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Japan at the 2010 Winter Paralympics

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Japan at the
2010 Winter Paralympics
IPC codeJPN
NPCJapan Paralympic Committee
Websitewww.jsad.or.jp (in Japanese)
in Vancouver
Competitors42 in 5 sports
Flag bearer Takayuki Endo[1]
Medals
Ranked 8th
Gold
3
Silver
3
Bronze
5
Total
11
Winter Paralympics appearances (overview)

Japan sent 42 competitors to compete in all five disciplines at the 2010 Winter Paralympics[2] in Vancouver.

Medalists

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Further information: 2010 Winter Paralympics medal table and List of 2010 Winter Paralympics medal winners
Medal Name Sport Event Date
 Gold Yoshihiro Nitta Cross country skiing Men's 10 km classic, standing 18 March
 Gold Akira Kano Alpine skiing Men's super-G, sitting 20 March
 Gold Yoshihiro Nitta Cross country skiing Men's 1 km sprint classic, standing 21 March
 Silver Taiki Morii Alpine skiing Men's downhill, sitting 13 March
 Silver Mikio Annaka
Takayuki Endo
Shinobu Fukushima
Naohiko Ishida
Noritaka Ito
Makoto Majima
Tomohiko Maruo
Eiji Misawa
Mitsuru Nagase
Toshiyuki Nakamura
Satoru Sudo
Kazuhiro Takahashi
Daisuke Uehara
Atsuya Yaguchi
Mamoru Yoshikawa		 Ice hockey Tournaments 20 March
 Silver Shoko Ota Cross country skiing Women's 1 km sprint classic, standing 21 March
 Bronze Akira Kano Alpine skiing Men's downhill, sitting 13 March
 Bronze Kuniko Obinata Alpine skiing Women's slalom, sitting 15 March
 Bronze Kuniko Obinata Alpine skiing Women's giant slalom, sitting 17 March
 Bronze Takeshi Suzuki Alpine skiing Men's giant slalom, sitting 17 March
 Bronze Taiki Morii Alpine skiing Men's super-G, sitting 20 March

Alpine skiing

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Main article: Alpine skiing at the 2010 Winter Paralympics

Biathlon

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Main article: Biathlon at the 2010 Winter Paralympics

Cross-country skiing

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Main article: Cross-country skiing at the 2010 Winter Paralympics

Ice sledge hockey

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Main article: Ice sledge hockey at the 2010 Winter Paralympics

Japan competed in ice sledge hockey. They finished the qualification rounds with a score of 2-1, and qualified for the semi-finals, where they defeated team Canada advancing to the finals where they faced Team America. In the finals they lost, scoring no goals winning a silver medal.[3]

Squad list Group stage (Pool A) [4] Semifinal Final
Opposition
Result 		Rank Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Rank
From:

Mikio Annaka
Takayuki Endo
Shinobu Fukushima
Naohiko Ishida
Noritaka Ito
Makoto Majima
Tomohiko Maruo
Eiji Misawa
Mitsuru Nagase
Toshiyuki Nakamura
Satoru Sudo
Kazuhiro Takahashi
Daisuke Uehara
Atsuya Yaguchi
Mamoru Yoshikawa

 Czech Republic
W 2–1 		2 Q  Canada
W 3–1 		 United States
L 0-2 		2nd place, silver medalist(s)
 South Korea
W 5–0
 United States
L 0–6

Wheelchair curling

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Main article: Wheelchair curling at the 2010 Winter Paralympics

Japan competed in wheelchair curling.[3]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Flagbearers from Opening Ceremony" (PDF). IPC. 12 March 2010. Archived from the original (PDF) on 20 June 2010.
  2. ^ Athletes: Vancouver 2010 Winter Paralympics Archived 2010-12-25 at the Wayback Machine, The Official Website of the Vancouver 2010 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games
  3. ^ a b "Paralympic Schedule and Results" Archived 2010-04-08 at the Wayback Machine, official website of the 2010 Paralympics
  4. ^ "Ice Sledge Hockey Schedule and Results". Vancouver 2010 official website. Archived from the original on 2010-05-14. Retrieved 2010-01-18.
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