Japan

Japan

Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...

competed at the 2004 Summer Olympics

2004 Summer Olympics

The 2004 Summer Olympic Games, officially known as the Games of the XXVIII Olympiad, was a premier international multi-sport event held in Athens, Greece from August 13 to August 29, 2004 with the motto Welcome Home. 10,625 athletes competed, some 600 more than expected, accompanied by 5,501 team...

in Athens

Athens

Athens , is the capital and largest city of Greece. Athens dominates the Attica region and is one of the world's oldest cities, as its recorded history spans around 3,400 years. Classical Athens was a powerful city-state...

, Greece

Greece

Greece , officially the Hellenic Republic , and historically Hellas or the Republic of Greece in English, is a country in southeastern Europe....

. The delegation of athletes and officials was represented by the Japanese Olympic Committee

Japanese Olympic Committee

The Japanese Olympic Committee is the national Olympic committee in Japan for the Olympic Games movement, based in Tokyo, Japan...

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Medalists

Medal	Name	Sport	Event
		Athletics Athletics at the 2004 Summer Olympics At the 2004 Summer Olympics, the athletics events were held at the Athens Olympic Stadium from August 18 to August 29, except for the marathons , the race walks , and the shot put...	men's hammer throw
		Athletics Athletics at the 2004 Summer Olympics At the 2004 Summer Olympics, the athletics events were held at the Athens Olympic Stadium from August 18 to August 29, except for the marathons , the race walks , and the shot put...	women's marathon
	Hisashi Mizutori Hisashi Mizutori , is a Japanese gymnast. He was part of the Japanese team that won the gold medal in the team competition at the 2004 Summer Olympics. He was also part of the team to win the silver medal in the team event at the 2007 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships... Daisuke Nakano Hiroyuki Tomita Hiroyuki Tomita Hiroyuki Tomita is a Japanese gymnast. Tomita has three Olympic medals from the 2004 and 2008 Olympics.-Early life:... Naoya Tsukahara Naoya Tsukahara Naoya Tsukahara is a Japanese artistic gymnast and Olympic Gold Medalist. He is the son of the former Japanese gymnast, Mitsuo Tsukahara, who was also a multi Gold Medalist in Olympic Games... Isao Yoneda Isao Yoneda is a Japanese gymnast. He was raised in Tokyo. He is the 2004 Summer Olympics gold medalist in the team event and the bronze medalist in the high bar.-External links:...	Gymnastics Gymnastics at the 2004 Summer Olympics At the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, three disciplines of gymnastics were contested: artistic gymnastics , rhythmic gymnastics and trampoline...	artistic men's team competition
		Judo Judo at the 2004 Summer Olympics Judo at the 2004 Summer Olympics took place in the Ano Liossia Olympic Hall and featured 368 judoka competing for 14 gold medals with seven different weight categories in both the men's and women's competitions. Japan dominated the event by taking 8 gold and 2 silver medals.Gold and silver medals...	men's heavyweight (100+ kg)
		Judo Judo at the 2004 Summer Olympics Judo at the 2004 Summer Olympics took place in the Ano Liossia Olympic Hall and featured 368 judoka competing for 14 gold medals with seven different weight categories in both the men's and women's competitions. Japan dominated the event by taking 8 gold and 2 silver medals.Gold and silver medals...	women's heavyweight (78+ kg)
		Judo Judo at the 2004 Summer Olympics Judo at the 2004 Summer Olympics took place in the Ano Liossia Olympic Hall and featured 368 judoka competing for 14 gold medals with seven different weight categories in both the men's and women's competitions. Japan dominated the event by taking 8 gold and 2 silver medals.Gold and silver medals...	women's -48 kg
		Judo Judo at the 2004 Summer Olympics Judo at the 2004 Summer Olympics took place in the Ano Liossia Olympic Hall and featured 368 judoka competing for 14 gold medals with seven different weight categories in both the men's and women's competitions. Japan dominated the event by taking 8 gold and 2 silver medals.Gold and silver medals...	men's -60 kg
		Judo Judo at the 2004 Summer Olympics Judo at the 2004 Summer Olympics took place in the Ano Liossia Olympic Hall and featured 368 judoka competing for 14 gold medals with seven different weight categories in both the men's and women's competitions. Japan dominated the event by taking 8 gold and 2 silver medals.Gold and silver medals...	women's half-middleweight
		Judo Judo at the 2004 Summer Olympics Judo at the 2004 Summer Olympics took place in the Ano Liossia Olympic Hall and featured 368 judoka competing for 14 gold medals with seven different weight categories in both the men's and women's competitions. Japan dominated the event by taking 8 gold and 2 silver medals.Gold and silver medals...	men's half lightweight
		Judo Judo at the 2004 Summer Olympics Judo at the 2004 Summer Olympics took place in the Ano Liossia Olympic Hall and featured 368 judoka competing for 14 gold medals with seven different weight categories in both the men's and women's competitions. Japan dominated the event by taking 8 gold and 2 silver medals.Gold and silver medals...	women's middleweight
		Judo Judo at the 2004 Summer Olympics Judo at the 2004 Summer Olympics took place in the Ano Liossia Olympic Hall and featured 368 judoka competing for 14 gold medals with seven different weight categories in both the men's and women's competitions. Japan dominated the event by taking 8 gold and 2 silver medals.Gold and silver medals...	women's half-heavyweight
		Swimming Swimming at the 2004 Summer Olympics Swimming at the 2004 Summer Olympics took place in the Olympic Aquatic Centre with the athletes competing in 32 events. There was a total of 937 participants from 152 countries competing.-Medal table:-Men's events:...	men's 100 m breaststroke
		Swimming Swimming at the 2004 Summer Olympics Swimming at the 2004 Summer Olympics took place in the Olympic Aquatic Centre with the athletes competing in 32 events. There was a total of 937 participants from 152 countries competing.-Medal table:-Men's events:...	men's 200 m breaststroke
		Swimming Swimming at the 2004 Summer Olympics Swimming at the 2004 Summer Olympics took place in the Olympic Aquatic Centre with the athletes competing in 32 events. There was a total of 937 participants from 152 countries competing.-Medal table:-Men's events:...	women's 800 m freestyle
		Wrestling Wrestling at the 2004 Summer Olympics Wrestling at the 2004 Summer Olympics took place in the Ano Liossia Olympic Hall and was split into two disciplines, Freestyle and Greco-Roman which are further divided into different weight categories. Men competed in both disciplines whereas women only took part in the Freestyle event with 18...	women's freestyle 55 kg
		Wrestling Wrestling at the 2004 Summer Olympics Wrestling at the 2004 Summer Olympics took place in the Ano Liossia Olympic Hall and was split into two disciplines, Freestyle and Greco-Roman which are further divided into different weight categories. Men competed in both disciplines whereas women only took part in the Freestyle event with 18...	women's freestyle 63 kg
		Archery Archery at the 2004 Summer Olympics Archery at the 2004 Summer Olympics was held at Panathinaiko Stadium in Athens, Greece with ranking rounds on 12 August and regular competition held from 15 August to 21 August...	men's individual
	, Masaki Inoue Tomohiro Nagatsuka	Cycling Cycling at the 2004 Summer Olympics Cycling at the 2004 Summer Olympics had 18 events in three disciplines:*Road cycling, held at the Athens historic centre and in Vouliagmeni Olympic Centre ....	men's team sprint
		Gymnastics Gymnastics at the 2004 Summer Olympics At the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, three disciplines of gymnastics were contested: artistic gymnastics , rhythmic gymnastics and trampoline...	men's parallel bars
		Judo Judo at the 2004 Summer Olympics Judo at the 2004 Summer Olympics took place in the Ano Liossia Olympic Hall and featured 368 judoka competing for 14 gold medals with seven different weight categories in both the men's and women's competitions. Japan dominated the event by taking 8 gold and 2 silver medals.Gold and silver medals...	women's half-lightweight (52 kg)
		Judo Judo at the 2004 Summer Olympics Judo at the 2004 Summer Olympics took place in the Ano Liossia Olympic Hall and featured 368 judoka competing for 14 gold medals with seven different weight categories in both the men's and women's competitions. Japan dominated the event by taking 8 gold and 2 silver medals.Gold and silver medals...	men's middleweight (90 kg)
		Swimming Swimming at the 2004 Summer Olympics Swimming at the 2004 Summer Olympics took place in the Olympic Aquatic Centre with the athletes competing in 32 events. There was a total of 937 participants from 152 countries competing.-Medal table:-Men's events:...	men's 200 m butterfly
	Miho Takeda Miho Takeda is a Japanese competitor in synchronized swimming. She received five Olympic medals at the 1996, the 2000 and the 2004 Summer Olympics. The silver medal from 2000 was in Duet with Miya Tachibana, and the same duet received a silver medal also at the 2004 Olympics.She is a graduate of Ritsumeikan...	Synchronized Swimming Synchronized swimming at the 2004 Summer Olympics Synchronized swimming at the 2004 Summer Olympics was held in the Olympic Aquatic Centre where 104 competitors challenged for 2 gold medals in the duet and team events. Each event was made up of a technical and free routine with the points added together to determine the medalists.-Medal...	women's duet
	Saho Harada Saho Harada is a Japanese synchronized swimmer. She has competed at the 2004 and 2008 Summer Olympics.-External links:*... Kanako Kitao Emiko Suzuki Emiko Suzuki is a Japanese synchronized swimmer. She has competed at the 2004 and 2008 Summer Olympics.-External links:**... Miya Tachibana Miya Tachibana is a Japanese competitor in synchronized swimming from Ōtsu, Shiga. She received five Olympic medals at the 1996, the 2000 and the 2004 Summer Olympics. The silver medal from 2000 was in duet with Miho Takeda, and the same duet received a silver medal at the 2004 Olympics.Tachibana began practicing... Miho Takeda Miho Takeda is a Japanese competitor in synchronized swimming. She received five Olympic medals at the 1996, the 2000 and the 2004 Summer Olympics. The silver medal from 2000 was in Duet with Miya Tachibana, and the same duet received a silver medal also at the 2004 Olympics.She is a graduate of Ritsumeikan... Juri Tatsumi Yoko Yoneda Naoko Kawashima	Synchronized Swimming Synchronized swimming at the 2004 Summer Olympics Synchronized swimming at the 2004 Summer Olympics was held in the Olympic Aquatic Centre where 104 competitors challenged for 2 gold medals in the duet and team events. Each event was made up of a technical and free routine with the points added together to determine the medalists.-Medal...	women's team competition
		Wrestling Wrestling at the 2004 Summer Olympics Wrestling at the 2004 Summer Olympics took place in the Ano Liossia Olympic Hall and was split into two disciplines, Freestyle and Greco-Roman which are further divided into different weight categories. Men competed in both disciplines whereas women only took part in the Freestyle event with 18...	women's freestyle -48 kg
