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Japan at the 2022 World Games

Japan competed at the 2022 World Games held in Birmingham, United States from 7 to 17 July 2022.[1] Athletes representing Japan won 10 gold medals, 11 silver medals and 12 bronze medals. The country finished in 8th place in the medal table.

Japan at the
2022 World Games
IOC codeJPN
NOCJapanese Olympic Committee
in Birmingham, United States
7 July 2022 (2022-07-07) – 17 July 2022 (2022-07-17)
Competitors138 (57 men and 81 women) in 23 sports
Medals
Ranked 8th
Gold
10
Silver
11
Bronze
12
Total
33
World Games appearances

Medalists edit

Further information: 2022 World Games § Medal table, and List of 2022 World Games medal winners

Competitors edit

The following is the list of number of competitors in the Games.

Sport Men Women Total
Air sports 1 1 2
Archery 1 0 1
Canoe marathon 1 1 2
Cue sports 1 1 2
Dancesport 3 3 6
Duathlon 1 1 2
Finswimming 1 0 1
Flag football 0 12 12
Flying disc 8 7 15
Karate 2 2 4
Lacrosse 12 12 24
Lifesaving 5 5 10
Parkour 1 1 2
Powerlifting 2 1 3
Racquetball 0 1 1
Rhythmic gymnastics — 2 2
Softball 0 15 15
Sport climbing 3 4 7
Squash 0 2 2
Sumo 5 7 12
Trampoline gymnastics 2 1 3
Water skiing 1 1 2
Wheelchair rugby 7 1 8
Total 57 81 138

Air sports edit

Main article: Air sports at the 2022 World Games

Japan competed in drone racing.[2]

Archery edit

Main article: Archery at the 2022 World Games

Japan competed in archery.[3]

Athlete Event Qualification Elimination 1 Elimination 2 Elimination 3 Elimination 4 Semifinal Final / BM
Score Rank Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Rank
Wataru Oonuki Men's recurve 353 8 Bye   Habjan Malavašič
W 93–92 		  Remar
L 804–805 		did not advance

Canoe marathon edit

Main article: Canoe marathon at the 2022 World Games

Japan competed in canoe marathon.[4]

Cue sports edit

Main article: Cue sports at the 2022 World Games

Japan won one bronze medal in cue sports.[5]

Dancesport edit

Main article: Dancesport at the 2022 World Games

Japan won three medals in dancesport.[6][7]

Duathlon edit

Main article: Duathlon at the 2022 World Games

Japan won one silver medal in duathlon.[8]

Finswimming edit

Main article: Finswimming at the 2022 World Games

Japan competed in finswimming.[9]

Flag football edit

Main article: Flag football at the 2022 World Games

Japan competed in flag football.[10][11]

Flying disc edit

Main article: Flying disc at the 2022 World Games

Japan competed in the flying disc competition.[12]

Karate edit

Main article: Karate at the 2022 World Games

Japan won three medals in karate.[13][14]

Men
Athlete Event Elimination round Semifinal Final / BM
Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Rank Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Rank
Kazumasa Moto Men's kata   Cención (PAN)
W 25.74–23.98 		  Heydarov (AZE)
W 26.34–22.68 		  Tozaki (USA)
W 26.46–25.94 		1 Q   Busato (ITA)
W 27.12–25.52 		  Quintero (ESP)
W 26.60–26.26 		 
Soichiro Nakano Men's kumite 67 kg   Xenos (GRE)
L 0–1 		  Figueira (BRA)
D 0–0 		  Pavlov (MKD)
W 4–0 		3 Did not advance 5
Women
Athlete Event Elimination round Semifinal Final / BM
Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Rank Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Rank
Hikaru Ono Women's kata   Ismail (EGY)
W 25.46–24.28 		  Kokumai (USA)
W 25.46–24.00 		  Lau (HKG)
W 25.52–25.06 		1 Q   Casale (ITA)
W 26.34–25.08 		  Sánchez (ESP)
L 27.92–27.00 		 
Miho Miyahara Women's kumite 50 kg   Kryva (UKR)
W 2–1 		  Gu (TPE)
W 7–2 		  Alexander (USA)
W 1–1 		1 Q   Tsukii (PHI)
L 3–4 		  Gu (TPE)
W 4–0 		 

Lacrosse edit

Main article: Lacrosse at the 2022 World Games

Japan won the bronze medal in the men's lacrosse tournament.[15]

Lifesaving edit

Main article: Lifesaving at the 2022 World Games

Japan won one bronze medal in lifesaving.[16]

Parkour edit

Main article: Parkour at the 2022 World Games

Japan won two bronze medals in parkour.[17][18][19]

Powerlifting edit

Main article: Powerlifting at the 2022 World Games

Japan won two gold medals in powerlifting.[20][21]

Racquetball edit

Main article: Racquetball at the 2022 World Games

Japan competed in racquetball.[22]

Rhythmic gymnastics edit

Main article: Rhythmic gymnastics at the 2022 World Games

Japan competed in rhythmic gymnastics.[23]

Softball edit

Main article: Softball at the 2022 World Games

Japan won the silver medal in the softball tournament.[24][25]

Sport climbing edit

Main article: Sport climbing at the 2022 World Games

Japan won six medals in sport climbing.[26][8][27]

Squash edit

Main article: Squash at the 2022 World Games

Japan competed in squash.[28]

Sumo edit

Main article: Sumo at the 2022 World Games

Japan won nine medals in sumo.[29]

Trampoline gymnastics edit

Main article: Trampoline gymnastics at the 2022 World Games

Japan won one bronze medal in trampoline gymnastics.[26][30]

