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Japan at the 2004 Summer Olympics

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Japan at the
2004 Summer Olympics
IOC codeJPN
NOCJapanese Olympic Committee
Websitewww.joc.or.jp (in Japanese and English)
in Athens
Competitors306 (139 men and 167 women) in 31 sports
Flag bearer Kyoko Hamaguchi[1]
Medals
Ranked 5th
Gold
16
Silver
9
Bronze
12
Total
37
Summer Olympics appearances (overview)

Japan competed at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece, from 13 to 29 August 2004. Japanese athletes have competed at every Summer Olympic Games in the modern era since 1912 except for two editions; it was not invited to the 1948 Summer Olympics in London for its role in World War II, and was also part of the US-led boycott of the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow. The Japanese Olympic Committee sent a total of 306 athletes, 139 men and 167 women, to compete in 27 sports. For the first time in its Olympic history, Japan was represented by more female than male athletes.

Japan left Athens with a total of 37 medals (16 gold, 9 silver, and 12 bronze), finishing fifth in the overall medal rankings.[2] This was also the nation's most successful Olympics, winning the largest number of gold and overall medals in non-boycotting games and surpassing three gold medals short of the 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne. Ten of these medals were awarded to the athletes in judo, eight in swimming, six in wrestling, four in gymnastics, and two each in athletics and synchronized swimming. Eight Japanese athletes won more than a single Olympic medal in Athens. Japan's team-based athletes came strong and successful in Athens, as the baseball and softball teams managed to produce two bronze medals.

Among the nation's medalists were freestyle wrestlers Saori Yoshida and Kaori Icho, who both claimed their gold medals in women's wrestling for the first time, and judoka Tadahiro Nomura and Ryoko Tani, who both successfully defended Olympic titles in their respective classes. Swimmer Kosuke Kitajima became the most successful Japanese athlete in these games, striking a breaststroke double with two golds and adding a bronze to his career hardware for the team in men's medley relay.[3] Meanwhile, synchronized swimmers Miya Tachibana and Miho Takeda managed to repeat their silver medals from Sydney in both women's duet and team routines. Takehiro Kashima, Hiroyuki Tomita, and Isao Yoneda claimed two individual medals each in men's artistic gymnastics, including their coveted gold in the team all-around.

On August 29, 2004, the International Olympic Committee stripped off Hungary's Adrián Annus hammer throw title after failing the doping test, and the gold medal was subsequently awarded to Koji Murofushi at the conclusion of the Games, making him the nation's first ever Olympic champion in the field event.[4]

Medalists

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Archery

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Three Japanese archers qualified each for the men's and women's individual archery, and a spot each for both men's and women's teams.

Men
Athlete Event Ranking round Round of 64 Round of 32 Round of 16 Quarterfinals Semifinals Final / BM
Score Seed Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Rank
Takaharu Furukawa Individual 646 37  Yong Fj (CHN)
W 146–143
 Jang Y-H (KOR)
L 163–166
Did not advance
Yuji Hamano 660 17  Prasad (IND)
L 150–155
Did not advance
Hiroshi Yamamoto 664 9  Fisseux (FRA)
W 155-147
 Frangilli (ITA)
W 162–154
 Serdyuk (UKR)
W 168–160
 Im D-H (KOR)
W 111–110
 Cuddihy (AUS)
W 115 (10–115) (9)
 Galiazzo (ITA)
L 109–111
2nd place, silver medalist(s)
Takaharu Furukawa
Yuji Hamano
Hiroshi Yamamoto
Team 1970 5  France (FRA)
W 254–241
 Ukraine (UKR)
L 236–242
Did not advance
Women
Athlete Event Ranking round Round of 64 Round of 32 Round of 16 Quarterfinals Semifinals Final / BM
Score Seed Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Rank
Yukari Kawasaki Individual 622 37  Marcinkiewicz (POL)
L 106–119
Did not advance
Sayoko Kawauchi 601 53  Burdeyna (UKR)
W 137–129
 Williamson (GBR)
L 150–154
Did not advance
Sayami Matsushita 624 35  Fouace (FRA)
W 165–157
 Yun M-J (KOR)
L 149–173
Did not advance
Yukari Kawasaki
Sayoko Kawauchi
Sayami Matsushita
Team 1847 14  Chinese Taipei (TPE)
L 226–240
Did not advance

Athletics

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Japanese athletes have so far achieved qualifying standards in the following athletics events (up to a maximum of 3 athletes in each event at the 'A' Standard, and 1 at the 'B' Standard).[5][6] The team was selected based on the results of the 2004 Japan Championships in Athletics.

Koji Murofushi originally claimed a silver medal in men's hammer throw. On August 29, 2004, the International Olympic Committee stripped off Hungary's Adrián Annus hammer throw title after failing the doping test. Following the announcement of Annus' disqualification, Murofushi's medal was eventually upgraded to gold.[4][7]

Key
  • Note–Ranks given for track events are within the athlete's heat only
  • Q = Qualified for the next round
  • q = Qualified for the next round as a fastest loser or, in field events, by position without achieving the qualifying target
  • NR = National record
  • N/A = Round not applicable for the event
  • Bye = Athlete not required to compete in round
Men
Track & road events
Athlete Event Heat Quarterfinal Semifinal Final
Result Rank Result Rank Result Rank Result Rank
Shigeru Aburaya Marathon 2:13:11 5
Nobuharu Asahara 100 m 10.33 1 Q 10.24 4 Did not advance
Tomoaki Kunichika Marathon 2:21:13 42
Ryo Matsuda 200 m 24.59 8 Did not advance
Masato Naito 110 m hurdles 13.56 5 q 13.54 6 Did not advance
Ryuji Ono 10000 m 29:06.50 19
3000 m steeplechase 8:29.07 6 Did not advance
Jun Osakada 400 m 46.39 5 Did not advance
Mitsuhiro Sato 400 m 46.70 6 Did not advance
Shingo Suetsugu 100 m 10.27 3 Q 10.19 5 Did not advance
Toshinari Suwa Marathon 2:13:24 6
Shinji Takahira 200 m 21.05 6 Did not advance
Dai Tamesue 400 m hurdles 48.80 3 Q 48.46 3 Did not advance
Satoru Tanigawa 110 m hurdles 13.39 NR 3 Q 13.70 7 Did not advance
Takayuki Tanii 20 km walk 1:23:38 15
50 km walk DSQ
Hiroyasu Tsuchie 100 m 10.37 5 Did not advance
Yuki Yamaguchi 400 m 46.16 5 Did not advance
Ken Yoshizawa 400 m hurdles 50.95 6 Did not advance
Yuki Yamazaki 20 km walk DNF
50 km walk 3:57:00 16
Nobuharu Asahara
Shingo Suetsugu
Shinji Takahira
Hiroyasu Tsuchie
4 × 100 m relay 38.53 5 q 38.49 4
Tomohiro Ito
Jun Osakada
Mitsuhiro Sato
Yuki Yamaguchi
4 × 400 m relay 3:02.71 2 Q 3:00.99 4
Field events
Athlete Event Qualification Final
Distance Position Distance Position
Yukifumi Murakami Javelin throw 78.59 18 Did not advance
Koji Murofushi Hammer throw 79.55 3 Q 82.91 1st place, gold medalist(s)
Daichi Sawano Pole vault 5.70 15 Q 5.55 =13
Takanori Sugibayashi Triple jump 15.95 38 Did not advance
Shinichi Terano Long jump 7.70 29 Did not advance
Women
Track & road events
Athlete Event Heat Semifinal Final
Result Rank Result Rank Result Rank
Kayoko Fukushi 10000 m 33:48.66 26
Harumi Hiroyama 32:15.12 18
Mayumi Kawasaki 20 km walk 1:37:56 40
Mizuki Noguchi Marathon 2:26:20 1st place, gold medalist(s)
Megumi Oshima 10000 m 31:42.18 13
Naoko Sakamoto Marathon 2:31:43 7
Miho Sugimori 800 m 2:02.82 6 Did not advance
Reiko Tosa Marathon 2:28:44 5
Field events
Athlete Event Qualification Final
Distance Position Distance Position
Maho Hanaoka Long jump 6.31 34 Did not advance
Takayo Kondo Pole vault 4.15 32 Did not advance
Chinatsu Mori Shot put 15.86 31 Did not advance
Yuka Murofushi Hammer throw 65.33 27 Did not advance
Combined events – Heptathlon
Athlete Event 100H HJ SP 200 m LJ JT 800 m Final Rank
Yuki Nakata Result 13.94 1.76 11.54 25.76 NM 39.75 2:18.46 4871 28
Points 987 928 631 818 0 662 845