	Naoyuki Shimizu Naoyuki Shimizu is a professional baseball player from Kyoto, Japan. He is a starting pitcher for the Yokohama BayStars.He joined the Japanese Olympic baseball team for the 2004 Summer Olympics, and won a bronze medal. He also played with the Japanese national team in the 2006 World Baseball Classic... Hisashi Iwakuma Hisashi Iwakuma is a Japanese professional baseball player. He is currently the starting pitcher for the Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles.As the Eagles' reigning staff ace, Iwakuma won the Eiji Sawamura Award in and played in the 2004 Athens Olympics as well as the 2009 World Baseball Classic for the Japanese... Makoto Kaneko Makoto Kaneko is the President, CEO and Representative Director of Zuken Inc., a public listed multinational corporation in the Tokyo Stock Exchange.Makoto Kaneko is better known as a prominent horse owner in Japan... Arihito Muramatsu Arihito Muramatsu Arihito Muramatsu is a former professional baseball player from Kanazawa, Ishikawa, Japan. He was an outfielder for the Orix Buffaloes, but now is with the Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks.... Yoshitomo Tani Yoshitomo Tani Yoshitomo Tani is a Japanese professional baseball player from Higashiōsaka, Osaka, Japan. He currently plays as an outfielder for the Yomiuri Giants.... Michihiro Ogasawara Michihiro Ogasawara Michihiro Ogasawara is a Japanese professional baseball player. He currently plays first base for the Yomiuri Giants in Japan's Central League . He played with the Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters from to .-Career:Ogasawara is one of the most consistent hitters in Japanese baseball... Masahide Kobayashi Masahide Kobayashi is a professional baseball pitcher who currently plays for the Orix Buffaloes.From -, Kobayashi played in the Nippon Professional Baseball league for the Chiba Lotte Marines... Norihiro Nakamura Norihiro Nakamura is a Japanese professional baseball third baseman who plays for the Yokohama BayStars.-Career:He was born in Osaka, Japan, and spent almost all of his professional career in Japan with the Osaka Kintetsu Buffaloes. Drafted in , Nakamura began to emerge as one the leading power hitters in Nippon... Daisuke Matsuzaka Daisuke Matsuzaka is a Japanese professional baseball pitcher with the Boston Red Sox of Major League Baseball in the United States. He previously played for the Seibu Lions in Japan's Pacific League. He was selected the MVP of the inaugural and the second World Baseball Classic, and is an Olympic bronze... Kazuhiro Wada Kazuhiro Wada is a Japanese professional baseball player. He currently plays outfield for the Chunichi Dragons of the Nippon Professional Baseball league.... Kenji Jojima Tsuyoshi Wada Tsuyoshi Wada is a left-handed starting pitcher for the Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks.Wada pitched in the 2004 Athens and 2008 Beijing Olympics as well as the 2006 World Baseball Classic for the Japanese national team... Daisuke Miura Daisuke Miura Daisuke Miura is a professional baseball player from Kashihara, Nara, Japan. He is a starting pitcher for the Yokohama BayStars.... Hiroki Kuroda Hiroki Kuroda is a professional baseball player from Osaka, Japan who is currently a free agent. He is a starting pitcher, who most recently pitched for the Los Angeles Dodgers .-Early days:... Takuya Kimura Takuya Kimura , nicknamed , is a Japanese singer and actor. He is also a member of the Japanese idol group SMAP. Most of the TV dramas he starred in produced high ratings in Japan... Hirotoshi Ishii Hirotoshi Ishii Hirotoshi Ishii from Iwasaki, Ichihara, Chiba, Japan) is a Japanese baseball player. He currently plays as a relief pitcher for the Tokyo Yakult Swallows.... Shinya Miyamoto Shinya Miyamoto is a professional baseball player from Suita, Osaka, Japan. He plays shortstop for the Tokyo Yakult Swallows.He was chosen as the captain of the Japanese olympic baseball team for the 2004 and 2008 Summer Olympics, and won a bronze medal in 2004. He was also part of the 2006 World Baseball Classic... Koji Uehara Koji Uehara is a Major League Baseball Japanese right-handed relief pitcher. He is currently a relief pitcher for the Texas Rangers.Uehara throws a high-80s four-seam fastball and a solid forkball as his primary pitches... Yoshinobu Takahashi Yoshinobu Takahashi Yoshinobu Takahashi is a Japanese professional baseball player from Chiba, Japan. He currently plays right field for the Yomiuri Giants, and is one of the most well-known players in Japanese baseball. He graduated from Keio University.A superb contact hitter, he is also known for his exemplary... Kosuke Fukudome Kosuke Fukudome is a Japanese professional baseball outfielder.Prior to arriving in the United States, Fukudome played nine seasons for the Chunichi Dragons of the Japanese Central League... Hitoki Iwase Hitoki Iwase Hitoki Iwase is a Japanese professional baseball player from Nishio, Aichi, Japan. He is a closing pitcher.... Yuya Ando Yuya Ando Yuya Ando is a professional baseball player from Ōita City, Japan. He is part of the starting rotation for the Hanshin Tigers Japanese baseball team.-Career:...	Baseball Baseball at the 2004 Summer Olympics -Preliminary round:The top four teams advanced to the semifinals. To determine the seed ranking of teams tied in the standings, the result of the two teams' game against each other was used. Japan therefore received first place due to the win over Cuba. In the semi-finals, Japan played...	men's team competition
		Gymnastics Gymnastics at the 2004 Summer Olympics At the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, three disciplines of gymnastics were contested: artistic gymnastics , rhythmic gymnastics and trampoline...	men's horizontal bar
		Gymnastics Gymnastics at the 2004 Summer Olympics At the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, three disciplines of gymnastics were contested: artistic gymnastics , rhythmic gymnastics and trampoline...	men's pommel horse
	Kenjiro Todoroki Kenjiro Todoroki is a sailing competitor from Japan. He won a bronze medal at the 2004 Athens Olympics with Kazuto Seki in the 470 class.-Link:*...	Sailing Sailing at the 2004 Summer Olympics Sailing at the 2004 Summer Olympics took place at the Agios Kosmas Olympic Sailing Centre with eleven events being contested.The events were split into four classes for men, four for women, and three mixed classes that were open to both men and women...	men's 470
	Juri Takayama Juri Takayama is a Japanese softball player who played as a pitcher between 1996 and 2004 in the Olympic Games. She won two medals for Japan.-References:... Masumi Mishina Masumi Mishina is a Japanese softball player who won the gold medal at the 2008 Summer Olympics.-References:... Yumi Iwabuchi Yumi Iwabuchi is a Japanese softball player who won a bronze medal in the 2004 Summer Olympics.-External links:*... Kazue Ito Kazue Ito (softball) is a Japanese softball player who won a silver medal at the 2000 Summer Olympics, and a bronze medal in the 2004 Summer Olympics.-References:... Emi Inui Emi Inui is a Japanese softball player who won the gold medal at the 2008 Summer Olympics.-References:... Noriko Yamaji Noriko Yamaji is a Japanese softball player who played in 1st base and as a catcher in the Olympic Games from 1996 to 2004. For the team she won a silver medal in 2000 and the bronze medal in 2004.-References:... Emi Naito Emi Naito is a Japanese softball player who won two medals for Japan in the Olympic Games. In 2000 she played in 2nd base, where she won the silver medal for the team. In 2004 she played as a shortstop, in which her team received a bronze medal.... Eri Yamada Eri Yamada is a Japanese softball player who won the gold medal at the 2008 Summer Olympics.At Beijing, Yamada hit .344 in the tournament while belting two home runs and driving in five for Japan. In the Gold Medal game she went 2-3, including a solo shot off Cat Osterman.-References:... Haruka Saito Haruka Saito is a Japanese softball player who won two medals in the 2000 and 2004 Olympic Games for Japan.-References:... Rie Sato Rie Sato is a Japanese softball player who won the gold medal at the 2008 Summer Olympics.-References:... Naoko Sakamoto Naoko Sakamoto (softball) is a Japanese softball player who won a bronze medal in the 2004 Summer Olympics.-External links:*... Yukiko Ueno Yukiko Ueno is a Japanese softball pitcher for Renesas Takasaki and the Japanese national team, who holds a bronze and a gold medal from 2004 and 2008 Summer Olympics, respectively... Hiroko Sakai Hiroko Sakai is a Japanese softball player who won the gold medal at the 2008 Summer Olympics.-References:... Reika Utsugi Reika Utsugi is a Japanese softball player who played in 3rd base. She won the silver medal for Japan in 2000 and the bronze medal in 2004.-References:...	Softball Softball at the 2004 Summer Olympics Softball at the 2004 Summer Olympics was held at the Olympic Softball Stadium in the Helliniko Olympic Complex from August 14 to 23. The United States won the gold while Australia took silver and Japan , the bronze....	women's team competition
		Swimming Swimming at the 2004 Summer Olympics Swimming at the 2004 Summer Olympics took place in the Olympic Aquatic Centre with the athletes competing in 32 events. There was a total of 937 participants from 152 countries competing.-Medal table:-Men's events:...	men's 100 m backstroke
		Swimming Swimming at the 2004 Summer Olympics Swimming at the 2004 Summer Olympics took place in the Olympic Aquatic Centre with the athletes competing in 32 events. There was a total of 937 participants from 152 countries competing.-Medal table:-Men's events:...	women's 200 m backstroke
		Swimming Swimming at the 2004 Summer Olympics Swimming at the 2004 Summer Olympics took place in the Olympic Aquatic Centre with the athletes competing in 32 events. There was a total of 937 participants from 152 countries competing.-Medal table:-Men's events:...	women's 200 m butterfly
	Kosuke Kitajima Kosuke Kitajima is a Japanese multiple Olympic gold medalist breaststroke swimmer. He won gold medals for the men's 100 m and 200 m breaststroke at both the Athens 2004 and Beijing 2008 Olympics.-Major achievements:... Takashi Yamamoto Yoshihiro Okumura Yoshihiro Okumura is a Japanese international swimmer, competing in the freestyle. He won the bronze medal in the 2004 Summer Olympics in the Men's 4x100m Medley Relay. A year earlier, at the 2003 Summer Universiade, he won the title in the Men's 200m Freestyle....	Swimming Swimming at the 2004 Summer Olympics Swimming at the 2004 Summer Olympics took place in the Olympic Aquatic Centre with the athletes competing in 32 events. There was a total of 937 participants from 152 countries competing.-Medal table:-Men's events:...	men's 4 x 100 m medley relay
		Wrestling Wrestling at the 2004 Summer Olympics Wrestling at the 2004 Summer Olympics took place in the Ano Liossia Olympic Hall and was split into two disciplines, Freestyle and Greco-Roman which are further divided into different weight categories. Men competed in both disciplines whereas women only took part in the Freestyle event with 18...	men's freestyle -55 kg
		Wrestling Wrestling at the 2004 Summer Olympics Wrestling at the 2004 Summer Olympics took place in the Ano Liossia Olympic Hall and was split into two disciplines, Freestyle and Greco-Roman which are further divided into different weight categories. Men competed in both disciplines whereas women only took part in the Freestyle event with 18...	men's freestyle 60 kg
		Wrestling Wrestling at the 2004 Summer Olympics Wrestling at the 2004 Summer Olympics took place in the Ano Liossia Olympic Hall and was split into two disciplines, Freestyle and Greco-Roman which are further divided into different weight categories. Men competed in both disciplines whereas women only took part in the Freestyle event with 18...	women's freestyle 72 kg

