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At the 2010 Winter Paralympics in Vancouver
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| Competitors | 42 in 5 sports | |||||||||
| Flag bearer | Takayuki Endo[1] | |||||||||
| Medals Rank: 8 |
Gold 3 |
Silver 3 |
Bronze 5 |
Total 11 |
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| Paralympic history (summary) | ||||||||||
| Summer Games | ||||||||||
| 1960 • 1964 • 1968 • 1972 • 1976 • 1980 • 1984 • 1988 • 1992 • 1996 • 2000 • 2004 • 2008 | ||||||||||
| Winter Games | ||||||||||
| 1976 • 1980 • 1984 • 1988 • 1992 • 1994 • 1998 • 2002 • 2006 • 2010 | ||||||||||
Japan will send 42 competitors to compete in all five disciplines at the 2010 Winter Paralympics in Vancouver.[2]
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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]
| Squad list | Group stage (Pool A) [4] | Semifinal | Final | ||
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Opposition Result |
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Mikio Annaka |
Czech Republic W 2–1 |
2 Q | Canada W 3–1 |
United States L 0-2 |
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| South Korea W 5–0 |
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| United States L 0–6 |
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Japan will be competing in wheelchair curling.[5]
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