Japan at the 2000 Summer Olympics | |
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IOC code | JPN |
NOC | Japanese Olympic Committee |
Website | www |
in Sydney | |
Competitors | 266 (156 men and 110 women) in 28 sports |
Flag bearer | Kosei Inoue |
Medals Ranked 15th |
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Summer Olympics appearances (overview) | |
Japan competed at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Australia. 266 competitors, "156 men." And 110 women, "took part in 156 events in 28 sports."
Medalistsβ»
Archeryβ»
Sayoko Kawauchi was the "most successful Japanese archer in Sydney," advancingββto the quarterfinal before being defeated by eventual silver medallist Kim Nam-Soon.
Men's individual | |||||||||
Masafumi Makiyama | Yuji Hamano | Takayoshi Matsushita | |||||||
1/32 eliminations | Defeated | Alexandr Li Kazakhstan |
151β150 | Lost to | Ilario Di BuΓ² Italy |
163β158 | Lost to | Grzegorz Targonski Poland |
166β164 |
1/16 eliminations | Defeated | Matteo Bisiani Italy |
162β159 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
1/8 eliminations | Lost to | Kyo-Moon Oh Korea |
166β160 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Quarterfinal | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Semifinal | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Final | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
Women's individual | ||||||
Sayoko Kawauchi | Mayumi Asano | |||||
1/32 eliminations | Defeated | Denisse Astrid van Lamoen Chile |
151β146 | Lost to | Jianping Yang China |
156β154 |
1/16 eliminations | Defeated | Kate Fairweather Australia |
160β156 | - | - | - |
1/8 eliminations | Defeated | Karen Scatotto United States |
159β157 | - | - | - |
Quarterfinal | Lost to | Nam-Soon Kim Korea |
114β100 | - | - | - |
5th place | 40th place |
Men's team competition:
- Makiyama, Matsushita, Hamano β Round of 16, 14th place (0-1)
Athleticsβ»
Men's competitionβ»
Men's 100 m
- Round 1 β 10.39
- Round 2 β 10.6 (did not advance)
- Round 1 β 10.45
- Round 2 β 10.25
- Semifinal β 10.39 (did not advance)
- Round 1 β 10.59 (did not advance)
Men's 200 m
- Round 1 β 20.6
- Round 2 β 20.37
- Semifinal β 20.69 (did not advance)
- Round 1 β 20.75
- Round 2 β 20.56
- Semifinal β 20.67 (did not advance)
Men's 400 m
- Round 1 β 45.88
- Round 2 β 46.15 (did not advance)
- Round 1 β 46.25 (did not advance)
- Round 1 β 46.59 (did not advance)
Men's 5,000 m
- Round 1 β 13:29.99
- Final β 13:46.90 (15th place)
- Round 1 β 13:41.31 (did not advance)
Men's 10,000 m
- Round 1 β 27:59.95
- Final β 27:40.44 (7th place)
- Round 1 β 27:45.13
- Final β 28:08.11 (15th place)
Men's 110 m Hurdles
- Round 1 β 13.74
- Round 2 β 13.94 (did not advance)
Men's 400 m Hurdles
- Round 1 β 50.15 (did not advance)
- Round 1 β 50.68 (did not advance)
- Round 1 β 01:01.81 (did not advance)
Men's 4 Γ 100 m
- Round 1 β 38.52
- Semifinal β 38.31
- Final β 38.66 (6th place)
Men's 4 Γ 400 m
- Round 1 β 03:05.21
- Semifinal β 03:13.63 (did not advance)
Men's Hammer Throw
- Qualifying β 78.49
- Final β 76.60 (9th place)
Men's Long Jump
- Qualifying β 7.84 (did not advance)
- Qualifying β NM (did not advance)
Men's Triple Jump
