Sawao Katō

Sawao Katō (加藤澤男, Katō Sawao^?, n. 11 octombrie 1946, Niigata, Japonia) este un fost gimnast japonez. Katō ia parte între anii 1968 - 1976 la trei jocuri olimpice la care a obținut 12 medalii, din care 8 medalii de aur, el fiind considerat printre cei mai buni gimnaști de la jocurile olimpice.

Sawao Katō
Date personale
Născut	11 octombrie 1946 (78 de ani)[1] Niigata, Japonia
Frați și surori	Takeshi Katō
Cetățenie	Japonia
Ocupație	gimnast artistic[*]​ profesor universitar[*]​
Înălțime	1,63 m
Greutate	59 kg
Țară	Japonia
Sport	gimnastică artistică
Titluri și realizări
Jocuri olimpice	gymnastics at the 1968 Summer Olympics – men's artistic individual all-around[*][[gymnastics at the 1968 Summer Olympics – men's artistic individual all-around (Olympic gymnastics event)|​]] gymnastics at the 1972 Summer Olympics – men's artistic individual all-around[*][[gymnastics at the 1972 Summer Olympics – men's artistic individual all-around (Olympic gymnastics event)|​]] gymnastics at the 1976 Summer Olympics – men's artistic individual all-around[*][[gymnastics at the 1976 Summer Olympics – men's artistic individual all-around (Olympic gymnastics event)|​]] gymnastics at the 1968 Summer Olympics – men's floor[*][[gymnastics at the 1968 Summer Olympics – men's floor (men's floor exercise events at the Olympics)|​]] gymnastics at the 1972 Summer Olympics – men's horizontal bar[*][[gymnastics at the 1972 Summer Olympics – men's horizontal bar (olympic gymnastics event)|​]] gymnastics at the 1972 Summer Olympics – men's parallel bars[*][[gymnastics at the 1972 Summer Olympics – men's parallel bars (olympic gymnastics event)|​]] gymnastics at the 1976 Summer Olympics – men's parallel bars[*][[gymnastics at the 1976 Summer Olympics – men's parallel bars (olympic gymnastics event)|​]] gymnastics at the 1972 Summer Olympics – men's pommel horse[*][[gymnastics at the 1972 Summer Olympics – men's pommel horse (olympic gymnastics event)|​]] gymnastics at the 1968 Summer Olympics – men's rings[*][[gymnastics at the 1968 Summer Olympics – men's rings (olympic gymnastics event)|​]]
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Medalii olimpice

Jocurile Olimpice de vară din 1968 (Mexico City)

• Aur la individual compus
• Aur la echipe
• Aur la sol
• Bronz la inele

Jocurile Olimpice de vară din 1972 (München)

• Aur la individual compus
• Aur la echipe
• Aur la paralele
• Argint la cal cu mânere
• Argint la bară fixă

Jocurile Olimpice de vară din 1976 (Montreal)

• Aur la paralele
• Aur la echipe
• Argint la individual compus

Vezi și

• International Gymnastics Hall of Fame
• Lista medaliaților olimpici la gimnastică (bărbați)
• Clasamentul campionilor olimpici la gimnastică

Note

1. Kato Sawao, Encyclopædia Britannica Online, accesat în 9 octombrie 2017

Legături externe

• Katō (bare paralele)
• Sawao Katō la International Gymnastics Hall of Fame (engl.)
• Sawao Katō la Olympedia.org
• Fotografii cu Sawao Katō