Japan at the 2004 Summer Paralympics
Japan competed at the 2004 Summer Paralympics in Athens, Greece. The team included 162 athletes—108 men and 54 women. Japanese competitors won 52 medals, 17 gold, 15 silver and 20 bronze, to finish 10th in the medal table.
Sports
Cycling
Men's track
Despite being in the bronze medal match, Shigeo Yoshihara and Takuya Oki won the event against Anthony Biddle and Kial Stewart, in the gold medal match, Slovakian cyclists Vladislav Janovjak and Juraj Petrovic were disqualified and were stripped of the silver medals after Petrovic was tested positive for glucocorticosteroid and methylprednisolone.Goalball
The women's goalball team won a bronze medal after defeating Finland.Players
Judo
Men
Sergio Arturo Perez was disqualified and stripped of his gold medal after being found to be tested positive for an inflammatory drug prednisolone. Makoto Hirose was awarded a silver medal.Volleyball
The men's volleyball team didn't win any medals: they were 7th out 8 teams.Players
- Satoshi Kanao
- Masahiko Kato
- Yosuke Kurita
- Kaname Nakayama
- Yoshihito Takeda
- Tadashi Tamura
- Tsutomu Tanabe
- Koji Tanaka
- Koki Todo
- Arata Yamamoto
- Atsushi Yonezawa
- Hitoshi Yoshida
Results
No eliminations occur in the preliminaries for ranking purposes| Game | Match | Score | Rank |
| 1 | Japan vs. ''' Iran|2004 SummerWheelchair basketballMen's teamThe men's basketball team didn't win any medals: they were 8th out of 12 teams.Players
Women's teamThe women's basketball team didn't win any medals: they were 5th out of 8 teams.Players
Wheelchair rugbyThe men's rugby team didn't win any medals: they were 8th out of 8 teams.Players
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