Japan at the 2010 Winter Olympics

Japan at the
2010 Winter Olympics
IOC codeJPN
NOCJapanese Olympic Committee
Websitewww.joc.or.jp (in Japanese and English)
in Vancouver
Competitors94 in 14 sports
Flag bearers Tomomi Okazaki (opening)
Mao Asada (closing)
Medals
Ranked 20th
Gold
0
Silver
3
Bronze
2
Total
5
Winter Olympics appearances (overview)

Japan participated in the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. Ninety-four athletes participated in all sports except ice hockey. Japanese athletes earned five medals at the games, including three silver and two bronze, short of the 10-medal goal set by the Japanese Olympic team prior to the event. One-hundred eleven Japanese sports officials and coaches accompanied the 94 athletes to the games, a far higher ratio of staff-to-athlete than most other participating nations.[1]

The athletes entering the stadium during the opening ceremonies.
  1. ^ Nagatsuka, Kaz, "Japan picks over bones of Vancouver medal tally", Japan Times, March 9, 2010, p. 16.