About Meiji University Students and Alumni Participating in the London 2012 Olympic Games and Paralympic Games
Jul. 27, 2012
Meiji University’s athletics association is active in university baseball, rugby, the Hakone Ekiden, and other popular competitions transcending the boundaries of university sports. With 43 clubs at present, the association has produced numerous athletes and instructors, and has long played a role in spearheading Japan’s world of sports.
The following Meiji University students and graduates have been slated to participate in the 30th Summer Olympic and Paralympic Games, to be held in London from July 27, 2012. We have high hopes for their success.
Please join us in cheering on the participating athletes.
*This page introduces the confirmed participating athletes as of June 13th.
*We will update the information as needed.
Click here for an interview with athlete Daiki Kamikawa, Jun Mizutani, and Head Coach Norio Sasaki
The following Meiji University students and graduates have been slated to participate in the 30th Summer Olympic and Paralympic Games, to be held in London from July 27, 2012. We have high hopes for their success.
Please join us in cheering on the participating athletes.
*This page introduces the confirmed participating athletes as of June 13th.
*We will update the information as needed.
Click here for an interview with athlete Daiki Kamikawa, Jun Mizutani, and Head Coach Norio Sasaki
Olympic Games
Athletes
| Sports | Event | Name | School Year/Year of Graduation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Judo | Men's-66kg | Masashi Ebinuma | Graduated from the School of Commerce in 2012 |
| Men's+100kg | Daiki Kamikawa | Enrolled at the School of Business Administration | |
| Swimming | Men's 200m Backstroke | Kazuki Watanabe | Graduated from the School of Commerce in 2009 |
| Men's 10Km Marathon | Yasunari Hirai | Enrolled at the School of Political Science and Economics | |
| Equestrian | Team Eventing | Yoshiaki Oiwa | Graduated from the School of Commerce in 1999 |
| Team Eventing | Takayuki Yumira | Graduated from the School of Agriculture in 2003 | |
| Team Eventing | Kenki Sato | Graduated from the School of Law in 2008 | |
| Table Tennis | ①Men's Team ②Men's Singles |
Jun Mizutani | Enrolled at the School of Political Science and Economics |
| Sailing | Women's RS-X | Yuki Sunaga | Graduated from the School of Commerce in 2003 |
Head Coach/Coach/Staff
| Sports | Event | Name | School Year/Year of Graduation |
|---|---|---|---|
| — | Head of the Japanese Olympic delegation | Haruki Uemura | Graduated from the School of Political Science and Economics in 1973 |
| Judo | International Judo Federation Referee Commissioner | Takao Kawaguchi | Graduated from the School of Political Science and Economics in 1973 |
| Women’s Judo Head Coach | Ryuji Sonoda | Graduated from the School of Business Administration in 1997 | |
| Football | Women’s Football Head Coach | Norio Sasaki | Graduated from the School of Arts and Letters in 1981 |
| Hockey | Women’s Hockey Head Coach | Zenjiro Yasuda | Graduated from the School of Arts and Letters in 1969 |
| Women’s Hockey Coach | Nobuyuki Fujihara | Graduated from the School of Arts and Letters in 1998 |
Paralympic Games
Athletes
| Sports | Event | Name | School Year/Year of Graduation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Swimming | Women's 100m Backstroke Women's 50m Freestyle Women's 50m breaststroke Women's 200m Individual Medley | Rina Akiyama | Enrolled at the Graduate School of Law |