Kentaro Sato (sprinter)
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Nationality | Japanese | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | 16 November 1994 Tokorozawa, Saitama, Japan[1] | (age 26)|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Alma mater | Josai University | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in)[2] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 67 kg (148 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Country | Japan | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sport | Track and field | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Event(s) | 400 metres | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Club | Fujitsu Track & Field Team | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Personal best(s) | 200 m: 21.19 (2014)[1] 300 m: 32.83 (2015) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Kentaro Sato (佐藤 拳太郎, Satō Kentarō, born 16 November 1994 in Tokorozawa, Saitama) is a Japanese track and field sprinter who specialises in the 400 metres. His personal best in the event is 45.58 seconds. He has represented Japan at several world meets including the 2017 World Championships and 2019 World Championships.[3] He was also a reserve athlete for the Japanese 4 × 400 metres relay team at the 2015 World Championships and 2016 Olympic Games.[4][5]
Personal bests[]
Event | Time (s) | Competition | Venue | Date | Notes |
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200 m | 21.19 (wind: +0.4 m/s) | Saitama Championships | Kumagaya, Japan | 28 June 2014 | [6] |
300 m | 32.83 | Izumo Meet | Izumo, Japan | 12 April 2015 | |
400 m | 45.58 | Japanese Championships | Nagoya, Japan | 27 June 2015 |
International competition[]
Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Time | |
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2015 | World Relays | Nassau, Bahamas | 17th (h) | 4×400 m relay | 3:06.38 (relay leg: 2nd) SB | |
Asian Championships | Wuhan, China | 3rd | 400 m | 46.09 | ||
Universiade | Gwangju, South Korea | 10th (sf) | 400 m | 46.36 | ||
2nd | 4×400 m relay | 3:07.75 (relay leg: 4th) | ||||
2017 | World Championships | London, United Kingdom | 15th (h) | 4×400 m relay | 3:07.29 (relay leg: 1st) | |
DécaNation | Angers, France | 5th | 400 m | 48.18 | ||
2nd | 4×400 m relay (Mixed) | 3:27.88 (relay leg: 1st) | ||||
2019 | Asian Championships | Doha, Qatar | 1st | 4×400 m relay | 3:02.94 (relay leg: 2nd) | |
3rd | 4×400 m relay (Mixed) | 3:20.73 (relay leg: 4th) | ||||
World Relays | Yokohama, Japan | 4th | 4×400 m relay | 3:03.24 (relay leg: 2nd) | ||
World Championships | Doha, Qatar | 9th (h) | 4×400 m relay | 3:02.05 (relay leg: 3rd) SB | ||
2021 | World Relays | Chorzów, Poland | 2nd | 4×400 m relay | 3:04.45 (relay leg: 3rd) |
References[]
- ^ Jump up to: a b "Profile". Tokorozawa (in Japanese). Retrieved 28 October 2020.
- ^ "Profile". JAAF (in Japanese). Retrieved 28 October 2020.
- ^ "Profile". World Athletics. Retrieved 28 October 2020.
- ^ "Japanese Results of 2015 World Championships" (PDF). JAAF (in Japanese). Retrieved 28 October 2020.
- ^ "Japanese Athletics Team for the Rio 2016" (PDF). JAAF (in Japanese). Retrieved 28 October 2020.
- ^ "2014 Saitama Championships – Results" (PDF). Saitama Association of Athletics Federations (in Japanese). Retrieved 28 October 2020.
External links[]
- Kentaro Sato at World Athletics
- Kentaro Sato at JAAF (in Japanese)
- Kentaro Sato at Fujitsu Track & Field Team (in Japanese)
- Kentaro Sato at Tokorozawa (in Japanese)
- Kentaro Sato on Twitter
Categories:
- 1994 births
- Living people
- Josai University alumni
- Japanese male sprinters
- Sportspeople from Saitama Prefecture
- Olympic athletes of Japan
- Athletes (track and field) at the 2016 Summer Olympics
- World Athletics Championships athletes for Japan
- Universiade silver medalists in athletics (track and field)
- Universiade silver medalists for Japan
- People from Tokorozawa, Saitama
- Athletes (track and field) at the 2020 Summer Olympics
- Japanese athletics biography stubs