Yuki Sato (runner)

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Yuki Sato (right) at the Berlin Marathon 2015 Berlin-Marathon 2015 Runners 8.jpg
Yuki Sato (right) at the Berlin Marathon 2015

Yuki Sato (佐藤 悠基, Satō Yūki; born 26 November 1986 in Shimizu, Shizuoka) [1] is a Japanese long-distance runner. [2] At the 2012 Summer Olympics, he competed in the Men's 5000 metres, finished 26th overall in Round 1, and thus failed to qualify for the final. He also competed in the men's 10000 metres, finishing in 22nd place. [1]

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International competitions

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YearCompetitionVenuePositionEventNotes
2003 World Youth Championships Sherbrooke, Canada10th3000 m8:38.45
2004 World Cross Country Championships Brussels, Belgium46thJunior 26:47
World Junior Championships Grosseto, Italy13th5000m 14:15.62
2005 World Cross Country Championships Saint-Galmier, France47thJunior 26:21
Universiade İzmir, Turkey4th10,000 m 28:43.46
7th5000 m 13:57.35
2008 World Cross Country Championships Edinburgh, United Kingdom93rdSenior 38:19
2011 Asian Championships Kobe, Japan2nd5000 m 13:40.78
World Championships Daegu, South Korea15th10,000 m 29:04.15
2012 Olympic Games London, United Kingdom22nd10,000 m 28:44.06
11th (q)5000 m 13:38.22
2013 World Championships Moscow, Russia10,000 m DNF
23rd5000 m 13:37.07
2014 Asian Games Incheon, South Korea6th5000 m 13:34.97

References

  1. 1 2 Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Yuki Sato". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 3 December 2016.
  2. Yuki Sato at World Athletics OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg