Kitagawa
    Maki Mita
    Haruka Ueda
    Misaki Yamaguchi     		4 × 100 m freestyle relay 3:39.25 9 — did not advance
    Maki Mita
    Emi Takanabe
    Haruka Ueda
    Misaki Yamaguchi     		4 × 200 m freestyle relay 7:55.63 8Q — 7:57.56 7
    Hanae Ito*
    Yuka Kato
    Asami Kitagawa
    Reiko Nakamura
    Haruka Ueda     		4 × 100 m medley relay 3:59.91 6Q — 3:59.54 6

    * Competed in heats only; WSO - Win swim-off; LSO - Lost swim-off

    Synchronized swimming

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    Athlete Event Technical routine Free routine (preliminary) Free routine (final)
    Points Rank Points Total (technical + free) Rank Points Total (technical + free) Rank
    Saho Harada
    Emiko Suzuki         		Duet 48.250 3 48.500 96.750 3Q 48.917 97.167  
    Ai Aoki
    Saho Harada
    Yumiko Ishiguro
    Naoko Kawashima
    Hiromi Kobayashi
    Erika Komura
    Ayako Matsumura
    Emiko Suzuki
    Masako Tachibana     		Team 48.167 4 — 47.167 95.334 5

    Table tennis

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    Main article: Table tennis at the 2008 Summer Olympics
    Men's singles
    Athlete Event Preliminary round Round 1 Round 2 Round 3 Round 4 Quarterfinals Semifinals Final / BM
    Opposition
    Result     		Opposition
    Result     		Opposition
    Result     		Opposition
    Result     		Opposition
    Result     		Opposition
    Result     		Opposition
    Result     		Opposition
    Result     		Rank
    Yo Kan Singles Bye   Smirnov (RUS)
    W 4–1     		  Wang H (CHN)
    L 1–4     		did not advance
    Seiya Kishikawa Bye   Zhang P (CAN)
    W 4–2     		  Tan Rw (CRO)
    L 1–4     		did not advance
    Jun Mizutani Bye   Éloi (FRA)
    W 4–3     		  Kreanga (GRE)
    L 1–4     		did not advance
    Women's singles
    Athlete Event Preliminary round Round 1 Round 2 Round 3 Round 4 Quarterfinals Semifinals Final / BM
    Opposition
    Result     		Opposition
    Result     		Opposition
    Result     		Opposition
    Result     		Opposition
    Result     		Opposition
    Result     		Opposition
    Result     		Opposition
    Result     		Rank
    Ai Fukuhara Singles Bye   Hu (TUR)
    W 4–1     		  Zhang Yn (CHN)
    L 1–4     		did not advance
    Haruna Fukuoka Bye   Komwong (THA)
    W 4–0     		  Kim K-A (KOR)
    L 2–4     		did not advance
    Sayaka Hirano Bye   Gao J (USA)
    L 1–4     		did not advance
    Team
    Athlete Event Group round Semifinals Bronze playoff 1 Bronze playoff 2 Bronze medal Final
    Opposition
    Result     		Rank Opposition
    Result     		Opposition
    Result     		Opposition
    Result     		Opposition
    Result     		Opposition
    Result     		Rank
    Yo Kan
    Seiya Kishikawa
    Jun Mizutani     		Men's team Group D
      Hong Kong (HKG)
    W 3 – 0
      Nigeria (NGR)
    W 3 – 0
      Russia (RUS)
    W 3 – 0     		1Q   Germany (GER)
    L 2 – 3     		Bye   Austria (AUT)
    L 1 – 3     		did not advance
    Ai Fukuhara
    Haruna Fukuoka
    Sayaka Hirano     		Women's team Group D
      South Korea (KOR)
    L 0 – 3
      Spain (ESP)
    W 3 – 2
      Australia (AUS)
    W 3 – 0     		2 Did not advance   Austria (AUT)
    W 3 – 0     		  Hong Kong (HKG)
    W 3 – 2     		  South Korea (KOR)
    L 0 – 3     		Did not advance 4

    Taekwondo

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    Main article: Taekwondo at the 2008 Summer Olympics
    Athlete Event Round of 16 Quarterfinals Semifinals Repechage Bronze Medal Final
    Opposition
    Result     		Opposition
    Result     		Opposition
    Result     		Opposition
    Result     		Opposition
    Result     		Opposition
    Result     		Rank
    Yoriko Okamoto Women's −67 kg   Benabderrassoul (MAR)
    L 0–2     		did not advance

