Japan at the 2022 Winter Paralympics

Sporting event delegation

Japan at the
2022 Winter Paralympics

Flag of Japan

IPC code| JPN
NPC| Japan Paralympic Committee
Website| www.parasports.or.jp (in Japanese)
in Beijing, China
4 March 2022 (2022-03-04) – 13 March 2022 (2022-03-13)
Competitors| 29 (21 men and 8 women) in 4 sports
Flag bearer (opening)| Taiki Kawayoke
Flag bearer (closing)| Taiki Kawayoke
Medals
Ranked 9th|

Gold

Silver

Bronze

Total

Winter Paralympics appearances (overview)

* 1976
* 1980
* 1984
* 1988
* 1992
* 1994
* 1998
* 2002
* 2006
* 2010
* 2014
* 2018
* 2022

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

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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.

| Medal  | Name  | Sport  | Event  | Date

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Gold | Momoka Muraoka | Alpine skiing | Women's downhill, sitting | 5 March
Gold | Momoka Muraoka | Alpine skiing | Women's super-G, sitting | 6 March
Gold | Taiki Kawayoke | Cross country skiing | Men's 20 kilometre classical free, standing | 7 March
Gold | Momoka Muraoka | Alpine skiing | Women's giant slalom, sitting | 11 March
Silver | Momoka Muraoka | Alpine skiing | Women's super combined, sitting | 7 March
Bronze | Taiki Morii | Alpine skiing | Men's downhill, sitting | 5 March
Bronze | Taiki Morii | Alpine skiing | Men's super-G, sitting | 6 March
| Medals by sport

Sport |  |  |  | Total
Alpine skiing | 3  | 1  | 2  | 6
Cross-country skiing | 1  | 0  | 0  | 1
Total | 4 | 1 | 2 | 7

Medals by gender

Gender |  |  |  | Total
Male  | 1  | 0  | 2  | 3
Female  | 3  | 1  | 0  | 4
Total | 4 | 1 | 2 | 7

## Administration

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

## Competitors

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

Sport  | Men  | Women  | Total

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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

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Main article: Alpine skiing at the 2022 Winter Paralympics

Japan competed in alpine skiing.[4]

## Biathlon

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Main article: Biathlon at the 2022 Winter Paralympics

Japan competed in biathlon.[5]

Men
Athlete  | Events  | Final

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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

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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

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

Japan competed in cross-country skiing.[6]

Women
Athlete  | Event  | Qualification  | Semifinal  | Final

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Result  | Rank  | Result  | Rank  | Result  | Rank
Yurika Abe | 1.5 km sprint, standing | 3:46.04  | 12 Q | 4:57.1  | 6  | Did not qualify
15 km classic, standing | —  | 56:45.7  | 8
Momoko Dekijima | 7.5 km, standing | —  | 46:55.3  | 14
Mika Iwamoto | 1.5 km sprint, standing | 4:11.96  | 15  | Did not qualify
7.5 km, standing | —  | 55:17.0  | 15

Relay
Athletes  | Event  | Final

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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

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Main article: Snowboarding at the 2022 Winter Paralympics

Japan competed in snowboarding.[7]

Banked slalom
Athlete  | Event  | Run 1  | Run 2  | Best  | Rank

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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

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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

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* Japan at the Paralympics
* Japan at the 2022 Winter Olympics

## References

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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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