Sporting event delegation
Japan sent 42 competitors to compete in all five disciplines at the 2010 Winter Paralympics [ 2] in Vancouver .
Medalists
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
Biathlon
Cross-country skiing
Ice sledge hockey
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]
Wheelchair curling
Japan competed in wheelchair curling.[ 3]
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