Japan at the 2000 Summer Olympics
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| IOC code | JPN | ||||||||
| NOC | Japanese Olympic Committee | ||||||||
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| Competitors | 266 (156 men and 110 women) in 28 sports | ||||||||
| Flag bearer | Kosei Inoue | ||||||||
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Medals Ranked 15th |
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Japan competed at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Australia. 266 competitors, 156 men and 110 women, took part in 156 events in 28 sports.
Sayoko Kawauchi was the most successful Japanese archer in Sydney, advancing to the quarterfinal before being defeated by eventual silver medallist Kim Nam-Soon.
Men's team competition:
Men's 100 m
Men's 200 m
Men's 400 m
Men's 5,000 m
Men's 10,000 m
Men's 110 m Hurdles
Men's 400 m Hurdles
Men's 4 × 100 m
Men's 4 × 400 m
Men's Hammer Throw
Men's Long Jump
Men's Triple Jump
Men's High Jump
Men's Pole Vault
Men's 20 km Walk
Men's 50 km Walk
Men's marathon
Women's 5,000 m
Women's 10,000 m
Women's 100 m Hurdles
Women's 800 m Wheelchair
Women's High Jump
Women's Marathon
Men's Singles
Women's Singles
Women's Doubles
Japan, which had won a bronze medal in the first Olympic baseball tournament and a silver medal in the second, once again made the semifinals in the third. The Japanese team defeated the Netherlands, Italy, Australia, and Africa but lost to the three teams that finished at the top of the group: the United States, Korea, and Cuba. In the semifinals, Japan played Cuba for the second time in as many games, losing again to the two-time gold medallists. Playing for the bronze medal against Korea, the Japanese team was again defeated.
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