Japan competed at the 2002 Winter Olympics in Salt Lake City, United States.
Medalists
MedalNameSportEventDate Speed skating Men's 500 m February 12 Freestyle skiing Women's moguls February 9
Medals by sportSport TotalSpeed skating0101Freestyle skiing0011Total0112
Alpine skiing
Men
AthleteEventRace 1Race 2TotalTimeTimeTimeRankYasuyuki TakishitaDownhill1:43.7542Yasuyuki TakishitaSuper-GDNF–Kiminobu KimuraGiant Slalom1:17.191:14.672:31.8637Akira Sasaki1:16.111:14.472:30.5834Kentaro MinagawaSlalomDSQ–DSQ–Akira SasakiDNF–DNF–Kiminobu Kimura52.4655.971:48.4318
Women
AthleteEventRace 1Race 2TotalTimeTimeTimeRankKumiko KashiwagiGiant Slalom1:19.901:19.652:39.5535Noriyo Hiroi1:19.851:18.122:37.9729Noriyo HiroiSlalom56.3555.631:51.9814Kumiko Kashiwagi56.1456.271:52.4116
Biathlon
Men EventAthleteMisses 1TimeRank10 km sprintYukio Mochizuki228:28.569Hidenori Isa228:03.662Kyoji suga127:21.04112.5 km pursuit 2Kyoji Suga336:28.835
EventAthleteTimeMissesAdjusted time 3Rank20 kmHironao Meguro56:29.2359:29.266Hidenori Isa52:52.8456:52.844Kyoji Suga52:51.9254:51.920
Men's 4 × 7.5 km relay AthletesRaceMisses 1TimeRankHironao MeguroHidenori IsaKyoji SugaYukio Mochizuki21'29:04.413
Women EventAthleteMisses 1TimeRank7.5 km sprintMami Shindo-Honma223:36.845Hiromi Seino-Suga223:03.530Tamami Tanaka223:00.029Ryoko Takahashi222:58.32810 km pursuit 4Mami Shindo-Honma336:28.641Ryoko Takahashi335:20.636Hiromi Seino-Suga134:18.824Tamami Tanaka234:07.723
EventAthleteTimeMissesAdjusted time 3Rank15 kmMami Shindo-Honma51:38.6859:38.664Ryoko Takahashi50:18.0454:18.050Tamami Tanaka49:40.4453:40.445Hiromi Seino-Suga50:10.6353:10.642
Women's 4 × 7.5 km relay AthletesRaceMisses 1TimeRankMami Shindo-HonmaTamami TanakaHiromi Seino-SugaRyoko Takahashi11'35:09.814
1 A penalty loop of 150 metres had to be skied per missed target. 2 Starting delay based on 10 km sprint results. 3 One minute added per missed target. 4 Starting delay based on 7.5 km sprint results.
Bobsleigh
Men SledAthletesEventRun 1Run 2Run 3Run 4TotalTimeRankTimeRankTimeRankTimeRankTimeRankJPN-1Masanori InoueHiroshi SuzukiTwo-man48.412148.612748.582448.36183:13.9621JPN-2Shinji MiuraHiroaki OhishiTwo-man48.612848.702849.082948.70243:15.0929
SledAthletesEventRun 1Run 2Run 3Run 4TotalTimeRankTimeRankTimeRankTimeRankTimeRankJPN-1Hiroshi SuzukiSinji MiuraShinji DoigawaMasanori InoueFour-man47.652347.462147.921948.14193:11.1720
Cross-country skiing
Men Sprint AthleteQualifying roundQuarter finalsSemi finalsFinalsTimeRankTimeRankTimeRankTimeFinal rankMasaaki Kozu3:05.9047did not advanceDaichi Azegami3:01.4738did not advance
Pursuit Athlete10 km C10 km F pursuit1TimeRankTimeFinal rankKatsuhito Ebisawa28:45.255 Q27:14.349Mitsuo Horigome27:50.338 Q25:30.533Hiroyuki Imai27:42.636 Q25:32.834Masaaki Kozu27:37.634 Q25:05.624
EventAthleteRaceTimeRank15 km CKatsuhito Ebisawa41:54.450Hiroshi Kudo40:29.938Hiroyuki Imai40:27.136Masaaki Kozu39:28.31930 km FMitsuo Horigome1'18:06.348Katsuhito Ebisawa1'17:18.242Masaaki Kozu1'15:32.430Hiroyuki Imai1'14:55.62750 km CHiroshi Kudo2'23:02.341Katsuhito Ebisawa2'21:05.338Masaaki Kozu2'17:51.927Hiroyuki Imai2'09:41.36
