Japan women's national wheelchair basketball team
| IWBF zone | IWBF Asia Oceania |
|---|---|
| National federation | Japan Wheelchair Basketball Federation (JWBF) |
| Paralympic Games | |
| Appearances | 7 |
| Medals | 2 Bronze |
The Japan women's national wheelchair basketball team is the wheelchair basketball side that represents Japan in international competitions for women as part of the International Wheelchair Basketball Federation.
Current roster
[edit]The following 12 players named for the Wheelchair basketball at the 2020 Summer Paralympics – Women's tournament.[1]
Head coach:
Yoshiaki Iwasa
| # | Name | Class. |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | Izumi Zaima (財満 いずみ) | 1.0 |
| 4 | Amane Yanagimoto (柳本 あまね) | 2.5 |
| 5 | Miki Hirai (平井 美喜) | 2.5 |
| 7 | Mayumi Tsuchida (土田 真由美) | 4.5 |
| 10 | Mayo Hagino (萩野 真世) | 1.5 |
| 12 | Ikumi Fujii (藤井 郁美) | 4.0 |
| 14 | Chinami Shimizu (清水 千浪) | 3.0 |
| 15 | Mari Amimoto (網本 麻里) | 4.5 |
| 18 | Chihiro Kitada (北田 千尋) | 4.5 |
| 19 | Yui Kitama (北間 優衣) | 1.0 |
| 22 | Emi Yasuo (安尾 笑) | 2.0 |
| 88 | Rie Odajima (小田島 理恵) | 2.5 |
Competitions
[edit]Wheelchair Basketball World Championship
[edit]| Year | Position | W | L |
|---|---|---|---|
 1994 |
7th[2] | ||
 1998 |
4th[2] | ||
| 2002 |
4th[2] | ||
 2006 |
6th[2] | ||
 2010 |
7th | 2 | 3 |
 2014 |
9th | 1 | 4 |
| Total |
Summer Paralympics
[edit]Japan has entered a wheelchair basketball team into the Summer Paralympics since 1984, when it won bronze defeating Canada,[3] until 2008.
| Year | Position | W | L |
|---|---|---|---|
 / 1984 |
Bronze[3] | ||
| 1988 |
5th | ||
 1992 |
6th | ||
| 1996 |
5th | 3 | 2 |
| 2000 |
Bronze | 3 | 2 |
 2004 |
5th | 3 | 3 |
 2008 |
4th | 5 | 2 |
| 2012 |
Did not Qualify | ||
| Total | |||
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "東京2020パラリンピック競技大会 車いすバスケットボール日本代表内定選手のお知らせ". Japan Wheelchair Basketball Federation. Tokyo. 17 June 2021. Retrieved 7 September 2021.
- ^ a b c d "World Championships - Results". International Wheelchair Basketball Federation. Archived from the original on 2014-07-09.
- ^ a b Armand Thiboutot, Philip Craven (1996). The 50th Anniversary of Wheelchair Basketball: A History. Waxmann Verlag. pp. 32–33. ISBN 3830954417.