Archery

Archery at the 2004 Summer Olympics

Archery at the 2004 Summer Olympics was held at Panathinaiko Stadium in Athens, Greece with ranking rounds on 12 August and regular competition held from 15 August to 21 August...

Men's individual:

• Hiroshi Yamamoto - silver medal
  Silver medal
  A silver medal is a medal awarded to the second place finisher of contests such as the Olympic Games, Commonwealth Games, and contests with similar formats....
  
  
• Takaharu Furukawa
  Takaharu Furukawa
  is an athlete from Japan. He competes in archery.Furukawa competed at the 2004 Summer Olympics in men's individual archery. He won his first match, advancing to the round of 32. In the second round of elimination, he was defeated. His final rank was 22nd overall. Furukawa was also a member of...
  
   - 22nd place
• Yuji Hamano
  Yuji Hamano
  is an athlete from Japan, who competes in archery.At the 2004 Summer Olympics he was again defeated in the first round of elimination, placing 37th overall in men's individual archery. Later he was a member of the 8th-place Japanese men's archery team....
  
   - 37th place

Women's individual:

• Sayoko Kawauchi
  Sayoko Kawauchi
  is an athlete from Japan. She competes in archery.Kawauchi represented Japan at the 2004 Summer Olympics. She placed 53rd in the women's individual ranking round with a 72-arrow score of 601. In the first round of elimination, she faced 12th-ranked Nataliya Burdeyna of Ukraine. Kawauchi...
  
   - 26th place
• Sayami Matsushita
  Sayami Matsushita
  is an athlete from Japan. She competes in archery.Matsushita represented Japan at the 2004 Summer Olympics. She placed 35th in the women's individual ranking round with a 72-arrow score of 624. In the first round of elimination, she faced 30th-ranked Alexandra Fouace of France. Matsushita...
  
   - 28th place
• Yukari Kawasaki
  Yukari Kawasaki
  is an athlete from Japan. She competes in archery.Kawasaki represented Japan at the 2004 Summer Olympics. She placed 37th in the women's individual ranking round with a 72-arrow score of 622. In the first round of elimination, she faced 28th-ranked Iwona Marcinkiewicz of Poland...
  
   - 63rd place

Men's team:

• Takaharu Furukawa, Yuji Hamano, and Hiroshi Yamamoto - 8th place

Women's team:

• Yukari Kawasaki, Sayoko Kawauchi, and Sayami Matsushita - 14th place

Athletics

Athletics at the 2004 Summer Olympics

At the 2004 Summer Olympics, the athletics events were held at the Athens Olympic Stadium from August 18 to August 29, except for the marathons , the race walks , and the shot put...

Men's 100 metres:

• Shingo Suetsugu
  Shingo Suetsugu
  is a Japanese sprinter. He is the Asian record holder in the 200 metres and 4×100 metres relay.Suetsugu won a bronze medal in the 200 metres event at the 2003 IAAF World Championships in a time of 20.38 seconds. The same year he set an Asian record of 20.03 seconds at the Japanese...
  
   - Round 1: 10.27 s, Round 2: 10.19 s
• Nobuharu Asahara
  Nobuharu Asahara
  is a Japanese former athlete who specialized in the 100 metres and long jump. He won the 100 m at the Japanese national championship on five occasions in 1996, 1997, 2000, 2001 and 2002, and he took part in the Olympics four times in 1996, 2000, 2004 and 2008...
  
   - Round 1: 10.33 s, Round 2: 10.24 s
• Hiroyasu Tsuchie
  Hiroyasu Tsuchie
  is a Japanese sprinter.-Achievements:-References:...
  
   - Round 1: 10.37 s

Men's 110 metre hurdles:

• Masato Naito
  Masato Naito
  is a Japanese hurdler.He finished fourth at the 2005 Asian Championships and third at the 2006 Asian Games. He also competed at the World Championships in 2001, 2003 and 2005 as well as the 2004 Olympic Games without reaching the final round....
  
   - Round 1: 13.56 s, Round 2: 13.54 s
• Satoru Tanigawa - Round 1: 13.39 s (NR), Round 2: 13.70s

Men's 200 metres:

• Shinji Takahira
  Shinji Takahira
  is a Japanese sprinter who specialises in the 100 and 200 metres.Tsukahara competed in the 200 m at the 2004 Athens Olympics and the 2005 World Championships but failed to progress beyond the heats. He took the silver medal at the 2005 Summer Universiade...
  
   - Round 1: 21.05 s
• Ryo Matsuda - Round 1: 24.59 s

Men's 400 metres:

• Yuki Yamaguchi
  Yuki Yamaguchi
  is a Japanese sprinter.-Achievements:-References:...
  
   - Round 1: 46.16
• Jun Osakada
  Jun Osakada
  is a male track and field sprinter from Japan.-Achievements:-References:...
  
   - Round 1: 46.39 s
• Mitsuhiro Sato
  Mitsuhiro Sato
  is a Japanese sprinter who specializes in the 400 metres.He finished fourth in 4x400 m relay at the 2004 Olympic Games, together with teammates Yuki Yamaguchi, Jun Osakada and Tomohiro Ito. Sato also competed at the World Championships in 2003 and 2005....
  
   - Round 1: 46.70 s

Men's 400 metre hurdles:

• Dai Tamesue
  Dai Tamesue
  is an Japanese athlete, competing mainly in 400 m hurdles but also 400 m.Tamesue won a bronze medal at the 2001 World Championships in Edmonton, setting a new personal best of 47.89 which still stands, and won another bronze medal at the 2002 Asian Games. He finished third again at the 2005 World...
  
