Japan at the 2022 World Games

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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

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.

Medalists

Competitors

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

Japan competed in drone racing.[2]

Archery

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 Slovakia Habjan Malavašič
W 93–92
Croatia Remar
L 804–805
did not advance

Canoe marathon

Japan competed in canoe marathon.[4]

Cue sports

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

Dancesport

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

Duathlon

Japan won one silver medal in duathlon.[8]

Finswimming

Japan competed in finswimming.[9]

Flag football

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

Flying disc

Japan competed in the flying disc competition.[12]

Karate

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
1st place, gold medalist(s)
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
2nd place, silver medalist(s)
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
3rd place, bronze medalist(s)

Lacrosse

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

Lifesaving

Japan won one bronze medal in lifesaving.[16]

Parkour

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

Powerlifting

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

Racquetball

Japan competed in racquetball.[22]

Rhythmic gymnastics

Japan competed in rhythmic gymnastics.[23]

Softball

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

Sport climbing

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

Squash

Japan competed in squash.[28]

Sumo

Japan won nine medals in sumo.[29]

Trampoline gymnastics

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

Water skiing

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

Wheelchair rugby

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

References

  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.
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  9. ^ "Finswimming Results Book" (PDF). 2022 World Games. Archived from the original (PDF) on 10 July 2022. Retrieved 10 July 2022.
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  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.
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  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.
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  25. ^ "Softball Results Book" (PDF). 2022 World Games. Archived from the original (PDF) on 14 July 2022. Retrieved 14 July 2022.
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  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.