is a Japanese retired track and field sprinter who specialized in the 200 metres.
Career Sato represented Japan at two consecutive World Championships, in 2009 and 2011. He was also the reserve relay member at the 2008 Summer Olympics, but was ultimately not selected to run.
Personal bests EventTime (s)CompetitionVenueDateNotes100 m10.35 (wind: +0.1 m/s)Kanto University ChampionshipsTokyo, Japan18 May 200810.30 (wind: +6.5 m/s)Chūhei Nambu MemorialSapporo, Japan15 July 2007Wind-assisted200 m20.42 (wind: +1.3 m/s)Japanese ChampionshipsHiroshima, Japan26 June 200920.37 (wind: +2.3 m/s)Japanese Championshipskawasaki, Japan26 June 2008Wind-assisted
International competition YearCompetitionVenuePositionEventTimeRepresenting 2007Summer UniversiadeBangkok, Thailand8th200 m21.34 (wind: +0.2 m/s)5th4×100 m relay39.45 (relay leg: 2nd) (h)4×400 m relay (relay leg: 3rd)2009Summer UniversiadeBelgrade, Serbia7th200 m22.22 (wind: +0.1 m/s) (h)4×100 m relay (relay leg: 4th)World ChampionshipsBerlin, Germany47th (h)200 m21.38 (wind: -0.2 m/s)Asian ChampionshipsGuangzhou, China3rd200 m21.10 (wind: +0.6 m/s)2011Asian ChampionshipsKobe, Japan2nd200 m20.75 (wind: -0.4 m/s)1st4×100 m relay39.18 (relay leg: 4th)World ChampionshipsDaegu, South Korea19th (sf)200 m21.17 (wind: -1.0 m/s)9th (h)4×100 m relay38.66 (relay leg: 4th)
References
External links
Hitoshi Saito at JAAF Hitoshi Saito at TBS (archived)