Keio University Students, Faculty, and Alumni Who Competed in the Paris 2024 Olympics and Paralympics

2024年7月26日～8月11日に行われた第33回オリンピック競技大会（2024／パリ）および8月29日～9月8日に行われたパリ2024パラリンピック競技大会では、多くの塾生（学生）・塾員（卒業生）・教員が世界へ挑みました。その活躍を振り返るとともに、応援いただいた皆様へ深く感謝申し上げます。引き続き慶應義塾のアスリートたちへのご支援・ご声援をお願いいたします。  

Fencing, Men's Team Foil: Gold

Fencing, Men's Individual Foil: 4th

In the men's fencing foil team final, Kazuki Iimura and his team took home the gold medal, marking the first gold for Japan in this event. Iimura was the youngest on the team but clinched the gold through his speed and agility. He also finished fourth in the men's individual foil.

Wrestling, Women's Freestyle 68kg: Bronze

Nonoka Ozaki won the bronze medal match in women's 68kg freestyle wrestling, becoming the first female athlete from Keio to win an Olympic medal in an individual event. Although there were some tearful scenes as Ozaki narrowly missed out on advancing to the finals, she pushed forward to win the repechage round and her medal match, securing the bronze.

Track and Field, Women's 5000ｍ

Wakana Kabasawa competed in the women's 5000m track and field event. She was also a torchbearer for the Olympic flame in the Tokyo 2020 Olympics. This was the first time she competed on the Olympic stage as an athlete representing Japan at the Stade de France in Paris.

Track and Field, Men's 400m Hurdles

Ken Toyoda competed in the men's 400m hurdles track and field event. Although he finished 6th in the preliminary heats due to an injury in his left leg, his experience at Paris 2024 will surely be a source of motivation and contribute to his success at future competitions.

Women's Rugby Sevens

Wakaba Hara competed in the women's rugby sevens event as a member of the national team. The women's national team, commonly known as the “Sakura Sevens,” defeated Brazil to finish in the 9th position overall, their highest placing at the Olympics to date, surpassing their 10th-place finish at Rio 2016 and 12th-place finish at Tokyo 2020.

Japan Men's national gymnastics team coach: Men's Gymnastics Team Gold

Hisashi Mizutori, associate professor from the Faculty of Policy Management, led the Japan men's national gymnastics team to victory as they won the gold medal for the first time in two competitions. Associate Professor Mizutori, who has previously won a gold medal as an Olympian himself, once again took to the Olympic stage, not as an athlete but as a coach, and successfully led his team to a gold medal in Paris.

Fencing, Women's Team Foil: Bronze

Karin Miyawaki's Japan team was victorious in the bronze medal match of the women's fencing team, becoming the first Japanese women's fencing team to win the medal. Miyawaki secured a medal at her long-anticipated Olympic debut.

Track and Field, Women's Long Jump T64: 5th

Track and Field, Women's 100m T64: 14th

Saki Takakuwa competed in the women's long jump and 100m track and field events at the Paris Paralympics. For the long jump, she achieved her personal best this season, coming in at 5th place. Following this performance, she competed in the women's 100m, placing in 14th and demonstrating her ability to compete at the international level.

Japan's wheelchair fencing team coach

Senior Assistant Professor Kenta Chida served as coach for the Japan wheelchair fencing national team. He was part of the men's foil fencing team that won a silver medal at the London 2012 Olympics. Leveraging this experience, he provided valuable support and guidance to the athletes.

Please refer to the following table for the competition results of each athlete.

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