1998 Winter Olympics / Participant (Japan)

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Japan took part in the 1998 Winter Olympics in their native Nagano with a delegation of 156 athletes in all 14 disciplines, 92 of them men and 64 women. With five gold medals, one silver medal and four bronze medals, the host achieved seventh place in the medal table. The most successful Japanese participant was the ski jumper Kazuyoshi Funaki , who became Olympic champion on the large hill and with the team. He also won silver on the normal hill.

The standard bearer at the opening ceremony was the speed skater Hiroyasu Shimizu .

Participants by sport

Biathlon pictogram.svg biathlon

Men

  • Atsushi Kazama
    10 km sprint: 61st place (31: 41.2 min)
    20 km individual: 45th place (1: 02: 23.5 h)
    4 × 7.5 km relay: 15th place (1: 27: 55.7 h)
  • Hironao Meguro
    20 km individual: 28th place (1: 00: 38.2 h)
    4 × 7.5 km relay: 15th place (1: 27: 55.7 h)
  • Shuichi Sekiya
    10 km sprint: 43rd place (30: 33.4 min)
    4 × 7.5 km relay: 15th place (1: 27: 55.7 h)
  • Kyōji Suga
    10 km sprint: 18th place (29: 19.4 min)
    20 km individual: 14th place (59: 15.6 min)
    4 × 7.5 km relay: 15th place (1: 27: 55.7 h)

Women

  • Hiromi Suga
    7.5 km sprint: 53rd place (26: 13.5 min)
    15 km individual: 37th place (1: 01: 21.9 h)
    4 × 7.5 km relay: 14th place (1: 46: 23.0 h)
  • Mami Shindo
    15 km individual: 29th place (59: 59.3 min)
    4 × 7.5 km relay: 14th place (1: 46: 23.0 h)
  • Ryoko Takahashi
    7.5 km sprint: 55th place (26: 34.2 min)
    15 km individual: 6th place (56: 17.4 min)
    4 × 7.5 km relay: 14th place (1: 46: 23.0 h)
  • Mie Takeda
    7.5 km sprint: 61st place (28: 10.1 min)
    4 × 7.5 km relay: 14th place (1: 46: 23.0 h)

Bobsleigh pictogram.svg bob

Men, twos

Men, foursome

Curling pictogram.svg Curling

Men

Women

Ice hockey pictogram.svg ice Hockey

Men

  • 13th place

Women

  • 6th place

Figure skating pictogram.svg figure skating

Men

Women

Couples

Ice dance

Speed ​​skating pictogram.svg Speed ​​skating

Men

  • Manabu Horii
    500 m: 13th place (72.78 s)
    1000 m: 17th place (1: 12.40 min)
  • Yusuke Imai
    1000 m: 11th place (1: 11.96 min)
    1500 m: 16th place (1: 51.70 min)
  • Hiroyuki Noake
    1000 m: 25th place (1: 12.68 min)
    1500 m: 7th place (1: 50.49 min)
    5000 m: 25th place (6: 51.35 min)
  • Keiji Shirahata
    1500 m: 21st place (1: 52.23 min)
    5000 m: 7th place (6: 36.71 min)
    10,000 m: 14th place (13: 57.45 min)

Women

  • Shiho Kusunose
    500 m: 12th place (78.80 s)
    1000 m: 11th place (1: 18.82 min)
    1500 m: 23rd place (2: 04.38 min)
  • Chiharu Nozaki
    1500 m: 15th place (2: 02.78 min)
    3000 m: 17th place (4: 19.60 min)
  • Tomomi Okazaki
    500 m: bronze (77.10 s)
    1000 m: 7th place (1: 18.27 min)
  • Eriko Sanmiya
    500 m: 11th place (78.56 s)
    1000 m: 8th place (1: 18.36 min)
  • Kyoko Shimazaki
    500 m: 5th place (77.68 s)
    1000 m: 22nd place (1: 20.49 min)
  • Mie Uehara
    1500 m: 21st place (2: 03.37 min)
    3000 m: 14th place (4: 17.92 min)
    5000 m: 11th place (7: 21.72 min)

Freestyle skiing pictogram.svg Freestyle skiing

Men

  • Kazuaki Ando
    Jumping: 23rd place (eliminated in qualification)
  • Yugo Tsukita
    Mogul slope: 18th place (eliminated in qualification)

Women

Nordic combined pictogram.svg Nordic combination

  • Junichi Kogawa
    Individual (normal hill / 15 km): 23rd place (45: 36.8 min)
  • Satoshi Mori
    Individual (normal hill / 15 km): 38th place (48: 29.0 min)
    Team (normal hill / 5 km): 5th place (56: 18.8 min)
  • Kenji Ogiwara
    Individual (normal hill / 15 km): 4th place (42: 42.2 min)
    Team (normal hill / 5 km): 5th place (56: 18.8 min)
  • Tsugiharu Ogiwara
    Individual (normal hill / 15 km): 6th place (42: 46.4 min)
    Team (normal hill / 5 km): 5th place (56: 18.8 min)
  • Gen Tomii
    Team (normal hill / 5 km): 5th place (56: 18.8 min)

Luge pictogram.svg Luge

Men, single-seaters

Men, two-seaters

Women

Short track speed skating pictogram.svg Short track

Men

  • Takehiro Kodera
    5000 m relay: 5th place (7: 01.660 min, Olympic record in the B final)
  • Yugo Shinohara
    5000 m relay: 5th place (7: 01.660 min, Olympic record in the B final)
  • Naoya Tamura
    1000 m: 5th place (1: 32.927 min)
    5000 m relay: 5th place (7: 01.660 min, Olympic record in the B final)
  • Satoru Terao
    500 m: 13th place (eliminated in the quarterfinals)
    1000 m: 9th place (eliminated in the semi-finals)
    5000 m relay: 5th place (7: 01.660 min, Olympic record in the B final)
  • Hitoshi Uematsu
    500 m: bronze (43.713 s)
    1000 m: 15th place (disqualified in the quarterfinals)

