Japan competed at the 2024 Summer Paralympics in Paris, France, from 28 August to 8 September.
Medalists
Medal Name Sport Event Date Takayuki Suzuki Swimming Men's 50 metre breaststroke SB3 29 August Keiichi Kimura Swimming Men's 50 metre freestyle S11 31 August Sarina Satomi Badminton Women's singles WH1 2 September Wheelchair rugby Mixed tournament 2 September Daiki Kajiwara Badminton Men's singles WH2 2 September Yui KamijiManami Tanaka Wheelchair tennis Women's doubles 5 September Natsuki Wada Table tennis Women's individual C11 5 September Goalball Men's tournament 5 September Yui Kamiji Wheelchair tennis Women's singles 6 September Junko Hirose Judo Women's 57 kg J2 6 September Yujiro Seto Judo Men's 73 kg J2 6 September Keiichi Kimura Swimming Men's 100 m butterfly S11 6 September Keiko Sugiura Cycling Women's road race C1–3 7 September Tokito Oda Wheelchair tennis Men's singles 7 September Kenya Karasawa Athletics Men's 5000 metres T11 30 August Takayuki Suzuki Swimming Men's 100 metre freestyle S4 30 August Tomoki Sato Athletics Men's 400 metres T52 30 August Kota Kubota Swimming Men's 100 metre backstroke S8 31 August Sarina SatomiYuma Yamazaki Badminton Women's doubles WH1–WH2 1 September Keiko Onidani Athletics Women's discus throw F53 2 September Ryota Fukunaga Athletics Men's 400 metres T13 5 September Shizuka Hangai Judo Women's 48 kg J1 5 September Takuya MikiTokito Oda Wheelchair tennis Men's doubles 6 September Takayuki Suzuki Swimming Men's 50 metre freestyle S4 6 September Uchu Tomita Swimming Men's 400 metre freestyle S11 30 August Tomoya Ito Athletics Men's 400 metres T52 30 August Mika Mizuta Shooting R5 Mixed 10 metre air rifle prone SH2 1 September Hiromi Endo Boccia Women's individual BC1 1 September Shuta Kawakami Athletics Men's 100 metres T13 1 September Hiroshi MurayamaDaiki Kajiwara Badminton Men's doubles WH1–WH2 1 September Naohide Yamaguchi Swimming Men's 100 metre breaststroke SB14 2 September Takayuki Suzuki Swimming Men's 200 metre freestyle S4 3 September Ayano Tsujiuchi Swimming Women's 100 metre freestyle S12 4 September Aira Kinoshita Swimming Women's 200 metre individual medley SM14 4 September Hiromi EndoTakayuki HiroseHidetaka Sugimura Boccia Mixed team BC1–2 5 September Kanami Furukawa Table tennis Women's individual C11 5 September Tomoki Sato Athletics Men's 100 metres T52 6 September Kazusa Ogawa Judo Women's 70 kg J2 6 September Uchu Tomita Swimming Men's 100 m butterfly S11 6 September Tomoki Suzuki Athletics Men's marathon T54 8 September Misato Michishita Athletics Women's marathon T12 8 September
Competitors The following is the list of number of competitors in the Games. SportMenWomenTotalArchery 2 0 2Athletics 22 18 40Badminton 6 6 12Boccia 4 3 7Cycling 2 1 3Equestrian 2 0 2Football 5-a-side 10 0 10Goalball 6 6 12Judo 2 4 6Paracanoeing 1 3 4Paratriathlon 3 1 4Powerlifting 1 0 1Rowing 1 0 1Shooting 1 2 3Swimming 12 10 22Table tennis 6 3 9Taekwondo 2 0 2Wheelchair basketball 0 12 12Wheelchair fencing 3 1 4Wheelchair rugby 11 1 12Wheelchair tennis 4 4 8Total 101 75 176
Archery
Japan secured a quota places in mixed recurve and men's compound event by virtue of their result at the 2023 World Para Archery Championships in Plzeň, Czech Republic and 2023 Asian Championships in Bangkok, Thailand.
AthleteEventRanking RoundRound of 32Round of 16QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinalsScoreSeedOppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreRankOe YuyaMen's individual compound68223L 142–147colspan=4 =17Tomohiro UeyamaMen's individual recurve59922W 6–2L 3–7colspan=3 =9
Athletics
Japanese track and field athletes achieved quota places for the following events based on their results at the 2023 World Championships, 2024 World Championships, or through high performance allocation, as long as they meet the minimum entry standard (MES).