Badminton

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Men
Athlete Event Round of 32 Round of 16 Quarterfinal Semifinal Final / BM
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Rank
Shōji Satō Singles  Bao Cl (CHN)
L 6–15, 5–15
Did not advance
Hidetaka Yamada  Hidayat (INA)
L 8–15, 10–15
Did not advance
Keita Masuda
Tadashi Ohtsuka
Doubles Bye  Cai Y /
Fu Hf (CHN)
L 7–15, 17–16, 9–15
Did not advance
Women
Athlete Event Round of 32 Round of 16 Quarterfinal Semifinal Final / BM
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Rank
Kaori Mori Singles  Nieminen (FIN)
W 11–5, 11–4
 Zhou M (CHN)
L 2–11, 4–11
Did not advance
Miho Tanaka  Ponsana (INA)
L 7–11, 11–5, 8–11
Did not advance
Kanako Yonekura  Martin (DEN)
L 4–11, 7–11
Did not advance
Chikako Nakayama
Keiko Yoshitomi
Doubles Bye  Chankrachangwong /
Thungthongkam (THA)
L 4–15, 11–15
Did not advance
Seiko Yamada
Shizuka Yamamoto
 Chin E H /
Wong P T (MAS)
L 7–15, 9–15
Did not advance
Mixed
Athlete Event Round of 32 Round of 16 Quarterfinal Semifinal Final / BM
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Rank
Tadashi Ohtsuka
Shizuka Yamamoto
Doubles  Blair /
Munt (GBR)
L 15–13, 7–15, 13–15
Did not advance

Baseball

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Roster

Manager: 33 – Kiyoshi Nakahata

Coaches: 31 – Yutaka Takagi, 32 – Yutaka Ohno

Pos. No. Player Date of birth (age) Bats Throws Club
OF 1 Kosuke Fukudome April 26, 1972 Japan Chunichi Dragons
IF 2 Michihiro Ogasawara October 25, 1973 Japan Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters
IF 5 Norihiro Nakamura July 24, 1973 Japan Osaka Kintetsu Buffaloes
IF 6 Shinya Miyamoto November 5, 1970 Japan Yakult Swallows
IF 8 Makoto Kaneko November 8, 1975 Japan Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters
C 9 Kenji Johjima June 8, 1976 Japan Fukuoka Daiei Hawks
OF 10 Yoshitomo Tani February 9, 1973 Japan Orix BlueWave
P 11 Naoyuki Shimizu November 24, 1975 Japan Chiba Lotte Marines
P 13 Hitoki Iwase November 8, 1974 Japan Chunichi Dragons
P 15 Hiroki Kuroda February 15, 1975 Japan Hiroshima Toyo Carp
P 16 Yuya Ando December 27, 1977 Japan Hanshin Tigers
P 17 Daisuke Miura December 25, 1973 Japan Yokohama BayStars
P 18 Daisuke Matsuzaka September 13, 1980 Japan Seibu Lions
P 19 Koji Uehara April 3, 1975 Japan Yomiuri Giants
P 20 Hisashi Iwakuma April 12, 1981 Japan Osaka Kintetsu Buffaloes
P 21 Tsuyoshi Wada February 21, 1981 Japan Fukuoka Daiei Hawks
OF 23 Arihito Muramatsu December 12, 1972 Japan Orix BlueWave
OF 24 Yoshinobu Takahashi April 3, 1975 Japan Yomiuri Giants
IF 25 Atsushi Fujimoto October 4, 1977 Japan Hanshin Tigers
OF 27 Takuya Kimura April 15, 1972 Japan Hiroshima Toyo Carp
P 30 Masahide Kobayashi May 24, 1974 Japan Chiba Lotte Marines
OF 55 Kazuhiro Wada June 19, 1972 Japan Seibu Lions
C 59 Ryoji Aikawa July 11, 1976 Japan Yokohama BayStars
P 61 Hirotoshi Ishii September 14, 1977 Japan Yakult Swallows
Preliminary round
Team W L Tiebreaker
 Japan 6 1 1-0
 Cuba 6 1 0-1
 Canada 5 2 -
 Australia 4 3 -
 Chinese Taipei 3 4 -
 Netherlands 2 5 -
 Greece 1 6 1-0
 Italy 1 6 0-1
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E
 Japan 2 0 3 1 1 4 1 12 13 0
 Italy 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0
WP: Koji Uehara (1-0)   LP: Anthony Massimino (0-1)
Home runs:
JPN: N. Nakamura in 3rd, 2 RBIs; K. Fukudome in 4th, 1 RBI
ITA: None
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
 Netherlands 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 4 1
 Japan 1 1 0 0 2 0 0 4 x 8 11 1
WP: Hiroki Kuroda (1-0)   LP: Diego Markwell (0-1)
Home runs:
NED: None
JPN: A. Fujimoto in 8th, 2 RBIs
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
 Japan 0 2 0 2 0 0 1 0 1 6 12 2
 Cuba 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 3 7 2
WP: Daisuke Matsuzaka (1-0)   LP: Vicyohandri Odelín (0-1)   Sv: Hirotoshi Ishii (1S)
Home runs:
JPN: K. Jojima in 4th, 1 RBI; N. Nakamura in 4th, 1 RBI; K. Wada in 2nd, 2 RBIs
CUB: None
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
 Australia 0 0 0 3 0 0 3 3 0 9 15 1
 Japan 0 0 0 1 3 0 0 0 0 4 9 1
WP: Ryan Rowland-Smith (1-0)   LP: Daisuke Miura (0-1)   Sv: Jeff Williams (1S)
Home runs:
AUS: D. Nilsson in 8th, 1 RBI
JPN: K. Fukudome in 5th, 3 RBIs
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
 Canada 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 5 1
 Japan 2 1 1 3 1 0 0 1 x 9 11 0
WP: Tsuyoshi Wada (1-0)   LP: Mike Johnson (1-1)
Home runs:
CAN: None
JPN: Y. Takahashi in 1st, 2 RBIs; Y. Tani in 2nd, 1 RBI; K. Wada in 4th, 2 RBIs
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
 Chinese Taipei 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 10 1
 Japan 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 1 4 10 0
WP: Hiroki Kuroda (2-0)   LP: Tsao Chin-Hui (0-1-1)
Home runs:
TPE: Chen C. F. in 3rd, 3 RBIs
JPN: Y. Takahashi in 7th, 2 RBIs
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
 Japan 0 1 0 0 0 1 4 0 0 6 13 0
 Greece 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 4 1
WP: Naoyuki Shimizu (1-0)   LP: Meleti Ross Melehes (0-2)
Home runs:
JPN: K. Fukudome in 7th, 2 RBIs; Y. Takahashi in 7th, 2 RBIs
GRE: E. D. Pappas in 7th, 1 RBI
Semifinal
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
 Australia 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 5 2
 Japan 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0
WP: Chris Oxspring (2-0)   LP: Daisuke Matsuzaka (1-1)   Sv: Jeff Williams (2S)
Bronze Medal Final
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
 Japan 2 0 4 1 0 0 0 4 0 11 13 0
 Canada 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 2 5 0
WP: Tsuyoshi Wada (2-0)   LP: Mike Johnson (1-2)
Home runs:
JPN: K. Jojima in 1st, 2 RBIs
CAN: J. Ware in 5th, 1 RBI
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Won Bronze Medal

Basketball

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Women's tournament

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Roster

The following is the Japan roster in the women's basketball tournament of the 2004 Summer Olympics.[8]