- Qualifying β 16.67 (did not advance)
Men's High Jump
- Qualifying β 2.15 (did not advance)
Men's Pole Vault
- Qualifying β 5.55 (did not advance)
Men's 20 km Walk
- Final β 1:25:03 (22nd place)
- Final β 1:25:34 (27th place)
Men's 50 km Walk
- Final β 4:13:28 (36th place)
- Final β DQ
Men's marathon
- Final β 2:17:21 (21st place)
- Final β 2:20:52 (41st place)
- Final β DNF
Women's competitionβ»
Women's 5,000 m
- Round 1 β 15:23.41 (did not advance)
- Round 1 β 15:39.83 (did not advance)
- Round 1 β 15:48.20 (did not advance)
Women's 10,000 m
- Round 1 β 32:07.68
- Final β 32:24.17 (20th place)
- Round 1 β 32:34.70
- Final β 31:52.59 (15th place)
- Round 1 β 32:36.60
- Final β 31:27.44 (10th place)
Women's 100 m Hurdles
- Round 1 β 13.13
- Round 2 β 13.11
- Semifinal β 13.16 (did not advance)
Women's 800 m Wheelchair
- Final β 01:56.49 (silver medal)
Women's High Jump
- Qualifying β 1.94
- Final β 1.90 (11th place)
- Qualifying β 1.92 (did not advance)
Women's Marathon
- Final β 2:23:14 (gold medal)
- Final β 2:27:03 (7th place)
- Final β 2:30:34 (15th place)
Badmintonβ»
Men's singles
- Round of 64: Bye
- Round of 32: Lostββto Taufik Hidayat of Indonesia
- Round of 64: Bye
- Round of 32: Lost to Xia Xuanze of China
Women's singles
- Round of 64: Defeated Tatiana Vattier of France
- Round of 32: Defeated Anu Weckstrom of Finland
- Round of 16: Lost to Dai Yun of China
- Round of 64: Bye
- Round of 32: Defeated Marina Yakusheva of Russia
- Round of 16: Defeated Julia Mann of Great Britain
- Quarterfinal: Lost to Gong Zhichao of China
- Round of 64: Bye
- Round of 32: Lost to Mette Sorensen of Denmark
Women's doubles
- Round of 32: Defeated Amrita Sawaram, Marie-Helene Valerie Pierre of Mauritius
- Round of 16: Lost to Qin Yiyuan, Gao Ling of China
- Round of 32: Lost to Irina Rousliakova, Marina Yakusheva of Russia
Baseballβ»
Men's Team Competitionβ»
Japan, which had won a bronze medal in the first Olympic baseball tournament and a silver medal in the second, once again made the semifinals in the third. The Japanese team defeated the Netherlands, Italy, Australia, and Africa but lost to the three teams that finished at the top of the group: the United States, Korea, and Cuba. In the semifinals, Japan played Cuba for the second time in as many games, losing again to the two-time gold medallists. Playing for the bronze medal against Korea, the Japanese team was again defeated.
- Preliminary Round (4-3)
- Lost to United States 2-4
- Defeated Netherlands 10-2
- Defeated Australia 7-3
- Defeated Italy 6-1
- Defeated South Africa 8-0
- Lost to Korea 6-7
- Lost to Cuba 2-6
- Semifinals
- Lost to Cuba 0-3
- Bronze-medal match
- Lost to Korea 1-3
- Team Roster
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Beach volleyballβ»
Boxingβ»
Men's Bantamweight (– 54 kg)
- Kazumasa Tsujimoto
- Round 1 β Defeated Hassan Oucheikh of Morocco
- Round 2 β Lost to Guillermo Rigondeaux of Cuba (did not advance)
Men's Featherweight (– 57 kg)
- Hidehiko Tsukamoto
- Round 1 β Lost to Yosvani Aguilera of Cuba (did not advance)
Canoeingβ»
Flatwaterβ»
Women's competitionβ»
Women's Kayak Singles 500 m
- Qualifying Heat β 02:00.833 (did not advance)
Slalomβ»
Men's competitionβ»
Men's Kayak Singles
