Japan competed at the 2015 World Championships in Athletics in Beijing, China, from 22–30 August 2015.
Medalists The following Japanese competitors won medals at the Championships Medal Athlete Event Date Takayuki Tanii 50 kilometres walk 29 August
Results (q – qualified, NM – no mark, SB – season best)
Men Track and road events AthleteEventHeatSemifinalFinalResultRankResultRankResultRank Kei Takase 100 metres10.154colspan=4 200 metres20.334 q20.648colspan=2 Kenji Fujimitsu20.282 Q20.347colspan=2 Abdul Hakim Sani Brown20.352 Q20.475colspan=2 Yuzo Kanemaru 400 metres45.656colspan=4 Kota Murayama 5000 metres14:07.1117colspan=2 colspan=2 Suguru Osako13:45.827colspan=2 colspan=2 Kenta Murayama 10,000 metrescolspan=4 29:50.2222 Yuta Shitaracolspan=4 30:08.3523 Tetsuya Yoroizakacolspan=4 28:25.7718 Masakazu Fujiwara Marathoncolspan=4 2:21:06 SB21 Kazuhiro Maedacolspan=4 2:32:4940 Takayuki Kishimoto 400 metres hurdles49.788colspan=4 Yuta Konishi49.58 SB6colspan=4 Yuki Matsushita49.344 Q51.108colspan=2 Kazuma ŌsetoKenji FujimitsuTakuya NagataKotaro Taniguchi 4 × 100 metres relay38.604colspan=2 colspan=2 Tomoya TamuraYuzo KanemaruNaoki KobayashiTakamasa Kitagawa 4 × 400 metres relay3:02.97 SB7colspan=2 colspan=2 Isamu Fujisawa 20 kilometres walkcolspan=4 1:21:5113 Yusuke Suzukicolspan=4 DNF Eiki Takahashicolspan=4 1:28:3047 Hirooki Arai 50 kilometres walkcolspan=4 3:43:444 Takayuki Taniicolspan=4 3:42:55 Yuki Yamazakicolspan=4 4:03:5434
Field events AthleteEventQualificationFinalDistancePositionDistancePosition Takashi Eto High jump2.2228colspan=2 Yuji Hiramatsu2.1735colspan=2 Naoto Tobe2.2625colspan=2 Hiroki Ogita Pole vault5.65 SB20colspan=2 Seito Yamamoto5.65 SB23colspan=2 Yohei Sugai Long jump7.9216colspan=2 Ryohei Arai Javelin throw84.66 SB2 Q83.079
Combined events – Decathlon AthleteEventFinalRank Akihiko Nakamura Result10.867.2611.671.9547.8114.7233.484.7053.57 PB4:16.36774516Points892876586758918884633819642837 Keisuke Ushiro Result11.516.7314.931.8950.8515.4346.854.7056.524:43.51753220Points750750785705776798805819686658
Women Track and road events AthleteEventHeatSemifinalFinalResultRankResultRankResultRank Chisato Fukushima 100 metres11.23 SB3 Q11.327colspan=2 200 metres23.305colspan=4 Misaki Onishi 5000 metres15:33.846 qcolspan=2 15:29.6314 Azusa Sumi16:13.6511colspan=2 colspan=2 Ayuko Suzuki15:28.186 qcolspan=2 15:08.29 PB9 Kasumi Nishihara 10,000 metrescolspan=4 32:12.9513 Rei Oharacolspan=4 32:47.7422 Yuka Takashimacolspan=4 32:27.7920 Mai Ito Marathoncolspan=4 2:29:487 Sairi Maedacolspan=4 2:31:4613 Risa Shigetomocolspan=4 2:32:3714 Seika AoyamaKana IchikawaAsami ChibaSayaka Aoki 4 × 400 metres relay3:28.91 NR7colspan=2 colspan=2 Kumiko Okada 20 kilometres walkcolspan=4 1:34:5625
Field events AthleteEventQualificationFinalDistancePositionDistancePosition Yuki Ebihara Javelin throw60.3019colspan=2
References
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