Japan women's national basketball team – 2004 Summer Olympics roster
Players Coaches
Pos. No. Name Age – Date of birth Height Club Ctr.
C 4 Noriko Hamaguchi 30 – (1974-01-15)15 January 1974 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) Japan Energy Japan
F 5 Mari Konno 24 – (1980-05-18)18 May 1980 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) Japan Energy Japan
G 6 Taeko Oyama (C) 30 – (1974-06-18)18 June 1974 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) Japan Energy Japan
G 7 Natsumi Yabuuchi 27 – (1977-07-21)21 July 1977 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) Japan Airlines Rabbits Japan
F 8 Hiromi Kawabata 25 – (1979-05-23)23 May 1979 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) Japan Energy Japan
G 9 Kaori Kusuda 30 – (1974-03-29)29 March 1974 1.65 m (5 ft 5 in) Japan Energy Japan
F 10 Ryoko Yano 25 – (1978-12-20)20 December 1978 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) Japan Energy Japan
C 11 Maki Eguchi 25 – (1978-10-14)14 October 1978 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in) Chanson Cosmetics Japan
G 12 Masami Tachikawa 23 – (1980-11-16)16 November 1980 1.71 m (5 ft 7 in) Japan Energy Japan
G 13 Yuko Oga 21 – (1982-10-17)17 October 1982 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) Japan Energy Japan
C 14 Naomi Yashiro 26 – (1977-12-30)30 December 1977 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) Japan Airlines Rabbits Japan
F 15 Mutsuko Nagata 27 – (1976-09-26)26 September 1976 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) Chanson Cosmetics Japan
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • nat field describes country
    of last club
    before the tournament
  • Age as of August 13, 2004
Group play
Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts Qualification
1  Australia 5 5 0 418 313 +105 10 Quarterfinals
2  Russia 5 4 1 389 333 +56 9
3  Brazil 5 3 2 430 361 +69 8
4  Greece (H) 5 2 3 353 392 −39 7
5  Japan 5 1 4 381 485 −104 6
6  Nigeria 5 0 5 335 422 −87 5
Source: FIBA archive
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal average; 4) head-to-head number of points scored.
(H) Hosts
14 August 2004
16:45
Japan  62–128  Brazil
Scoring by quarter: 22–26, 3–36, 17–33, 20–33
Pts: Hamaguchi 23
Rebs: Yano 5
Asts: Kusuda, Nagata 2
Pts: Oliveira 25
Rebs: Oliveira 13
Asts: Pinto 7
Helliniko Indoor Arena, Athens
Attendance: 950
Referees:
Giampaolo Cicoria (Italy)
Abreu Joao (Mozambique)

16 August 2004
11:15
Nigeria  73–79  Japan
Scoring by quarter: 22–22, 24–23, 16–20, 11–14
Pts: Udoka 19
Rebs: Udoka 16
Asts: Four players 1
Pts: Yano 21
Rebs: Kusuda, Yano 6
Asts: Kusuda, Hamaguchi 4
Olympic Indoor Hall, Athens
Attendance: 400
Referees:
Elizabeth Sisk (United States)
Dallas Pickering (New Zealand)

18 August 2004
11:15
Japan  78–97  Australia
Scoring by quarter: 20–26, 15–30, 10–26, 33–15
Pts: Oga 21
Rebs: Yano 4
Asts: Kawabata, Tachikawa 2
Pts: Jackson 31
Rebs: Jackson 9
Asts: Tranquilli 5
Helliniko Indoor Arena, Athens
Attendance: 500
Referees:
Alejandro Chiti (Argentina)
Song Yanping (China)

20 August 2004
9:00
Russia  94–71  Japan
Scoring by quarter: 29–21, 21–15, 24–15, 20–20
Pts: Baranova 22
Rebs: Stepanova 12
Asts: Shchegoleva 3
Pts: Hamaguchi 14
Rebs: Yabuuchi 4
Asts: Oyama, Tachikawa 2
Olympic Indoor Hall, Athens
Attendance: 185
Referees:
Abdelillah Chlif (Morocco)
Kim Ja Ok (South Korea)

22 August 2004
16:45
Greece  93–91  Japan
Scoring by quarter: 27–15, 20–26, 16–22, 30–28
Pts: Maltsi 33
Rebs: Maltsi 11
Asts: Kalentzou 3
Pts: Yano 28
Rebs: Kusuda 5
Asts: Kusuda
Helliniko Indoor Arena, Athens
Attendance: 7,223
Referees:
Chantal Julien (France)
Michael Aylen (Australia)
9th-10th Place Final
24 August 2004
11:15
9th place
Japan  63–82  China
Scoring by quarter: 12–20, 17–10, 19–21, 15–31
Pts: Kusuda, Koiso 13
Rebs: Oyama 6
Asts: Kusuda 2
Pts: Sui 25
Rebs: Wang 13
Asts: Miao 5
Helliniko Indoor Arena, Athens
Attendance: 253
Referees:
Abdellilah Chlif (Morocco)
Abreu Joao (Mozambique)

Boxing

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Japan sent one boxer to the 2004 Olympics.

Athlete Event Round of 32 Round of 16 Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Rank
Toshiyuki Igarashi Light flyweight  Kebede (ETH)
L 21–26
Did not advance

Canoeing

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Sprint

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Athlete Event Heats Semifinals Final
Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank
Miyuki Shirata Women's K-1 500 m 2:00.860 7 q 2:03.076 7 Did not advance
Shinobu Kitamoto
Yumiko Suzuki
Women's K-2 500 m 1:44.730 4 q 1:47.614 8 Did not advance
Miho Adachi
Shinobu Kitamoto
Yumiko Suzuki
Mikiko Takeya
Women's K-4 500 m 1:36.873 4 q 1:35.493 2 Q 1:40.188 9

Qualification Legend: Q = Qualify to final; q = Qualify to semifinal

Cycling

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Road

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Athlete Event Time Rank
Shinri Suzuki Men's road race Did not finish
Yasutaka Tashiro 5:50:35 56
Miyoko Karami Women's road race 3:30:30 41
Miho Oki 3:25:42 20

Track

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Sprint
Athlete Event Qualification Round 1 Repechage 1 Round 2 Repechage 2 Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
Time
Speed (km/h)
Rank Opposition
Time
Speed (km/h)
Opposition
Time
Speed (km/h)
Opposition
Time
Speed (km/h)
Opposition
Time
Speed (km/h)
Opposition
Time
Speed (km/h)
Opposition
Time
Speed (km/h)
Opposition
Time
Speed (km/h)
Rank
Tomohiro Nagatsuka Men's sprint 10.646
67.631
14 Withdrew
Toshiaki Fushimi
Masaki Inoue
Tomohiro Nagatsuka
Men's team sprint 44.355
60.872
3 Q  Netherlands (NED)
W 44.081
61.250
 Germany (GER)
L 44.246
61.022
2nd place, silver medalist(s)
Time trial
Athlete Event Time Rank
Sayuri Osuga Women's time trial 35.045 10
Keirin
Athlete Event 1st round Repechage 2nd round Final
Rank Rank Rank Rank
Toshiaki Fushimi Men's keirin 6 R 5 Did not advance
Omnium
Athlete Event Points Laps Rank
Makoto Iijima Men's points race 13 0 16

Mountain biking

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Athlete Event Time Rank
Kenji Takeya Men's cross-country LAP (1 lap) 38
Yukari Nakagome Women's cross-country LAP (1 lap) 22

Diving

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Japanese divers qualified two spots each in men's springboard and women's platform.

Men
Athlete Event Preliminaries Semifinals Final
Points Rank Points Rank Points Rank
Ken Terauchi 3 m springboard 456.15 4 Q 701.79 5 Q 690.00 8
Women
Athlete Event Preliminaries Semifinals Final
Points Rank Points Rank Points Rank
Takiri Miyazaki 10 m platform 315.78 12 Q 486.63 12 Q 479.10 11

Equestrian

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Show jumping

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Athlete Horse Event Qualification Final Total
Round 1 Round 2 Round 3 Round A Round B
Penalties Rank Penalties Total Rank Penalties Total Rank Penalties Rank Penalties Total Rank Penalties Rank
Tadayoshi Hayashi Swanky Individual 8 =47 17 25 54 Q Retired Did not advance
Ryuichi Obata Oliver Q 14 =66 Eliminated Did not advance
Taizo Sugitani Lamalushi 12 =60 16 28 61 Q 9 37 =51 Q 8 =12 Q 12 20 =16 20 =16
Yuka Watanabe Nike 3 18 3 6 =13 Q 18 24 =37 Q 17 39 Did not advance
Tadayoshi Hayashi
Ryuichi Obata
Taizo Sugitani
Yuka Watanabe
See above Team 36 13 Did not advance 36 13

Fencing

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Five fencers, two men and three women, represented Japan in 2004.

