is a retired Japanese sprinter who specializes in the 400 metres.
He finished fourth in 4 × 400 m relay at the 2004 Olympic Games, together with teammates Yuki Yamaguchi, Jun Osakada and Tomohiro Ito. Sato also competed at the World Championships in 2003, 2005 and 2007.
His personal best time is 45.50 seconds, achieved in June 2003 in Yokohama.
International competition YearCompetitionVenuePositionEventTimeNotesRepresenting 1999Asian Junior ChampionshipsSingapore3rd400 m46.751st4×400 m relay3:07.38 (relay leg: 1st)2001East Asian GamesOsaka, Japan1st4×400 m relay3:03.74 (relay leg: 1st)Summer UniversiadeBeijing, China7th400 m46.993rd4×400 m relay3:03.63 (relay leg: 1st)2003World ChampionshipsParis, France40th (h)400 m46.537th4×400 m relay3:03.15 (relay leg: 4th)Asian ChampionshipsManila, Philippines8th400 m47.402nd4×400 m relay3:03.592004Summer OlympicsAthens, Greece44th (h)400 m46.704th4×400 m relay3:00.99 (relay leg: 4th)2005World ChampionshipsHelsinki, Finland23rd (sf)400 m48.55 (h)4×400 m relay (relay leg: 4th)Asian ChampionshipsIncheon, South Korea1st4×400 m relay3:03.51 (relay leg: 4th)2007World ChampionshipsOsaka, Japan10th (h)4×400 m relay3:02.76 (relay leg: 4th)
National titles Japanese Championships 400 m: 2003, 2004
References
External links
Mitsuhiro Sato at JAAF Mitsuhiro Sato at Fujitsu Track & Field Team (archived) Mitsuhiro Sato at TBS (archived)