Nobuo Satō (佐藤 信夫, Satō Nobuo, born January 3, 1942 in Osaka) is a Japanese figure skater and coach. He is a ten-time Japanese national champion. He represented Japan at the 1960 Winter Olympics, where he placed 14th, and at the 1964 Winter Olympics, where he placed 8th.[1] His best finish at the World Championships was 4th in 1965.
| Nobuo Sato | |||||
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 Sato in 2010 | |||||
| Born | January 3, 1942 Osaka, Japan | ||||
| Figure skating career | |||||
| Country |  Japan | ||||
| Japanese name | |||||
| Kanji | 佐藤信夫 | ||||
| Kana | さとう のぶお | ||||
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He is married to Kumiko Okawa, and as of 2011 the couple lives near Yokohama.[2] Their daughter is Yuka Sato, the 1994 World Champion.
Along with Machiko Yamada, he is one of the most successful coaches in Japan. His current and former students include Miki Ando,[3] Mao Asada,[4] Shoko Ishikawa,[5] Hirokazu Kobayashi,[6] Takahiko Kozuka,[7] Yukari Nakano,[8] Yuka Sato, Marin Honda,[9] Kao Miura,[10] Wun-Chang Shih,[11] and Fumie Suguri.[12]
In February 2010, he was elected to the World Figure Skating Hall of Fame.[13]
Competitive highlights edit
| International | |||||||||||
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| Event | 55–56 | 56–57 | 57–58 | 58–59 | 59–60 | 60–61 | 61–62 | 62–63 | 63–64 | 64–65 | 65–66 |
| Olympics | 14th | 8th | |||||||||
| Worlds | 12th | 10th | 10th | 8th | 4th | 5th | |||||
| Universiade | 2nd | 2nd | 1st | ||||||||
| National | |||||||||||
| Japan | 3rd | 1st | 1st | 1st | 1st | 1st | 1st | 1st | 1st | 1st | 1st |
References edit
- ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Nobuo Sato". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on December 4, 2016. Retrieved January 31, 2010.
- ^ Barnas, Jo-Ann. "Yuka Sato's plans on hold while Japan recovers" (). Detroit Free Press. March 20, 2011. Retrieved on June 20, 2015. Article snippet
- ^ Miki Ando at the International Skating Union
- ^ Mao Asada at the International Skating Union
- ^ Shoko Ishikwa at the International Skating Union
- ^ Hirokazu Kobayashi at the International Skating Union
- ^ Takahiko Kozuka at the International Skating Union
- ^ Yukari Nakano at the International Skating Union
- ^ "本田 真凜 Marin HONDA". Fuji TV. Fuji TV. Retrieved July 19, 2023.
- ^ "Kao Miura". International Skating Union. International Skating Union. Retrieved August 4, 2023.
- ^ Wun-Chang Shih at the International Skating Union
- ^ Fumie Suguri at the International Skating Union
- ^ Gallagher, Jack (February 12, 2010). "Skating Hall of Fame set to welcome Sato". The Japan Times. Retrieved March 27, 2011.
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