Japan at the 2022 Winter Paralympics

Japan at the 2022 Winter Paralympics
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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 4 Silver 1 Bronze 2 Total 7
Winter Paralympics appearances (overview)
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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

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  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

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

Competitors

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

Sport	Men	Women	Total
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

Main article: Alpine skiing at the 2022 Winter Paralympics

Japan competed in alpine skiing.[4]

Biathlon

Main article: Biathlon at the 2022 Winter Paralympics

Japan competed in biathlon.[5]

Men

Athlete	Events	Final
		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
		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

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

Japan competed in cross-country skiing.[6]

Women

Athlete	Event	Qualification		Semifinal		Final
		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
		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

Main article: Snowboarding at the 2022 Winter Paralympics

Japan competed in snowboarding.[7]

Banked slalom

Athlete	Event	Run 1	Run 2	Best	Rank
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
		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

• Japan at the Paralympics
• Japan at the 2022 Winter Olympics

References

1. "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. 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.