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Japan at the 2016 Summer Paralympics
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Japan competed at the 2016 Summer Paralympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, from 7 September to 18 September 2016. The country qualified athletes in cycling, goalball, judo, sailing, and wheelchair basketball.
While the first-ever (and only) failure to score Gold in Summer Paralympics was disappointing, resulting in a 64th rank, the number of total medals ranked 17th. Despite this, Tokyo will be the host city of the 2020 Summer Paralympics, a Japanese segment was performed during the closing ceremony.
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In September 2015, a representative from the country attended the Rio 2016 Paralympic Games Chef de Mission seminar as part of the country's preparation efforts for the 2016 Games.[1][2]
Disability classifications
Every participant at the Paralympics has their disability grouped into one of five disability categories; amputation, the condition may be congenital or sustained through injury or illness; cerebral palsy; wheelchair athletes, there is often overlap between this and other categories; visual impairment, including blindness; Les autres, any physical disability that does not fall strictly under one of the other categories, for example dwarfism or multiple sclerosis.[3][4] Each Paralympic sport then has its own classifications, dependent upon the specific physical demands of competition. Events are given a code, made of numbers and letters, describing the type of event and classification of the athletes competing. Some sports, such as athletics, divide athletes by both the category and severity of their disabilities, other sports, for example swimming, group competitors from different categories together, the only separation being based on the severity of the disability.[5]
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Medallists
Cycling
With one pathway for qualification being one highest ranked NPCs on the UCI Para-Cycling male and female Nations Ranking Lists on 31 December 2014, Japan qualified for the 2016 Summer Paralympics in Rio, assuming they continued to meet all other eligibility requirements.[6][7]
Equestrian
Through the Para Equestrian Individual Ranking List Allocation method, the country earned a pair of slots at the Rio Games for their two highest ranked equestrian competitors. These slots were irrespective of class ranking.[8]
Goalball
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The Japan women's national goalball team qualified for the Rio Games after finishing first at the 2015 IBSA Goalball Asian-Pacific Championships.[9][10] Japan's women enter the tournament ranked 3rd in the world.[11]
The following is the Japan roster in the women's goalball tournament of the 2016 Summer Paralympics.[12]
| 8 September 2016 14:30 |
Japan  |
1–1 |  Israel |
Future Arena, Rio de Janeiro Referees: Alexander Knecht (GER), Vilma Basinkaite (LTU) |
| Wakasugi 1 | Report | Mahamid 1 | ||
| 9 September 2016 18:45 |
Brazil  |
1–2 | Japan |
Future Arena, Rio de Janeiro Referees: Raili Sipura (FIN), Joelle Boulet (CAN) |
| Amorim 1 | Report | Adachi 2 | ||
| 11 September 2016 10:45 |
United States  |
5–3 | Japan |
Future Arena, Rio de Janeiro Referees: Nejc Jakic (SLO), Raquel Aguado (ESP) |
| Armbruster 2 Miller 2 Dennis 1 |
Report | Temma 1 Adachi 1 Komiya 1 | ||
| 12 September 2016 15:30 |
Japan |
7–1 |  Algeria |
Future Arena, Rio de Janeiro Referees: Nejc Jakic (SLO), Rudi Janssen (BEL) |
| Temma 3 Kakehata 2 Adachi 2 |
Report | Benallou 1 | ||
| 14 September 2016 14:15 |
China  |
5–3 | Japan |
Future Arena, Rio de Janeiro Referees: Joelle Boulet (CAN), Nejc Jakic (SLO) |
| Zhang W. 2 Chen 1 Zhang H. 1 Ju 1 |
Report | Kakehata 1 Adachi 1 Komiya 1 | ||
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Judo
In total judoka representing Japan won one silver medal and three bronze medals.
Sailing
One pathway for qualifying for Rio involved having a boat have top seven finish at the 2015 Combined World Championships in a medal event where the country had nor already qualified through via the 2014 IFDS Sailing World Championships. Japan qualified for the 2016 Games under this criterion in the Sonar event with a sixteenth-place finish overall and the seventh country who had not qualified via the 2014 Championships. The boat was crewed by Shin'ya Yamamoto (sailor), Junichi Ohnuma and Koji Ishii.[13][14][15]
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Shooting
The first opportunity to qualify for shooting at the Rio Games took place at the 2014 IPC Shooting World Championships in Suhl. Shooters earned spots for their NPC. Japan earned a qualifying spot at this event in the R5 – 10m Air Rifle Mixed Prone SH2 event as a result of the performance Akiko Sega. It was the only qualification spot Japan earned at the event.[16][17][18]
Swimming
The top two finishers in each Rio medal event at the 2015 IPC Swimming World Championships earned a qualifying spot for their country for Rio. Yasuhiro Tanaka earned Japan a spot after winning silver in the Men's 100m Breaststroke SB14.[19][20]
Wheelchair basketball
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The Japan men's national wheelchair basketball team has qualified for the 2016 Rio Paralympics.[21]
Source: Paralympic.org
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head results; 3) Points difference; 4) Points scored.
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Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head results; 3) Points difference; 4) Points scored.
Notes:
8 September 2016 15:45 |
Turkey  |
65–49 | Japan |
| Scoring by quarter: 18–16, 13–9, 16–16, 18–8 | ||
| Pts: Gürbulak 25 Rebs: Gümüş 11 Asts: Gürbulak 10 |
Pts: Fujimoto 22 Rebs: Fujimoto 8 Asts: Kozai 10 | |
9 September 2016 15:45 |
| Japan |
39–55 |  Spain |
| Scoring by quarter: 11–8, 12–18, 4–16, 12–13 | ||
| Pts: Kozai 11 Rebs: Fujimoto, Chiwaki 11 Asts: Kozai 8 |
Pts: Mouriz 20 Rebs: A. Zarzuela 10 Asts: Alejos 4 | |
10 September 2016 21:00 |
Netherlands  |
67–39 | Japan |
| Scoring by quarter: 22–10, 14–23, 16–16, 15–10 | ||
| Pts: Korkmaz 33 Rebs: Poggenwisch, Bellers 6 Asts: Poggenwisch 8 |
Pts: Fujimoto 25 Rebs: Fujimoto 11 Asts: Kozai 11 | |
11 September 2016 21:00 |
| Japan |
76–45 |  Canada |
| Scoring by quarter: 13–9, 22–15, 19–14, 22–7 | ||
| Pts: Kozai 19 Rebs: Chiwaki 8 Asts: Kozai 7 |
Pts: Eng 18 Rebs: Goncin 7 Asts: Goncin 6 | |
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Wheelchair rugby
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Japan entered the tournament ranked number three in the world.[22]
- Preliminary round
Source: Rio2016
Referee: Mitch Carr, Darren Roberts
Referee: Brian Ward, Pierre-Alexandre Briere
Referee: Pierre-Alexandre Briere, Lukasz Symczak
Semifinals
Referee: Jean Choiniere, Mitch Carr
Bronze Medal Match
Referee: Darren Roberts, Liam Costello
Wheelchair tennis
Shingo Kunieda represented Japan in wheelchair tennis. He would go to Rio as the defending 2008 and 2012 Paralympic gold medalist.[23] Shingo Kunieda, Takuya Miki, Satoshi Saida, Takashi Sanada all qualified in the men's singles event via the standard qualification route. Japan qualified three players in the women's singles event. Kanako Domori, Yui Kamiji and Miho Nijo all qualified via the standard qualification route.[24]
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