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Japan at the 2008 Summer Paralympics

Japan at the
2008 Summer Paralympics
Flag of Japan.svg
IPC code JPN
NPC Japan Paralympic Committee
Website www.jsad.or.jp (Japanese)
in Beijing
Medals
Ranked 17th
Gold Silver Bronze Total
5 14 8 27
Summer Paralympics appearances

Japan competed at the 2008 Summer Paralympics in Beijing, China. The country's delegation included a women's goalball team, men's and women's sitting volleyball teams, men's and women's wheelchair basketball teams, a wheelchair rugby team, and one wheelchair fencer.



Japan will have one competitor in wheelchair fencing, 42-year-old Toyoaki Hisakawa. This will be Hisakawa's third appearance at the Paralympic Games.

Masashi Ishii – Men's 1 km Time Trial (LC 3–4) – 1:08.771 World Record won the gold medal.



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