Japan at the 2023 East Asian Youth Games

Japan participated in the 2023 East Asian Youth Games in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia on 16–23 August 2023.[1] [2] The nation sent 48 athletes competing in 7 sports.[3][4] Japan finished second in the medal table with 22 gold medals, 6 silver medals and 13 bronze medals. 42 of the 48 delegated athletes won medals.

Japan at the
2023 East Asian Youth Games
IOC codeJPN
NOCJapanese Olympic Committee
Websitewww.joc.or.jp
in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia
August 16 – 23
Competitors48 in 7 sports
Medals
Ranked 2nd
Gold
22
Silver
6
Bronze
13
Total
41
East Asian Youth Games appearances
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Medal summary

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Medal by sports

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RankSportsGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1Wrestling102012
2Athletics5117
3Boxing3137
4Judo3014
5Esports1012
6Table tennis0145
7Taekwondo0134
Totals (7 entries)2261341

Medalists

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Medal Name Sport Event Date
  Gold Keisho Mitsuishi Judo Boys' -66 kg August 17
  Gold Kanae Kurata Judo Girls' -52 kg August 17
  Gold Katsuhiro Kaburagi Judo Boys' +81 kg August 18
  Gold Fuma Kumamoto Boxing Boys' 54–57 kg August 19
  Gold Shoma Okumura Boxing Boys' 57–60 kg August 19
  Gold Ryuki Waga Boxing Boys' 63.5–67 kg August 19
  Gold Riku Saito Esports The King of Fighter XV August 19
  Gold Sari Kamei Athletics Girls' 800 m August 20
  Gold Haruna Seta Athletics Girls' 400 m August 21
  Gold Mona Ezaka Wrestling Girls' 43 kg August 21
  Gold Sowaka Uchida Wrestling Girls' 57 kg August 21
  Gold Yamato Furusawa Wrestling Boys' 48 kg August 21
  Gold Ariya Yoshida Wrestling Boys' 55 kg August 21
  Gold Keyvan Gharehdaghi Wrestling Boys' 65 kg August 21
  Gold Ko Ochiai Athletics Boys' 1500 m August 22
  Gold Natsumi Masuda Wrestling Girls' 46 kg August 22
  Gold Sakura Onishi Wrestling Girls' 53 kg August 22
  Gold Yamato Ogawa Wrestling Boys' 51 kg August 22
  Gold Akito Maehara Wrestling Boys' 60 kg August 22
  Gold Natsura Okazawa Wrestling Boys' 80 kg August 22
  Gold Momoko Yamada Athletics Girls' cross-country 5 km August 22
  Gold Daiki Sasaki Athletics Boys' cross-country 5 km August 22
  Silver Misuzu Takeya
Saya Yamamuro
Senri Tsukasa
Sachi Aoki
Table tennis Girls' team August 18
  Silver Miku Oikawa Boxing Girls' 52–54 kg August 19
  Silver Riku Takamaru Taekwondo Boys' 48 kg August 19
  Silver Kotoha Nakano Athletics Girls' 100 m August 20
  Silver Rinka Ogawa Wrestling Girls' 49 kg August 21
  Silver Chisato Yoshida Wrestling Girls' 65 kg August 22
  Bronze Yuna Fukushima Judo Girls' +63 kg August 18
  Bronze Otoa Ishida Taekwondo Girls' 49–55 kg August 19
  Bronze Takato Kato Taekwondo Boys' 55–63 kg August 19
  Bronze Jo Oikawa Boxing Boys' 48–51 kg August 19
  Bronze Ryota Ajiki Boxing Boys' 46–48 kg August 19
  Bronze Keisuke Akimoto Boxing Boys' 60–63.5 kg August 19
  Bronze Haruki Arai Esports The King of Fighter XV August 19
  Bronze Ion Kondo Athletics Girls' long jump August 20
  Bronze Ruka Okamoto Taekwondo Girls' 44–49 kg August 20
  Bronze Sachi Aoki Table tennis Girls' singles August 21
  Bronze Sachi Aoki
Misuzu Takeya
Table tennis Girls' doubles August 21
  Bronze Saya Yamamuro
Senri Tsukasa
Table tennis Girls' doubles August 21
  Bronze Kazuki Yoshiyama
Tamito Watanabe
Table tennis Boys' doubles August 21

Athletics

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Momoko Yamada
Ion Kondo
Sari Kamei
Haruna Seta
Kotoha Nakano
Daiki Sasaki
Ko Ochiai
Wakushi Narukawa

Boxing

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Miku Oikawa
Amu Ota
Ryuki Waga
Keisuke Akimoto
Shoma Okumura
Fuma Kumamoto
Jo Oikawa
Ryota Ajiki

Esports

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Riku Saito
Haruki Arai

Judo

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Keisho Mitsuishi
Kanae Kurata
Yuna Fukushima
Katsuhiro Kaburagi

Table Tennis

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Misuzu Takeya
Saya Yamamuro
Senri Tsukasa
Sachi Aoki
Takumi Tanimoto
Daito Masaki
Tamito Watanabe
Kazuki Yoshiyama

Taekwondo

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Otoa Ishida
Ruka Okamoto
Koharu Suzuki
Takato Kato
Ryusei Ohara
Riku Takamaru

Wrestling

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Chisato Yoshida
Sowaka Uchida
Sakura Onishi
Rinka Ogawa
Natsumi Masuda
Mona Ezaka
Natsura Okazawa
Keyvan Gharehdaghi
Akito Maehara
Ariya Yoshida
Yamato Ogawa
Yamato Furusawa

References

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  1. ^ Shefferd, Neil (16 December 2022). "Esports set to feature as medal event as part of 2023 East Asian Youth Games in Ulaanbaatar". Inside the Games. Retrieved 29 January 2023.
  2. ^ "Participating NOCs". Ulaanbaatar2023. 9 August 2023.
  3. ^ "Sports". Ulaanbaatar2023. 9 August 2023.
  4. ^ "Medal table". Ulaanbaatar2023. 18 August 2023.