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Japan competed at the
2008 Summer Olympics The 2008 Summer Olympics (), officially the Games of the XXIX Olympiad () and also known as Beijing 2008 (), were an international multisport event held from 8 to 24 August 2008, in Beijing, China. A total of 10,942 athletes from 204 Na ...
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. The delegation of athletes and officials were represented by the
Japanese Olympic Committee The is the National Olympic Committee in Japan for the Olympic Games movement, based in Tokyo, Japan. It is a non-profit organisation that selects teams and raises funds to send Japanese competitors to Olympic events organised by the Internati ...
. The list of qualified entries for Japan is shown. In some cases, the country qualified for a position in the Olympic Games, and the individual performance in the qualifying event was good enough to guarantee the same person a spot on Japan's team. In other cases, the Japan Olympic Committee assigned a competitor at a later date to fill some of the country's qualified positions, and the Olympic competitor may or may not be the same as the one who participated in the qualifying competition.


Medalists

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Archery

Japan qualified four archers (two men and two women) through the 2007 World Outdoor Target Championships individual competitions, and added a third women's qualification spot at the Asian Championships. This allowed Japan to compete in the women's team competition at the Olympics, as well as having three women and two men compete in the individual competitions.
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and Yuki Hayashi were the archers who earned the qualification spots for Japan. Japan has not yet won an Olympic gold medal in archery; its best results are a pair of silver medals, including Hiroshi Yamamoto's in the 2004 men's individual competition. ;Men ;Women


Athletics

;Men ;Track & road events ;Field events ;Women ;Track & road events ;Field events


Badminton

;Men ;Women


Baseball

Japan's victory in the
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Group stage




Group table Semifinal Bronze medal game


Boxing

Japan qualified two boxers for the Olympic boxing tournament. Masatsugu was the first when he qualified at the World Championships.World Boxing Championships Chicago 2007
 Satoshi was the second, qualifying at the first Asian qualifying event.1st AIBA Asian Olympic Boxing Qualification Tournament
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Canoeing


Slalom


Sprint

Qualification Legend: QS = Qualify to semi-final; QF = Qualify directly to final


Cycling


Road


Track

Japan has qualified entries in men's Keirin, sprint, team sprint and points race, and women's points race and sprint. ;Sprint ;Keirin ;Omnium


Mountain biking


BMX


Diving

One Japanese member qualified for the 3 meter springboard event, by virtue of
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's third-place finish in the semifinal round at the 2007 World Championships. This was the first individual qualification spot earned by Japan for the 2008 Olympics. ;Men ;Women


Equestrian


Dressage


Eventing


Show jumping

Taizo Sugitani finished qualifying in 37th place which made him a reserve rider for the final. After several qualified horses tested positive for use of capsaicin, he was moved up and participated in Final A.


Fencing

;Men ;Women


Field hockey


Women's tournament

;Team roster ;Group play ;9th–10th place


Football (soccer)


Men's tournament

;Roster ;Group play


Women's tournament

;Roster ;Group play ;Quarterfinals ;Semifinals ;Bronze medal game ;Final rank 4th place


Gymnastics


Artistic

;Men ;Team *Due to a coaching decision, Hiroyuki Tomita started in the individual all-around final instead of Koki Sakamoto. Tomita had finished qualification in 6th place, but behind his teammates Uchimura and Sakamoto, and no more than two gymnasts from the same nation are allowed in the final. ;Individual finals ;Women ;Team ;Individual finals Kyoko Oshima qualified for the All-Around final of the top 24 gymnasts because the number of finalists from the same nation is limited to two. Thus, five gymnasts ranked ahead of her were ineligible. For the same reason, Koko Tsurumi appeared in the balance beam apparatus final.


Rhythmic

Japan have qualified a rhythmic gymnastics group.


Trampoline


Judo

;Men ;Women


Modern pentathlon


Rowing

;Men ;Women Qualification Legend: FA=Final A (medal); FB=Final B (non-medal); FC=Final C (non-medal); FD=Final D (non-medal); FE=Final E (non-medal); FF=Final F (non-medal); SA/B=Semifinals A/B; SC/D=Semifinals C/D; SE/F=Semifinals E/F; QF=Quarterfinals; R=Repechage


Sailing

;Men ;Women ;Open M = Medal race; EL = Eliminated – did not advance into the medal race; CAN = Race cancelled;


Shooting

;Men ;Women


Softball

Team roster *
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Preliminary round




Group table Semifinal Bronze medal game The winner of this game advanced to the final while the loser won bronze. Final Final rank:


Swimming

;Men ;Women * Competed in heats only; WSO - Win swim-off; LSO - Lost swim-off


Synchronized swimming


Table tennis

;Men's singles ;Women's singles ;Team


Taekwondo


Tennis


Triathlon


Volleyball


Beach


Indoor

Japan qualified teams in both the men's and women's tournaments. The men's team lost all five matches in the group play, finishing last in their group, and failing to qualify for the final round. The men's final ranking was tied for 11th place. The women's team won two of the matches in the group play, and advanced to the quarterfinals, where they lost to Brazil. The women's final ranking was tied for 5th place.


Men's tournament

;Roster ;Group play


Women's tournament

;Roster ;Group play ;Quarterfinal


Weightlifting


Wrestling

Japan has qualified in the following quota places. ;Men's freestyle ;Men's Greco-Roman ;Women's freestyle


References


External links


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