Ten Japanese Medallists at Paris 2024 Quiz

Taishu Sato, born in Aomori in 1993, is a Japanese modern pentathlete. In 2021, he became the Japanese national champion for the first time with 1,459 points. In 2022 he won a silver medal in the mixed relay at the UIPM Pentathlon World Cup Final. He also won a bronze medal in the men's team event at the Hangzhou 2022 Asian Games.

At the Paris 2024 Olympic Games, he history by winning the silver medal in the men's modern pentathlon, becoming Japan's first Olympic medallist in the sport, with a total of 1,542 points. Gold went to Ahmed Elgendy of Egypt and bronze to Giorgio Malan of Italy.

Ami Yuasa, known as B-Girl Ami, is a Japanese breakdancer born in Kawaguchi in 2000. She won the 2019 World Championships in Nanking and the 2022 World Championships in Seoul before winning the gold medal at the 2022 World Games held in Birmingham. At the Paris 2024 Olympic Games, she defeated Syssy (France) in the quarter-finals and India (Netherlands) in the semi-finals to reach the first-ever Olympic Breaking final.

She defeated Nicka (Lithuania) 6-3 5-4 5-4 to claim the gold medal.

Hina Hayata, born in Kitakyushu in 2000, had won several medals on the ITTF World Tour and had been a key member of the Japanese national team. She won doubles and team medals at the World Table Tennis Championships. At the Paris 2024 Olympic Games, she won a bronze medal in the women's singles event and a silver medal in the team event.

In the singles, she lost to China's Sun Yingsha in the semi-finals and beat South Korea's Shin Yu-bin in the bronze medal match. In the team event she helped Japan to the final where they lost 3-0 to China.

Hideki Matsuyama was born in Matsuyama in 1992. He became the first Japanese male golfer to win a major title at the 2021 Masters Tournament. On the PGA Tour he had multiple wins and top-10 finishes in major championships. He also represented Japan at the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games, where he finished fourth in the men's singles.

He won the bronze medal in the men's singles at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games. He finished 17 under par. Gold went to Scottie Scheffler (USA) on 19 under par and silver to Tommy Fleetwood (Great Britain) on 18 under par.

Natsumi Tsunoda, born in Yachiyo in 1992, is a Japanese judoka who competes in the 48 kg weight class. She won consecutive World Judo Championship titles in 2021-2022-2023. She had also won numerous Grand Slam and Grand Prix medals, as well as the 2018 World Masters title.

At the Paris 2024 Olympic Games, she Tsunoda won the gold medal in the women's 48kg category. She defeated her opponents with a series of decisive victories, culminating in an ippon in the final against Mongolia's Bavuudorjiin Baasankhüü.

In the mixed team event, she helped the Japanese team to a silver medal behind hosts France.

Yuka Kagami, born in Tochigi in 2001, is a Japanese freestyle wrestler who competes in the 76kg weight class. She earned gold medals at the 2019 Asian Wrestling Championships in Xi'an and the 2023 World Wrestling Championships in Belgrade. At the Paris 2024 Olympic Games, she won gold in the women's 76kg freestyle wrestling event.

She defeated Génesis Reasco (Ecuador), Yasemin Adar Yiðit (Turkey) and Tatiana Rentería (Colombia) to reach the final. Here she beat Kennedy Blades (USA) to take the gold medal.

Sorato Anraku, born in 2006 in Yachiyo, Japan, is a Japanese lead and boulder climber. In 2023, he emerged as a rising star in climbing after dominating the IFSC Climbing World Cup circuit, winning multiple gold medals in both bouldering and lead events.

At the end of the season, he won the overall World Cup in both disciplines. At the Paris 2024 Olympic Games, he won the silver medal in the men's combined climbing event. He outperformed his rivals in the final with 69.3 boulder points, but had a weak performance in the lead climb with only 76.1 points.

The combined score of 145.4 secured him the silver medal behind Great Britain's Togy Roberts.

Shinnosuke Oka, born in Okayama in 2003, is a Japanese artistic gymnast. In 2023, Oka won several medals at World Cup events and won the all-around title at the Asian Championships in Singapore. At the Paris 2024 Olympic Games he won three gold medals and one bronze, making him one of the most decorated athletes in Paris.

He won the men's all-around final ahead of Zhang Boheng of China and the horizontal bar final ahead of Ángel Barajas of Colombia. He also helped the Japanese team to gold in the men's team competition ahead of China and the United States.

Haruka Kitaguchi was born in Asahikawa in 1998. She won the gold medal at the 2023 World Athletics Championships in Budapest, becoming the first Japanese woman to do so in the javelin. She also won the Diamond League in both 2023 and 2024. At the Paris 2024 Olympic Games, she secured the gold medal in the women's javelin throw with a best attempt of 65.80 metres. Silver went to Jo-Ané van Dyk of South Africa and bronze to Nikola Ogrodníková of the Czech Republic.

Koki Kano, born in Ama in 1997, was part of the Japanese men's épée team that won gold medals at the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games and the 2018 and 2022 Asian Games. He had also enjoyed individual success on the FIE World Cup circuit and at the 2022 Asian Games.

At the Paris 2024 Olympic Games, he won gold in the men's épée singles, defeating France's Yannick Borel 15-9 in the final. He was also a member of the Japanese team that won silver in the men's team épée, losing 26-25 to Hungary in the final.