Sera Azuma (東晟良, born 20 August 1999) is a Japanese fencer. She competed in the women's individual foil event at the…Sera Azuma (東晟良, born 20 August 1999) is a Japanese fencer. She competed in the women's individual foil event at the 2018 Asian Games, winning the bronze medal. She won one of the bronze medals in the women's foil event at the 2019 Asian Fencing Championships held in Chiba, Japan. At the 2024 Summer Olympics, she earned the bronze medal in the women's team foil event, which was Japan's first-ever Olympic medal in the event.
Rio Azuma (born 27 July 1998) is a Japanese fencer. She represented Japan in the women's team foil event at the 2020…Rio Azuma (born 27 July 1998) is a Japanese fencer. She represented Japan in the women's team foil event at the 2020 Summer Olympics.
Miho Yoshikawa (吉川 美穂, Yoshikawa Miho; born 15 January 1993) is a Japanese professional racing cyclist, who last rode…Miho Yoshikawa (吉川 美穂, Yoshikawa Miho; born 15 January 1993) is a Japanese professional racing cyclist, who last rode for UCI Women's Team Bizkaia–Durango. She rode in the women's road race at the 2016 UCI Road World Championships, finishing in 21st place.
Takumi Kuki (九鬼 巧, Kuki Takumi; born 18 May 1992) is a Japanese sprinter who specializes in the 100 metres. He won the…Takumi Kuki (九鬼 巧, Kuki Takumi; born 18 May 1992) is a Japanese sprinter who specializes in the 100 metres. He won the bronze medal in the Medley relay at the 2009 World Youth Championships in Athletics.
Yūsuke Tanaka (田中 佑典, Tanaka Yūsuke; born November 29, 1989) is a Japanese gymnast. He has won two Olympic medals in…Yūsuke Tanaka (田中 佑典, Tanaka Yūsuke; born November 29, 1989) is a Japanese gymnast. He has won two Olympic medals in the men's artistic team all-around – silver in 2012 (London) and gold in 2016 (Rio de Janeiro).
Go Hashimoto (橋本 浩, Hashimoto Gō) (formerly Megumi Hashimoto (橋本 めぐみ, Hashimoto Megumi); born 18 July 1987), also…Go Hashimoto (橋本 浩, Hashimoto Gō) (formerly Megumi Hashimoto (橋本 めぐみ, Hashimoto Megumi); born 18 July 1987), also professionally known as Go Shindo (真道 ゴー, Shindō Gō), is a Japanese former professional boxer who held the WBC female flyweight title from 2013 to 2014. At regional level, he held the OPBF female flyweight title in 2011. in 2017, Go came out as transgender and has since retired from women's boxing.
Kazuhito Tanaka (田中 和仁, Tanaka Kazuhito; born 16 May 1985) is a Japanese gymnast, Olympic silver and 3-time World…Kazuhito Tanaka (田中 和仁, Tanaka Kazuhito; born 16 May 1985) is a Japanese gymnast, Olympic silver and 3-time World medalist. Younger siblings, sister Rie Tanaka and brother Yusuke Tanaka, are both professional gymnasts. Tanaka's first major international competition was the 2009 World Championships, where he qualified 10th to the individual all-around with a score of 86.650. In the final, he placed fourth with a score of 88.300, a tenth of a point behind third place. He won the bronze medal in the parallel bars final, scoring 15.500. Tanaka competed for the Japanese team which won the silver medal in the team-all around competition at the 2010 World Championships, contributing scores of 14.166 on still rings, 15.483 on parallel bars, and 14.433 on high bar. His team matched this feat the next year at the 2011 World Championships, where he contributed scores of 15.500 on parallel bars and 15.141 on high bar. He also qualified seventh to the parallel bars final, and placed eight with a score of 15.166. At the 2012 Olympic Games, he competed on all six apparatuses during qualification, where he qualified in twenty-second place to the individual all-around final with a total score of 86.841, was named as the third reserve for the rings final with a score of 15.100, and qualified second to the parallel bars final with a score of 15.725, .141 behind his brother Yusuke. During the team final 2012 Olympics, he contributed scores of 13.733 on floor, 13.433 on pommel horse, 15.366 on parallel bars, and 15.166 on high bar towards the Japanese team's second-place finish. In the individual all-around, Tanaka was in the silver medal position going into the final rotation, when a mistake on the pommel horse dropped him to sixth. His overall score was 89.407, a major improvement from his performance in qualification, and just over a point away from medalling. In the parallel bars final, he once again just missed out on a medal, placing fourth with a score of 15.500.
Fumiharu Miyamoto (宮本 文晴, Miyamoto Fumiharu; born 31 March 1969) is a Japanese former cyclist. He competed in the team…Fumiharu Miyamoto (宮本 文晴, Miyamoto Fumiharu; born 31 March 1969) is a Japanese former cyclist. He competed in the team pursuit event at the 1988 Summer Olympics. He later rode for the Nippon Hodo Racing Team (a precursor of Team Nippo), and after retiring, served as a coach for the Japan Cycling Federation.