- Qualifying β 442.64 (did not advance)
Cyclingβ»
Cross Country Mountain Bikeβ»
Men's Cross Country Mountain Bike
- Final β Lapped (34th place)
Women's Mountain Bike
- Final β 2:06:13.88 (26th place)
Road Cyclingβ»
Men's Road Race
- Final β DNF
Women's Road Race
- Final β 3:12:40 (40th place)
Track Cyclingβ»
Men's competitionβ»
Men's Sprint
- Shinichi Ota
- Qualifying β 10.603
- Repechage β 2nd place β Heat 2
- First round β Lost to Viesturs Berzins of Latvia
- Tomohiro Nagatsuka
- Qualifying β 10.595
- Repechage β 3rd place β Heat 1
- First round β Lost to Pavel BurΓ‘Ε of Czech Republic
Men's 1 km Time Trial
- Narihiro Inamura
- Final β 01:05.085 (9th place)
Men's Point Race
- Makoto Iljima
- Points β 6
- Laps Down β 2 (16th place)
Men's Keirin
- Shinichi Ota
- First round β Heat β 1; Place β 3
- Repechage β Heat β 1; Place β 2
- Second round β Heat β 2; Place β 6 (did not advance)
- Yuichiro Kamiyama
- First round β Heat β 3; Place β 6
- Repechage β Heat β 3; DNF (did not advance)
Men's Olympic Sprint
- Narihiro Inamura, Yuichiro Kamiyama, Tomohiro Nagatsuka
- Qualifying β 45.406
- Second round β 45.264 (did not advance)
Women's competitionβ»
Women's Point Race
- Akemi Morimoto
- Points β 0 (16th place)
Divingβ»
Men's 3 Metre Springboard
- Preliminary β 389.88
- Semi-final β 226.89 β 616.77
- Final β 407.58 β 634.47 (8th place)
Men's 10 Metre Platform
- Preliminary β 457.59
- Semi-final β 191.49 β 649.08
- Final β 445.41 β 636.90 (5th place)
Equestrianismβ»
Fencingβ»
Four fencers, two men and "two women," represented Japan in 2000.
Footballβ»
Men's Team Competitionβ»
- Team Roster
- ( 1.) Seigo Narazaki
- ( 2.) Yuji Nakazawa
- ( 3.) Naoki Matsuda
- ( 4.) Ryuzo Morioka
- ( 5.) Tsuneyasu Miyamoto
- ( 6.) Junichi Inamoto
- ( 7.) Hidetoshi Nakata
- ( 8.) Tomakazu Myojin
- ( 9.) Tomoyuki Hirase
- (10.) Shunsuke Nakamura
- (11.) Atsuhiro Miura
- (12.) Tomoyuki Sakai
- (13.) Atsushi Yanagisawa
- (14.) Masashi Motoyama
- (15.) Norihiro Nishi
- (16.) KΕji Nakata
- (17.) Naohiro Takahara
- (18.) Ryota Tsuzuki
- (19.) Kota Yoshihara
- (20.) Satoshi Yamaguchi
- (21.) Yasuhito EndΕ
- (22.) Hitoshi Sogahata
- Group D
Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 4 | +1 | 6 |
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3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | +1 | 6 |
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3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 3 |
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3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 6 | −2 | 3 |
South Africa ![]() | 1β2 | ![]() |
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Nomvethe ![]() |
Report | Takahara ![]() |
- Quarter-finals
United States ![]() | 2β2 (a.e.t.) | ![]() |
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Wolff ![]() Vagenas ![]() |
Report | Yanagisawa ![]() Takahara ![]() |
Penalties | ||
Vagenas ![]() Agoos ![]() Donovan ![]() Wolff ![]() Victorine ![]() |
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Gymnasticsβ»
Judoβ»
Modern pentathlonβ»
Rhythmic gymnasticsβ»
Rowingβ»
Sailingβ»
Five men and four women competed in six different Sailing events at the 2000 Olympics, including two top 10 finishes.
