Kumiko Sato

Kumiko Sato
Personal information
Full name Kumiko Sato
Alternative names Kumiko Okawa
Country represented  Japan
Born February 22, 1946 (1946-02-22) (age 66)
Osaka
Skating club Kansai University

Kumiko Sato (佐藤 久美子 Satō Kumiko?), née Kumiko Okawa (大川 久美子 Ōkawa Kumiko?) (born on February 22, 1946 in Osaka, Japan) was a Japanese figure skater who is now a coach. She is one of the more successful coaches in Japan. Her husband is Nobuo Sato, and their daughter is Yuka Sato.

She won the Japan Figure Skating Championships in 1966 and 1967. She represented Japan at the 1964 Winter Olympics and 1968 Winter Olympics. Her best finish at the World Championships was 5th in 1967.

Results

Event 1958-59 1959-60 1960-61 1961-62 1962-63 1963-64 1964-65 1965-66 1966-67 1967-68
Winter Olympics 13th 8th
World Championships 13th 12th 10th 5th 5th
Japanese Championships 3rd 3rd 3rd 3rd 3rd 3rd 3rd 2nd 1st 1st
Winter Universiade 2nd 1st

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