Japan at the 2022 World Athletics Championships

Sporting event delegation

Japan at the
2022 World Athletics Championships

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WA code| JPN
National federation| Japan Association of Athletics Federations
Website| https://www.jaaf.or.jp/english/
in Eugene, United States
15 – 24 July 2022
Competitors| 68 (41 men and 27 women) in 30 events
Medals
Ranked 9th|

Gold

Silver

Bronze

Total

World Athletics Championships appearances

* 1983
* 1987
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* 1995
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Japan competed at the 2022 World Athletics Championships in Eugene, Oregon from 15 to 24 July 2022.[1] Japan entered 68 athletes.[2] They finished with one gold medal, two silver, and a bronze medal.

## Medalists

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Medal  | Athlete  | Event  | Date

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Gold | Toshikazu Yamanishi | Men's 20 kilometres walk | 15 July
Silver | Koki Ikeda | Men's 20 kilometres walk | 15 July
Silver | Masatora Kawano | Men's 35 kilometres walk | 24 July
Bronze | Haruka Kitaguchi | Women's javelin throw | 22 July

## Results

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Key

* Q = Qualified for the next round
* q = Qualified for the next round as a fastest loser or, in field events, by position without achieving the qualifying target
* NR = National record
* PB = Personal best
* SB = Season best
* N/A = Round not applicable for the event

### Men

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Track and road events
Athlete  | Event  | Heat  | Semi-final  | Final

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Result  | Rank  | Result  | Rank  | Result  | Rank
Ryuichiro Sakai | 100 metres | 10.12 (+0.2) | 20 Q | 10.23 (+0.1) | 21  | Did not advance
Abdul Hakim Sani Brown | 9.98 (−0.3) SB | 6 Q | 10.05 (+0.3) | 7 q | 10.06  | 7
Shota Iizuka | 200 metres | 20.72 (+0.0) | 33 Q | 20.77 (−0.1) | 22  | Did not advance
Yuki Koike | DNS | Did not advance
Koki Ueyama | 20.26 (+1.0) PB | 10 Q | 20.48 (+0.3) | 17  | Did not advance
Kaito Kawabata | 400 metres | 46.34  | 27  | Did not advance
Fuga Sato | 45.88  | 18 q | 45.71  | 17  | Did not advance
Julian Jrummi Walsh | 45.90  | 19 q | 45.75  | 18  | Did not advance
Hyuga Endo | 5000 metres | 13:47.07  | 31  | —  | Did not advance
Tatsuhiko Ito | 10,000 metres | —  | 28:57.85  | 22
Ren Tazawa | —  | 28:24.25  | 20
Gaku Hoshi | Marathon | —  | 2:13:44  | 38
Yusuke Nishiyama | 2:08:35  | 13
Kengo Suzuki | DNS
Ryoma Aoki | 3000 metres steeplechase | 8:33.89  | 33  | —  | Did not advance
Ryuji Miura | 8:21.80  | 16  | —  | Did not advance
Kosei Yamaguchi | 8:30.92  | 28  | —  | Did not advance
Shuhei Ishikawa | 110 metres hurdles | 13.53 (−0.3) | 20 Q | 13.68 (−0.6) | 24  | Did not advance
Shunsuke Izumiya | 13.56 (+0.4) | 22 Q | 13.42 (+0.3) | 14  | Did not advance
Rachid Muratake | 13.73 (+0.2) | 30  | Did not advance
Takayuki Kishimoto | 400 metres hurdles | 50.66  | 29  | Did not advance
Kazuki Kurokawa | 50.02  | 21 Q | 49.69  | 16  | Did not advance
Yuki Koike
Ryuichiro Sakai
Abdul Hakim Sani Brown
Ryota Suzuki
Koki Ueyama
Hiroki Yanagita | 4 × 100 metres relay | DQ | —  | Did not advance
Ryuki Iwasaki
Kaito Kawabata
Mitsuki Kawauchi
Yuki Joseph Nakajima
Fuga Sato
Julian Jrummi Walsh | 4 × 400 metres relay | 3:01.53 SB | 2 Q | —  | 2:59.51  | 4
Toshikazu Yamanishi | 20 kilometres walk | —  | 1:19:07 SB |
Koki Ikeda | 1:19:14  |
Hiroto Jusho | 1:20:39  | 8
Eiki Takahashi | 1:26:46  | 29
Masatora Kawano | 35 kilometres walk | —  | 2:23:15  |
Daisuke Matsunaga | 2:33:56  | 26
Tomohiro Noda | 2:25:29  | 9