Men
Athlete Event Round of 64 Round of 32 Round of 16 Quarterfinal Semifinal Final / BM
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Rank
Yuki Ota Individual foil Bye  Chumacero (MEX)
W 15–9
 Ganeyev (RUS)
L 8–15
Did not advance
Masashi Nagara Individual sabre  Basmatzian (GRE)
W 15–8
 Pozdnyakov (RUS)
L 9–15
Did not advance
Women
Athlete Event Round of 64 Round of 32 Round of 16 Quarterfinal Semifinal Final / BM
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Rank
Megumi Harada Individual épée  Wilson (RSA)
W 15–6
 Cascioli (ITA)
L 14–15
Did not advance
Chieko Sugawara Individual foil  Carbone (ARG)
W 15–6
 Trillini (ITA)
L 2–15
Did not advance
Madoka Hisagae Individual sabre  Nagy (HUN)
W 15–14
 Zagunis (USA)
L 13–15
Did not advance

Field hockey

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Women's tournament

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Roster

The following is the Japanese roster in the women's field hockey tournament of the 2004 Summer Olympics.[9]

Head coach: Kazunori Kobayashi

Group play
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  China 4 4 0 0 11 2 +9 12 Semi-finals
2  Argentina 4 3 0 1 12 4 +8 9
3  Japan 4 2 0 2 5 7 −2 6
4  New Zealand 4 1 0 3 3 9 −6 3
5  Spain 4 0 0 4 3 12 −9 0
Source: FIH
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Matches won; 3) Goal difference; 4) Goals for; 5) Head-to-head result.
14 August 2004
10:30
China  3 – 0  Japan
Fu Baorong field hockey ball 7'
Tang Chunling field hockey ball 39'
Chen Qiuqi field hockey ball 67'
Report[dead link]
Umpires:
Marelize de Klerk (RSA)
Renee Cohen (NED)

16 August 2004
08:30
Japan  1 – 3  Argentina
Komazawa field hockey ball 27' Report[dead link] Arrondo field hockey ball 19'
García field hockey ball 37'
Di Giacomo field hockey ball 58'
Umpires:
Minka Woolley (AUS)
Lyn Farrell (NZL)

18 August 2004
20:00
Japan  2 – 0  New Zealand
Komori field hockey ball 18'52' Report[dead link]
Umpires:
Carolina de la Fuente (ARG)
Gina Spitaleri (ITA)

20 August 2004
20:00
Spain  1 – 2  Japan
Termens field hockey ball 67' Report[dead link] Morimoto field hockey ball 5'
Komazawa field hockey ball 34'
Umpires:
Jean Duncan (GBR)
Ute Conen (GER)

5th-8th Place Semifinal
24 August 2004
11:00
Japan  1 – 3  Australia
Komori field hockey ball 15' Report[dead link] Gallagher field hockey ball 27'
Faulkner field hockey ball 33'
Powell field hockey ball 37'
Umpires:
Sarah Garnett (NZL)
Carolina de la Fuente (ARG)
7th-8th Place Final
27 August 2004
08:30
South Korea  3 – 1  Japan
Oh Ko-Woon field hockey ball 12'18'
Kim Jin-Kyoung field hockey ball 19'
Report[dead link] Miura field hockey ball 35+'
Umpires:
Carolina de la Fuente (ARG)
Julie Ashton-Lucy (AUS)

Football

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Men's tournament

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Roster

The following is the Japanese squad in the men's football tournament of the 2004 Summer Olympics.[10]

Head coach: Masakuni Yamamoto

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals 2004 club
1 1GK Hitoshi Sogahata* (1979-08-02)2 August 1979 (aged 25) 4 0 Japan Kashima Antlers
2 2DF Marcus Tulio Tanaka (1981-04-24)24 April 1981 (aged 23) 0 0 Japan Urawa Red Diamonds
3 2DF Teruyuki Moniwa (1981-09-08)8 September 1981 (aged 22) 3 0 Japan FC Tokyo
4 2DF Daisuke Nasu (1981-10-10)10 October 1981 (aged 22) 0 0 Japan Yokohama F. Marinos
5 3MF Yuki Abe (1981-09-06)6 September 1981 (aged 22) 0 0 Japan JEF United Ichihara
6 3MF Yasuyuki Konno (1983-01-25)25 January 1983 (aged 21) 0 0 Japan FC Tokyo
7 3MF Kōji Morisaki (1981-05-09)9 May 1981 (aged 23) 0 0 Japan Sanfrecce Hiroshima
8 3MF Shinji Ono* (1979-09-27)27 September 1979 (aged 24) 42 4 Netherlands Feyenoord
9 4FW Daiki Takamatsu (1981-09-08)8 September 1981 (aged 22) 0 0 Japan Oita Trinita
10 3MF Daisuke Matsui (1981-05-11)11 May 1981 (aged 23) 1 0 Japan Kyoto Purple Sanga
11 4FW Tatsuya Tanaka (1982-11-27)27 November 1982 (aged 21) 0 0 Japan Urawa Red Diamonds
12 2DF Naoya Kikuchi (1984-11-24)24 November 1984 (aged 19) 0 0 Japan Júbilo Iwata
13 3MF Yūichi Komano (1981-06-25)25 June 1981 (aged 23) 0 0 Japan Sanfrecce Hiroshima
14 3MF Naohiro Ishikawa (1981-05-12)12 May 1981 (aged 23) 2 0 Japan FC Tokyo
15 2DF Yūhei Tokunaga (1983-09-25)25 September 1983 (aged 20) 0 0 Japan Waseda University
16 4FW Yoshito Ōkubo (1982-06-09)9 June 1982 (aged 22) 15 0 Japan Cerezo Osaka
17 4FW Sōta Hirayama (1985-06-06)6 June 1985 (aged 19) 0 0 Japan University of Tsukuba
18 1GK Takaya Kurokawa (1981-04-07)7 April 1981 (aged 23) 0 0 Japan Shimizu S-Pulse

* Over-aged player.

Group play
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Paraguay 3 2 0 1 6 5 +1 6 Qualified for the quarterfinals
2  Italy 3 1 1 1 5 5 0 4
3  Ghana 3 1 1 1 4 4 0 4
4  Japan 3 1 0 2 6 7 −1 3
Source: [citation needed]
Paraguay 4 – 3 Japan
Giménez 5'
Cardozo 26', 37'
Torres 62'
Report Ono 22' (pen.), 53' (pen.)
Ōkubo 81'

Japan 2 – 3 Italy
Abe 21'
Takamatsu 90+1'
Report De Rossi 3'
Gilardino 8', 36'

Japan 1 – 0 Ghana
Ōkubo 37' Report
Attendance: 6,813

Women's tournament

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Roster

Head coach: Eiji Ueda

Japan named a squad of 18 players and 4 alternates for the tournament.[11]

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club
1 1GK Nozomi Yamago (1975-01-16)16 January 1975 (aged 29) 58 0 Japan Saitama Reinas
2 2DF Kyoko Yano (1984-06-03)3 June 1984 (aged 20) 7 1 Japan Kanagawa University
3 2DF Hiromi Isozaki (captain) (1975-12-22)22 December 1975 (aged 28) 52 4 Japan Tasaki Perule
4 2DF Yumi Obe (1975-02-15)15 February 1975 (aged 29) 78 7 Japan YKK AP Tohoku Flappers
5 2DF Naoko Kawakami (1977-11-16)16 November 1977 (aged 26) 31 0 Japan Tasaki Perule
6 3MF Tomoe Sakai (1978-05-27)27 May 1978 (aged 26) 54 2 Japan NTV Beleza
7 3MF Emi Yamamoto (1982-03-09)9 March 1982 (aged 22) 11 0 Japan Tasaki Perule
8 3MF Tomomi Miyamoto (1978-12-31)31 December 1978 (aged 25) 48 9 Japan Kunoichi
9 4FW Eriko Arakawa (1979-10-30)30 October 1979 (aged 24) 12 5 Japan NTV Beleza
10 4FW Homare Sawa (1978-09-06)6 September 1978 (aged 25) 79 48 Japan NTV Beleza
11 4FW Mio Otani (1979-05-05)5 May 1979 (aged 25) 37 23 Japan Tasaki Perule
12 2DF Yasuyo Yamagishi (1979-11-28)28 November 1979 (aged 24) 45 6 Japan Kunoichi
13 2DF Aya Shimokozuru (1982-06-07)7 June 1982 (aged 22) 0 0 Japan Speranza
14 4FW Karina Maruyama (1983-03-26)26 March 1983 (aged 21) 16 6 Japan Nippon Sport Science University
15 3MF Miyuki Yanagita (1981-04-11)11 April 1981 (aged 23) 25 3 Japan Tasaki Perule
16 3MF Yayoi Kobayashi (1981-09-18)18 September 1981 (aged 22) 43 11 Japan NTV Beleza
17 3MF Kozue Ando (1982-07-09)9 July 1982 (aged 22) 0 0 Japan Saitama Reinas
18 1GK Shiho Onodera (1973-11-18)18 November 1973 (aged 30) 43 11 Japan NTV Beleza
Group play
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Sweden 2 1 0 1 2 2 0 3 Qualified for the quarterfinals
2  Nigeria 2 1 0 1 2 2 0 3
3  Japan 2 1 0 1 1 1 0 3
Source: [citation needed]
Sweden 0 – 1 Japan
Report Arakawa 24'
Attendance: 10.104
Referee: Gaye (Senegal)