   - Round 1: 48.80 s, Semifinal: 48.46 s
• Ken Yoshizawa - Round 1: 50.95 s

Men's 3000 metre steeplechase:

• Yoshitaka Iwamizu
  Yoshitaka Iwamizu
  is a Japanese long-distance runner. He competes in the 3000 metres steeplechase.He finished fifth at the 2001 Summer Universiade in Beijing, won a silver medal at the 2002 Asian Games in Busan, Korea and finished eleventh at the 2003 World Championships in Paris...
  
   - Round 1, 8:29.07 (did not advance)

Men's 10000 metres:

• Ryuji Ono - Final, 29:06.50 (19th place)

Men's 4x100 metre relay:

• Hiroyasu Tsuchie, Shingo Suetsugu, Shinji Takahira, and Nobuharu Asahara - Final, 0:38.49 (4th place)

Men's 4x400 metre relay:

• Yuki Yamaguchi, Jun Osakada, Tomohiro Itoh, and Mitsuhiro Sato - Final, 3:00.99 (4th place)

Men's marathon:

• Shigeru Aburaya
  Shigeru Aburaya
  is a Japanese long-distance runner who specializes in the marathon race.-Achievements:*All results regarding marathon, unless stated otherwise- Personal bests :*5000 metres - 13:39.38 min *10,000 metres - 28:13.76 min...
  
   – 2:13:11 (5th place)
• Toshinari Suwa
  Toshinari Suwa
  is a Japanese marathon runner from Isesaki, Gunma Prefecture, Japan.He finished sixth at the 2004 Summer Olympics and seventh at the 2007 World Championships....
  
   – 2:13:24 (6th place)
• Tomoaki Kunichika
  Tomoaki Kunichika
  Tomoaki Kunichika is a male long-distance runner from Japan, who won the 2003 edition of the Fukuoka Marathon, clocking 2:07:52 on December 7, 2003.-Achievements:-References:*...
  
   – 2:21:13 (42nd place)

Men's 20 km walk:

• Takayuki Tanii – 1:23:38 (15th place)
• Yuki Yamazaki
  Yuki Yamazaki
  is a Japanese race walker.-Achievements:-External links:...
  
   - DNF

Men's 50 km walk:

• Yuki Yamazaki – 3:57:00 (16th place)
• Takayuki Tanii - DQ

Men's long jump:

• Shinichi Terano
  Shinichi Terano
  is a Japanese long jumper. His personal best jump is 8.20 metres, achieved in June 2004 in Tottori.He won the bronze medal at the 2003 Asian Championships. He also competed at the 2004 Olympic Games and the 2005 World Championships without reaching the final....
  
   - Round 1, 7.70 metres (did not advance)

Men's triple jump:

• Takanori Sugibayashi
  Takanori Sugibayashi
  Takanori Sugibayashi is a Japanese triple jumper. His personal best is 17.02 metres, achieved in July 2000 in Sapporo. He has competed at the Olympic Games twice.-Achievements:*2003 Asian Championships - 6th place...
  
   - Round 1, 16.00 metres (did not advance)

Men's pole vault:

• Daichi Sawano
  Daichi Sawano
  is a Japanese pole vaulter.His personal best is 5.83 metres, achieved in May 2005 in Shizuoka.-Achievements:-External links:...
  
   - Final, 5.55 metres (13th place)

Men's javelin:

• Yukifumi Murakami
  Yukifumi Murakami
  is a Japanese javelin thrower. He was the first Japanese athlete to win a World Championship medal in the javelin, taking bronze at the 2009 edition with a throw of 82.97 metres....
  
   - Round 1, 78.59 metres (did not advance)

Men's hammer:

• Koji Murofushi
  Koji Murofushi
  is a Japanese hammer thrower. He has been among the world elite since the 2001 World Championships, where he won the silver medal. He was olympic champion during the Athens Olympics. In 2011, He was crowned world champion.-Career:...
  
   - Final, 82.91 metres (gold medal)

Women

Women's 800 metres:

• Miho Sugimori - Round 1: 2:02.82

Women's 10000 metres:

• Megumi Tanaka - 31:42.18 (13th place)
• Harumi Hiroyama
  Harumi Hiroyama
  Harumi Hiroyama is a Japanese long-distance runner. In her early career she specialized in the 1500 and 3000 metres, but gradually she shifted to the 5000 metres, 10,000 metres and the marathon race....
  
   - 32:15.12 (18th place)
• Kayoko Fukushi
  Kayoko Fukushi
  is a Japanese long-distance runner who specializes in the 5000 and 10,000 metres. Fukushi represented Japan at the 2004 and 2008 Summer Olympics....
  
   - 33:48.66 (26th place)

Women's heptathlon:

• Yuki Nakata
  Yuki Nakata
  Yuki Nakata is a Japanese track and field athlete who competes in the women's heptathlon. She represented Japan at the Summer Olympics in 2004 and has competed twice at the World Championships in Athletics...
  
   - 4871 points (28th place)

Women's marathon:

• Mizuki Noguchi
  Mizuki Noguchi
  is a Japanese professional long-distance runner who specialises in the marathon event. She is an Olympic champion over the distance and set two world records in 2005....
  
   - 2:26:20, gold medal
  Gold medal
  A gold medal is typically the medal awarded for highest achievement in a non-military field. Its name derives from the use of at least a fraction of gold in form of plating or alloying in its manufacture...
  
  
• Reiko Tosa
  Reiko Tosa
  is a Japanese long-distance runner who specializes in the marathon race.-Achievements:*All results regarding marathon, unless stated otherwise-Personal bests:*5000 metres - 15:37.08 min *10,000 metres - 32:07.66 min...
  
   - 2:28:44, 5th place
• Naoko Sakamoto - 2:31:43, 7th place

Women's 20 km walk:

• Mayumi Kawasaki
  Mayumi Kawasaki
  -Achievements:-References:...
  
   - 1:37:56 (40th place)

Women's long jump:

• Maho Hanaoka - Round 1: 6.31 metres

Women's pole vault:

• Takayo Kondo - Round 1: 4.15 metres

Women's shot put:

• Chinatsu Mori
  Chinatsu Mori
  was a Japanese shot putter. Her personal best throw is 18.22 metres, achieved in April 2004 in Hamamatsu. This is the current Japanese record....
  
   - Round 1: 15.86 metres

Women's hammer:

• Yuka Murofushi
  Yuka Murofushi
  is a Japanese discus and hammer thrower.Murofushi comes from a hammer throwing family, as her father Shigenobu Murofushi is a former Olympian and held the Japanese record for decades, and her brother Koji Murofushi, is the 2004 Olympic champion in the event. Her mother is Serafina Moritz, a former...
  
   - Round 1: 65.33 metres

Badminton

Badminton at the 2004 Summer Olympics

Badminton at the 2004 Summer Olympics was held at the Goudi Olympic Hall at the Goudi Olympic Complex from August 14 through August 21. Both men and women competed in their own singles and doubles events and together they competed in a mixed doubles event....

Men's singles:

• Shoji Sato
  Shoji Sato
  is a male badminton player from Japan.Shoji Sato is regarded as one of the fastest on foot players in the world. -Career:He won four Japanese National Championships in a row between 2003 and 2006....
  
   - defeated in round of 32
• Hidetaka Yamada
  Hidetaka Yamada
  is a male badminton player from Japan.Yamada played badminton at the 2004 Summer Olympics in men's singles, losing in the round of 32 to Taufik Hidayat of Indonesia.-Link:*...
  
   - defeated in round of 32

Women's singles:

• Kaori Mori
  Kaori Mori
  is a female badminton player from Japan.Mori played badminton at the 2004 Summer Olympics, defeating Anu Weckström of Finland in the first round but losing to Zhou Mi of China in the round of 16.-Link:*...
  
   - defeated in round of 16
• Miho Tanaka
  Miho Tanaka
  is a female badminton player from Japan.Tanaka played badminton at the 2004 Summer Olympics, losing to Salakjit Ponsana of Thailand in the round of 32.-Link:*...
  
   - defeated in round of 32
• Kanako Yonekura
  Kanako Yonekura
  is a female badminton player from Japan.Yonekura won the gold in Women's Singles of Badminton Tournament in 1998 Bangkok Asian Games, by defeating Gong Zhichao of People's Republic of China in the final....
  
   - defeated in round of 32

Men's doubles:

• Keita Masuda
  Keita Masuda
  Keita Masuda is a male badminton player from Japan.-Career:Masuda competed in badminton at the 2004 Summer Olympics in men's doubles with partner Tadashi Ohtsuka...
  
   and Tadashi Ohtsuka
  Tadashi Ohtsuka
  is a male badminton player from Japan.-Career:Ohtsuka competed in badminton at the 2004 Summer Olympics in men's doubles with partner Keita Masuda. They had a bye in the first round, then were defeated in the round of 16 by Fu Haifeng and Cai Yun of China....
  
   - defeated in round of 16

Women's doubles:

• Chikako Nakayama
  Chikako Nakayama
  is a female badminton player from Japan.Nakayama competed in badminton at the 2004 Summer Olympics in women's doubles with partner Keiko Yoshimoti. They had a bye in the first round and were defeated by Saralee Thungthongkam and Sathinee Chankrachangwong of Thailand in the round of 16.-External...
  
   and Keiko Yoshimoti - defeated in round of 16
• Shizuka Yamamoto
  Shizuka Yamamoto
  is a female badminton player from Japan.Yamamoto competed in badminton at the 2004 Summer Olympics in women's doubles with partner Seiko Yamada. They were defeated by Chin Eei Hui and Wong Pei Tty of Malaysia in the round of 32....
  
   and Seiko Yamada
  Seiko Yamada
  is a female badminton player from Japan.Yamada competed in badminton at the 2004 Summer Olympics in women's doubles with partner Shizuka Yamamoto. They were defeated by Chin Eei Hui and Wong Pei Tty of Malaysia in the round of 32. She is currently ranked #7 in Japan.-Link:*...
  
