Japan at the 2022 Winter Paralympics

Japan at the
2022 Winter Paralympics
Flag of Japan
IPC codeJPN
NPCJapan Paralympic Committee
Websitewww.parasports.or.jp (in Japanese)
in Beijing, China
4 March 2022 (2022-03-04) – 13 March 2022 (2022-03-13)
Competitors29 (21 men and 8 women) in 4 sports
Flag bearer (opening)Taiki Kawayoke
Flag bearer (closing)Taiki Kawayoke
Medals
Ranked 9th
Gold
4
Silver
1
Bronze
2
Total
7
Winter Paralympics appearances (overview)

Japan competed at the 2022 Winter Paralympics in Beijing, China which took place between 4–13 March 2022.[1][2] In total, 29 athletes were scheduled to compete.[1][3]

Team captain and para-alpine skier, Momoka Muraoka, became the most successful athlete after winning four medals at once. She won the downhill, Super-G, and giant slalom events. She also won silver in the super combined event.

Medalists

Further information: 2022 Winter Paralympics medal table and List of 2022 Winter Paralympics medal winners

The following Japanese competitors won medals at the games. In the discipline sections below, the medalists' names are bolded.

Administration

President of the Japanese Paralympic Committee Junichi Kawai served as Chef de Mission.[3]

Competitors

The following is the list of number of competitors participating at the Games per sport/discipline.

Sport Men Women Total
Alpine skiing 9 6 15
Biathlon 1* 2* 3*
Cross-country skiing 6* 3* 9*
Snowboarding 6 0 6
Total 21 8 29

Alpine skiing

Main article: Alpine skiing at the 2022 Winter Paralympics

Japan competed in alpine skiing.[4]

Men
Athlete Event Run 1 Run 2 Total
Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank
Yamato Aoki Giant slalom, standing 1:10.99 31 1:07.44 31 2:18.43 30
Slalom, standing 1:13.18 37 1:01.61 24 2:14.79 26
Tetsu Fujiwara Giant slalom, sitting 1:10.28 24 1:08.62 25 2:18.90 23
Slalom, sitting 55.62 22 DNF
Super combined, sitting DNF
Super-G, sitting — DNF
Akira Kano Downhill, sitting — 1:20.58 7
Giant slalom, sitting 1:07.36 19 DNF
Slalom, sitting DNF
Super combined, sitting 1:14.70 6 DNF
Super-G, sitting — DNF
Gakuta Koike Downhill, standing — 1:22.46 21
Giant slalom, standing 1:03.05 14 1:01.00 14 2:04.05 14
Slalom, standing 51.06 26 59.09 18 1:50.15 18
Super combined, standing DNF
Super-G, standing — 1:16.43 24
Hiraku Misawa Downhill, standing — 1:20.20 14
Slalom, standing DNF
Super combined, standing 1:15.18 14 42.57 9 1:57.75 11
Super-G, standing — DNF
Taiki Morii Downhill, sitting — 1:18.29
Giant slalom, sitting 1:05.38 10 1:01.74 7 2:07.12 8
Slalom, sitting 46.48 7 56.07 6 1:42.55 5
Super combined, sitting 1:10.79 2 DNF
Super-G, sitting — 1:10.61
Takeshi Suzuki Downhill, sitting — 1:22.84 8
Giant slalom, sitting 1:04.93 9 59.83 5 2:04.76 5
Slalom, sitting 44.82 4 DNF
Super combined, sitting 1:16.40 11 40.77 5 1:57.17 5
Super-G, sitting — 1:16.73 11
Kohei Takahashi Slalom, standing 48.01 15 56.80 16 1:44.81 12
Masahiko Tokai Giant slalom, standing 1:11.40 33 1:07.30 30 2:18.70 31
Slalom, standing 1:06.52 36 1:01.20 23 2:07.72 25
Super combined, standing 1:21.30 28 47.24 20 2:08.54 20
Super-G, standing — DQ
Women
Athlete Event Run 1 Run 2 Total
Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank
Norika Harada Giant slalom, sitting DNF
Slalom, sitting 1:10.31 7 1:07.77 8 2:28.08 8
Ammi Hondo Downhill, standing — 1:25.90 6
Giant slalom, standing 1:03.58 10 1:07.49 7 2:11.07 7
Slalom, standing 57.97 7 59.49 7 1:57.46 6
Super combined, standing 1:21.98 7 51.42 6 2:13.40 6
Super-G, standing — 1:19.92 8
Noriko Kamiyama Downhill, standing — 1:38.49 8
Giant slalom, standing 1:10.48 16 1:15.74 14 2:26.22 13
Slalom, standing 1:01.24 8 1:01.71 8 2:02.95 8
Super combined, standing DQ
Super-G, standing — 1:27.73 10
Momoka Muraoka Downhill, sitting — 1:29.77
Giant slalom, sitting 1:01.76 2 1:00.51 1 2:02.27
Slalom, sitting 53.44 5 52.10 4 1:45.54 5
Super combined, sitting 1:20.37 1 51.77 2 2:12.14
Super-G, sitting — 1:23.73
Yoshiko Tanaka Giant slalom, sitting DNF
Slalom, sitting 1:10.78 8 1:05.15 6 2:15.93 6
Super combined, sitting 1:36.33 5 1:08.81 4 2:45.14 4
Super-G, sitting — 1:35.69 5

Biathlon

Main article: Biathlon at the 2022 Winter Paralympics

Japan competed in biathlon.[5]

