Kumiko Sato
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| Kumiko Sato | |
|---|---|
| Personal information | |
| Full name | Kumiko Sato |
| Alternative names | Kumiko Okawa |
| Country represented | Japan |
| Born |
February 22, 1946 Osaka, Japan |
| Skating club | Kansai University |
| Retired | 1968 |
Kumiko Sato (佐藤 久美子 Satō Kumiko), née Kumiko Okawa (大川 久美子 Ōkawa Kumiko) (born on February 22, 1946) is a Japanese former competitive figure skater who is now a coach. She is a two-time (1966, 1967) Japan national champion and represented Japan twice at the Winter Olympics, in 1964 and 1968.[1] Her best finish at the World Championships was 5th in 1967.
After retiring from competition, she became one of the more successful coaches in Japan. Her husband is Nobuo Sato, and their daughter is Yuka Sato.
Results
| International | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Event | 1958–59 | 1959–60 | 1960–61 | 1961–62 | 1962–63 | 1963–64 | 1964–65 | 1965–66 | 1966–67 | 1967–68 |
| Olympics | 13th | 8th | ||||||||
| Worlds | 13th | 12th | 10th | 5th | 5th | |||||
| Universiade | 2nd | 1st | ||||||||
| National | ||||||||||
| Japanese | 3rd | 3rd | 3rd | 3rd | 3rd | 3rd | 3rd | 2nd | 1st | 1st |
References
- ↑ "Kumiko Sato". Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved 31 January 2010.
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