Japan at the 2010 Winter Paralympics |
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IPC code | JPN | ||||||||
NPC | Japan Paralympic Committee | ||||||||
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in Vancouver | |||||||||
Competitors | 42 in 5 sports | ||||||||
Flag bearer | Takayuki Endo | ||||||||
Medals Ranked 8th |
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Winter Paralympics appearances | |||||||||
Japan will send 42 competitors to compete in all five disciplines at the 2010 Winter Paralympics in Vancouver.
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.
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
Japan will be competing in wheelchair curling.