   - defeated in round of 32

Mixed doubles:

• Tadashi Ohtsuka and Shizuka Yamamoto - defeated in round of 32

Baseball

Baseball at the 2004 Summer Olympics

-Preliminary round:The top four teams advanced to the semifinals. To determine the seed ranking of teams tied in the standings, the result of the two teams' game against each other was used. Japan therefore received first place due to the win over Cuba. In the semi-finals, Japan played...

The Japanese baseball team won the bronze medal.

• Players: Ryoji Aikawa, Yuya Ando, Atsushi Fujimoto, Kosuke Fukudome
  Kosuke Fukudome
  is a Japanese professional baseball outfielder.Prior to arriving in the United States, Fukudome played nine seasons for the Chunichi Dragons of the Japanese Central League...
  
  , Hirotoshi Ishii, Hisashi Iwakuma, Hitoki Iwase, Kenji Johjima
  Kenji Johjima
  is a Japanese catcher who is currently playing for the Hanshin Tigers. He played in Major League Baseball for four years with the Seattle Mariners in the American League....
  
  , Takuya Kimura, Masahide Kobayashi, Hiroki Kuroda
  Hiroki Kuroda
  is a professional baseball player from Osaka, Japan who is currently a free agent. He is a starting pitcher, who most recently pitched for the Los Angeles Dodgers .-Early days:...
  
  , Daisuke Matsuzaka
  Daisuke Matsuzaka
  is a Japanese professional baseball pitcher with the Boston Red Sox of Major League Baseball in the United States. He previously played for the Seibu Lions in Japan's Pacific League. He was selected the MVP of the inaugural and the second World Baseball Classic, and is an Olympic bronze...
  
  , Daisuke Miura, Shinya Miyamoto, Arihito Muramatsu, Norihiro Nakamuru, Michihiro Ogasawara, Naoyuki Shimizu, Yoshinobu Takahashi, Yoshitomo Tani, Tomochika Tsuboi, Koji Uehara, Kazuhiro Wada, Tsuyoshi Wada
• Manager: Kiyoshi Nakahata
• Coaches: Yutaka Ono, Yutaka Takagi

Basketball

Basketball at the 2004 Summer Olympics

Basketball at the 2004 Summer Olympics took place at the Helliniko Olympic Indoor Arena in Athens, Greece for the preliminary rounds, with the latter stages being held in the Olympic Indoor Hall at the Athens Olympic Sports Complex....

Women's: 10th place

• Preliminary round: 1-4
• Classification (9/10): lost to China, 83-62

Boxing

Boxing at the 2004 Summer Olympics

Boxing at the 2004 Summer Olympics took place in the Peristeri Olympic Boxing Hall. The event was only open to men and bouts were contested over four rounds of two minutes each...

Japan sent one boxer to the 2004 Olympics. He was defeated in his first match.

Light Flyweight (48 kg)

• Toshiyuki Igarashi
  Toshiyuki Igarashi
  is a male light flyweight boxer from Japan. He competed for his native country at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece, where he was stopped in the first round of the men's light flyweight division by Ethiopia's Endalkachew Kebede...
  
  
  1. Round of 32 - Lost to Endalkachew Kebede of Ethiopia
     Ethiopia
     Ethiopia , officially known as the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia, is a country located in the Horn of Africa. It is the second-most populous nation in Africa, with over 82 million inhabitants, and the tenth-largest by area, occupying 1,100,000 km2...
     
     , 26-21

Canoeing

Canoeing at the 2004 Summer Olympics

Canoeing at the 2004 Summer Olympics was held at the Schinias Olympic Rowing and Canoeing Centre for the sprint events and the Olympic Canoe/Kayak Slalom Centre at the Helliniko Olympic Complex for the canoe and kayak slalom disciplines....

Women's K1 500 metres:

• Miyuki Shirata
  Miyuki Shirata
  Miyuki Shirata is a Japanese sprint canoer who competed in the mid 2000s. At the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, she was eliminated in the semifinals of the K-1 500 m event.-References:*...
  
   - semifinal, 19th place

Women's K2 500 metres:

• Shinobu Kitamoto
  Shinobu Kitamoto
  Shinobu Kitamoto is a Japanese sprint canoer who has competed since the mid 2000s. She won a bronze medal in the K-1 200 m event at the 2010 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships in Poznań, the first person from Japan to medal at the world championships.Competing in two Summer Olympics, Kitamoto...
  
   and Yumiko Suzuki
  Yumiko Suzuki
  Yumiko Suzuki is a Japanese sprint canoer who has competed since the mid 2000s. Competing in two Summer Olympics, she earned her best finish of sixth in the K-4 500 m event at Beijing in 2008.-References:*...
  
   - semifinal, 14th place

Women's K4 500 metres:

• Shinobu Kitamoto, Yumiko Suzuki, Mikiko Takeya
  Mikiko Takeya
  Mikiko Takeya is a Japanese sprint canoer who has competed since the mid 2000s. Competing in two Summer Olympics, she earned her best finish of fifth in the K-2 500 m event at Beijing in 2008.-References:*...
  
  , and Miho Adachi
  Miho Adachi
  Miho Adachi is a Japanese sprint canoer who competed in the mid 2000s. She finished ninth in the K-4 500 m event at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens.-References:*...
  
   - final, 9th place

Road cycling

Men's road race:

• Yasutaka Tashiro - 57th place, 5:50:35
• Shinri Suzuki - did not finish

Women's road race:

• Miho Oki - 20th place, 3:25:42
• Miyoko Karami - 41st place, 3:30:30

Track cycling

Nagatsuka withdrew from the individual sprint after placing 14th in the qualifying round, which had qualified him for further competition.

Men's individual sprint:

• Tomohiro Nagatsuka - withdrew, no rank

Men's team sprint:

• Toshiaki Fushimi, Masaki Inoue, and Tomohiro Nagatsuka - final, silver medal

Women's time trial:

• Sayuri Osuga
  Sayuri Osuga
  Sayuri Osuga |Shibetsu, Hokkaido]], Japan) is a Japanese speed skater and cyclist. She is one of the few athletes who started both in the Winter Games 2002 and 2006 and in the 2004 Summer Games . Until 2006, she was a member of the professional Sankyoseiki speedskating team...
  
   - 10th place, 35.045 seconds

Men's points race:

• Makoto Iijima - 16th place, 13 points

Men's Keirin:

• Toshiaki Fushimi - first repechage, no rank

Mountain biking

Men's cross country:

• Kenji Takeya - 38th place, -1 lap

Women's cross country:

• Yukari Nakagome - 22nd place, -1 lap

Diving

Diving at the 2004 Summer Olympics

At the 2004 Summer Olympics, in Athens, eight diving events were contested during a competition that took place at the Olympic Aquatic Centre, from 20 to 28 August , comprising a total of 125 divers from 30 nations.-Men:-Women:-Medal table:-Participating nations:Here are listed the nations that...

Men's 3 metre springboard:

• Ken Terauchi - Prelim: 456.15, Semifinal: 245.64, Final: 444.36 (8th place)

Women's 10 metre platform:

• Takiri Miyazaki - final, 11th place

Equestrian

Equestrian at the 2004 Summer Olympics

The events of the Equestrian at the 2004 Summer Olympics featured three equestrian disciplines: dressage, eventing and jumping. All three disciplines are further divided into individual and team contests for a total of six events....

Individual jumping:

• Taizo Sugitani riding Lamalushi - final round B, 16th place
• Yuka Watanabe riding Nike
  Nike (mythology)
  In Greek mythology, Nike was a goddess who personified victory, also known as the Winged Goddess of Victory. The Roman equivalent was Victoria. Depending upon the time of various myths, she was described as the daughter of Pallas and Styx and the sister of Kratos , Bia , and Zelus...
  
   - final round A, 39th place
• Tadayoshi Hayashi riding Swanky - qualifier, 64th place
• Ryuichi Obata riding Oliver Q - qualifier, 74th place

Team jumping:

• Hayashi, Obata, Sugitani, and Watanabe - first round, 13th place

Football

Football at the 2004 Summer Olympics

The football tournament at the 2004 Summer Olympics started on 11 August, , and ended on 28 August.The men's tournament is played by U-23 national teams, with up to three over age players allowed per squad...

 (Soccer)

Men's: 13th place

• Preliminary round: 1-0-2
• Quarterfinal: did not qualify

Women's: 7th place

• Preliminary round: 1-0-1
• Quarterfinal: lost to United States, 2-1

Gymnastics

Gymnastics at the 2004 Summer Olympics

At the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, three disciplines of gymnastics were contested: artistic gymnastics , rhythmic gymnastics and trampoline...

Men's artistic: gold medal team

• Hiroyuki Tomita
  Hiroyuki Tomita
  Hiroyuki Tomita is a Japanese gymnast. Tomita has three Olympic medals from the 2004 and 2008 Olympics.-Early life:...
  