Japan 0 – 1 Nigeria
Report Okolo 55'
Attendance: 14.126
Referee: Ferreira-James (Guyana)

Quarterfinal
United States 2 – 1 Japan
Lilly 43'
Wambach 59'
Report Yamamoto 48'
Attendance: 1.418
Referee: de Oliveira (Brazil)

Gymnastics

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Artistic

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Men
Team
Athlete Event Qualification Final
Apparatus Total Rank Apparatus Total Rank
F PH R V PB HB F PH R V PB HB
Takehiro Kashima Team 9.150 9.812 Q 9.625 9.475 9.737 9.750 9.600 9.737 9.825
Hisashi Mizutori 9.450 9.650 9.500 9.737 9.625
Daisuke Nakano 9.725 Q 9.012 9.800 Q 9.775 Q 9.412
Hiroyuki Tomita 8.987 9.750 Q 9.750 Q 9.650 9.787 Q 9.725 57.649 3 Q 9.675 9.787 9.687 9.700 9.850
Naoya Tsukahara 9.725 9.687 9.700 9.425 9.650 9.312 9.650 9.712 9.575
Isao Yoneda 9.725 Q 8.450 9.625 9.637 9.687 9.800 Q 56.924 10 Q 9.587 9.550 9.787
Total 38.325 38.699 38.725 38.412 38.924 39.049 232.134 1 Q 28.311 29.075 29.124 28.837 29.012 29.462 173.821 1st place, gold medalist(s)
Individual finals
Athlete Event Apparatus Total Rank
F PH R V PB HB
Takehiro Kashima Pommel horse 9.787 9.787 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
Daisuke Nakano Floor 9.712 9.712 6
Parallel bars 9.762 9.762 5
Horizontal bar 8.750 8.750 9
Hiroyuki Tomita All-around 9.062 9.737 9.762 9.625 9.637 9.662 57.485 6
Pommel horse 9.062 9.062 8
Rings 9.800 9.800 4
Parallel bars 9.775 9.775 2nd place, silver medalist(s)
Isao Yoneda All-around 9.650 9.575 9.337 9.700 9.612 9.025 56.899 10
Floor 9.662 9.662 7
Horizontal bar 9.787 9.787 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
Women
Athlete Event Qualification Final
Apparatus Total Rank Apparatus Total Rank
V UB BB F V UB BB F
Manami Ishizaka All-around 9.125 9.187 8.637 9.262 36.211 33 Did not advance
Kyoko Oshima 8.662 9.362 8.437 8.500 34.961 51 Did not advance

Rhythmic

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Athlete Event Qualification Final
Hoop Ball Clubs Ribbon Total Rank Hoop Ball Clubs Ribbon Total Rank
Yukari Murata Individual 21.775 22.425 22.400 21.550 88.150 18 Did not advance

Trampoline

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Athlete Event Qualification Final
Score Rank Score Rank
Haruka Hirota Women's 63.00 7 Q 37.20 7

Judo

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Fourteen Japanese judoka (seven males and five females) qualified for the 2004 Summer Olympics.

Men
Athlete Event Preliminary Round of 32 Round of 16 Quarterfinals Semifinals Repechage 1 Repechage 2 Repechage 3 Final / BM
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Rank
Tadahiro Nomura −60 kg Bye  Lara (DOM)
W 1120–0000
 
Gussenberg (GER)
W 1000–0000
 Albarracín (ARG)
W 1000–0000
 
Tsagaanbaatar (MGL)
W 1000–0000
Bye  Khergiani (GEO)
W 0100–0001
1st place, gold medalist(s)
Masato Uchishiba −66 kg  Lencina (ARG)
W 1011–0000
 
Dashdavaa (MGL)
W 1001–0000
 Dzhafarov (RUS)
W 1001–0000
 Georgiev (BUL)
W 1000–0000
Bye  Krnáč (SVK)
W 1000–0000
1st place, gold medalist(s)
Masahiro Takamatsu −73 kg Bye  Kevkhishvili (GEO)
L 0010–0101
Did not advance
Masahiko Tomouchi −81 kg  Nossov (RUS)
L 0001–0201
Did not advance  Meloni (ITA)
L 0001–0102
Did not advance
Hiroshi Izumi −90 kg  
Kukharenka (BLR)
W 1000–0000
 Iliadis (GRE)
W 1010–0010
 Costa (ARG)
W 0001–0000
 Hwang (KOR)
W 0101–0001
Bye  Zviadauri (GEO)
L 0000–1001
2nd place, silver medalist(s)
Kosei Inoue −100 kg  Mekić (BIH)
W 1010–0000
 Kovács (HUN)
W 0002–0001
 Kelly (AUS)
W 1000–0000
 
van der Geest (NED)
L 0010–1020
Did not advance Bye  
Miraliyev (AZE)
L 0000–1011
Did not advance
Keiji Suzuki +100 kg Bye  Tölzer (GER)
W 0120–0010
 
Papaioannou (GRE)
W 1101–0001
 Rybak (BLR)
W 1011-0100
 Bianchessi (ITA)
W 1010–0001
Bye  Tmenov (RUS)
W 1000–0000
1st place, gold medalist(s)
Women
Athlete Event Round of 32 Round of 16 Quarterfinals Semifinals Repechage 1 Repechage 2 Repechage 3 Final / BM
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Rank
Ryoko Tani −48 kg Bye  Karagiannopoulou (GRE)
W 0220–0001
 Haddad (ALG)
W 1011–0001
 Dumitru (ROU)
W 0211–0001
Bye  Jossinet (FRA)
W 0112–0001
1st place, gold medalist(s)
Yuki Yokosawa −52 kg  Ri S-S (PRK)
W 1000–0000
 Diédhiou (SEN)
W 0101–0100
 Singleton (GBR)
W 1001–0000
 Savón (CUB)
W 1000–0000
Bye  Xian Dm (CHN)
L 0000–1000
2nd place, silver medalist(s)
Kie Kusakabe −57 kg  Fleming (VEN)
W 1000–0000
 Erdenet-Od (MGL)
W 0020–0002
 Bönisch (GER)
L 0000–0200
Did not advance Bye  Fernández (ESP)
L 0001–0010
Did not advance
Ayumi Tanimoto −63 kg  Dhahri (TUN)
W 1000–0000
 Maza (ECU)
W 1000–0000
 Chisholm (CAN)
W 1000–0000
 Krukower (ARG)
W WO
Bye  Heill (AUT)
W 0200–0000
1st place, gold medalist(s)
Masae Ueno −70 kg  Schutz (USA)
W 1000–0001
 Sraka (SVK)
W 0012–0001
 Jacques (BEL)
W 1000–0000
 Arlove (AUS)
W 1002–0000
Bye  Bosch (NED)
W 1000–0001
1st place, gold medalist(s)
Noriko Anno −78 kg Bye  Pinto (VEN)
W 1011–0000
 Morico (ITA)
W 0101–0001
 Lebrun (FRA)
W 0010–0000
Bye  Liu X (CHN)
W 1010–0001
1st place, gold medalist(s)
Maki Tsukada +78 kg Bye  Malone (AUS)
W 1000–0000
 Prokofyeva (UKR)
W 1012–0100
 Donguzashvili (RUS)
W 0210–0000
Bye  Beltrán (CUB)
W 1000–0100
1st place, gold medalist(s)

Rowing

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The Japanese rowers qualified the following boats:

Men
Athlete Event Heats Repechage Semifinals Final
Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank
Kazushige Ura
Daisaku Takeda
Lightweight double sculls 6:24.08 4 R 6:17.26 1 SA/B 6:18.51 3 FA 6:24.98 6
Women
Athlete Event Heats Repechage Final
Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank
Akiko Iwamoto
Kahori Uchiyama
Lightweight double sculls 7:14.04 5 R 7:07.07 4 FC 7:37.46 13

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; R=Repechage

Sailing

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Japanese sailors have qualified one boat for each of the following events.