    Tennis

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    Main article: Tennis at the 2008 Summer Olympics
    Athlete Event Round of 64 Round of 32 Round of 16 Quarterfinals Semifinals Final / BM
    Opposition
    Score     		Opposition
    Score     		Opposition
    Score     		Opposition
    Score     		Opposition
    Score     		Opposition
    Score     		Rank
    Kei Nishikori Men's singles   Schüttler (GER)
    L 4–6, 7–6(7–5), 3–6     		did not advance
    Ayumi Morita Women's singles   Erakovic (NZL)
    W 5–7, 7–6(9–7), 6–4     		  Li N (CHN)
    L 2–6, 5–7     		did not advance
    Ai Sugiyama   Hantuchová (SVK)
    L 2–6, 5–7     		did not advance
    Ayumi Morita
    Ai Sugiyama     		Women's doubles —   Arn /
    Szávay (HUN)
    W 6–3, 6–3     		  S Williams /
    V Williams (USA)
    L 5–7, 2–6     		did not advance

    Triathlon

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    Main article: Triathlon at the 2008 Summer Olympics
    Athlete Event Swim (1.5 km) Trans 1 Bike (40 km) Trans 2 Run (10 km) Total Time Rank
    Hirokatsu Tayama Men's 18:04 0:30 59:12 0:29 37:58 1:56:13.68 48
    Ryosuke Yamamoto 18:27 0:26 58:53 0:29 33:56 1:52:11.98 30
    Juri Ide Women's 19:50 0:29 1:04:24 0:35 35:05 2:00:23.77 5
    Kiyomi Niwata 19:56 0:34 1:04:14 0:31 35:36 2:00:51.85 9
    Ai Ueda 20:17 0:29 1:03:56 0:28 37:09 2:02:19.09 17

    Volleyball

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    Main article: Volleyball at the 2008 Summer Olympics

    Beach

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    Main article: Beach volleyball at the 2008 Summer Olympics
    Athlete Event Preliminary round Standing Round of 16 Quarterfinals Semifinals Final / BM
    Opposition
    Score     		Opposition
    Score     		Opposition
    Score     		Opposition
    Score     		Opposition
    Score     		Rank
    Kentaro Asahi
    Katsuhiro Shiratori     		Men's Pool F
      Brink – Dieckmann (GER)
    L 0 – 2 (18–21, 18–21)
      Boersma – Ronnes (NED)
    W 2 – 1 (21–15, 23–25, 15–11)
      Gibb – Rosenthal (USA)
    L 1 – 2 (15–21, 21–19, 16–18)     		2Q   Araújo –
    Luiz (BRA)
    L 0 – 2 (21–23, 15–21)     		did not advance
    Chiaki Kusuhara
    Mika Teru Saiki     		Women's Pool B
      Walsh – May-Treanor (USA)
    L 0 – 2 (12–21, 15–21)
      Håkedal – Torlen (NOR)
    L 0 – 2 (8–21, 18–21)
      Grasset – Peraza (CUB)
    L 0 – 2 (18–21, 17–21)     		4 did not advance

    Indoor

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    Japan qualified teams in both the men's and women's tournaments. The men's team lost all five matches in the group play, finishing last in their group, and failing to qualify for the final round. The men's final ranking was tied for 11th place. The women's team won two of the matches in the group play, and advanced to the quarterfinals, where they lost to Brazil. The women's final ranking was tied for 5th place.

    Men's tournament

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    Main article: Volleyball at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Men's tournament
    Roster

    The following is the Japanese roster in the men's volleyball tournament of the 2008 Summer Olympics.[9]