   - advanced in four exercises
  • Parallel bars - silver medal
  • Rings - 4th place
  • All-around - 6th place
  • Pommel horse - 8th place
• Isao Yoneda
  Isao Yoneda
  is a Japanese gymnast. He was raised in Tokyo. He is the 2004 Summer Olympics gold medalist in the team event and the bronze medalist in the high bar.-External links:...
  
   - advanced in three exercises
  • Horizontal bar - bronze medal
  • Floor - 7th place
  • All-around - 11th place
• Takehiro Kashima
  Takehiro Kashima
  is a Japanese gymnast, world champion and Olympic champion.-Olympics:Kashima won a gold medal in the team all-around and a bronze medal in pommel-horse at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens...
  
   - advanced in one exercise
  • Pommel horse - bronze medal
• Daisuke Nakano - advanced in three exercises
  • Parallel bars - 5th place
  • Floor - 6th place
  • Horizontal bar - 9th place
• Hisashi Mizutori
  Hisashi Mizutori
  , is a Japanese gymnast. He was part of the Japanese team that won the gold medal in the team competition at the 2004 Summer Olympics. He was also part of the team to win the silver medal in the team event at the 2007 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships...
  
   - did not advance in any exercise
• Naoya Tsukahara
  Naoya Tsukahara
  Naoya Tsukahara is a Japanese artistic gymnast and Olympic Gold Medalist. He is the son of the former Japanese gymnast, Mitsuo Tsukahara, who was also a multi Gold Medalist in Olympic Games...
  
   - did not advance in any exercise

Women's artistic:

• Manami Ishizaka - did not advance in any exercise
• Kyoko Oshima - did not advance in any exercise

Women's rhythmic:

• Individual
  • Yukari Murata - 18th place

Women's trampoline:

• Haruka Hirota - 7th place

Women's Team Competition

• Preliminary Round (Group A)
• Lost to PR China (0-3)
• Lost to Argentina (1-3)
• Defeated New Zealand (2-0)
• Defeated Spain (2-1)
• Classification Matches
• 5th/8th place: Lost to Australia (1-3)
• 7th/8th place: Lost to South Korea (1-3) → 8th place
• Team Roster
• Kaori Chiba
• Rika Ishida
• Sachimi Iwao
• Akemi Kato
• Chie Kimura
• Akiko Kitada
• Rika Komazawa
• Tomomi Komori
  Tomomi Komori
  Tomomi Komori is a female field hockey player from Japan. She twice represented her native country at the Summer Olympics .Komori became topscorer at the 2006 Women's Hockey World Cup Qualifier in Rome, Italy, alongside Kaori Chiba , Rhona Simpson and Maryna Vynohradova , scoring six...
  
  
• Keiko Miura
  Keiko Miura
  is a female field hockey field player from Japan, who is playing for Sony Bravia Ladies. She plays as a defender and is the striker of the penalty corner in her league team as well as the national team...
  
  
• Nami Miyazaki
  Nami Miyazaki
  Nami Miyazaki is a field hockey international goalkeeper from Japan, who was a member of the national women's team that competed at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece.-References:*...
  
  
• Sakae Morimoto
• Miyuki Nakagawa
• Naoko Saito
• Emi Sakurai
• Rie Terazono
• Yukari Yamamoto

Men

• Tadahiro Nomura
  Tadahiro Nomura
  is one of the most famous judo competitors in Japan. He is the only judoka in the world who has won three Olympic gold medals in a row, all in the extra lightweight division.-Biography:...
  
   - Men's -60 kg, gold medal
  Gold medal
  A gold medal is typically the medal awarded for highest achievement in a non-military field. Its name derives from the use of at least a fraction of gold in form of plating or alloying in its manufacture...
  
  
• Masato Uchishiba
  Masato Uchishiba
  is a Japanese judoka who won the gold medal in the men's under 66 kg division at the 2004 Olympics in Athens, Greece and at the 2008 Olympics in Beijing, China. To win the Olympic gold at Athens, he defeated Jozef Krnáč of Slovakia...
  
   - Men's 60–66 kg, gold medal
• Masahiro Takamatsu
  Masahiro Takamatsu
  is a Japanese judoka.He was born in Kamifukuoka, Saitama., and began judo at the age of 8. He entered the Asahi Kasei after graduating from Tsukuba University.He is good at Seoinage and got gold medal of World Junior Championships held at Nabeul in 2000....
  
   - Men's 66–73 kg, defeated in 2nd round
• Masahiko Tomouchi - Men's 73–81 kg, defeated in 1st round
• Hiroshi Izumi
  Hiroshi Izumi
  Hiroshi Izumi is a Japanese judoka and mixed martial artist.He won the Men's -90kg category silver medal at the Athens Olympics in 2004 and the gold medal at the World judo championship games in Cairo, Egypt on 2005....
  
   - Men's 81–90 kg, silver medal
  Silver medal
  A silver medal is a medal awarded to the second place finisher of contests such as the Olympic Games, Commonwealth Games, and contests with similar formats....
  
  
• Kosei Inoue
  Kosei Inoue
  is a Judo practitioner from Japan. He won the gold medal in the under 100 kg class at the 2000 Summer Olympics. He is well known for his specialty throws, Uchi Mata and Ōuchi gari ....
  
   - Men's 90–100 kg, defeated in 4th round
• Keiji Suzuki - Men's +100 kg, gold medal

Women

• Ryoko Tani
  Ryoko Tani
  is one of the world's most famous and successful judoka. She was born in Fukuoka, Fukuoka. She was an employee at Toyota Motor Corporation, but is now entering politics.-Career:...
  
   - Women's -48 kg, gold medal
  Gold medal
  A gold medal is typically the medal awarded for highest achievement in a non-military field. Its name derives from the use of at least a fraction of gold in form of plating or alloying in its manufacture...
  
  
• Yuki Yokosawa
  Yuki Yokosawa
  is a female judo fighter in Japan. She was born in Maebashi, Gunma.-History:She started judo when she was an elementary school student, influenced by her brother and father.-Prizes:She has won many prizes at Judo events all over the world....
  
   - Women's 48–52 kg, silver medal
  Silver medal
  A silver medal is a medal awarded to the second place finisher of contests such as the Olympic Games, Commonwealth Games, and contests with similar formats....
  
  
• Kie Kusakabe
  Kie Kusakabe
  is a Japanese judo competitor. She won the 57 kg-category bronze medal at the Sydney Olympics in 2000.She is a graduate of Junshin Junior College. She was an officer of the Fukuoka Prefectural Police. She retired from the police in March 2005 and got married in October 2005.- References :*...
  
   - Women's 52–57 kg, defeated in 3rd round
• Ayumi Tanimoto
  Ayumi Tanimoto
  born August 4, 1981 in Anjo, Aichi, is a Japanese female judoka. She was coached by Toshihiko Koga, who is a gold medalist at the BarcelonaOlympics and a silver medalist at the Atlanta Olympics Men's Judo....
  
   - Women's 57–63 kg, gold medal
• Masae Ueno
  Masae Ueno
  is a Japanese female judoka who competed in the Athens 2004 Olympics and the Beijing 2008 Olympics. Ueno was born January 17, 1979 in Asahikawa Hokkaidō. In 2004, she earned Japan's fifth Olympic Gold Medal in ten events, taking the 70 kg women's judo event...
  
   - Women's 63–70 kg, gold medal
• Noriko Anno
  Noriko Anno
  Noriko Anno is a Japanese judoka who won the gold medal in the women's -78 kg judo at the 2004 Summer Olympics. She has won gold in the World Championship at -78 kg four times, and was fifth in the -72 kg category at the 1996 Summer Olympics.-References:...
  
   - Women's 70–78 kg, gold medal
• Maki Tsukada
  Maki Tsukada
  born January 5, 1982 in Shimotsuma, Ibaraki Prefecture) is a Japanese female judoka.She won the Women's +78 kg category gold medal at the Athens Olympic in 2004 and the silver medal at the Beijing Olympics....
  
   - Women's +78 kg, gold medal

Sailing

Sailing at the 2004 Summer Olympics

Sailing at the 2004 Summer Olympics took place at the Agios Kosmas Olympic Sailing Centre with eleven events being contested.The events were split into four classes for men, four for women, and three mixed classes that were open to both men and women...

Men's mistral:

• Motokazu Kenjo - 170.0 pts, 19th place

Women's mistral:

• Masako Imai - 135.0 pts, 17th place

Men's 470:

• Kazuto Seki
  Kazuto Seki
  is a sailing competitor from Japan. He won a bronze medal at the 2004 Athens Olympics with Kenjiro Todoroki in the 470 class.-Link:*...
  
   & Kenjiro Todoroki
  Kenjiro Todoroki
  is a sailing competitor from Japan. He won a bronze medal at the 2004 Athens Olympics with Kazuto Seki in the 470 class.-Link:*...
  
   - 90 pts, bronze medal

Women's 470:

• Yuka Yoshisako & Mitsuko Satake - 101 pts, 11th place

Women's Europe:

• Maiko Sato - 192pts, 24th place

Laser mixed:

• Kunio Suzuki - 281pts, 35th place

49er mixed:

• Kenji Nakamura & Masato Takaki - 146pts, 15th place

Women's Team Competition

In the final game of the preliminary round, Yukiko Ueno

Yukiko Ueno

is a Japanese softball pitcher for Renesas Takasaki and the Japanese national team, who holds a bronze and a gold medal from 2004 and 2008 Summer Olympics, respectively...

 of Japan pitched the first perfect game in Olympic softball history as Japan defeated China 2-0. Two days later, Japan again defeated China in the 3rd/4th semifinal to guarantee a medal. Their loss in the bronze medal game left them with the bronze.