Track & road events Men AthleteEventHeatFinalResultRankResultRankShuta Kawakami100 m T1310.802 Q10.80Tatsuya Ito100 m T5217.764 q17.918400 m T521:09.555colspan=2 Tomoya Ito100 m T5217.584 q17.677400 m T521:00.422 Q1:01.08Tomoki Sato100 m T5217.201 Q17.44400 m T5258.041 Q56.26Tomoki Ikoma100 m T5414.735colspan=2 Kengo Oshima100 m T6411.24 NR5colspan=2 200 m T64–colspan=2 Shunsuke Itani200 m T6423.674 q23.507Ryota Fukunaga400 m T13colspan=2 48.07Takeru Matsumoto400 m T36colspan=2 53.63 NR4Kenya Karasawa1500 m T114:06.863 q4:04.40 NR45000 m T11colspan=2 14:51.48 NRDaiki Akai1500 m T20colspan=2 3:57.585Yuji Togawa1500 m T20colspan=2 4:02.686Tomoki Suzuki1500 m T543:05.315 Q2:53.997Marathon T54Shinya Wada5000 m T11colspan=2 15:16.414Marathon T12Tadashi HorikoshiMarathon T12Yutaka KumagaiMarathon T12Ryota YoshidaMarathon T54
Women AthleteEventHeatFinalResultRankResultRankUran Sawada100 m T1212.904colspan=2 Haruka Kitaura100 m T3419.684 q19.817Moe Onodera100 m T3419.083 Q18.946800 m T34colspan=2 2:15.856Ayano Yoshida100 m T3420.435 q20.078Yuka Takamatsu100 m T3814.869colspan=2 Sae Tsuji100 m T4712.947colspan=2 400 m T471:00.194 q59.137Kaede Maegawa100 m T6316.345colspan=2 Tomomi Tozawa100 m T6315.855colspan=2 Saki Takakuwa100 m T6413.856colspan=2 Mana Sasaki400 m T1358.773 Q58.357Moeko Yamamoto1500 m T20colspan=2 5:16.709Misato MichishitaMarathon T12colspan=2 3:04:23Tsubasa KinaMarathon T54colspan=2 2:04:5312Wakako TsuchidaMarathon T54colspan=2 1:52:396
Mixed AthleteEventHeatFinalResultRankResultRankTakeru MatsumotoTomoki IkomaUran SawadaSae Tsuji4 × 100 m relay47.092 q48.164
Field events Men AthleteEventFinalDistancePositionDaiki IshiyamaLong jump T126.755Ryota FukunagaLong jump T136.557Yamato ShimboDiscus throw F3751.374Yuta WakohJavelin throw F1358.497Shunya TakahashiJavelin throw F4659.766Akihiro YamazakiJavelin throw F4657.677
Women AthleteEventFinalDistancePositionUran SawadaLong jump T124.906Sonomi SakaiLong jump T204.8713Kaede MaegawaLong jump T634.506Tomomi TozawaLong jump T634.585Maya NakanishiLong jump T644.917Saki TakakuwaLong jump T645.045Yukiko SaitoShot put F4611.614Keiko OnidaniDiscus throw F5315.78 NR
Badminton
Japan has qualified eleven para badminton players for the following events, through the release of BWF para-badminton Race to Paris Paralympic Ranking.
Men AthleteEventGroup StageQuarterfinalSemifinalFinal / OppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreRankOppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreRankHiroshi MurayamaSingles WH1W 2–0 (21–8, 21–17)L 0–2 (10–21, 13–21) 2QL 0–2 (26–28, 19–21)colspan=3 Osamu NagashimaL 0–2 (8–21, 17–21)L 0–2 (11–21, 14–21)3colspan=4 Daiki Kajiwara (1)Singles WH2W 2–0 (21–4, 21–18)W 2–0 (21–10, 21–10)1QW 2–0 (21–17, 21–9) W 2–0 (21–10, 21–10)Takumi MatsumotoL 0–2 (4–21, 18–21)W 2–0 (21–10, 21–15)2colspan=4 Daisuke FujiharaSingles SL3W 2–1 (19–21, 21–16, 21–17)L 0–2 (9–21, 4–21)W 2–0 (21–8, 21–12)2QL 0–2 (16–21, 12–21)L 0–2 (15–21, 15–21)4Taiyo ImaiSingles SU5L (18–21, 14–21)W 2–1 (15–21, 21–11, 21–19)L 1–2 (21–17, 17–21, 17–21) 3colspan=4 Daiki KajiwaraHiroshi MurayamaDoubles WH1–2 W (17–21, 21–13, 21–16) Takumi MatsumotoOsamu NagashimaDoubles WH1–2 W 2-1
Women AthleteEventGroup StageSemifinalFinal / OppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreRankOppositionScoreOppositionScoreRankSarina SatomiSingles WH1L 1-2 Yuma Yamazaki Singles WH2 Noriko Ito Singles SL3 L 0-2 Fujino Haruka Singles SL4 Mamiko Toyoda Singles SU5W 2-0 Kaede KameyamaL 0-2 Sarina SatomiYuma YamazakiDoubles WH1–2W 2-0
Mixed AthleteEventGroup StageSemifinalFinal / OppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreRankOppositionScoreOppositionScoreRankTaiyo ImaiNoriko ItoDoubles SL3–SU5 L (12–21, 23–25)
Boccia
Japan entered six athletes into the Paralympics games, after nominated top two individual athletes in men's individual BC4 events; top four in BC1/BC2 team events, through the final world ranking; and through winning the bronze medal in the mixed pairs event for BC3, at the 2024 Paralympic Qualification Tournament in Coimbra, Portugal.
