Japan at the 2016 Summer Paralympics

Japan at the
2016 Summer Paralympics
IPC code JPN
NPC Japan Paralympic Committee
Website www.jsad.or.jp (in Japanese)
in Rio de Janeiro
Competitors 132 in 22 sports
Medals
Ranked 64th
Gold Silver Bronze Total
0 10 14 24
Summer Paralympics appearances

Japan is planning to send athletes to the 2016 Summer Paralympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, from 7 September to 18 September 2016. The country qualified athletes in cycling, goalball, sailing, and wheelchair basketball.

While the first-ever (and only) failure to score Gold in Summer Paralympics was disappointing, resulting in a 64th rank, the number of total medals ranked 17th. Despite this, Tokyo will be the host city of the 2020 Summer Paralympics, a Japanese segment was performed during the closing ceremony.

Support

In September 2015, a representative from the country attended the Rio 2016 Paralympic Games Chef de Mission seminar as part of the country's preparation efforts for the 2016 Games.[1][2]

Disability classifications

Every participant at the Paralympics has their disability grouped into one of five disability categories; amputation, the condition may be congenital or sustained through injury or illness; cerebral palsy; wheelchair athletes, there is often overlap between this and other categories; visual impairment, including blindness; Les autres, any physical disability that does not fall strictly under one of the other categories, for example dwarfism or multiple sclerosis.[3][4] Each Paralympic sport then has its own classifications, dependent upon the specific physical demands of competition. Events are given a code, made of numbers and letters, describing the type of event and classification of the athletes competing. Some sports, such as athletics, divide athletes by both the category and severity of their disabilities, other sports, for example swimming, group competitors from different categories together, the only separation being based on the severity of the disability.[5]

Medallists

Medal Name Sport Event Date
 Silver Makoto Hirose Judo Men's 60 kg 8 September
 Silver Misato Michishita Athletics Women's marathon - T12 18 September
 Bronze Satoshi Fujimoto Judo Men's 66 kg 8 September
 Bronze Takuya Sugawa Swimming Men's 100 metre backstroke S14 8 September

Cycling

With one pathway for qualification being one highest ranked NPCs on the UCI Para-Cycling male and female Nations Ranking Lists on 31 December 2014, Japan qualified for the 2016 Summer Paralympics in Rio, assuming they continued to meet all other eligibility requirements.[6][7]

Equestrian

Through the Para Equestrian Individual Ranking List Allocation method, the country earned a pair of slots at the Rio Games for their two highest ranked equestrian competitors. These slots were irrespective of class ranking.[8]

Goalball

The Japan women's national goalball team qualified for the Rio Games after finishing first at the 2015 IBSA Goalball Asian-Pacific Championships.[9][10] Japan's women enter the tournament ranked 3rd in the world.[11]

The following is the Japan roster in the women's goalball tournament of the 2016 Summer Paralympics.[12]

0#0 Player Class Date of birth (age)
1 Wakasugi, HarukaHaruka Wakasugi B1 (1995-08-23)23 August 1995 (aged 21)
2 Kakehata, EikoEiko Kakehata B3 (1993-02-19)19 February 1993 (aged 23)
5 Urata, RieRie Urata B1 (1977-07-01)1 July 1977 (aged 39)
6 Adachi, AkikoAkiko Adachi B2 (1983-09-10)10 September 1983 (aged 32)
7 Temma, YukiYuki Temma B1 (1990-07-26)26 July 1990 (aged 26)
9 Komiya, MasaeMasae Komiya B1 (1975-05-08)8 May 1975 (aged 41)
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Brazil (H) 4 3 0 1 25 7 +18 9 Quarter-finals
2  United States 4 3 0 1 25 13 +12 9
3  Japan 4 2 1 1 13 8 +5 7
4  Israel 4 1 1 2 16 15 +1 4
5  Algeria 4 0 0 4 1 37 −36 0
Source: Paralympic.org
(H) Host.
8 September 2016
14:30
Japan  1–1  Israel Future Arena, Rio de Janeiro
Referees: Alexander Knecht (GER), Vilma Basinkaite (LTU)
Wakasugi 1 Report Mahamid 1
9 September 2016
18:45
Brazil  1–2  Japan Future Arena, Rio de Janeiro
Referees: Raili Sipura (FIN), Joelle Boulet (CAN)
Amorim 1 Report Adachi 2
11 September 2016
10:45
United States  5–3  Japan Future Arena, Rio de Janeiro
Referees: Nejc Jakic (SLO), Raquel Aguado (ESP)
Armbruster 2
Miller 2
Dennis 1		 Report Temma 1
Adachi 1
Komiya 1
12 September 2016
15:30
Japan  7–1  Algeria Future Arena, Rio de Janeiro
Referees: Nejc Jakic (SLO), Rudi Janssen (BEL)
Temma 3
Kakehata 2
Adachi 2		 Report Benallou 1
14 September 2016
14:15
 China  5–3  Japan Future Arena, Rio de Janeiro
Referees: Joelle Boulet (CAN), Nejc Jakic (SLO)
Zhang W. 2
Chen 1
Zhang H. 1
Ju 1		 Report Kakehata 1
Adachi 1
Komiya 1