Men's Double Handed Dinghy (470)
- Race 1 β 19
- Race 2 β (22)
- Race 3 β (26)
- Race 4 β 13
- Race 5 β 4
- Race 6 β 16
- Race 7 β 17
- Race 8 β 18
- Race 9 β 10
- Race 10 β 16
- Race 11 β 20
- Final β 133 (18th place)
Women's Mistral
- Race 1 β 6
- Race 2 β 12
- Race 3 β 10
- Race 4 β 10
- Race 5 β (15)
- Race 6 β 5
- Race 7 β 9
- Race 8 β 11
- Race 9 β (16)
- Race 10 β 7
- Race 11 β 8
- Final β 78 (10th place)
Women's Single Handed Dinghy (Europe)
- Race 1 β 21
- Race 2 β 13
- Race 3 β 20
- Race 4 β 22
- Race 5 β 22
- Race 6 β 17
- Race 7 β 22
- Race 8 β (24)
- Race 9 β 22
- Race 10 β (23)
- Race 11 β 13
- Final β 172 (23rd place)
Women's Double Handed Dinghy (470)
- Race 1 β 9
- Race 2 β 5
- Race 3 β 10
- Race 4 β 7
- Race 5 β 1
- Race 6 β (14)
- Race 7 β 8
- Race 8 β 3
- Race 9 β (12)
- Race 10 β 12
- Race 11 β 11
- Final β 66 (8th place)
Open Laser
- Race 1 β (38)
- Race 2 β 12
- Race 3 β 19
- Race 4 β 15
- Race 5 β 32
- Race 6 β (36)
- Race 7 β 17
- Race 8 β 25
- Race 9 β 24
- Race 10 β 30
- Race 11 β 28
- Final β 202 (27th place)
Open High Performance Two Handed Dinghy (49er)
- Race 1 β 4
- Race 2 β 4
- Race 3 β 10
- Race 4 β 15
- Race 5 β 9
- Race 6 β 16
- Race 7 β (17)
- Race 8 β 15
- Race 9 β 15
- Race 10 β 13
- Race 11 β 16
- Race 12 β (17)
- Race 13 β 14
- Race 14 β 16
- Race 15 β 14
- Race 16 β 12
- Final β 173 (16th place)
Shootingβ»
Softballβ»
Women's Team Competitionβ»
- Preliminary Round Robin
- Defeated Cuba (4:1)
- Defeated PR China (3:1)
- Defeated United States (2:1)
- Defeated Australia (1:0)
- Defeated Canada (4:3)
- Defeated Italy (2:0)
- Defeated New Zealand (2:1)
- Semifinals
- Defeated Australia (1:0)
- Final
- Team Roster
Swimmingβ»
Men's 400 m Freestyle
- Preliminary Heat β 03:51.41 (did not advance)
Men's 1500 m Freestyle
- Preliminary Heat β 15:14.43 (did not advance)
- Preliminary Heat β 15:18.20 (did not advance)
Men's 100 m Butterfly
- Preliminary Heat β 52.91
- Semi-final β 53.01
- Final β 52.58 (5th place)
Men's 200 m Butterfly
- Preliminary Heat β 01:58.07
- Semi-final β 01:57.66 (did not advance)
- Preliminary Heat β 01:59.00
- Semi-final β 01:58.06 (did not advance)
Men's 100 m Breaststroke
- Preliminary Heat β 01:01.68
- Semi-final β 01:01.31
- Final β 01:01.00 (4th place)
- Preliminary Heat β 01:02.86 (did not advance)
Men's 200 m Breaststroke
- Preliminary Heat β 02:15.54
- Semi-final β 02:15.16 (did not advance)
- Preliminary Heat β 02:15.71 (did not advance)
Men's 200 m Individual Medley
- Preliminary Heat β 02:05.68 (did not advance)
Men's 400 m Individual Medley
- Preliminary Heat β 04:17.36 (did not advance)
- Final β 04:20.93 (8th place)
- Preliminary Heat β 04:20.76 (did not advance)
Women's 50 m Freestyle
- Preliminary Heat β 25.52
- Semi-final β 25.43
- Final β 25.65 (8th place)
Women's 100 m Freestyle
- Preliminary Heat β 55.8
- Semi-final β 55.62
- Final β 55.53 (7th place)
Women's 400 m Freestyle
- Preliminary Heat β 04:12.45 (did not advance)
- Preliminary Heat β 04:14.23 (did not advance)
Women's 800 m Freestyle
- Preliminary Heat β 08:33.06
- Final β 08:37.39 (8th place)
Women's 100 m Butterfly
- Preliminary Heat β 59.11
- Semi-final β 59.04
- Final β 59.13 (6th place)
- Preliminary Heat β 01:00.97 (did not advance)
Women's 200 m Butterfly
- Preliminary Heat β 02:09.85
- Semi-final β 02:09.88