AthleteEventPool matchesPlayoffsQuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinal / OppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreRankOppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreRankTakayuki HiroseMen's individual BC2W 6–2L 0–17L 2–53colspan=4 18Hidetaka Sugimura W 5–0W 6–5L 2–32 QW 5–2L 3–5colspan=2 8Masayuki AritaMen's individual BC3W 5–4L 0–9L 2–43colspan=3 12Shunsuke UchidaMen's individual BC4L 1–10W 8–2L 2–83colspan=3 11Yukiro FujiiWomen's individual BC1W 4–2W 6–11 QL 3–4colspan=2 5Hiromi EndoW 5–4W 5–11 QW 7–0L 1–5W 7–0Ayane IchinoeWomen's individual BC3W 5-1W 8–0L 3–62 QL 2–3colspan=2 7Masayuki AritaAyane IchinoeMixed pairs BC3L 3–3*L 2–53colspan=3 9Takayuki HiroseHidetaka SugimuraHiromi EndoMixed team BC1/BC2W 11–1W 5–31 QW 4*–4L 0–9W 8–3
Blind football
Summary TeamEventGroup StageSemifinalsFinal / OppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreRankOppositionScoreOppositionScoreRankJapan men'sMen's tournamentL 0–1L 0–1L 0–14L 0–28
Team roster
Group stage
Seventh place match
Cycling
Japan entered two para-cyclists (one in each gender) after finished the top eligible nation's at the 2022 UCI Nation's ranking allocation ranking. Road Men AthleteEventQualificationFinalResultRankResultRankKazuhei KimuraPilot: Kiaki Miura Men's road race BMen's road time trial BShota KawamotoMen's road race C1–3Men's road time trial C2 Women AthleteEventQualificationFinalResultRankResultRankKeiko SugiuraWomen's road time trial C1-3Women's road race C1-3 Track Men AthleteEventQualificationFinalResultRankResultRankKazuhei KimuraPilot: Kiaki Miura Men's time trial BMen's pursuit B4:28.67610Did not advanceShota KawamotoMen's time trial C1-31:07.3756 Q1:07.6596Men's pursuit C23:29.8754 QBBronze medal contestL3:33.488-3:30.4974 Women AthleteEventQualificationFinalResultRankResultRankKeiko SugiuraWomen's time trial C1-339.4497Did not advanceWomen's pursuit C1-33:53.5495Did not advance Qualification Legend: QB=Final Bronze medal; QG=Final Gold medal; QF=Final
Equestrian
Japan entered two para-equestrians into the Paralympic equestrian competition, by virtue of the nations individual final world para dressage rankings.
Individual
AthleteHorseEventTotalScoreRankSho InabaHuzette BHIndividual championship test grade IIIndividual freestyle test grade IISoshi YoshigoeJavyroIndividual championship test grade IIIndividual freestyle test grade II
Goalball
The Japanese men's and women's goalball teams qualified for the paralympic games.
Summary TeamEventGroup StageQuarterfinalSemifinalFinal / OppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreRankOppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreRankJapan men'sMen's tournament L 6–7 L 8–9 W 11–1 3 Q W 6–4 W 13–5 W 4–3 Japan women'sWomen's tournament W 3–1 W 2–1 W 6–0 1 Q L 0–2 L 0–1 6
Men's tournament
The Japanese men's goalball team qualified for the paralympic games by virtue of the results at the 2023 World Games in Birmingham, Great Britain.
Team roster
Group stage
Quarter-finals
Semi-finals
Gold medal match
Women's tournament
The Japanese women's goalball team qualified for the paralympic games by virtue of the results at the 2023 Asia-Pacific Championships in Hangzhou, China.
Team roster
Group stage
Quarter-finals
Fifth place match
Paracanoeing
Japan earned quota places for the following events through the 2024 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships in Szeged, Hungary.
AthleteEventHeatsSemifinalFinalTimeRankTimeRankTime RankYuta TakagiMen's KL1Monika SeryuWomen's KL1Saki KomatsuWomen's VL2Shiho MiyajimaWomen's VL2Women's VL3
Paratriathlon
Men AthleteClassSwimT1Bike T2Run TimeRankL1L2L3L4L1L2L3L4Jumpei KimuraMen's PTWCGiuseppe RomeleMen's PTVIHideki UdaMen's PTS4 Women AthleteClassSwimT1Bike T2Run TimeRankL1L2L3L4L1L2L3L4Yukako HataWomen's PTS2
Powerlifting
AthleteEventAttempts (kg) Result (kg) Rank 1 2 3 4Kazuhito SatoMen's +107 kg
Rowing
AthleteEventHeatsRepechageFinalTimeRankTimeRankTimeRankTakuya MoriPR1 men's single sculls10:19.755 R10:23.784 FB
Shooting