Sailing

One pathway for qualifying for Rio involved having a boat have top seven finish at the 2015 Combined World Championships in a medal event where the country had nor already qualified through via the 2014 IFDS Sailing World Championships. Japan qualified for the 2016 Games under this criteria in the Sonar event with a sixteenth-place finish overall and the seventh country who had not qualified via the 2014 Championships. The boat was crewed by Shinya Yamamoto, Junichi Ohnuma and Koji Ishii.[13][14][15]

Shooting

The first opportunity to qualify for shooting at the Rio Games took place at the 2014 IPC Shooting World Championships in Suhl. Shooters earned spots for their NPC. Japan earned a qualifying spot at this event in the R5 – 10m Air Rifle Mixed Prone SH2 event as a result of the performance Akiko Sega. It was the only qualification spot Japan earned at the event.[16][17][18]

Swimming

The top two finishers in each Rio medal event at the 2015 IPC Swimming World Championships earned a qualifying spot for their country for Rio. Yasuhiro Tanaka earned Japan a spot after winning silver in the Men's 100m Breaststroke SB14.[19][20]

Wheelchair basketball

The Japan men's national wheelchair basketball team has qualified for the 2016 Rio Paralympics.[21]

Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts Qualification
1  Spain 5 4 1 341 265 +76 9[lower-alpha 1] Quarter-finals
2  Turkey 5 4 1 327 272 +55 9[lower-alpha 1]
3  Australia 5 4 1 342 293 +49 9[lower-alpha 1]
4  Netherlands 5 2 3 264 294 −30 7
5  Japan 5 1 4 278 300 −22 6 9th/10th place playoff
6  Canada 5 0 5 222 350 −128 5 11th/12th place playoff
Source: Paralympic.org
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head results; 3) Points difference; 4) Points scored.
Notes:
  1. 1 2 3 Head-to-head record: Spain 3 pts, +8 PD; Turkey 3 pts, +1 PD; Japan 3 pts, −9 PD
8 September 2016
15:45
Turkey  65–49  Japan
Scoring by quarter: 18–16, 13–9, 16–16, 18–8
Pts: Gürbulak 25
Rebs: Gümüş 11
Asts: Gürbulak 10		 Pts: Fujimoto 22
Rebs: Fujimoto 8
Asts: Kozai 10
Carioca Arena 1, Rio de Janeiro
Referees: Cristian Roja
9 September 2016
15:45
Japan  39–55  Spain
Scoring by quarter: 11–8, 12–18, 4–16, 12–13
Pts: Kozai 11
Rebs: Fujimoto, Chiwaki 11
Asts: Kozai 8		 Pts: Mouriz 20
Rebs: A. Zarzuela 10
Asts: Alejos 4
Carioca Arena 1, Rio de Janeiro
Referees: Bill Kuerzi
10 September 2016
21:00
Netherlands  67–39  Japan
Scoring by quarter: 22–10, 14–23, 16–16, 15–10
Pts: Korkmaz 33
Rebs: Poggenwisch, Bellers 6
Asts: Poggenwisch 8		 Pts: Fujimoto 25
Rebs: Fujimoto 11
Asts: Kozai 11
Rio Olympic Arena, Rio de Janeiro
Referees: Jaime Oseguera
11 September 2016
21:00
Japan  76–45  Canada
Scoring by quarter: 13–9, 22–15, 19–14, 22–7
Pts: Kozai 19
Rebs: Chiwaki 8
Asts: Kozai 7		 Pts: Eng 18
Rebs: Concin 7
Asts: Concin 6
Rio Olympic Arena, Rio de Janeiro
Referees: Max Kindervater
12 September 2016
13:30
Australia  68–55  Japan
Scoring by quarter: 14–7, 20–13, 15–10, 19–25
Pts: Ness 12
Rebs: Knowles 7
Asts: Knowles 9		 Pts: Kozai 9
Rebs: Fujimoto 6
Asts: Mayajima 7
Carioca Arena 1, Rio de Janeiro
Referees: Bil Kuerzi

Wheelchair rugby

Japan entered the tournament ranked number three in the world.[22]

Preliminary round
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  United States 3 3 0 0 165 142 +23 6 Semi-finals
2  Japan 3 2 0 1 163 155 +8 4
3  Sweden 3 1 0 2 145 151 −6 2 Fifth place Match
4  France 3 0 0 3 141 166 −25 0 Seventh place Match
Source: Rio2016

14 September 2016
16:00

Japan  50–46  Sweden
Report
Carioca Arena 1, Rio de Janeiro
Referee: Mitch Carr, Darren Roberts

