Japan at the 2015 World Championships in Athletics

Japan at the
2015 World Championships in Athletics
WA codeJPN
National federationJapan Association of Athletics Federations
Websitewww.jaaf.or.jp/english/
in Beijing
Competitors51
Medals
Ranked 32nd
Gold
0
Silver
0
Bronze
1
Total
1
World Championships in Athletics appearances
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Japan competed at the 2015 World Championships in Athletics in Beijing, China, from 22–30 August 2015.

Medalists

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The following Japanese competitors won medals at the Championships

Medal Athlete Event Date
 Bronze Takayuki Tanii 50 kilometres walk 29 August

Results

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(q – qualified, NM – no mark, SB – season best)

Men

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Track and road events
Athlete Event Heat Semifinal Final
Result Rank Result Rank Result Rank
Kei Takase 100 metres 10.15 4 Did not advance
200 metres 20.33 4 q 20.64 8 Did not advance
Kenji Fujimitsu 20.28 2 Q 20.34 7 Did not advance
Abdul Hakim Sani Brown 20.35 2 Q 20.47 5 Did not advance
Yuzo Kanemaru 400 metres 45.65 6 Did not advance
Kota Murayama 5000 metres 14:07.11 17 — Did not advance
Suguru Osako 13:45.82 7 — Did not advance
Kenta Murayama 10,000 metres — 29:50.22 22
Yuta Shitara — 30:08.35 23
Tetsuya Yoroizaka — 28:25.77 18
Masakazu Fujiwara Marathon — 2:21:06 SB 21
Kazuhiro Maeda — 2:32:49 40
Takayuki Kishimoto 400 metres hurdles 49.78 8 Did not advance
Yuta Konishi 49.58 SB 6 Did not advance
Yuki Matsushita 49.34 4 Q 51.10 8 Did not advance
Kazuma Ōseto
Kenji Fujimitsu
Takuya Nagata
Kotaro Taniguchi 		4 × 100 metres relay 38.60 4 — Did not advance
Tomoya Tamura
Yuzo Kanemaru
Naoki Kobayashi
Takamasa Kitagawa 		4 × 400 metres relay 3:02.97 SB 7 — Did not advance
Isamu Fujisawa 20 kilometres walk — 1:21:51 13
Yusuke Suzuki — DNF
Eiki Takahashi — 1:28:30 47
Hirooki Arai 50 kilometres walk — 3:43:44 4
Takayuki Tanii — 3:42:55 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
Yuki Yamazaki — 4:03:54 34
Field events
Athlete Event Qualification Final
Distance Position Distance Position
Takashi Eto High jump 2.22 28 Did not advance
Yuji Hiramatsu 2.17 35 Did not advance
Naoto Tobe 2.26 25 Did not advance
Hiroki Ogita Pole vault 5.65 SB 20 Did not advance
Seito Yamamoto 5.65 SB 23 Did not advance
Yohei Sugai Long jump 7.92 16 Did not advance
Ryohei Arai Javelin throw 84.66 SB 2 Q 83.07 9
Combined events – Decathlon
Athlete Event 100 m LJ SP HJ 400 m 110H DT PV JT 1500 m Final Rank
Akihiko Nakamura Result 10.86 7.26 11.67 1.95 47.81 14.72 33.48 4.70 53.57 PB 4:16.36 7745 16
Points 892 876 586 758 918 884 633 819 642 837
Keisuke Ushiro Result 11.51 6.73 14.93 1.89 50.85 15.43 46.85 4.70 56.52 4:43.51 7532 20
Points 750 750 785 705 776 798 805 819 686 658

Women

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Track and road events
Athlete Event Heat Semifinal Final
Result Rank Result Rank Result Rank
Chisato Fukushima 100 metres 11.23 SB 3 Q 11.32 7 Did not advance
200 metres 23.30 5 Did not advance
Misaki Onishi 5000 metres 15:33.84 6 q — 15:29.63 14
Azusa Sumi 16:13.65 11 — Did not advance
Ayuko Suzuki 15:28.18 6 q — 15:08.29 PB 9
Kasumi Nishihara 10,000 metres — 32:12.95 13
Rei Ohara — 32:47.74 22
Yuka Takashima — 32:27.79 20
Mai Ito Marathon — 2:29:48 7
Sairi Maeda — 2:31:46 13
Risa Shigetomo — 2:32:37 14
Seika Aoyama
Kana Ichikawa
Asami Chiba
Sayaka Aoki 		4 × 400 metres relay 3:28.91 NR 7 — Did not advance
Kumiko Okada 20 kilometres walk — 1:34:56 25
Field events
Athlete Event Qualification Final
Distance Position Distance Position
Yuki Ebihara Javelin throw 60.30 19 Did not advance

Sources

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