Kentaro Sato (sprinter)

Kentaro Sato (佐藤 拳太郎, Satō Kentarō, born 16 November 1994 in Tokorozawa, Saitama) is a Japanese track and field sprinter who specialises in the 400 metres. His personal best in the event is 44.77 seconds. He has represented Japan at several world meets including the 2017 World Championships, 2019 World Championships, and the 2023 World Championships.^[3] He was also a reserve athlete for the Japanese 4 × 400 metres relay team at the 2015 World Championships and 2016 Olympic Games.^[4][5]

Kentaro Sato

Personal information
Nationality	Japanese
Born	16 November 1994 (1994-11-16) (age 30) Tokorozawa, Saitama, Japan[1]
Alma mater	Josai University
Height	1.74 m (5 ft 9 in)[2]
Weight	67 kg (148 lb)
Sport
Country	Japan
Sport	Track and field
Event	400 metres
Club	Fujitsu Track & Field Team
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)	200 m: 21.19 (2014)[1] 300 m: 32.83 (2015) 400 m: 44.77 (2023)
Medal record Men's athletics Representing  Japan World Relays 2021 Chorzów 4×400 m relay Asian Championships 2019 Doha 4×400 m relay 2023 Bangkok 400 metres 2015 Wuhan 400 m 2019 Doha 4×400 m relay (Mixed) Universiade 2015 Gwangju 4×400 m relay

Personal bests

Event	Time (s)	Competition	Venue	Date	Notes
200 m	21.19 (wind: +0.4 m/s)	Saitama Championships	Kumagaya, Japan	28 June 2014	[6]
300 m	32.83	Izumo Meet	Izumo, Japan	12 April 2015
400 m	44.77	2023 World Championship	Budapest, Hungary	20 August 2023

International competition

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Event	Time
Representing  Japan
2015	World Relays	Nassau, Bahamas	17th (h)	4×400 m relay	3:06.38 (relay leg: 2nd) SB
	Asian Championships	Wuhan, China	3rd	400 m	46.09
	Universiade	Gwangju, South Korea	10th (sf)	400 m	46.36
			2nd	4×400 m relay	3:07.75 (relay leg: 4th)
2017	World Championships	London, United Kingdom	15th (h)	4×400 m relay	3:07.29 (relay leg: 1st)
	DécaNation	Angers, France	5th	400 m	48.18
			2nd	4×400 m relay (Mixed)	3:27.88 (relay leg: 1st)
2019	Asian Championships	Doha, Qatar	1st	4×400 m relay	3:02.94 (relay leg: 2nd)
			3rd	4×400 m relay (Mixed)	3:20.73 (relay leg: 4th)
	World Relays	Yokohama, Japan	4th	4×400 m relay	3:03.24 (relay leg: 2nd)
	World Championships	Doha, Qatar	9th (h)	4×400 m relay	3:02.05 (relay leg: 3rd) SB
2021	World Relays	Chorzów, Poland	2nd	4 × 400 m relay	3:04.45 (relay leg: 3rd)
	Olympic Games	Tokyo, Japan	10th (h)	4 × 400 m relay	3:00.76 (relay leg: 3rd)
2023	Asian Championships	Bangkok, Thailand	1st	400 m	45.00
	World Championships	Budapest, Hungary	11th (sf)	400 m	44.99
	Asian Games	Hangzhou, China	2nd	400 m	45.57
2024	Olympic Games	Paris, France	33rd (h)	400 m	45.60
			6th	4 × 400 m relay	2:58.33

References

1. "Profile". Tokorozawa (in Japanese). Retrieved 28 October 2020.
2. "Profile". JAAF (in Japanese). Retrieved 28 October 2020.
3. "Profile". World Athletics. Retrieved 28 October 2020.
4. "Japanese Results of 2015 World Championships" (PDF). JAAF (in Japanese). Retrieved 28 October 2020.
5. "Japanese Athletics Team for the Rio 2016" (PDF). JAAF (in Japanese). Retrieved 28 October 2020.
6. "2014 Saitama Championships – Results" (PDF). Saitama Association of Athletics Federations (in Japanese). Retrieved 28 October 2020.

External links

• Kentaro Sato at World Athletics
• Kentaro Sato at JAAF (in Japanese)
• Kentaro Sato – Paris 2024 at JAAF (in Japanese)
• Kentaro Sato at Fujitsu Track & Field Team (in Japanese)
• Kentaro Sato at Tokorozawa (in Japanese)
• Kentaro Sato at Olympedia
• Kentaro Sato at Olympics.com
• Kentaro Sato at the Paris 2024 Summer Olympics
• Kentaro Sato – Paris 2024 at the Japanese Olympic Committee (in Japanese) (in English)
• Kentaro Sato – Tokyo 2020 at the Japanese Olympic Committee (in Japanese) (in English)
• Kentaro Sato – Rio 2016 at the Japanese Olympic Committee (in Japanese) (in English)