Field events
Athlete  | Event  | Qualification  | Final

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Distance  | Position  | Distance  | Position
Ryoichi Akamatsu | High jump | 2.21  | 19  | Did not advance
Tomohiro Shinno | 2.28  | 6 q | 2.27  | 8
Seito Yamamoto | Pole vault | 5.65  | 15  | Did not advance
Yuki Hashioka | Long jump | 8.18 (+0.4) | 1 Q | 7.86 (+0.4) | 10
Natsuki Yamakawa | 7.75 (+0.5) | 21  | Did not advance
Roderick Genki Dean | Javelin | 82.34 SB | 7 q | 80.69  | 9
Kenji Ogura | 78.48  | 19  | Did not advance

### Women

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Track and road events
Athlete  | Event  | Heat  | Semi-final  | Final

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Result  | Rank  | Result  | Rank  | Result  | Rank
Nozomi Tanaka | 800 metres | 2:03.56  | 38  | Did not advance
Nozomi Tanaka | 1500 metres | 4:05.30 SB | 14 q | 4:05.79  | 15  | Did not advance
Ran Urabe | 4:14.82  | 40  | Did not advance
Nozomi Tanaka | 5000 metres | 15:00.21 SB | 14 q | —  | 15:19.35  | 12
Ririka Hironaka | 15:02.03 SB | 16  | —  | Did not advance
Kaede Hagitani | 15:53.39  | 30  | —  | Did not advance
Rino Goshima | 10,000 metres | —  | 32:08.68  | 19
Ririka Hironaka | 30:39.71 PB | 12
Narumi Kobayashi | —
Mao Ichiyama | Marathon | —  | —
Hitomi Niiya | DNS
Mizuki Matsuda | 2:23:49  | 9
Yuno Yamanaka | 3000 metres steeplechase | 10:18.18  | 42  | —  | Did not advance
Reimi Yoshimura | 9:58.07  | 40  | Did not advance
Masumi Aoki | 100 metres hurdles | 13.12 (−0.4) | 22 q | 13.04  | 21  | Did not advance
Mako Fukube | 12.96 (+0.5) | 15 q | 12.82  | 16  | Did not advance
Masumi Aoki
Hanae Aoyama
Arisa Kimishima
Mei Kodama
Midori Mikase | 4 × 100 metres relay | 43.33 NR | 12  | —  | Did not advance
Nanako Fujii | 20 kilometres walk | —  | 1:29:01 SB | 6
Kumiko Okada | 1:31:53  | 14
Serena Sonoda | 35 kilometres walk | —  | 2:45:09 PB | 9

Field events
Athlete  | Event  | Qualification  | Final

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Distance  | Position  | Distance  | Position
Sumire Hata | Long jump | 6.39 (+0.4) | 20  | Did not advance
Haruka Kitaguchi | Javelin | 64.32 SB | 1 Q | 63.27  |
Sae Takemoto | 59.15  | 11 q | 57.93  | 11
Momone Ueda | 50.70  | 27  | Did not advance

### Mixed

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Track and road events
Athlete  | Event  | Heat  | Final

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Result  | Rank  | Result  | Rank
Yuki Joseph Nakajima
Nanako Matsumoto
Ryuki Iwasaki
Mayu Kobayashi
Mitsuki Kawauchi*
Haruna Kuboyama*  | 4 × 400 metres relay | 3:17.31 SB | 13  | Did not advance

## References

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1. ^ "IAAF World Athletics Championships – Japan". Retrieved 22 July 2022.
2. ^ "Entry List-Japan" (PDF). Retrieved 22 July 2022.

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Nations at the 2022 World Athletics Championships

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