Water skiing edit

Main article: Water skiing at the 2022 World Games

Japan won one gold medal in water skiing.[31]

Wheelchair rugby edit

Main article: Wheelchair rugby at the 2022 World Games

Japan won the silver medal in the wheelchair rugby tournament.[32][33]

References edit

  1. ^ "Qualifications for TWG 2022, Birmingham (USA)". International World Games Association. Retrieved 26 March 2022.
  2. ^ "Drone Racing Results Book" (PDF). 2022 World Games. Archived from the original (PDF) on 12 July 2022. Retrieved 12 July 2022.
  3. ^ "Archery Results Book" (PDF). 2022 World Games. Archived from the original (PDF) on 15 July 2022. Retrieved 15 July 2022.
  4. ^ "Canoe Marathon Results Book" (PDF). 2022 World Games. Archived from the original (PDF) on 13 July 2022. Retrieved 13 July 2022.
  5. ^ "Billiard Sports Results Book" (PDF). 2022 World Games. Archived from the original (PDF) on 18 July 2022. Retrieved 19 July 2022.
  6. ^ "Dancesport Results Book" (PDF). 2022 World Games. Archived from the original (PDF) on 10 July 2022. Retrieved 12 July 2022.
  7. ^ "Dancesport Breaking Results Book" (PDF). 2022 World Games. Archived from the original (PDF) on 11 July 2022. Retrieved 11 July 2022.
  8. ^ a b Brennan, Eliott (16 July 2022). "Ju-jitsu glory for Mochulskyi, Pilz returns to sport climbing summit at World Games". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 18 July 2022.
  9. ^ "Finswimming Results Book" (PDF). 2022 World Games. Archived from the original (PDF) on 10 July 2022. Retrieved 10 July 2022.
  10. ^ Burke, Patrick (14 July 2022). "Mexico and the US win first flag football golds at the Birmingham 2022 World Games". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 16 July 2022.
  11. ^ "Flag Football Results Book" (PDF). 2022 World Games. Archived from the original (PDF) on 15 July 2022. Retrieved 15 July 2022.
  12. ^ "Flying Disc Results Book" (PDF). 2022 World Games. Archived from the original (PDF) on 17 July 2022. Retrieved 17 July 2022.
  13. ^ "Sandra Sanchez and Anzhelika Terliuga lead way to medals on Day 1 of Karate at The World Games". World Karate Federation. 8 July 2022. Retrieved 9 July 2022.
  14. ^ "Karate Results Book" (PDF). 2022 World Games. Archived from the original (PDF) on 10 July 2022. Retrieved 10 July 2022.
  15. ^ "Lacrosse Results Book" (PDF). 2022 World Games. Archived from the original (PDF) on 17 July 2022. Retrieved 17 July 2022.
  16. ^ "Lifesaving Results Book" (PDF). 2022 World Games. Archived from the original (PDF) on 12 July 2022. Retrieved 12 July 2022.
  17. ^ Berkeley, Geoff (11 July 2022). "Denmark strike twice with bowling victories at Birmingham 2022 World Games". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 12 July 2022.
  18. ^ Berkeley, Geoff (10 July 2022). "Egyptian sumo team banned from World Games over "poor sportsmanship"". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 12 July 2022.
  19. ^ "Parkour Results Book" (PDF). 202 World Games. Archived from the original (PDF) on 12 July 2022. Retrieved 12 July 2022.
  20. ^ "Colombia top medals table after first day of Birmingham 2022 World Games". InsideTheGames.biz. 8 July 2022. Retrieved 19 July 2022.
  21. ^ "Powerlifting Results Book" (PDF). 2022 World Games. Archived from the original (PDF) on 10 July 2022. Retrieved 10 July 2022.
  22. ^ "Racquetball Results Book" (PDF). 2022 World Games. Archived from the original (PDF) on 14 July 2022. Retrieved 14 July 2022.
  23. ^ "Rhythmic Gymnastics Results Book" (PDF). 2022 World Games. Archived from the original (PDF) on 14 July 2022. Retrieved 14 July 2022.
  24. ^ Burke, Patrick (13 July 2022). "Hosts US claim women's softball title at Birmingham 2022 World Games". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 14 July 2022.
  25. ^ "Softball Results Book" (PDF). 2022 World Games. Archived from the original (PDF) on 14 July 2022. Retrieved 14 July 2022.
  26. ^ a b Berkeley, Geoff (15 July 2022). "Jonsson wins all-Swedish archery final at Birmingham 2022 World Games". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 16 July 2022.
  27. ^ "Sport Climbing Results Book" (PDF). 2022 World Games. Archived from the original (PDF) on 17 July 2022. Retrieved 18 July 2022.
  28. ^ "Squash Results Book" (PDF). 2022 World Games. Archived from the original (PDF) on 17 July 2022. Retrieved 17 July 2022.
  29. ^ "Sumo Results Book" (PDF). 2022 World Games. Archived from the original (PDF) on 11 July 2022. Retrieved 11 July 2022.
  30. ^ "Trampoline Gymnastics Results Book" (PDF). 2022 World Games. Archived from the original (PDF) on 17 July 2022. Retrieved 17 July 2022.
  31. ^ "Waterski & Wakeboard Results Book" (PDF). 2022 World Games. Archived from the original (PDF) on 17 July 2022. Retrieved 18 July 2022.
  32. ^ Brennan, Eliott (17 July 2022). "Crouin and Gilis claim squash titles at Birmingham 2022 World Games". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 18 July 2022.
  33. ^ "Wheelchair Rugby Results Book" (PDF). 2022 World Games. Archived from the original (PDF) on 17 July 2022. Retrieved 17 July 2022.
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