Japan at the 2008 Summer Olympics
| Japan at the 2008 Summer Olympics |
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| IOC code | JPN | ||||||||
| NOC | Japanese Olympic Committee | ||||||||
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| in Beijing | |||||||||
| Competitors | 332 in 26 sports | ||||||||
| Flag bearer |
Ai Fukuhara (opening) Kosuke Kitajima (closing) |
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Medals Ranked 8th |
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| Summer Olympics appearances (overview) | |||||||||
| Qualified for the quarterfinals |
| Qualified for the quarterfinals |
| Qualified for the quarterfinals | |
| Eliminated |
Japan competed at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, People's Republic of China. The delegation of athletes and officials were represented by the Japanese Olympic Committee.
The list of qualified entries for Japan is shown. In some cases, the country qualified for a position in the Olympic Games, and the individual performance in the qualifying event was good enough to guarantee the same person a spot on Japan's team. In other cases, the Japan Olympic Committee assigned a competitor at a later date to fill some of the country's qualified positions, and the Olympic competitor may or may not be the same as the one who participated in the qualifying competition.
*Koji Murofushi earned a bronze medal in the men's hammer throw after two competitors were disqualified due to positive drug test. However, this decision was later reversed.
Japan qualified four archers (two men and two women) through the 2007 World Outdoor Target Championships individual competitions, and added a third women's qualification spot at the Asian Championships. This allowed Japan to compete in the women's team competition at the Olympics, as well as having three women and two men compete in the individual competitions. Takaharu Furukawa, Ryuichi Moriya, Nami Hayakawa, Sayoko Kitabatake and Yuki Hayashi were the archers who earned the qualification spots for Japan.
Japan has not yet won an Olympic gold medal in archery; its best results are a pair of silver medals, including Hiroshi Yamamoto's in the 2004 men's individual competition.
Japan's victory in the 2007 Asian Baseball Championship qualified the Japan national baseball team for Olympic competition. Japan, along with Cuba, has appeared in every Olympic baseball tournament since the sport was elevated to official status. Japan has reached the semifinals each year and taken one silver and two bronze medals, but has yet to win the Olympic championship.
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