• Preliminary Round
• Lost to Australia (2:4)
• Defeated Chinese Taipei (6:0)
• Lost to United States (0:3)
• Lost to Canada (0:1)
• Defeated Greece (6:0)
• Defeated Italy (1:0)
• Defeated PR China (0:2)
• Semifinal
• Defeated PR China (1:0)
• Bronze Medal Match
• Lost to Australia (0:3) → Bronze Medal
• Team Roster
• Juri Takayama
  Juri Takayama
  is a Japanese softball player who played as a pitcher between 1996 and 2004 in the Olympic Games. She won two medals for Japan.-References:...
  
  
• Noriko Yamaji
  Noriko Yamaji
  is a Japanese softball player who played in 1st base and as a catcher in the Olympic Games from 1996 to 2004. For the team she won a silver medal in 2000 and the bronze medal in 2004.-References:...
  
  
• Haruka Saito
  Haruka Saito
  is a Japanese softball player who won two medals in the 2000 and 2004 Olympic Games for Japan.-References:...
  
  
• Emi Naito
  Emi Naito
  is a Japanese softball player who won two medals for Japan in the Olympic Games. In 2000 she played in 2nd base, where she won the silver medal for the team. In 2004 she played as a shortstop, in which her team received a bronze medal....
  
  
• Kazue Ito
  Kazue Ito (softball)
  is a Japanese softball player who won a silver medal at the 2000 Summer Olympics, and a bronze medal in the 2004 Summer Olympics.-References:...
  
  
• Reika Utsugi
  Reika Utsugi
  is a Japanese softball player who played in 3rd base. She won the silver medal for Japan in 2000 and the bronze medal in 2004.-References:...
  
  
• Masumi Mishina
  Masumi Mishina
  is a Japanese softball player who won the gold medal at the 2008 Summer Olympics.-References:...
  
  
• Yumi Iwabuchi
  Yumi Iwabuchi
  is a Japanese softball player who won a bronze medal in the 2004 Summer Olympics.-External links:*...
  
  
• Eri Yamada
  Eri Yamada
  is a Japanese softball player who won the gold medal at the 2008 Summer Olympics.At Beijing, Yamada hit .344 in the tournament while belting two home runs and driving in five for Japan. In the Gold Medal game she went 2-3, including a solo shot off Cat Osterman.-References:...
  
  
• Yuki Sato
  Yuki Sato (softball)
  is a Japanese softball player who won a bronze medal in the 2004 Summer Olympics.-External links:*...
  
  
• Rie Sato
  Rie Sato
  is a Japanese softball player who won the gold medal at the 2008 Summer Olympics.-References:...
  
  
• Naoko Sakamoto
  Naoko Sakamoto (softball)
  is a Japanese softball player who won a bronze medal in the 2004 Summer Olympics.-External links:*...
  
  
• Yukiko Ueno
  Yukiko Ueno
  is a Japanese softball pitcher for Renesas Takasaki and the Japanese national team, who holds a bronze and a gold medal from 2004 and 2008 Summer Olympics, respectively...
  
  
• Hiroko Sakai
  Hiroko Sakai
  is a Japanese softball player who won the gold medal at the 2008 Summer Olympics.-References:...
  
  
• Emi Inui
  Emi Inui
  is a Japanese softball player who won the gold medal at the 2008 Summer Olympics.-References:...
  
  

Men

• Kosuke Kitajima
  Kosuke Kitajima
  is a Japanese multiple Olympic gold medalist breaststroke swimmer. He won gold medals for the men's 100 m and 200 m breaststroke at both the Athens 2004 and Beijing 2008 Olympics.-Major achievements:...
  
  
  • 100 m Breaststroke
    Swimming at the 2004 Summer Olympics - Men's 100 metre breaststroke
    These are the results of the Men's 100 metre breaststroke, one of sixteen events for male competitors in Swimming at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens.-Records:-Medalists:-Heat 1:# Eric Williams, Nigeria 1:07.69# Chisela Kanchela, Zambia 1:09.95...
    
    , gold medal
    Gold medal
    A gold medal is typically the medal awarded for highest achievement in a non-military field. Its name derives from the use of at least a fraction of gold in form of plating or alloying in its manufacture...
    
    
  • 200 m Breaststroke
    Swimming at the 2004 Summer Olympics - Men's 200 metre breaststroke
    These are the results of the Men's 100 metre breaststroke, one of sixteen events for male competitors in Swimming at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens.-Records:-Medalists:-Heat 1:# Bradley Ally, Barbados 2:18.64...
    
    , gold medal
• Takashi Yamamoto - 200 m Butterfly
  Swimming at the 2004 Summer Olympics - Men's 200 metre butterfly
  The Men's 200 metre butterfly event was one of sixteen events for male swimmers at the 2004 Olympics.-Records:-Medalists:By winning a medal, Parry puts fellow Briton Melanie Marshall on the spot to fulfill her promise, made after Britain failed to win any swimming medals in Sydney, of shaving her...
  
  , silver medal
  Silver medal
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• Tomomi Morita
  Tomomi Morita
  is a backstroke swimmer from Japan. He represented his native country at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece. There, he won two bronze medals in the 100 m backstroke and as a member of the 4x100 m medley relay team.-References:* *...
  
   - 100 m Backstroke
  Swimming at the 2004 Summer Olympics - Men's 100 metre backstroke
  These are the results of the Men's 100 metre backstroke, one of sixteen events for male competitors in Swimming at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens.-Records:-Medalists:-Heat 1:# Christopher Vythoulka, Bahamas 58.31...
  
  , bronze medal
  Bronze medal
  A bronze medal is a medal awarded to the third place finisher of contests such as the Olympic Games, Commonwealth Games, etc. The practice of awarding bronze third place medals began at the 1904 Olympic Games in St...
  
  
• Japanese men's swimming team won the bronze medal in 4 x 100 m medley relay
  Swimming at the 2004 Summer Olympics - Men's 4 x 100 metre medley relay
  The men's 4×100 meter medley relay was a swimming event held as part of the Swimming at the 2004 Summer Olympics programme. The competition was held on August 20, 2004 and on August 21, 2004.73 swimmers from 16 nations competed.-Medalists:...
  
  
  • Swimmers: Tomomi Morita (Backstroke), Kosuke Kitajima (Breaststroke), Takashi Yamamoto (Butterfly), Yukihiro Okumura (Freestyle)

Women

• Ai Shibata
  Ai Shibata
  is a Japanese swimmer. At the 2004 Summer Olympics, she won the gold medal in the 800 meter freestyle race and became the first ever female gold medalist for Japan in a freestyle event....
  
   - 800 m Freestyle
  Swimming at the 2004 Summer Olympics - Women's 800 metre freestyle
  These are the results of the Women's 800 metre freestyle, one of sixteen events for female competitors in Swimming at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens.-Records:-Heat 1:# Golda Marcus, -- 8:59.81# Kwon You-Ri, -- 9:01.42...
  
  , gold medal
  Gold medal
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• Reiko Nakamura
  Reiko Nakamura
  is a Japanese Olympic and Asian record-holding swimmer. She swam in the 2004 and 2008 Olympic Games, winning the bronze medals in the 200m backstroke at both editions....
  
   - 200 m Backstroke
  Swimming at the 2004 Summer Olympics - Women's 200 metre backstroke
  These are the results of the Women's 200 metre backstroke, one of sixteen events for female competitors in Swimming at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens.-Records:-Heat 1:# Hiu Wai Sherry Tsai, Hong Kong 2:19.83...
  
  , bronze medal
  Bronze medal
  A bronze medal is a medal awarded to the third place finisher of contests such as the Olympic Games, Commonwealth Games, etc. The practice of awarding bronze third place medals began at the 1904 Olympic Games in St...
  
  
• Yuko Nakanishi
  Yuko Nakanishi
  is a Japanese butterfly swimmer.- Major achievements :2000 Sydney Olympics*200m butterfly 7th 2004 Athens Olympics*100m butterfly 14th...
  
   - 200 m Butterfly
  Swimming at the 2004 Summer Olympics - Women's 200 metre butterfly
  These are the results of the Women's 200 metre butterfly, one of sixteen events for female competitors in Swimming at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens.-Records:-Heat 1:# Maria Bulakhova, Russia 2:12.99# Wan Jung Cheng, Chinese Taipei 2:16.25...
  
  , bronze medal

Triathlon

Triathlon at the 2004 Summer Olympics

At the 2004 Summer Olympics, the triathlon events were held at the Vouliagmeni Olympic Centre. Fifty triathletes contested the female event on August 25, and the same number contested the male event on August 26, making up a total of 100 competitors....

Japan's triathletes at the second Olympic triathlon included veterans Kiyomi Niwata

Kiyomi Niwata

Kiyomi Niwata is a professional triathlete from Japan, triple Olympian , multiple National Champion , Asian Aquathlon Champion and Oceanian Triathlon Champion of the year 2009, and one of the most seasoned triathletes ever.Kiyomi Niwata and Anja Dittmer are the only triathletes who took part in...

 and Hiroyuki Nishiuchi

Hiroyuki Nishiuchi

is an athlete from Japan. He competes in the triathlon.Nishiuchi competed at the first Olympic triathlon at the 2000 Summer Olympics. He took forty-sixth place with a total time of 1:56:59.76....

