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Below are the results of Meiji University students and alumni in the Games of the XXX Olympiad (London 2012), centering on those who placed in the top eight in their event.

Athletes

[Judo] In the men’s -66 kg event, Masashi Ebinuma (School of Commerce, class of 2012) won the bronze medal. After advancing to the third place play-off, Mr. Ebinuma scored an ippon against Polish competitor Pawel Zagrodnik to win the bronze medal.

[Swimming] In the men’s 200 m backstroke, Kazuki Watanabe (School of Commerce, class of 2009) placed sixth. Mr. Watanabe recorded a time of 1 minute 58.17 seconds in the heats and 1 minute 56.81 seconds in the semifinals to advance to the final. He placed sixth in the final with a time of 1 minute 57.03 seconds.

[Table Tennis] In the men’s team event, Jun Mizutani (School of Political Science and Economics student) won fifth place. After a sweeping 3-0 victory in the first round against Canada, Japan played against Hong Kong in the quarterfinals. While Mr. Mizutani won two games, Japan lost the match 2-3 and placed fifth.

Below is a list of the results of Meiji University students and alumni (athletes). 

Sports	Event	Name	School Year/Year of Graduation	Results
Judo	Men's-66kg	Masashi Ebinuma	Graduated from the School of Commerce in 2012	3rd (Bronze medal)
	Men's+100kg	Daiki Kamikawa	Enrolled at the School of Business Administration	lost in the second round
Swimming	Men's 200m Backstroke	Kazuki Watanabe	Graduated from the School of Commerce in 2009	6th
	Men's 10Km Marathon	Yasunari Hirai	Enrolled at the School of Political Science and Economics	15th
Equestrian	Team Eventing	Yoshiaki Oiwa	Graduated from the School of Commerce in 1999	12th
	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	Jun Mizutani	Enrolled at the School of Political Science and Economics	5th
	②Men's Singles			lost in the fourth round
Sailing	Women's RS-X	Yuki Sunaga	Graduated from the School of Commerce in 2003	21st

Head Coach/Coach/Staff

[Judo] A gold medal was won in women’s judo led by Coach Ryuji Sonoda (School of Business Administration, class of 1997). In women’s judo, five Japanese athletes placed in the top eight, including gold medalist Kaori Matsumoto in the -57 kg event, a silver medalist in the +78 kg event, and a bronze medalist in the -63 kg event.

[Football] The National Women’s Football Team led by Head Coach Norio Sasaki (School of Arts and Letters, class of 1981) won the silver medal. The Japanese National Women’s Football Team advanced in the first round with one win and two draws. In the quarterfinals, they won 2-0 against Brazil and in the semifinals, 2-1 against France. While Japan ultimately lost to the United States 1-2 in the final, the team won Japan’s first Olympic silver medal for football in Japanese football history.

[Volleyball] The National Women’s Volleyball Team led by Coach Kiyoshi Abo (School of Political Science and Economics, class of 1993) won the bronze medal. The Japanese National Women’s Volleyball Team advanced in the preliminary round with three wins against two losses. In the quarterfinals, they won 3-2 against China. They lost 0-3 to Brazil in the semifinals, but won 3-0 against South Korea in the third place play-off, winning a bronze medal for the first time in 28 years.

[Table Tennis] The men’s team led by Coach Yosuke Kurashima (School of Business Administration, class of 1999) placed fifth. The Japan team, of which Mr. Mizutani was a team member, placed fifth in men’s team event in table tennis.

Below is a list of the results of Meiji University students and alumni (head coaches, coaches, and staff).

Sports	Event	Name	School Year/Year of Graduation	Results
—	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	Women's 57kg 1st etc.,
Football	Women’s Football Head Coach	Norio Sasaki	Graduated from the School of Arts and Letters in 1981	2nd (Silver medal)
Hockey	Women’s Hockey Head Coach	Zenjiro Yasuda	Graduated from the School of Arts and Letters in 1969	9th
	Women’s Hockey Coach	Nobuyuki Fujihara	Graduated from the School of Arts and Letters in 1998
Volleyball	Women's Volleyball Coach	Kiyoshi Abo	Graduated from the School of Political Science and Economics in 1993	3rd (Bronze Medal)
Table Tennis	Men's Table Taniss Coach	Yosuke Kurashima	Graduated from the School of Business Administration in 1999	Men's Team 5th etc.,
Triathlons	Coach	Hideki Yamane	Graduated from the School of Political Science and Economics in 1991	Women's 14th etc.,

*In the judo women’s -70 kg event, a Columbian athlete led by Head Coach Noriyuki Hayakawa (School of Political Science and Economics, class of 2003) won the bronze medal.