    Head Coach: Tatsuya Ueta

    № Name Date of birth Height Weight Spike Block 2008 club
    1 Nobuharu Saito 29 September 1973 2.05 m (6 ft 9 in) 95 kg (209 lb) 345 cm (136 in) 330 cm (130 in)   Toray Arrows
    5 Daisuke Usami 29 March 1979 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) 83 kg (183 lb) 330 cm (130 in) 320 cm (130 in)   Panasonic Panthers
    7 Takahiro Yamamoto 12 July 1978 2.01 m (6 ft 7 in) 90 kg (200 lb) 345 cm (136 in) 331 cm (130 in)   Panasonic Panthers
    8 Masaji Ogino (c) 8 January 1970 1.97 m (6 ft 6 in) 98 kg (216 lb) 340 cm (130 in) 320 cm (130 in)   Suntory Sunbirds
    11 Yoshihiko Matsumoto 7 January 1981 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) 80 kg (180 lb) 358 cm (141 in) 340 cm (130 in)   NEC Blue Rockets
    12 Kota Yamamura 20 October 1980 2.05 m (6 ft 9 in) 95 kg (209 lb) 350 cm (140 in) 340 cm (130 in)   Suntory Sunbirds
    13 Kunihiro Shimizu 11 August 1986 1.94 m (6 ft 4 in) 95 kg (209 lb) 345 cm (136 in) 320 cm (130 in)   Tokai University
    14 Tatsuya Fukuzawa 1 July 1986 1.89 m (6 ft 2 in) 84 kg (185 lb) 355 cm (140 in) 330 cm (130 in)   Chuo University
    15 Katsutoshi Tsumagari (L) 2 November 1975 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) 78 kg (172 lb) 320 cm (130 in) 305 cm (120 in)   Suntory Sunbirds
    16 Yusuke Ishijima 9 January 1984 1.97 m (6 ft 6 in) 100 kg (220 lb) 345 cm (136 in) 335 cm (132 in)   Osaka Blazers Sakai
    17 Yu Koshikawa 30 June 1984 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) 87 kg (192 lb) 348 cm (137 in) 335 cm (132 in)   Suntory Sunbirds
    18 Kosuke Tomonaga 22 July 1980 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in) 83 kg (183 lb) 320 cm (130 in) 310 cm (120 in)   Osaka Blazers Sakai
    Group play
    Pos Team
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    		•  Pld W L Pts SPW SPL SPR SW SL SR Qualification
    1   United States 5 5 0 10 460 371 1.240 15 4 3.750 Quarterfinals
    2   Italy 5 4 1 9 439 401 1.095 13 6 2.167
    3   Bulgaria 5 3 2 8 446 440 1.014 10 9 1.111
    4   China 5 2 3 7 445 492 0.904 9 13 0.692
    5   Venezuela 5 1 4 6 421 451 0.933 8 12 0.667
    6   Japan 5 0 5 5 392 448 0.875 4 15 0.267
    Source: [citation needed]
    10 August 2008 (2008-08-10)
    12:10     		Italy   3–1   Japan Beijing Institute of Technology Gymnasium, Beijing
    Attendance: 3,000
    Referees: Humberto Salas (MEX), Victor Rodriguez (PUR)
    (25–19, 25–18, 23–25, 25–17)
    Results Statistics
    12 August 2008 (2008-08-12)
    22:45     		Japan   1–3   Bulgaria Capital Indoor Stadium, Beijing
    Attendance: 3,200
    Referees: Mitch Davidson (CAN), Victor Rodriguez (PUR)
    (27–29, 25–23, 21–25, 19–25)
    Results Statistics
    14 August 2008
    20:00     		China   3–2   Japan Capital Indoor Stadium, Beijing
    Attendance: 13,000
    Referees: Bela Hobor (HUN), Frank Leuthauser (GER)
    (25–20, 25–23, 17–25, 16–25, 15–10)
    result statistics
    16 August 2008
    22:00     		Venezuela   3–0   Japan Capital Indoor Stadium, Beijing
    Attendance: 7,500
    Referees: Mitch Davidson (CAN), Victor Rodriguez (PUR)
    (25–23, 25–21, 25–23)
    result statistics
    18 August 2008
    22:35     		Japan   0–3   United States Capital Indoor Stadium, Beijing
    Attendance: 5,800
    Referees: Dejan Jovanovic (SRB), Patrick Deregnaucourt (FRA)
    (18–25, 12–25, 21–25)
    result statistics

    Women's tournament

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    Main article: Volleyball at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Women's tournament
    Roster

    The following is the Japanese roster in the women's volleyball tournament of the 2008 Summer Olympics.[10][11]