Women

  • Sachi Ozawa
    1000 m: 10th place (eliminated in the quarterfinals)
    3000 m relay: 4th place (4: 30.612 min)
  • Chikage Tanaka
    500 m: 9th place (eliminated in the semi-finals)
    1000 m: 15th place (eliminated in the quarterfinals)
    3000 m relay: 4th place (4: 30.612 min)
  • Ikue Teshigawara
    500 m: 6th place (46.889 s)
    1000 m: 5th place (1: 37.693 min)
    3000 m relay: 4th place (4: 30.612 min)
  • Ayako Tsubaki
    500 m: 25th place (eliminated in the preliminary run)

Alpine skiing pictogram.svg Alpine skiing

Men

  • Takuya Ishioka
    Giant Slalom: 29th place (2: 49.51 min)
    Slalom: 21st place (1: 55.69 min)
  • Kiminobu Kimura
    Giant Slalom: 25th place (2: 46.35 min)
    Slalom: 13th place (1: 52.15 min)
  • Yasuyuki Takishita
    Departure: race not finished
    Super-G: 27th place (1: 38.39 min)
    Combination: slalom race not finished
  • Tsuyoshi Tomii
    Downhill: 17th place (1: 52.62 min)
    Super-G: 24th place (1: 37.86 min)

Women

  • Kumiko Kashiwagi
    Super-G: 36th place (1: 21.89 min)
    Giant Slalom: 27th place (3: 01.91 min)
    Slalom: 24th place (1: 40.46 min)
  • Noriyo Hiroi
    Giant slalom: race not finished
    Slalom: disqualified
  • Kazuko Ikeda
    Giant slalom: 25th place (3: 00.71 min)
    Slalom: 17th place (1: 37.29 min)
  • Junko Yamakawa
    Giant Slalom: 29th place (3: 03.95 min)
    Slalom: 20th place (1: 38.10 min)
    Combination: 16th place (2: 50.36 min)

Cross country skiing pictogram.svg Cross-country skiing

Men

  • Katsuhito Ebisawa
    10 km classic: 34th place (29: 30.0 min)
    15 km pursuit: 21st place (42: 46.0 min)
    30 km classic: 27th place (1: 40: 48.0 h)
    50 km freestyle: 39th place (2: 18: 52.5 h)
    4 × 10 km relay: 7th place (1: 43: 06.7 h)
  • Mitsuo Horigome
    10 km classic: 36th place (29: 44.8 min)
    15 km pursuit: 22nd place (42: 47.1 min)
    50 km freestyle: 32nd place (2: 17: 09.2 h)
    4 × 10 km relay: 7th place (1: 43: 06.7 h)
  • Hiroyuki Imai
    10 km classic: 19th place (28: 51.5 min)
    15 km pursuit: 28th place (43: 31.0 min)
    30 km classic: 24th place (1: 40: 40.9 h)
    50 km freestyle: 30th place (2: 16: 49.5 h)
    4 × 10 km relay: 7th place (1: 43: 06.7 h)
  • Masaaki Kōzu
    10 km classic: 29th place (29: 23.1 min)
    15 km pursuit: 24th place (42: 59.9 min)
    30 km classic: 56th place (1: 48: 15.3 h)
  • Kazutoshi Nagahama
    30 km classic: 42nd place (1: 42: 58.7 h)
    50 km freestyle: 33rd place (2: 17: 24.4 h)
    4 × 10 km relay: 7th place (1: 43: 06.7 h)

Women

  • Fumiko Aoki
    5 km classic: 31st place (19: 04.8 min)
    10 km pursuit: 29th place (31: 50.1 min)
    15 km classic: 37th place (51: 53.7 min)
    4 × 5 km relay: 10th place (58: 22.8 min)
  • Tomomi Ōtaka
    5 km classic: 46th place (19: 28.8 min)
    10 km pursuit: 48th place (33: 21.9 min)
    4 × 5 km relay: 10th place (58: 22.8 min)
  • Emiko Sato
    15 km classic: 54th place (54: 11.1 min)
  • Kumiko Yokoyama
    5 km classic: 50th place (19: 34.5 min)
    10 km pursuit: 46th place (33: 07.0 min)
    15 km classic: 34th place (51: 48.7 min)
    30 km freestyle: 39th place (1: 33: 19.7 h)
    4 × 5 km relay: 10th place (58: 22.8 min)
  • Sumiko Yokoyama
    5 km classic: 25th place (18: 55.1 min)
    10 km pursuit: 25th place (31: 04.2 min)
    15 km classic: 24th place (50: 55.3 min)
    30 km freestyle: 32nd place (1: 32: 04.3 h)
    4 × 5 km relay: 10th place (58: 22.8 min)

Ski jumping pictogram.svg Ski jumping

  • Kazuyoshi Funaki
    Normal hill: Silver (233.5)
    Large hill: Gold (272.3)
    Team: Gold (933.0)
  • Masahiko Harada
    Normal hill: 5th place (228.5)
    Large hill: Bronze (258.3)
    Team: Gold (933.0)
  • Hiroya Saitō
    Normal hill: 9th place (213.5)
    Large hill: 47th place (not qualified for the 2nd jump)
    Team: Gold (933.0)

Snowboarding pictogram.svg Snowboard

Men

  • Takamasa Imai
    Halfpipe: 28th place (not qualified for the final)

Women

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