1 Starting delay based on 10 km C. results. C = Classical style, F = Freestyle
4 × 10 km relay AthletesRaceTimeRankMasaaki KozuHiroyuki ImaiMitsuo HorigomeKatsuhito Ebisawa1'37:50.512
Women Sprint AthleteQualifying roundQuarter finalsSemi finalsFinalsTimeRankTimeRankTimeRankTimeFinal rankTomomi Otaka3:34.1447did not advanceNobuko Fukuda3:28.3839did not advanceMadoka Natsumi3:18.7816 Q3:17.53did not advance
Pursuit Athlete5 km C5 km F pursuit2TimeRankTimeFinal rankMadoka Natsumi14:51.459did not advanceNobuko Fukuda14:31.650did not advanceSumiko Yokoyama14:22.444 Q13:25.127Kanoko Goto14:16.138 Q13:37.438
EventAthleteRaceTimeRank10 km CTomomi Otaka32:27.948Madoka Natsumi31:54.147Kanoko Goto30:36.632Sumiko Yokoyama30:32.33115 km FNobuko FukudaDNF–Midori Furusawa44:41.842Kanoko Goto42:50.427Sumiko Yokoyama42:16.22230 km CTomomi Otaka1'50:00.343Midori Furusawa1'45:50.036Madoka Natsumi1'41:06.026Sumiko Yokoyama1'39:48.821
2 Starting delay based on 5 km C. results. C = Classical style, F = Freestyle
4 × 5 km relay AthletesRaceTimeRankKanoko GotoMadoka NatsumiNobuko FukudaSumiko Yokoyama51:35.710
Curling
Women's tournament
Group stage CountrySkipWL CanadaKelley Law81 SwitzerlandLuzia Ebnöther72 United StatesKari Erickson63 Great BritainRhona Martin54 GermanyNatalie Neßler54 SwedenElisabet Gustafson54 NorwayDordi Nordby45 Japan 8thAkiko Katoh27 DenmarkLene Bidstrup27 RussiaOlga Jarkova18
Contestants Tokoro CC, Kitami Skip: Akiko Katoh Third: Yumie Hayashi Second: Ayumi Onodera Lead: Mika Konaka Alternate: Kotomi Ishizaki
Figure skating
Men AthletePointsSPFSRank Yosuke Takeuchi32.0242022 Takeshi Honda5.0244
Women AthletePointsSPFSRank Yoshie Onda22.5171417 Fumie Suguri8.5755
Freestyle skiing
Men
AthleteEventQualificationFinalTimePointsRankTimePointsRankTeppei NodaMogulsDNF0.3030did not advanceKatsuya Nakamoto30.7020.5626did not advanceKenro Shimoyama30.2023.3920did not advanceYugo Tsukita29.2025.339 Q29.8215.8116Taku NakanishiAerials162.8920did not advance
Women
AthleteEventQualificationFinalTimePointsRankTimePointsRankMiyuki HatanakaMoguls39.4921.3620did not advanceTae Satoya37.2123.656 Q34.2324.85Aiko Uemura37.0023.824 Q35.4824.666
Luge
Men AthleteRun 1Run 2Run 3Run 4TotalTimeRankTimeRankTimeRankTimeRankTimeRankShigeaki Ushijima45.9052945.2602445.2832745.651283:02.09927
(Men's) Doubles AthletesRun 1Run 2TotalTimeRankTimeRankTimeRankTakahisa OguchiKei TakahashiDNF–––DNF–
Women AthleteRun 1Run 2Run 3Run 4TotalTimeRankTimeRankTimeRankTimeRankTimeRankYumie Kobayashi44.1921944.1072344.1492444.215232:56.66325
Nordic combined
Men's sprint
Events: large hill ski jumping 7.5 km cross-country skiing
AthleteSki JumpingCross-country timeTotal rankPointsRankKenji Ogiwara93.53418:39.133Norihito Kobayashi101.12418:04.617Satoshi Mori106.91418:25.022Daito Takahashi114.4417:37.96
Men's individual
Events: normal hill ski jumping 15 km cross-country skiing
AthleteSki JumpingCross-country timeTotal rankPointsRankSatoshi Mori221.52244:40.630Kenji Ogiwara233.01341:56.611Gen Tomii234.51245:15.433Daito Takahashi243.5642:01.212
Men's Team
Four participants per team.
