Japan women's national wheelchair basketball team
| Japan | |
|---|---|
| IWBF zone | IWBF Asia+Oceania |
| National federation | Japanese Wheelchair Basketball Federation |
| Paralympic Games | |
| Appearances | 7 |
| Medals | 2 Bronze |
Wheelchair Basketball Asia Oceania Championship 2013
The Japan Women's National Wheelchair Basketball Team is the wheelchair basketball side that represents Japan in international competitions for women as part of the International Wheelchair Basketball Federation.
Current roster
The teams current roster for the 2014 Wheelchair Basketball World Championship is:[1]
Head coach:
| # | Name | Class. |
|---|---|---|
| 4 | 吉田 絵里架 | 1.0 |
| 5 | 浦元 美喜 | 2.5 |
| 6 | 三浦 恭子 | 4.5 |
| 7 | 増子 恵美 | 3.0 |
| 8 | 添田 智恵 | 3.5 |
| 9 | 上村 知佳 | 3.5 |
| 10 | 萩野 真世 | 1.0 |
| 11 | 古野 祥子 | 4.5 |
| 12 | 有川 美穂 | 2.5 |
| 13 | 北田 千尋 | 4.5 |
| 14 | 北間 優衣 | 1.0 |
| 15 | 網本 麻里 | 4.5 |
Competitions
Wheelchair Basketball World Championship
| Year | Position | W | L |
|---|---|---|---|
 1994 | 7th[2] | ||
 1998 | 4th[2] | ||
 2002 | 4th[2] | ||
 2006 | 6th[2] | ||
 2010 | 7th | 2 | 3 |
 2014 | 9th | 1 | 4 |
| Total |
Summer Paralympics
Japan has entered a wheelchair basketball team into the Summer Paralympics since 1984, when it won bronze defeating Canada,[3] until 2008.
| Year | Position | W | L |
|---|---|---|---|
 / 1984 | Bronze[3] | ||
| 1988 | 5th | ||
 1992 | 6th | ||
| 1996 | 5th | 3 | 2 |
| 2000 | Bronze | 3 | 2 |
 2004 | 5th | 3 | 3 |
 2008 | 4th | 5 | 2 |
| 2012 | Did not Qualify | ||
| Total | |||
References
- ↑ "World Wheelchair Basketball Championships AOZ Qualifying Events 2013". Japan Wheelchair Basketball Federation.
- 1 2 3 4 "World Championships - Results". International Wheelchair Basketball Federation.
- 1 2 Armand Thiboutot, Philip Craven (1996). The 50th Anniversary of Wheelchair Basketball: A History. Waxmann Verlag. pp. 32–33. ISBN 3830954417.
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