Megumi Sato (athlete)

is a retired Japanese high jumper. Her personal best jump was 1.95 metres, achieved in May 1987 in Fukuoka.

At the Olympic Games she finished eleventh in 1988 and seventh in 1992. She won the bronze medal at the 1987 Summer Universiade and 1990 Goodwill Games. On the regional level she won the 1986 and 1990 Asian Games, the latter in a new championship record of 1.94 metres. In addition she won the bronze medals at the 1981 Asian Championships.

International competitions 1983World ChampionshipsHelsinki, Finland27th (q)high jump1.80 m1984Olympic GamesLos Angeles, United States18th (q)high jump1.84 m1986Asian GamesSeoul, South Korea1sthigh jump1.89 m1987World Indoor ChampionshipsIndianapolis, United States11thhigh jump1.85 mUniversiadeZagreb, Yugoslavia3rdhigh jump1.88 mWorld ChampionshipsRome, Italy16th (q)high jump1.88 m1988Olympic GamesSeoul, South Korea11thhigh jump1.90 m1989World Indoor ChampionshipsBudapest, Hungary13thhigh jump1.85 m1990Goodwill GamesSeattle, United States 3rdhigh jump1.89 mAsian GamesBeijing, China1sthigh jump1.94 m1991World Indoor ChampionshipsSeville, Spain16th (q)high jump1.84 mWorld ChampionshipsTokyo, Japan19th (q)high jump1.83 m1992Olympic GamesBarcelona, Spain7thhigh jump1.91 mWorld CupHavana, Cuba6thhigh jump1.75 m1993World ChampionshipsStuttgart, Germany34th (q)high jump1.75 m Notes: Results with a (q) indicate overall position in qualifying round.

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