Men
Athlete Event Race Net points Final rank
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 M*
Motokazu Kenjo Mistral 16 23 18 23 OCS 4 12 12 15 19 28 170 19
Kazuto Seki
Kenjiro Todoroki
470 3 7 21 18 7 12 1 9 5 17 11 90 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
Women
Athlete Event Race Net points Final rank
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 M*
Masako Imai Mistral 12 14 17 11 5 16 17 10 16 17 18 135 17
Maiko Sato Europe 24 16 24 16 23 11 23 10 24 22 23 192 24
Mitsuko Satake
Yuka Yoshisako
470 DSQ 17 16 10 8 12 4 12 3 18 1 101 11
Open
Athlete Event Race Net points Final rank
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 M*
Kunio Suzuki Laser 30 22 39 OCS 29 25 30 28 22 29 27 281 35
Kenji Nakamura
Masato Takaki
49er 12 14 19 OCS 4 2 19 4 2 14 4 7 17 18 14 15 146 15

M = Medal race; OCS = On course side of the starting line; DSQ = Disqualified; DNF = Did not finish; DNS= Did not start; RDG = Redress given

Shooting

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Nine Japanese shooters (three men and six women) qualified to compete in the following events:

Men
Athlete Event Qualification Final
Points Rank Points Rank
Masaru Nakashige 10 m air pistol 576 =23 Did not advance
50 m pistol 537 38 Did not advance
Shuji Tazawa 10 m air pistol 573 =30 Did not advance
25 m rapid fire pistol 573 15 Did not advance
Masaru Yanagida 10 m air rifle 594 =9 Did not advance
50 m rifle prone 591 =24 Did not advance
50 m rifle 3 positions 1159 =16 Did not advance
Women
Athlete Event Qualification Final
Points Rank Points Rank
Michiko Fukushima 10 m air pistol 378 25 Did not advance
25 m pistol 577 =13 Did not advance
Yoko Inada 10 m air pistol 382 =10 Did not advance
Megumi Inoue Double trap 109 3 Q 140 5
Yukari Konishi 25 m pistol 575 =19 Did not advance
Hiromi Misaki 10 m air rifle 392 =22 Did not advance
50 m rifle 3 positions 569 24 Did not advance
Taeko Takeba Trap 59 8 Did not advance

Softball

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In the final game of the preliminary round, Yukiko Ueno 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.

Team Roster
Japan
Position No. Player Birth Club in 2004
IF 3 Masumi Mishina MAR/12/1982 Hitachi Takasaki
IF 4 Emi Naito OCT/06/1979 Toyota Industries Corp.
IF 5 Rie Sato AUG/14/1980 Leo Palace 21
OF 7 Yumi Iwabuchi SEP/10/1979 Hitachi Takasaki
OF 8 Eri Yamada MAR/08/1984 Hitachi Software
P 12 Naoko Sakamoto MAY/11/1985 Hitachi Takasaki
P 15 Yuki Sato NOV/03/1980 Leo Palace 21
P 17 Yukiko Ueno JUL/22/1982 Hitachi Takasaki
P 18 Juri Takayama OCT/21/1976 Toyota Industries Corp.
IF 19 Kazue Ito DEC/22/1977 Hitachi Takasaki
P 21 Hiroko Sakai NOV/03/1978 Toda Chūō General Hospital
C 23 Emi Inui OCT/26/1983 Hitachi Takasaki
C 25 Noriko Yamaji SEP/17/1970 Taiyo Yuden
OF 26 Haruka Saito MAR/14/1970 Hitachi Software
IF 28 Reika Utsugi JUN/01/1963 Hitachi Takasaki
Bench Coaches
Team
Manager
30 Taeko Utsugi APR/06/1953
Coach Mitsufumi Urano JAN/25/1953
Coach Yoshimi Kobayashi AUG/11/1968
Preliminary Round
Team Pld W L RF RA Pct
 United States 7 7 0 41 0 1.000
 Australia 7 6 1 22 14 0.857
 Japan 7 4 3 17 8 0.571
 China 7 3 4 15 20 0.429
 Canada 7 3 4 6 14 0.429
 Chinese Taipei 7 2 5 3 13 0.286
 Greece 7 2 5 6 24 0.286
 Italy 7 1 6 8 24 0.143
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E
 Australia 0 1 0 2 1 0 0 4 7 0
 Japan 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 2
WP: Tanya Harding (1-0)   LP: Yukiko Ueno (0-1)
Home runs:
AUS: N.Titcume in 4th, 1 RBI
JPN: None
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E
 Chinese Taipei 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 4
 Japan 1 4 0 0 1 0 X 6 13 0
WP: Hiroko Sakai (1-0)   LP: Lin Su-Hua (0-1)
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 R H E
 United States 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 3 3 0
 Japan 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3
WP: Cat Osterman (1-0)   LP: Juri Takayama (0-1)
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 R H E
 Canada 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 2
 Japan 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 1
WP: Lauren Bay (2-1)   LP: Yukiko Ueno (0-2)
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E
 Japan 0 3 1 0 0 0 2 6 12 1
 Greece 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 3
WP: Hiroko Sakai (2-0)   LP: Sarah Farnworth (2-3)
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E
 Italy 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0
 Japan 0 0 1 0 0 0 X 1 8 1
WP: Yukiko Ueno (1-2)   LP: Jennifer Spediacci (1-2)
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E
 China 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
 Japan 0 0 1 0 1 1 X 2 8 0
WP: Yukiko Ueno (2-2)   LP: Lu Wei (2-2)
Semifinal
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 R H E
 Japan 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 6 0
 China 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 4
WP: Yukiko Ueno (3-2)   LP: Lu Wei (2-3)
Bronze Medal Game
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E
 Australia 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 3 4 0
 Japan 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 1
WP: Tanya Harding (4-0)   LP: Juri Takayama (1-2)
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Won Bronze Medal

Swimming

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Japanese swimmers earned qualifying standards in the following events (up to a maximum of 2 swimmers in each event at the A-standard time, and 1 at the B-standard time):

Men
Athlete Event Heat Semifinal Final
Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank
Genki Imamura 200 m breaststroke 2:14.10 11 Q 2:12.86 11 Did not advance
Kosuke Kitajima 100 m breaststroke 1:00.03 OR 1 Q 1:00.01 OR 1 Q 1:00.08 1st place, gold medalist(s)
200 m breaststroke 2:11.97 2 Q 2:10.86 3 Q 2:09.44 OR 1st place, gold medalist(s)
Takeshi Matsuda 400 m freestyle 3:49.05 AS 8 Q 3:48.96 AS 8
1500 m freestyle 15:16.42 13 Did not advance
200 m butterfly 1:58.23 12 Q 1:58.13 14 Did not advance
Jiro Miki 200 m individual medley 2:00.93 4 Q 2:01.09 8 Q 2:02.16 8
400 m individual medley 4:16.32 4 Q 4:19.97 7
Takahiro Mori 200 m individual medley 2:01.33 9 Q 2:00.57 7 Q 2:00.60 6
Tomomi Morita 100 m backstroke 54.41 1 Q 54.62 3 Q 54.36 AS 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
200 m backstroke 2:01.19 16 Q 1:59.52 8 Q 1:58.40 AS 5
Yoshihiro Okumura 100 m freestyle 50.24 27 Did not advance
200 m freestyle 1:49.54 13 Q 1:49.49 10 Did not advance
Susumu Tabuchi 400 m individual medley 4:22.46 18 Did not advance
Takashi Yamamoto 100 m butterfly 52.71 10 Q 52.81 9 Did not advance
200 m Butterfly 1:57.36 2 Q 1:56.69 4 Q 1:54.56 AS 2nd place, silver medalist(s)
Kosuke Kitajima
Tomomi Morita
Yoshihiro Okumura
Takashi Yamamoto
4 × 100 m medley relay 3:37.04 4 Q 3:35.22 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
Women
Athlete Event Heat Semifinal Final
Result Rank Result Rank Result Rank
Misa Amano 200 m individual medley 2:17.88 17 Did not advance
400 m individual medley 4:45.61 10 Did not advance
Noriko Inada 100 m backstroke 1:01.67 5 Q 1:01.74 11 Did not advance
Tomoko Nagai 100 m freestyle 55.76 12 Q 56.03 16 Did not advance
200 m freestyle 2:00.73 13 Q 2:00.09 13 Did not advance
Reiko Nakamura 100 m backstroke 1:01.39 2 Q 1:01.24 8 Q 1:01.05 4
200 m backstroke 2:11.14 2 Q 2:10.14 3 Q 2:09.88 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
Yuko Nakanishi 100 m butterfly 1:00.16 17 Q 59.53 14 Did not advance
200 m butterfly 2:10.04 2 Q 2:08.83 2 Q 2:08.04 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
Junko Onishi 100 m butterfly 59.22 7 Q 59.24 8 Q 59.83 8
Yukiko Osada 200 m butterfly 2:11.20 8 Q 2:11.35 13 Did not advance
Ai Shibata 400 m freestyle 4:07.63 4 Q 4:07.51 5
800 m freestyle 8:30.08 3 Q 8:24.54 1st place, gold medalist(s)
Masami Tanaka 100 m breaststroke 1:09.44 10 Q 1:09.11 9 Did not advance
200 m breaststroke 2:26.91 5 Q 2:26.38 2 Q 2:25.87 4
Aya Terakawa 200 m backstroke 2:13.55 10 Q 2:12.21 7 Q 2:12.90 8
Sachiko Yamada 400 m freestyle 4:09.10 8 Q 4:10.91 6
800 m freestyle 8:36.48 12 Did not advance
Noriko Inada*
Tomoko Nagai
Reiko Nakamura
Junko Onishi
Masami Tanaka
4 × 100 m medley relay 4:05.99 6 Q 4:04.83 5

