Japan competed at the 2011 World Championships in Athletics from August 27 to September 4 in Daegu, South Korea.
Team selection
The country will send a 50-member squad to compete at the event. The final team composition was announced following the conclusion of the Asian Championships in Kobe, Japan, the final qualifying meeting as designated by the Japan Association of Athletics Federations.
The final team on the entry list comprises the names of 52 athletes, including 2 athletes invited by the IPC for exhibition events: Jun Hiromichi, 400m T53 (wheelchair) men, and Wakako Tsuchida, 800m T54 (wheelchair) women.
The following athletes appeared on the preliminary Entry List, but not on the Official Start List of the specific event, resulting in a total number of 48 competitors:
KEY:Did not participateCompeted in another event EventAthleteMen4 × 100 metres relaySota KawatsuraKei Takase4 × 400 metres relayTakatoshi AbeYuta ImazekiWomen4 × 100 metres relayKana IchikawaSatomi Kubokura
Medalists
The following competitor from Japan won a medal at the Championships
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Medal Athlete Event Koji Murofushi Hammer throw
Results
Men AthleteEventPreliminariesHeatsSemifinalsFinalTimeWidthHeightRankTimeWidthHeightRankTimeWidthHeightRankTimeWidthHeightRankShinji Takahira200 metres20.872620.9016Did not advanceHitoshi Saito200 metres20.802121.1719Did not advanceYuichi Kobayashi200 metres21.2746Did not advanceYuzo Kanemaru400 metres45.511946.1120Did not advanceMasato Yokota800 metres1:47.6026Did not advanceKazuya Watanabe5000 metres14:20.6433Did not advanceYuki Sato10,000 metres29:04.1515Hiroyuki HoribataMarathon2:11:527Kentaro NakamotoMarathon2:13:1010Yuki KawauchiMarathon2:16:1118Yoshinori OdaMarathon2:18:0529Yukihiro KitaokaMarathon2:23:11 SB38Takayuki Kishimoto400 m hurdles49.511750.0520Did not advanceYuta Imazeki400 m hurdles50.9230Did not advanceTakatoshi Abe400 m hurdles51.9033Did not advanceYuichi KobayashiMasashi EriguchiShinji TakahiraHitoshi Saito 4 × 100 metres relay38.66 SB9Did not advanceKei TakaseYuzo KanemaruYusuke IshitsukaHideyuki Hirose 4 × 400 metres relay3:02.64 SB13Did not advanceYusuke Suzuki20 kilometres walk1:21:398Koichiro Morioka50 kilometres walk3:46:216Takayuki Tanii50 kilometres walk3:48:03 SB9Hirooki Arai50 kilometres walk3:48:40 PB10Daichi SawanoPole vault5.50 12 q5.65 SB14Koji MurofushiHammer throw78.56 SB181.24 SBYukifumi MurakamiJavelin throw80.1915Did not advance
Decathlon
Keisuke UshiroDecathlon EventResultsPointsRank100 m 11.42 769 30Long jump 6.96 804 23Shot put 12.88 660 27High jump 2.02 822 12400 m 50.89 774 22110 m hurdles 15.20 825 26Discus throw 43.84 743 15Pole vault 4.40 731 21Javelin throw 67.73 855 41500 m 4:43.87 656 13Total 7639 20
Women AthleteEventPreliminariesHeatsSemifinalsFinalTimeWidthHeightRankTimeWidthHeightRankTimeWidthHeightRankTimeWidthHeightRankChisato Fukushima100 metres11.34 22 Q11.5922Did not advanceChisato Fukushima200 metres23.252323.5220Did not advanceHitomi Niiya5000 metres15:31.09715:41.6713Megumi Kinukawa5000 metres15:38.2316Did not advanceKayo Sugihara5000 metres15:41.78 SB18Did not advanceHikari Yoshimoto10,000 metres32:32.2214Kayo Sugihara10,000 metres32:53.8915Megumi Kinukawa10,000 metres34:08.37 profile JAAF (2011-06-30). Retrieved on 28 August 2011.17Yukiko AkabaMarathon2:29:35 5Remi NakazatoMarathon2:30:52 10Yoshimi OzakiMarathon2:32:31 18Azusa NojiriMarathon2:33:42 19Mai ItoMarathon2:35:16 22Satomi Kubokura400 m hurdles56.662456.8721Did not advanceMinori Hayakari3000 metres steeplechase10:05.3427Did not advanceNao OkabeMomoko TakahashiChisato FukushimaSaori Imai 4 × 100 metres relay43.8312Did not advanceKumi Otoshi20 kilometres walk 1:34:37 20Mayumi Kawasaki20 kilometres walk 1:35:03 22Masumi Fuchise20 kilometres walk DNF Masumi AyaHammer throw64.0927Did not advanceYuki EbiharaJavelin throw59.881059.089Risa MiyashitaJavelin throw55.6226Did not advance
References
External links Official local organising committee website Official IAAF competition website