15 September 2016
16:00

Japan  57–52  France
Report
Carioca Arena 1, Rio de Janeiro
Referee: Brian Ward, Pierre-Alexandre Briere

16 September 2016
16:00

United States  57–56  Japan
Report
Carioca Arena 1, Rio de Janeiro
Referee: Pierre-Alexandre Briere, Lukasz Symczak

Semifinals

17 September 2016
16:00

Australia  63–57  Japan
Report
Carioca Arena 1, Rio de Janeiro
Referee: Jean Choiniere, Mitch Carr

Bronze Medal Match

18 September 2016
09:00

3rd, bronze medalist(s) Japan  52–50  Canada
Report
Carioca Arena 1, Rio de Janeiro
Referee: Darren Roberts, Liam Costello

Wheelchair tennis

Shingo Kunieda is expected to represent Japan in wheelchair tennis. He would go to Rio as the defending 2008 and 2012 Paralympic gold medalist.[23] Shingo Kunieda, Takuya Miki, Satoshi Saida, Takashi Sanada all qualified in the men's singles event via the standard qualification route. Japan qualified three players in the women's singles event. Kanako Domori, Yui Kamiji and Miho Nijo all qualified via the standard qualification route.[24]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Nations officially invited to Rio 2016 Paralympic Games". International Paralympic Committee. 15 September 2015. Retrieved 22 December 2015.
  2. ↑ "Vietnam looks towards 2016 Rio Paralympics". Nhan Dan. 6 October 2015. Retrieved 22 December 2015.
  3. ↑ "Paralympics categories explained". ABC. 3 September 2008. Retrieved 25 December 2015.
  4. ↑ "Making sense of the categories". BBC Sport. 6 October 2000. Retrieved 25 December 2015.
  5. ↑ "A-Z of Paralympic classification". BBC Sport. 28 August 2008. Retrieved 25 December 2015.
  6. ↑ "CYCLING QUALIFICATION" (PDF). International Paralympic Committee. 2014. Archived from the original (PDF) on 25 December 2015. Retrieved 24 December 2015.
  7. ↑ "Ranking — PARA — Cycling 2014". UCI. 31 December 2014. Retrieved 24 December 2015.
  8. ↑ "EQUESTRIAN" (PDF). FEI. International Paralympic Committee. August 24, 2016. Retrieved August 24, 2016.
  9. ↑ "Goalball Qualification System" (PDF). International Paralympic Committee. 2014. Archived from the original (PDF) on 23 December 2015. Retrieved 23 December 2015.
  10. ↑ "Download — xlsx — IBSA Goalball Asian-Pacific Championships 2015 - results". International Paralympic Blind Sports Association. 2015. Retrieved 23 December 2015.
  11. ↑ "IBSA Goalball World Rankings" (PDF). IBSA Sports. IBSA Sports. July 31, 2016. Retrieved August 25, 2016.
  12. ↑ "Women's Goalball – Team Rosters – Japan". Rio 2016 Olympic and Paralympic Games. Retrieved 19 September 2016.
  13. ↑ "Sailing Qualification" (PDF). International Paralympic Committee. 2015. Archived from the original (PDF) on 25 December 2015. Retrieved 25 December 2015.
  14. ↑ "Sonar". Royal Yacht Club Victoria. 2015. Retrieved 25 December 2015.
  15. ↑ "Ten countries guarantee their place in the Rio 2016 Paralympic sailing competition". Rio 2016 Official Website. 26 August 2014. Archived from the original on 29 August 2014. Retrieved 27 August 2014.
  16. ↑ "Shooters from 28 countries claim 63 spots at Rio 2016 Paralympic Games". Rio 2016. Archived from the original on 11 September 2014. Retrieved 25 December 2015.
  17. ↑ "Shooting Qualification" (PDF). International Paralympic Committee. 2014. Archived from the original (PDF) on 25 December 2015. Retrieved 25 December 2015.
  18. ↑ "Official Results Book" (PDF). International Paralympic Committee. 31 December 2014. Retrieved 25 December 2015.
  19. ↑ "Swimming QUALIFICATION" (PDF). International Paralympic Committee. 2014. Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 December 2015. Retrieved 26 December 2015.
  20. ↑ "Daily Medallists". International Paralympic Committee. July 2015. Archived from the original on 25 July 2015. Retrieved 26 December 2015.
  21. ↑ "Rio 2016 Paralympic Games". Wheechair Basketball Canada. 2015. Archived from the original on 25 December 2015. Retrieved 24 December 2015.
  22. ↑ "IWRF Rankings". International Wheelchair Rugby Federation. International Wheelchair Rugby Federation. Retrieved 2016-08-25.
  23. ↑ "The Paralympian" (PDF). International Paralympic Committee. 2015. Retrieved 22 December 2015.
  24. ↑ "ITF announces singles entries for Rio 2016 Paralympics". ITF Tennis. ITF Tennis. June 24, 2016. Retrieved August 24, 2016.
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