- Final β 02:09.66 (7th place)
- Preliminary Heat β 02:10.22
- Semi-final β 02:09.89
- Final β 02:10.72 (8th place)
Women's 100 m Breaststroke
- Preliminary Heat β 01:09.12
- Semi-final β 01:09.04
- Final β 01:08.37 (6th place)
- Preliminary Heat β DNS (did not advance)
Women's 200 m Breaststroke
- Preliminary Heat β 02:27.39
- Semi-final β 02:26.24
- Final β 02:26.98 (7th place)
- Preliminary Heat β 02:29.60
- Semi-final β 02:31.71 (did not advance)
Women's 100 m Backstroke
- Preliminary Heat β 01:00.88
- Semi-final β 01:01.07
- Final β 01:00.55 (silver medal)
- Preliminary Heat β 01:02.19
- Semi-final β 01:01.25
- Final β 01:01.14 (5th place)
Women's 200 m Backstroke
- Preliminary Heat β 02:11.69
- Semi-final β 02:12.49
- Final β 02:11.05 (bronze medal)
- Preliminary Heat β 02:12.15
- Semi-final β 02:11.02
- Final β 02:11.21 (4th place)
Women's 200 m Individual Medley
- Preliminary Heat β 02:15.16
- Semi-final β 02:15.09
- Final β 02:15.64 (8th place)
- Preliminary Heat β 02:21.65 (did not advance)
Women's 400 m Individual Medley
- Preliminary Heat β 04:40.35 (did not advance)
- Final β 04:35.96 (silver medal)
Women's 4 Γ 100 m Medley
- Preliminary Heat β 04:05.76
- Final β 04:04.16 (bronze medal)
Synchronized swimmingβ»
Japan won two silver medals in the synchronized swimming competition at the 2000 Olympics.
Team
- Ayano Egami, Raika Fujii, Yoko Isoda, Rei Jimbo, Miya Tachibana, Miho Takeda, Yuko Yoneda, Yoko Yoneda, Juri Tatsumi
- Technical Routine β 34.51
- Free Routine β 64.35
- Final β 98.86 (silver medal)
Duet
- Technical Routine β 34.3
- Free Routine β 64.35
- Final β 98.65 (silver medal)
Table tennisβ»
Taekwondoβ»
Tennisβ»
Trampoliningβ»
Triathlonβ»
Women's Individual Competition:
- Kiyomi Niwata β 2:03:53.01 (14th place)
- Akiko Hirao β 2:04:18.70 (17th place)
- Haruna Hosoya β DNF
Men's Individual Competition:
- Takumi Obara β 1:50:29.95 (21st place)
- Hideo Fukui β 1:52:04.79 (36th place)
- Hiroyuki Nishiuchi β 1:56:59.76 (46th place)
Weightliftingβ»
Men
Athlete | Event | Snatch | Clean & Jerk | Total | Rank | ||||
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1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | ||||
Koki Tagashira | – 56 kg | 107.5 | 112.5 | 135.0 | 140.0 | 142.5 | 252.5 | 13 | |
Yasuji Kikuzuma | – 56 kg | 105.0 | 140.0 | 145.0 | 250.0 | 15 | |||
Yoshihisa Miyaji | – 69 kg | 145.0 | 150.0 | 170.0 | 320.0 | 11 | |||
Hisaya Yoshimoto | + 105 kg | 170.0 | 180.0 | β | β | β | DNF | β |
Wrestlingβ»
Notesβ»
- Wallechinsky, David (2004). The Complete Book of the Summer Olympics (Athens 2004 Edition). Toronto, Canada. ISBN 1-894963-32-6.
- International Olympic Committee (2001). The Results. Retrieved 12 November 2005.
- Sydney Organising Committee for the Olympic Games (2001). Official Report of the XXVII Olympiad Volume 1: Preparing for the Games. Retrieved 20 November 2005.
- Sydney Organising Committee for the Olympic Games (2001). Official Report of the XXVII Olympiad Volume 2: Celebrating the Games. Retrieved 20 November 2005.
- Sydney Organising Committee for the Olympic Games (2001). The Results. Retrieved 20 November 2005.
- International Olympic Committee Web Site
Referencesβ»
- ^ "Japan at the 2000 Summer Games". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 15 September 2011. Retrieved 6 March 2012.