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Japan at the 2008 Asian Beach Games

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Japan at the
2008 Asian Beach Games
IOC codeJPN
NOCJapanese Olympic Committee
Websitehttps://www.joc.or.jp
in Bali
October 18 – October 26
Competitors80 (59 men, 21 women)
Medals
Ranked 5th
Gold
3
Silver
3
Bronze
3
Total
9
Asian Beach Games appearances

Japan competed at the 2008 Asian Beach Games held in Bali, Indonesia from October 18, 2008, to October 26, 2008.[1] Japan finished with 3 gold medals, 3 silver medals, and 3 bronze medals.[2] The country sent a total of 80 athletes, 59 men and 21 women.

Surfing is the most successful sport taking home 2 gold, 2 silver and bronze. Another amazing result was achieved by the Japanese women's national basketball team, they won a gold medal in beach basketball after beating Thailand in the final round. The triathlon collected one silver medal from Junichi Yamamoto. Meanwhile, beach wrestling collected one bronze medal from Kota Horaguchi.

Medalists

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Competitors

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Beach basketball

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4 men 4 women

Beach handball

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10 men 9 women

Beach volleyball

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2 men 2 women

Beach wrestling

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4 men

Bodybuilding

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6 men

Dragon boat

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21 men

Paragliding

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4 men 2 women

Surfing

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6 men 2 women

Triathlon

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2 men 2 women

References

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  1. ^ "第1回アジアビーチゲームズ. Standard". Japanese Olympic Committee. Retrieved 11 May 2022.
  2. ^ "medal asian beach games 2008. Standard" (PDF). Japanese Olympic Committee. Retrieved 11 May 2022.