Shintaro Sato
Shintaro Sato (佐藤 真太郎, Satō Shintarō) (born August 20, 1980 in Tsurugashima) is a Japanese retired bobsledder and sprinter.[1]
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Nationality | Japanese |
| Born | 20 August 1980 Tsurugashima, Japan |
| Education | Physical education |
| Alma mater | University of Tsukuba Graduate school |
| Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) |
| Weight | 85 kg (187 lb) |
| Sport | |
| Country |  Japan |
| Sport |  Bobsleigh Athletics |
| Now coaching | Kirara Shiraishi Shuhei Tada |
| Achievements and titles | |
| Personal best(s) | 100 m: 10.36 (2004) 200 m: 20.83 (2000) |
Bobsleigh career
Sato competed at the 2014 Winter Olympics for Japan. He teamed with driver Hiroshi Suzuki, Toshiki Kuroiwa and Hisashi Miyazaki in the four-man event, finishing 26th.[2][3]
Sato made his World Cup debut in December 2013. As of April 2014, his best finish is 19th, in a pair of events in 2012-13 at Lake Placid.[1]
International competitions
| Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Partners | Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Representing Japan | ||||||
| 2013-14 | World Cup | Lake Placid, United States | 19th | Two-man | Hiroshi Suzuki | 1:52.67 (56.32 / 56.35) |
| 19th | Four-man | Hiroshi Suzuki Hisashi Miyazaki Toshiki Kuroiwa |
1:51.86 (55.87 / 55.99) | |||
| 2014 | Olympic Games | Sochi, Russia | 24th | Four-man | Hiroshi Suzuki Hisashi Miyazaki Toshiki Kuroiwa |
2:49.46 (56.41 / 56.42 / 56.63) |
Athletics career
He was part of the Waseda University team that won the 4 × 100 metres relay at the 1999 and 2000 Japanese Championships. He was also the 2004 Japanese National Sports Festival champion in the 100 metres and the 1995 Japanese Junior High School Championships champion in the 400 metres.[4][5]
Personal bests
- 100 metres – 10.36 (Kumagaya 2004)
- 200 metres – 20.83 (+1.2 m/s) (Yokohama 2000)
Coaching career
He was the men's and women's sprint coach of track and field club at Daito Bunka University from 2009 to 2017 and later became men's and women's sprint director in 2018.[6] Before that, he was the coach of track and field club at Sayamagaoka High School for three years.[4]
He is currently coach of Japanese sprinters Kirara Shiraishi and Shuhei Tada.[7]
References
- FIBT Profile Archived 2014-02-26 at the Wayback Machine
- "Sports Reference Profile". Archived from the original on 22 February 2020.
- "Sochi2014.com profile". 20 March 2014. Archived from the original on 20 March 2014.
- "Tsukuba Way Interview". Tsukuba Way (in Japanese). 20 June 2016. Retrieved 11 November 2020.
- "【連載】『伝説のアイスレーサー』特別企画 第２回 佐藤真太郎氏". Waseda Sports (in Japanese). 2 December 2017. Retrieved 11 November 2020.
- "Staff". Daito Bunka University Track and Field Club (in Japanese). Retrieved 11 November 2020.
- "多田修平×白石黄良々(競技編)～「いだてん」たちの"つぶやき" 新春ラジオスペシャル～". NHK (in Japanese). 2 January 2020. Retrieved 11 November 2020.
External links
- Shintaro Sato at World Athletics
- Shintaro Sato at the International Bobsleigh & Skeleton Federation
- Shintaro Sato at Olympics at Sports-Reference.com (archived)
- Shintaro Sato at JOC (in Japanese)
- Shintaro Sato at Daito Bunka University (in Japanese)
- Shintaro Sato on Twitter