Famous People with Name Sato

Nobuo Sato            Origin/Culture/Country: Japanese

Nobuo Sato: a former Japanese figure skater who is now a coach. Along with Machiko Yamada, he is one of the more successful coaches in Japan. He is a ten-time national champion and competed at the 1960 and 1964 Winter Olympic Games. His best finish at the World Championships was 4th in 1965. He is married to Kumiko Okawa. Their daughter is Yuka Sato, the 1994 World Champion. His current students include 2006 Grand Prix Final bronze medalist and the 2007 Asia Champion, Yukari Nakano and World Junior Champion Takahiko Kozuka. His former students include Yuka Sato, Miki Ando, the 2007 World Champion, and 2004 Grand Prix Final Champion, three time World medalist Fumie Suguri.

Noriko Sato            Origin/Culture/Country: Japanese

Noriko Sato: a Japanese figure skater who is now a coach. She competed in Ice Dancing with Tadayuki Takahashi from 1979. They placed 17th in the 1984 Winter Olympic Games. She was six-time Japanese national champion from 1980 to 1985.

Yuka Sato            Origin/Culture/Country: Japanese

Yuka Sato: a Japanese figure skater. She is the 1994 World Champion, the 1990 World Junior Champion and the 1993 & 1994 Japanese national champion. She placed 7th at the 1992 Winter Olympics and 5th at the 1994 Winter Olympics.Yuka Sato was born in Tokyo. Both of her parents are former skaters. Her father, Nobuo Sato, competed at the 1960 Winter Olympics and 1964 Winter Olympics. Her mother, Kumiko Okawa, competed in the 1964 Winter Olympics and 1968 Winter Olympics.

Takuma Sato            Origin/Culture/Country: Japanese

Takuma Sato: a Japanese former Formula One automobile racing driver.Sato is unusual among Japanese drivers in having relatively little motor racing experience in his native country. He initially competed in bicycle racing, where he won several national junior-championships.He began his karting career in Japan in 1996, at the late age of 19, and later entered the Suzuka circuit Racing School (SRS), a racing school managed by Honda. In 1998, Sato stepped up into the All-Japan Formula Three Championship and drove for the Mugen-Dome project, but he broke his contract with the team in mid-season and moved to England to pursue a career in European racing. Through 1998 and 1999 he raced in Junior Formula races throughout the continent

Hisayoshi Sato            Origin/Culture/Country: Japanese

Hisayoshi Sato: a Japanese swimmer. He won a bronze medal in the men's 4 x 100 metre medley relay at the 2008 Summer Olympics.