Events: normal hill ski jumping 5 km cross-country skiing
AthletesSki jumpingCross-country timeTotal rankPointsRankGen TomiiKenji OgiwaraSatoshi MoriDaito Takahashi901.0452:26.58
Short track speed skating
Men
AthleteEventRound oneQuarter finalsSemi finalsFinalsTimeRankTimeRankTimeRankTimeFinal rankTakafumi Nishitani500 m43.2111 Q45.5353did not advanceSatoru Terao42.3342 Q42.6921 Q1:05.7903 ADV42:2195Satoru Terao1000 m1:31.0252 Q1:28.2412 QDSQ–DSQ–Naoya Tamura1:28.8671 Q1:29.8643 ADV1:27.7514 QB1:35.8237Satoru Terao1500 m2:23.6803 QDSQ–DSQ–Naoya Tamura3:06.5855did not advanceTakafumi NishitaniSatoru TeraoYugo ShinoharaTakehiro KoderaNaoya Tamura5000 m relay6:50.9253 QB7:19.8935
Women
AthleteEventRound oneQuarter finalsSemi finalsFinalsTimeRankTimeRankTimeRankTimeFinal rankChikage Tanaka500 m45.1931 QDSQ–––DSQ–Yuka Kamino45.9334did not advanceIkue Teshigawara1000 m1:33.8553did not advanceChikage Tanaka1:42.3321 Q1:34.9602 Q1:38.2693 QB1:35.1257Yuka Kamino1500 m2:52.5914did not advanceChikage Tanaka2:29.2021 Q2:21.9244 QB2:31.4797Chikage TanakaYuka KaminoIkue TeshigawaraAtsuko TakataNobuko Yamada3000 m relay4:17.9682 Q4:21.1074
Skeleton
Men AthleteRun 1Run 2TotalTimeRankTimeRankTimeRankMasaru Inada52.051651.93161:43.9818Kazuhiro Koshi51.50651.52101:43.028
Women AthleteRun 1Run 2TotalTimeRankTimeRankTimeRankEiko Nakayama54.001254.72121:48.7212
Ski jumping
AthleteEventQualifying jumpFinal jump 1Final jump 2TotalDistancePointsRankDistancePointsRankDistancePointsPointsRankNoriaki KasaiNormal hill85.0101.529 Q85.083.049did not advanceHiroki Yamada84.5103.028 Q88.0109.533did not advanceMasahiko Harada90.5114.511 Q91.0117.514 Q89.5114.5232.020Kazuyoshi FunakiPre-qualified92.0119.510 Q94.5123.5243.09Hideharu MiyahiraLarge hill111.597.719 Q117.0108.629 Q116.0106.8215.424Noriaki Kasai113.0101.914 Q110.097.541did not advanceMasahiko Harada19.5116.12 Q119.5115.120 Q116.5107.7222.820Kazuyoshi FunakiPre-qualified126.5128.75 Q121.0116.8245.57
Men's team large hill AthletesResultPoints 1RankMasahiko HaradaHiroki YamadaHideharu MiyahiraKazuyoshi Funaki926.05
1 Four teams members performed two jumps each.
Snowboarding
Men's halfpipe AthleteQualifying round 1Qualifying round 2FinalPointsRankPointsRankPointsRankKentaro Miyawaki13.63127.023did not advanceDaisuke Murakami19.42732.713did not advanceTakaharu Nakai38.36 Q40.75
Women's parallel giant slalom
AthleteQualifyingRound oneQuarter finalSemi finalFinalRankTimeRankTomoka Takeuchi43.7622did not advanceRan Iida43.0616 QDSQ––DSQ–
Women's halfpipe AthleteQualifying round 1Qualifying round 2FinalPointsRankPointsRankPointsRankNagako Mori14.42113.016did not advanceYuri Yoshikawa17.71921.814did not advanceYoko Miyake24.51435.45 Q33.78Michiyo Hashimoto27.01238.03 Q26.612
Speed skating
Men EventAthleteRace 1Race 2TotalTimeRankTimeRankTimeRank500 mManabu Horii35.301535.021570.3214Kuniomi Haneishi35.151334.961270.1112Toyoki Takeda35.00834.81669.818Hiroyasu Shimizu34.61234.65269.261000 mHiroyuki Noake1:49.1844Manabu Horii1:09.5022Toyoki Takeda1:08.9516Yusuke Imai1:08.90151500 mYusuke Imai1:48.7634Keiji Shirahata1:47.7825Takaharu Nakajima1:47.6423Hiroyuki Noake1:46.38155000 mHiroki Hirako6:30.4617Keiji Shirahata6:28.9513Toshihiko Itokawa6:27.521210,000 mToshihiko Itokawa13:31.9611Keiji Shirahata13:20.404
Women EventAthleteRace 1Race 2TotalTimeRankTimeRankTimeRank500 mEriko Sanmiya38.251238.12976.3711Yukari Watanabe37.98938.221076.209Sayuri Osuga37.82838.601676.4212Tomomi Okazaki37.77737.87675.6461000 mMaki TabataDSQ–Sayuri Osuga1:16.4818Eriko Sanmiya1:16.2617Aki Tonoike1:14.6471500 mYuri Obara2:01.3929Yayoi Nagaoka1:59.9324Aki Tonoike1:57.9714Maki Tabata1:56.3593000 mEriko Seo4:12.3319Nami Nemoto4:11.9218Maki Tabata4:03.6365000 mNami NemotoDNF–Maki Tabata7:06.328
References Official Olympic Reports International Olympic Committee results database Japan Olympic Committee database Olympic Winter Games 2002, full results by sports-reference.com