    Head Coach: Shoichi Yanagimoto

    № Name Date of birth Height Weight Spike Block 2008 club
    1 Megumi Kurihara 31 July 1984 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) 69 kg (152 lb) 305 cm (120 in) 285 cm (112 in)   Pioneer Red Wings
    2 Asako Tajimi 26 June 1972 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) 70 kg (150 lb) 309 cm (122 in) 304 cm (120 in)   Pioneer Red Wings
    3 Yoshie Takeshita (C) 18 March 1978 1.59 m (5 ft 3 in) 52 kg (115 lb) 280 cm (110 in) 270 cm (110 in)   JT Marvelous
    4 Kanako Omura 15 December 1976 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in) 70 kg (150 lb) 319 cm (126 in) 310 cm (120 in)   Hisamitsu Springs
    5 Miyuki Takahashi 25 December 1978 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) 65 kg (143 lb) 290 cm (110 in) 285 cm (112 in)   NEC Red Rockets
    6 Yuko Sano (L) 26 July 1979 1.59 m (5 ft 3 in) 54 kg (119 lb) 260 cm (100 in) 250 cm (98 in)   Hisamitsu Springs
    7 Sachiko Sugiyama 19 October 1979 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in) 66 kg (146 lb) 310 cm (120 in) 305 cm (120 in)   NEC Red Rockets
    8 Yuka Sakurai 2 September 1974 1.67 m (5 ft 6 in) 63 kg (139 lb) 290 cm (110 in) 275 cm (108 in)   Denso Airybees
    9 Miyuki Kano 17 May 1977 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in) 65 kg (143 lb) 298 cm (117 in) 275 cm (108 in)   Hisamitsu Springs
    11 Erika Araki 3 August 1984 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) 79 kg (174 lb) 307 cm (121 in) 298 cm (117 in)   Toray Arrows
    12 Saori Kimura 19 August 1986 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) 66 kg (146 lb) 298 cm (117 in) 293 cm (115 in)   Toray Arrows
    14 Yuki Kawai 22 January 1990 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in) 63 kg (139 lb) 280 cm (110 in) 275 cm (108 in)   JT Marvelous
    Group play
    Pos Team
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    		•  Pld W L Pts SPW SPL SPR SW SL SR Qualification
    1   Cuba 5 5 0 10 426 371 1.148 15 3 5.000 Quarterfinals
    2   United States 5 4 1 9 459 441 1.041 12 9 1.333
    3   China 5 3 2 8 467 395 1.182 13 7 1.857
    4   Japan 5 2 3 7 381 389 0.979 7 11 0.636
    5   Poland 5 1 4 6 441 445 0.991 9 12 0.750 Eliminated
    6   Venezuela 5 0 5 5 262 395 0.663 1 15 0.067
    Source: [citation needed]
    9 August 2008
    22:00     		Japan   1–3   United States Capital Indoor Stadium
    Attendance: 11,500
    Referees: Massimo Menghini (Italy), Andrei Zenovich (Russia)
    (20–25, 25–20, 19–25, 21–25)
    result statistics
    11 August 2008
    22:15     		Japan   3–0   Venezuela Capital Indoor Stadium
    Attendance: 5,000
    Referees: Karin Zahorcova (Czech Republic), Frans Loderus (Netherlands)
    (25–12, 25–17, 25–12)
    result statistics
    13 August 2008
    22:30     		Poland   2–3   Japan Capital Indoor Stadium
    Attendance: 5,400
    Referees: Humberto Salas (Mexico), Francisco de Souza (Brazil)
    (21–25, 20–25, 25–18, 25–23, 11–15)
    result statistics
    15 August 2008
    22:45     		Japan   0–3   Cuba Capital Indoor Stadium
    Attendance: 5,000
    Referees: Andrei Zenovich (Russia), Massimo Menghini (Italy)
    (17–25, 22–25, 22–25)
    result statistics
    17 August 2008
    20:00     		China   3–0   Japan Capital Indoor Stadium
    Attendance: 13,000
    Referees: Kim Kun-Tae (South Korea), Janpen Jirakakul (Thailand)
    (26–24, 25–16, 25–14)
    result statistics
    Quarterfinal
    19 August 2008
    12:00     		Japan   0–3   Brazil Capital Indoor Stadium
    Attendance: 12,500
    Referees: Konstantin Tufekchiev (Bulgaria), Karin Zahorcova (Czech Republic)
    (12–25, 20–25, 16–25)
    result statistics