. The best result, a record high for the Japanese team, came from Akiko Sekine

Akiko Sekine

is an athlete from Japan, who competes in triathlon. She competed at the first Olympic triathlon at the 2000 Summer Olympics. She took seventeenth place with a total time of 2:04:18.70. She also competed at the second Olympic triathlon at the 2004 Summer Olympics...

 at twelfth place in the women's competition.

Women's:

• Akiko Sekine
  Akiko Sekine
  is an athlete from Japan, who competes in triathlon. She competed at the first Olympic triathlon at the 2000 Summer Olympics. She took seventeenth place with a total time of 2:04:18.70. She also competed at the second Olympic triathlon at the 2004 Summer Olympics...
  
   - 2:07:34.02 (12th place)
• Kiyomi Niwata
  Kiyomi Niwata
  Kiyomi Niwata is a professional triathlete from Japan, triple Olympian , multiple National Champion , Asian Aquathlon Champion and Oceanian Triathlon Champion of the year 2009, and one of the most seasoned triathletes ever.Kiyomi Niwata and Anja Dittmer are the only triathletes who took part in...
  
   - 2:07:42.79 (14th place)
• Machiko Nakanishi
  Machiko Nakanishi
  is an athlete from Japan, who competes in triathlon. Nakanishi competed at the second Olympic triathlon at the 2004 Summer Olympics. She took twentieth place with a total time of 2:08:51.06.- External links :*...
  
   - 2:08:51.06 (20th place)

Men's:

• Hirokatsu Tayama
  Hirokatsu Tayama
  is a triathlete from Japan.Tayama competed at the second Olympic triathlon at the 2004 Summer Olympics. He placed 13thwith a total time of 1:53:28.41...
  
   - 1:53:28.41 (13th place)
• Hiroyuki Nishiuchi
  Hiroyuki Nishiuchi
  is an athlete from Japan. He competes in the triathlon.Nishiuchi competed at the first Olympic triathlon at the 2000 Summer Olympics. He took forty-sixth place with a total time of 1:56:59.76....
  
   - 1:57:43.51 (32nd place)

Women's Beach Competition

• Ryoko Tokuno and Chiaki Kusuhara
  Chiaki Kusuhara
  is a Japanese Olympic beach volleyballer. She competed at the 2008 Summer Olympics, and is partnered with Mika Teru Saiki.-External links:**...
  
  
  • Prelims: 1-2
  • Round of 16: Did not qualify

Women Indoor Team Competition

• Preliminary Round (Group A)
• Lost to Brazil (0-3)
• Lost to Italy (0-3)
• Defeated Greece (3-1)
• Lost to South Korea (0-3)
• Defeated Kenya (3-0)
• Quarterfinals
• Lost to China
  People's Republic of China
  China , officially the People's Republic of China , is the most populous country in the world, with over 1.3 billion citizens. Located in East Asia, the country covers approximately 9.6 million square kilometres...
  
   (0-3) → Fifth place
• Team Roster
• Tomoko Yoshihara
  Tomoko Yoshihara
  Tomoko Yoshihara is a former volleyball player from Japan, who competed at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece. There she ended up in fifth place with the Japan women's national team. Yoshihara played as a middle-blocker...
  
  
• Chie Tsuji
  Chie Tsuji
  is a volleyball player from Japan.Her maiden name was .She competed at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece, wearing the number #2 jersey. There she ended up in fifth place with the Japan women's national team. Tsuji played as a setter.-External links:*...
  
  
• Ikumi Narita
  Ikumi Narita
  is a Japanese volleyball player who plays for NEC Red Rockets. Her maiden name was .She competed at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece. There she ended up in fifth place with the Japan women's national team. Narita played as a wing-spiker...
  
  
• Miki Sasaki
  Miki Sasaki
  Miki Sasaki is a volleyball player from Japan, who competed at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece, wearing the number #4 jersey. There she ended up in fifth place with the Japan women's national team. Sasaki played as a wing-spiker.-External links:* *...
  
  
• Kanako Omura
  Kanako Omura
  is a volleyball player from Japan.She competed at the 2004 and 2008 Olympic Games for the Japanese team, finishing fifth on both occasions.-External links:*...
  
  
• Yoshie Takeshita
  Yoshie Takeshita
  Yoshie Takeshita is a Japanese volleyball player who plays for JT Marvelous.She plays for the All-Japan women's volleyball team and was a participant at the 2004 Summer Olympics. Her nickname is World's smallest and strongest setter...
  
  
• Miyuki Takahashi
  Miyuki Takahashi
  Miyuki Takahashi is a Japanese volleyball player who plays for NEC Red Rockets.Miyuki Takahashi also plays for the All-Japan women's volleyball team and participated at the 2004 and 2008 Summer Olympics...
  
  
• Sachiko Sugiyama
  Sachiko Sugiyama
  Sachiko Sugiyama is a volleyball player from Japan, who competed at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece, wearing the number #12 jersey. There she ended up in fifth place with the Japan women's national team...
  
  
• Ai Otomo
  Ai Otomo
  *To see the tennis player, see Ai Yamamoto *To see the musician, see Ai Yamamoto is a female volleyball player from Japan. Her maiden name was .- Carrier :...
  
  
• Kana Oyama
  Kana Oyama
  Kana Oyama is a Japanese volleyball player who plays for Toray Arrows.She competed at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece, wearing the number #13 jersey. There she ended up in fifth place with the Japan women's national team...
  
  
• Megumi Kurihara
  Megumi Kurihara
  Megumi Kurihara is a Japanese volleyball player who played for Pioneer Red Wings.Megumi Kurihara also plays for the All-Japan women's volleyball team and participated at the 2004 and 2008 Summer Olympics. Her nickname is Princess Meg .-Biography:Kurihara began playing volleyball as a fourth grader...
  
  
• Saori Kimura
  Saori Kimura
  is a Japanese volleyball player who plays for the Toray Arrows. She also plays for the All-Japan women's volleyball team, was a participant at the 2004 Summer Olympics and 2008 Summer Olympics. Her nicknames are Japan's future, Infinite Saorin and Miracle Saorin...
  
  
• Head Coach: Shoichi Yanagimoto

Freestyle

• Chikara Tanabe
  Chikara Tanabe
  is a Japanese wrestler who competed in the Men's Freestyle 55 kg at the 2004 Summer Olympics and won the bronze medal.-References:...
  
   - Freestyle 55 kg, bronze medal
  Bronze medal
  A bronze medal is a medal awarded to the third place finisher of contests such as the Olympic Games, Commonwealth Games, etc. The practice of awarding bronze third place medals began at the 1904 Olympic Games in St...
  
  
• Kenji Inoue
  Kenji Inoue
  is a Japanese wrestler who won the bronze medal in the Men's Freestyle 60 kg at the 2004 Summer Olympics.-References:...
  
   - Freestyle 60 kg, bronze medal
• Kazuhiko Ikematsu
  Kazuhiko Ikematsu
  is a male freestyle wrestler from Japan.He participated in Men's freestyle 66 kg at 2008 Summer Olympics. He was eliminated from the tournament after lost with Otar Tushishvili....
  
   - Freestyle 66 kg, 5th place
• Kunihiko Obata - Freestyle 74 kg
• Hidekazu Yokoyama - Freestyle 84 kg

Greco-Roman

• Masatoshi Toyota - Greco-Roman 55 kg
• Makoto Sasamoto - Greco-Roman 60 kg
• Katsuhiko Nagata - Greco-Roman 74 kg
• Shingo Matsumoto - Greco-Roman 84 kg

Women

• Chiharu Icho
  Chiharu Icho
  is aJapanese wrestler who competed in the 48 kg weight class at the 2004 and 2008 Summer Olympics, wining the silver medal at both Games....
  
   - Freestyle 48 kg, silver medal
  Silver medal
  A silver medal is a medal awarded to the second place finisher of contests such as the Olympic Games, Commonwealth Games, and contests with similar formats....
  
  
• Saori Yoshida
  Saori Yoshida
  is a wrestler who won the gold medal in the Women's Freestyle 55 kg at both the 2004 Summer Olympics and the 2008 Summer Olympics.Since her debut in 2002, she has won every world- and international-level tournament she has entered...
  
   - Freestyle 55 kg, gold medal
  Gold medal
  A gold medal is typically the medal awarded for highest achievement in a non-military field. Its name derives from the use of at least a fraction of gold in form of plating or alloying in its manufacture...
  
  
• Kaori Icho
  Kaori Icho
  Kaori Icho is a Japanese freestyle wrestler. She is a seven time world champion and two time Olympic champion, winning gold in 2004 and 2008. Chiharu Icho is Kaori's elder sister.-External links:...
  
   - Freestyle 63 kg, gold medal
• Kyoko Hamaguchi
  Kyoko Hamaguchi
  is a Japanese freestyle wrestler. She has won five FILA Wrestling World Championships and two Olympic Bronze medals in the 72 kg weight class.She is sponsored by Japan Beverage Inc...
  
   - Freestyle 72 kg, bronze medal
  Bronze medal
  A bronze medal is a medal awarded to the third place finisher of contests such as the Olympic Games, Commonwealth Games, etc. The practice of awarding bronze third place medals began at the 1904 Olympic Games in St...