Synchronized swimming

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Nine Japanese synchronized swimmers qualified a spot in the women's team.

Athlete Event Technical routine Free routine (preliminary) Free routine (final)
Points Rank Points Total (technical + free) Rank Points Total (technical + free) Rank
Miya Tachibana
Miho Takeda
Duet 49.000 2 49.000 98.000 2 Q 49.417 98.417 2nd place, silver medalist(s)
Michiyo Fujimaru
Saho Harada
Naoko Kawashima
Kanako Kitao
Emiko Suzuki
Miya Tachibana
Miho Takeda
Juri Tatsumi
Yoko Yoneda
Team 49.167 2 49.334 98.501 2nd place, silver medalist(s)

Table tennis

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Eight Japanese table tennis players (five men and three women) qualified for the following events.

Men
Athlete Event Round 1 Round 2 Round 3 Round 4 Quarterfinals Semifinals Final / BM
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Rank
Shu Arai Singles  Liu S (ARG)
L 1–4
Did not advance
Koji Matsushita  Brown (AUS)
W 4–0
 Heister (NED)
W 4–0
 Ryu S-M (KOR)
L 0–4
Did not advance
Ryo Yuzawa  Lin J (DOM)
L 1–4
Did not advance
Shu Arai
Ryo Yuzawa
Doubles  Boudjadja /
Djaziri (ALG)
W 4–0
 Boll /
Fejer-Konnerth (GER)
L 0–4
Did not advance
Akira Kito
Toshio Tasaki
Bye  Gionis /
Kreanga (GRE)
W 4–3
 Grujić /
Karakašević (SCG)
L 1–4
Did not advance
Women
Athlete Event Round 1 Round 2 Round 3 Round 4 Quarterfinals Semifinals Final / BM
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Rank
Ai Fujinuma Singles Bye  Wu X (DOM)
W 4–0
 Liu J (AUT)
W 4–3
 Zhang Xl (SIN)
L 2–4
Did not advance
Ai Fukuhara Bye  Miao (AUS)
W 4-3
 Gao (USA)
W 4–0
 Kim K-A (KOR)
L 1–4
Did not advance
Aya Umemura Bye  Schöpp (GER)
W 4–2
 Li Jw (SIN)
L 2–4
Did not advance
Ai Fujinuma
Aya Umemura
Doubles Bye  Lau S F /
Lin L (HKG)
W 4–2
 Guo Y /
Niu Jf (CHN)
L 2–4
Did not advance

Taekwondo

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Japan has qualified one taekwondo jin.

Athlete Event Round of 16 Quarterfinals Semifinals Repechage 1 Repechage 2 Final / BM
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Rank
Yoriko Okamoto Women's +67 kg  Chen Z (CHN)
L 5–7
Did not advance  Carmona (VEN)
L 2–5
Did not advance

Tennis

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Athlete Event Round of 64 Round of 32 Round of 16 Quarterfinals Semifinals Final / BM
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Rank
Shinobu Asagoe Women's singles  Schiavone (ITA)
L 3–6, 6–7(4–7)
Did not advance
Akiko Morigami  Benešová (CZE)
W 6–1, 6–4
 Kuznetsova (RUS)
L 6–7(5–7), 2–6
Did not advance
Saori Obata  Matevžič (SLO)
L 6–7(3–7), 5–7
Did not advance
Ai Sugiyama  Zheng J (CHN)
W 4–6, 6–3, 8–6
 Perebiynis (UKR)
W 7–5, 6–4
 Šprem (CRO)
W 7–6(8–6), 6–1
 Molik (AUS)
L 3–6, 4–6
Did not advance
Shinobu Asagoe
Ai Sugiyama
Women's doubles  Dementieva /
Myskina (RUS)
W 5–7, 7–5, 6–3
 Kostanić /
Šprem (CRO)
W 6–3, 7–5
 Navratilova /
Raymond (USA)
W 6–4, 4–6, 6–4
 Martínez /
Ruano Pascual (ESP)
L 3–6, 0–6
 Suárez /
Tarabini (ARG)
L 3–6, 3–6
4
Akiko Morigami
Saori Obata
 Czink /
Kapros (HUN)
W 3–6, 7–5, 6–3
 Suárez /
Tarabini (ARG)
L 4–6, 2–6
Did not advance

Triathlon

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Five Japanese triathletes qualified for the following events.

Athlete Event Swim (1.5 km) Trans 1 Bike (40 km) Trans 2 Run (10 km) Total Time Rank
Hiroyuki Nishiuchi Men's 18:20 0:18 1:05:34 0:19 33:49 1:57:43.51 32
Hirokatsu Tayama 18:03 0:17 1:01:43 0:17 33:42 1:53:28.41 13
Machiko Nakanishi Women's 19:40 0:18 1:10:45 0:23 38:26 2:08:51.06 20
Kiyomi Niwata 20:35 0:22 1:09:54 0:23 37:13 2:07:42.79 14
Akiko Sekine 20:37 0:20 1:09:49 0:23 37:08 2:07:34.02 12

Volleyball

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Beach

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Athlete Event Preliminary round Standing Round of 16 Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Rank
Chiaki Kusuhara
Ryoko Tokuno
Women's Pool A
 MayWalsh (USA)
L 0 – 2 (9–21, 16–21)
 CelbováNováková (CZE)
L 0 – 2 (21–23, 12–21)
 KadijkLeenstra (NED)
W 2 – 1 (15–21, 21–17, 15–13)
3 Did not advance

Indoor

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Women's tournament

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Roster

The following is the Japanese roster in the women's volleyball tournament of the 2004 Summer Olympics.[12]