    Weightlifting

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    Main article: Weightlifting at the 2008 Summer Olympics
    Athlete Event Snatch Clean & Jerk Total Rank
    Result Rank Result Rank
    Yasunobu Sekikawa Men's −56 kg 114 12 142 11 256 11
    Masaharu Yamada 106 17 153 6 259 9
    Yoshito Shintani Men's −69 kg 135 15 175 8 310 10
    Hiromi Miyake Women's −48 kg 80 4 105 4 185 4[12][13] IOC document moved up from 6th to 4th on November 6, 2018
    Misaki Oshiro 80 6 92 6 172 6[12][13] IOC document moved up from 8th to 6th on November 6, 2018
    Rika Saito Women's −69 kg 87 7 122 5 209 6[12][13] IOC document moved up from 8th to 6th on November 6, 2018

    Wrestling

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    Main article: Wrestling at the 2008 Summer Olympics

    Japan has qualified in the following quota places.

    Key:

    Men's freestyle
    Athlete Event Qualification Round of 16 Quarterfinal Semifinal Repechage 1 Repechage 2 Final / BM
    Opposition
    Result     		Opposition
    Result     		Opposition
    Result     		Opposition
    Result     		Opposition
    Result     		Opposition
    Result     		Opposition
    Result     		Rank
    Tomohiro Matsunaga −55 kg   Diatta (SEN)
    W 5–0 VT     		  Akgul (TUR)
    W 3–0 PO     		  Mansurov (UZB)
    W 3–1 PP     		  Kudukhov (RUS)
    W 5–0 VT     		Bye   Cejudo (USA)
    L 0–3 PO     		 
    Kenichi Yumoto −60 kg Bye   Korjakin (TJK)
    W 5–0 VT     		  Dutt (IND)
    W 3–1 PP     		  Fedoryshyn (UKR)
    L 1–3 PP     		Bye   Bazarguruev (KGZ)
    W 3–0 PO     		 
    Kazuhiko Ikematsu −66 kg Bye   Tushishvili (GEO)
    L 1–3 PP     		did not advance 13
    Men's Greco-Roman
    Athlete Event Qualification Round of 16 Quarterfinal Semifinal Repechage 1 Repechage 2 Final / BM
    Opposition
    Result     		Opposition
    Result     		Opposition
    Result     		Opposition
    Result     		Opposition
    Result     		Opposition
    Result     		Opposition
    Result     		Rank
    Makoto Sasamoto −60 kg   Mnatsakanyan (ARM)
    W 3–1 PP     		  Nazaryan (BUL)
    L 1–3 PP     		did not advance 10
    Shingo Matsumoto −84 kg   Forov (ARM)
    L 1–3 PP     		did not advance 15
    Kenzo Kato −96 kg   Timoncini (ITA)
    L 0–3 PO     		did not advance 19
    Women's freestyle
    Athlete Event Qualification Round of 16 Quarterfinal Semifinal Repechage 1 Repechage 2 Final / BM
    Opposition
    Result     		Opposition
    Result     		Opposition
    Result     		Opposition
    Result     		Opposition
    Result     		Opposition
    Result     		Opposition
    Result     		Rank
    Chiharu Icho −48 kg Bye   Li Xm (CHN)
    W 3–1 PP     		  Merleni (UKR)
    W 5–0 VT     		  Chun (USA)
    W 3–1 PP     		Bye   Huynh (CAN)
    L 1–3 PP     		 
    Saori Yoshida −55 kg —   Nerell (SWE)
    W 3–1 PP     		  Golts (RUS)
    W 3–0 PO     		  Verbeek (CAN)
    W 3–0 PO     		Bye   Xu L (CHN)
    W 5–0 VT     		 
    Kaori Icho −63 kg Bye   Zamula (AZE)
    W 5–0 VT     		  Miller (USA)
    W 5–0 VT     		  Dugrenier (CAN)
    W 3–1 PP     		Bye   Kartashova (RUS)
    W 3–0 PO     		 
    Kyoko Hamaguchi −72 kg —   Perepelkina (RUS)
    W 3–1 PP     		  Conceição (BRA)
    W 5–0 VT     		  Wang J (CHN)
    L 0–5 VT     		Bye   Bernard (USA)
    W 3–1 PP     		 

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