Japan at the 2022 Winter Olympics

Japan at the
2022 Winter Olympics
Flag of Japan
IOC codeJPN
NOCJapanese Olympic Committee
Websitewww.joc.or.jp
in Beijing, China
February 4–20, 2022
Competitors124 (49 men and 75 women) in 13 sports
Flag bearers (opening)Akito Watabe
Arisa Go
Flag bearer (closing)Arisa Go
Medals
Ranked 12th
Gold
3
Silver
7
Bronze
8
Total
18
Winter Olympics appearances (overview)

Japan competed at the 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing, China, from 4 to 20 February 2022.[1][2]

Akito Watabe and Arisa Go were the country's flagbearers during the opening ceremony.[3][4][5][6] Meanwhile Go was also the flagbearer during the closing ceremony.[7][8]

  1. ^ "NOCs List Beijing 2022". www.olympics.com/. International Olympic Committee. Archived from the original on 27 January 2022. Retrieved 26 January 2022.
  2. ^ "Which countries are competing in the Winter Olympics 2022? Full list". The Independent. London, United Kingdom. 4 February 2022. Retrieved 16 February 2022.
  3. ^ "Beijing-2022 Opening Ceremony Flag-Bearers". www.olympics.com/. International Olympic Committee (IOC). 4 February 2022. Retrieved 4 February 2022.
  4. ^ "Akito Watabe to carry flag for Japan at Beijing Games". Japan Times. 15 January 2022. Archived from the original on 16 January 2022. Retrieved 15 January 2022.
  5. ^ "Olympics: Speed skater Miho Takagi named Japan captain for Beijing Games". Kyodo News. Tokyo, Japan. 20 January 2022. Retrieved 20 January 2022. The JOC also named speed skater Arisa Go and Nordic combined skier Akito Watabe as flagbearers for the opening ceremony of the Feb. 4-20 games.
  6. ^ "Asian NOC flagbearers for Beijing 2022 opening ceremony". www.ocasia.org. Olympic Council of Asia. 4 February 2022. Archived from the original on 9 February 2022. Retrieved 8 February 2022.
  7. ^ "Beijing-2022 Closing Ceremony Flag-Bearers" (PDF). www.olympics.com/. International Olympic Committee (IOC). 20 February 2022. Retrieved 20 February 2022.
  8. ^ "Asian NOC flagbearers for Beijing 2022 closing ceremony". www.ocasia.org. Olympic Council of Asia. 20 February 2022. Retrieved 21 February 2022.