Men
Athlete Events Final
Missed Shots Result Rank
Keiichi Sato 6 km, standing 2 19:15.3 11
10 km, standing 1 34:49.2 9
12.5 km, standing 1 45:15.7 7
Women
Athlete Events Final
Missed Shots Result Rank
Momoko Dekijima 6 km, standing 2 22:35.5 14
10 km, standing 3 41:59.1 10
12.5 km, standing 4 56:29.2 12
Yurika Abe 6 km, standing 7 26:13.1 16
12.5 km, standing 8 1:03:34.3 13

Cross-country skiing

Main article: Cross-country skiing at the 2022 Winter Paralympics

Japan competed in cross-country skiing.[6]

Men
Athlete Event Qualification Semifinal Final
Result Rank Result Rank Result Rank
Ryohei Ariyasu
Guide: Yuhei Fujita 		Sprint, visually impaired 3:34.72 16 Did not advance
Middle distance, visually impaired — 45:01.8 16
Long distance, visually impaired — 1:15:04.8 7
Keigo Iwamoto Sprint, standing 3:14.45 22 Did not advance
Middle distance, standing — 41:18.7 15
Long distance, standing — 1:04:58.7 13
Taiki Kawayoke Sprint, standing 2:49.95 6 Q 3:30.1 4 Did not advance
Middle distance, standing — 37:23.9 8
Long distance, standing — 52:52.8
Hiroaki Mori Sprint, sitting 2:49.22 31 Did not advance
Middle distance, sitting — 43:07.9 30
Yoshihiro Nitta Sprint, standing 2:56.69 12 Q 3:32.7 4 Did not advance
Long distance, standing — 57:46.7 7
Keiichi Sato Middle distance, standing — 39:58.8 12
Women
Athlete Event Qualification Semifinal Final
Result Rank Result Rank Result Rank
Yurika Abe Sprint, standing 3:46.04 12 Q 4:57.1 6 Did not qualify
Long distance, standing — 56:45.7 8
Momoko Dekijima Middle distance, standing — 46:55.3 14
Mika Iwamoto Sprint, standing 4:11.96 15 Did not qualify
Middle distancee, standing — 55:17.0 15
Relay
Athletes Event Final
Time Rank
Keigo Iwamoto
Momoko Dekijima
Hiroaki Mori
Yurika Abe 		4 x 2.5 km mixed relay 31:17.7 7
Yoshihiro Nitta
Taiki Kawayoke 		4 x 2.5 km open relay 31:38.1 7

Snowboarding

Main article: Snowboarding at the 2022 Winter Paralympics

Japan competed in snowboarding.[7]

Banked slalom
Athlete Event Run 1 Run 2 Best Rank
Daichi Oguri Men's SB-LL1 1:15.55 1:14.42 1:14.42 7
Junta Kosuda Men's SB-LL1 1:16.32 DNF 1:16.32 10
Takahito Ichikawa Men's SB-LL2 1:11.31 1:12.35 1:11.31 8
Keiji Okamoto Men's SB-LL2 1:13.38 1:14.34 1:13.38 13
Shinji Tabuchi Men's SB-LL2 1:14.82 1:14.57 1:14.57 18
Masataka Oiwane Men's SB-UL 1:14.39 1:14.45 1:14.39 13
Snowboard cross
Athlete Event Qualification Quarterfinal Semifinal Final
Run 1 Run 2 Rank Position Position Position
Daichi Oguri Men's SB-LL1 1:08.34 1:07.69 6 Q 2 Q 4 FB 5
Junta Kosuda Men's SB-LL1 1:08.89 DNF 7 Q 2 Q 3 FB 7
Takahito Ichikawa Men's SB-LL2 1:04.33 1:03.63 6 Q 2 Q 4 FB 5
Keiji Okamoto Men's SB-LL2 1:04.77 1:03.95 8 Q 2 Q 4 FB 8
Shinji Tabuchi Men's SB-LL2 1:07.36 1:07.72 16 Q 3 Did not advance
Masataka Oiwane Men's SB-UL 1:04.18 1:12.10 11 Q 2 Q 4 FB 8

Qualification legend: Q - Qualify to next round; FA - Qualify to medal final; FB - Qualify to consolation final

See also

References

  1. ^ a b "Japanese Paralympians await their turn in Beijing Games spotlight". The Japan Times. 22 February 2022. Archived from the original on 23 February 2022. Retrieved 22 February 2022.
  2. ^ "北京2022冬季パラリンピック日本代表を一挙紹介（※2022年2月8日更新）" [Introducing the Beijing 2022 Winter Paralympic Japan National Team (* Updated on February 8, 2022)]. parasapo.tokyo (in Japanese). 8 February 2022.
  3. ^ a b Lloyd, Owen (24 February 2022). "Muraoka set to captain Japanese athlete delegation at Beijing 2022 Paralympics". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 24 February 2022.
  4. ^ "Alpine Skiing Results Book" (PDF). 2022 Winter Paralympics. Archived from the original (PDF) on 13 March 2022. Retrieved 13 March 2022.
  5. ^ "Biathlon Results Book" (PDF). 2022 Winter Paralympics. Archived from the original (PDF) on 15 March 2022. Retrieved 15 March 2022.
  6. ^ "Cross-country Skiing Results Book" (PDF). 2022 Winter Paralympics. Archived from the original (PDF) on 13 March 2022. Retrieved 15 March 2022.
  7. ^ "Snowboarding Results Book" (PDF). 2022 Winter Paralympics. Archived from the original (PDF) on 12 March 2022. Retrieved 12 March 2022.
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