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. Archery. Men. In the men's team open semifinal against United States, a zero score was recorded due to the "infringement of IPC rules". 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. 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. Results. "No eliminations occur in the preliminaries for ranking purposes" Wheelchair basketball. Men's  team. The men's basketball team didn't win any medals: they were 8th out of 12 teams. Women's team. The women's basketball team didn't win any medals: they were 5th out of 8 teams. Wheelchair rugby. The men's rugby team didn't win any medals: they were 8th out of 8 teams.