Head coach: Shoichi Yanagimoto

No. Name Date of birth Height Weight Spike Block 2004 club
1 Tomoko Yoshihara (C) 2 April 1970 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) 63 kg (139 lb) 305 cm (120 in) 295 cm (116 in) Japan Pioneer Red Wings
2 Chie Tsuji 9 August 1969 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in) 68 kg (150 lb) 298 cm (117 in) 285 cm (112 in) Japan Mobara Alcas
3 Ikumi Narita (L) 1 January 1976 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) 67 kg (148 lb) 299 cm (118 in) 276 cm (109 in) Japan Hisamitsu Springs
4 Miki Sasaki 15 December 1976 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) 76 kg (168 lb) 317 cm (125 in) 307 cm (121 in) Japan Pioneer Red Wings
5 Kanako Omura 15 December 1976 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in) 69 kg (152 lb) 319 cm (126 in) 290 cm (110 in) Japan Hisamitsu Springs
7 Yoshie Takeshita 18 March 1978 1.59 m (5 ft 3 in) 55 kg (121 lb) 280 cm (110 in) 270 cm (110 in) Japan JT Marvelous
9 Miyuki Takahashi 25 December 1978 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) 68 kg (150 lb) 285 cm (112 in) 280 cm (110 in) Japan NEC Red Rockets
12 Sachiko Sugiyama 19 October 1979 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in) 69 kg (152 lb) 310 cm (120 in) 305 cm (120 in) Japan NEC Red Rockets
13 Ai Otomo 24 March 1982 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) 71 kg (157 lb) 312 cm (123 in) 305 cm (120 in) Japan NEC Red Rockets
14 Kana Oyama 19 June 1984 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in) 82 kg (181 lb) 308 cm (121 in) 287 cm (113 in) Japan Toray Arrows
16 Megumi Kurihara 31 July 1984 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) 68 kg (150 lb) 305 cm (120 in) 285 cm (112 in) Japan NEC Red Rockets
18 Saori Kimura 19 August 1986 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) 66 kg (146 lb) 298 cm (117 in) 293 cm (115 in) Japan Shimokitazawa Seitoku
Group play
Pos Team Pld W L Pts SW SL SR SPW SPL SPR Qualification
1  Brazil 5 5 0 10 15 2 7.500 410 326 1.258 Quarterfinals
2  Italy 5 4 1 9 14 3 4.667 392 305 1.285
3  South Korea 5 3 2 8 9 7 1.286 355 352 1.009
4  Japan 5 2 3 7 6 10 0.600 346 343 1.009
5  Greece 5 1 4 6 5 12 0.417 349 383 0.911
6  Kenya 5 0 5 5 0 15 0.000 236 379 0.623
Source: FIVB
14 August 2004
14:00
Japan  0–3  Brazil Peace and Friendship Stadium
Referees: Frank Leuthaeusser (GER), Patrick Richard (FRA)
(21–25, 22–25, 21–25)
result
16 August 2004
14:00
Italy  3–0  Japan Peace and Friendship Stadium
Referees: Mahmoud Abdel Nagid (EGY), Fernando Nava (Mex)
(25–16, 25–13, 25–17)
result
18 August 2004
16:35
Japan  3–1  Greece Peace and Friendship Stadium
Referees: Francisco Medina Guzmán (CUB), Valdir Dellaqua (BRA)
(25–10, 20–25, 25–21, 25–22)
result
20 August 2004
14:00
South Korea  3–0  Japan Peace and Friendship Stadium
Referees: Frank Leuthaeusser (GER), Patrick Richard (FRA)
(25–21, 26–24, 25–21)
result
22 August 2004
11:00
Japan  3–0  Kenya Peace and Friendship Stadium
Referees: Georgios Karampetsos (GRE), Umit Sokullu (TUR)
(25–8, 25–17, 25–14)
result
Quarterfinal
24 August 2004
14:00
China  3–0  Japan Peace and Friendship Stadium
Referees: Abdullah Al Khelaifi (EGY, Georgios Karampetsos (GRE)
(20–25, 22–25, 20–25)
result

Weightlifting

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Four Japanese weightlifters qualified for the following events:

Athlete Event Snatch Clean & Jerk Total Rank
Result Rank Result Rank
Masaharu Yamada Men's −56 kg 102.5 DNF DNF
Toshio Imamura Men's −62 kg 120 =12 150 =12 270 11
Takanobu Iwazaki Men's +105 kg 170 14 215 12 385 12
Hiromi Miyake Women's −48 kg 77.5 =9 97.5 8 175 9

Wrestling

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Key:

  • VTVictory by Fall.
  • PP – Decision by Points – the loser with technical points.
  • PO – Decision by Points – the loser without technical points.
Men's freestyle
Athlete Event Elimination Pool Quarterfinal Semifinal Final / BM
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Rank Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Rank
Chikara Tanabe −55 kg  Abdullayev (AZE)
W 3–1 PP
 Dutt (IND)
W 3–1 PP
1 Q  Kim H-S (KOR)
W 4–0 ST
 Abas (USA)
L 0–3 PO
 Kardanov (GRE)
W 3–0 PO
3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
Kenji Inoue −60 kg  Zakhartdinov (UZB)
L 1–3 PP
 Jung Y-H (KOR)
W 3–1 PP
 Cikel (AUT)
W 4–0 ST
1 Q Bye  Mostafa-Jokar (IRI)
L 1–3 PP
 Fedoryshyn (UKR)
W 3–1 PP
3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
Kazuhiko Ikematsu −66 kg  Jessey (NGR)
W 5–0 VT
 Baek J-K (KOR)
W 3–1 PP
1 Q  Spiridonov (KAZ)
L 1–3 PP
Did not advance  Taskoudis (GRE)
W 3–1 PP
5
Kunihiko Obata −74 kg  Maan (IND)
W 3–0 PO
 Fundora (CUB)
L 0–3 PO
2 Did not advance 12
Hidekazu Yokoyama −84 kg  Khodaei (IRI)
L 1–3 PP
 Kumar (IND)
W 3–1 PP
2 Did not advance 10
Men's Greco-Roman
Athlete Event Elimination Pool Quarterfinal Semifinal Final / BM
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Rank Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Rank
Masatoshi Toyota −55 kg  Majoros (HUN)
L 1–3 PP
 Ramírez (DOM)
W 4–0 ST
2 Did not advance 10
Makoto Sasamoto −60 kg  Guzman (PER)
W 4–0 ST
 Štefanek (SCG)
W 3–1 PP
1 Q  Nazaryan (BUL)
L 1–3 PP
Did not advance  Koizhaiganov (KAZ)
W 3–0 PO
5
Katsuhiko Nagata −74 kg  Kobonov (KGZ)
L 1–3 PP
 Yli-Hannuksela (FIN)
L 0–3 PO
3 Did not advance 16
Shingo Matsumoto −84 kg  Abrahamian (SWE)
L 0–3 PO
 Kenjeev (KGZ)
W 3–1 PP
 Bátky (SVK)
W 3–1 PP
2 Did not advance 7
Women's freestyle
Athlete Event Elimination Pool Classification Semifinal Final / BM
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Rank Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Rank
Chiharu Icho −48 kg  Belisle (CAN)
W 4–0 ST
 Wagner (GER)
W 5–0 VT
1 Q Bye  Berthenet (FRA)
W 4–1 SP
 Merleni (UKR)
L 1–3 PP
2nd place, silver medalist(s)
Saori Yoshida −55 kg  Sun Dm (CHN)
W 4–0 ST
 Giampiccolo (ITA)
W 4–0 ST
1 Q Bye  Gomis (FRA)
W 3–1 PP
 Verbeek (CAN)
W 3–0 PO
1st place, gold medalist(s)
Kaori Icho −63 kg  Holovchenko (UKR)
W 4–0 ST
 Kartashova (RUS)
W 3–1 PP
1 Q Bye  Legrand (FRA)
W 3–0 PO
 McMann (USA)
W 3–1 PP
1st place, gold medalist(s)
Kyoko Hamaguchi −72 kg  Montgomery (USA)
W 3–1 PP
 Zlateva (BUL)
W 4–0 ST
1 Q Bye  Wang X (CHN)
L 1–3 PP
 Saenko (UKR)
W 3–0 PO
3rd place, bronze medalist(s)

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Hamaguchi leads in Japan". The Japan Times. 15 August 2004. Retrieved 8 April 2014.
  2. ^ Holmes, Tracey (24 August 2004). "Big bag of surprises at Athens". CNN. Retrieved 8 April 2014.
  3. ^ "Japan's Kitajima wins men's 200m breaststroke for 2nd gold". People's Daily. Xinhua. 19 August 2004. Retrieved 8 April 2014.
  4. ^ a b "IOC strips Annus of hammer gold". CNN. 29 August 2004. Retrieved 8 April 2014.
  5. ^ "iaaf.org – Top Lists". IAAF. Retrieved June 4, 2011.
  6. ^ "IAAF Games of the XXX Olympiad – Athens 2004 Entry Standards". IAAF. Retrieved 4 June 2011.
  7. ^ "Annus loses hammer gold". BBC Sport. 29 August 2004. Retrieved 4 April 2014.
  8. ^ "Women's Basketball Team Roster – Japan (JPN)" (PDF). 2004 Athens. LA84 Foundation. 9 April 2014. p. 9.
  9. ^ "Women's Field Hockey Team Roster – Japan (JPN)" (PDF). 2004 Athens. LA84 Foundation. 21 September 2015. p. 133.
  10. ^ "Olympic Men's Football Tournaments Athens 2004 – Squad List: Japan (JPN)". FIFA. Retrieved 2 October 2015.
  11. ^ "Japan – Squad List". FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. Archived from the original on 28 January 2013. Retrieved 26 January 2020.
  12. ^ "Japan women's volleyball roster at FIVB.com". 2004 Athens. FIVB. 18 September 2015.
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