Kentaro Sato (sprinter)

{{short description|Japanese sprinter (born 1994)}} {{Use dmy dates|date=October 2020}} {{Infobox sportsperson | name = Kentaro Sato | image = | imagesize = | caption = | nationality = Japanese | country = Japan | sport = Track and field | event = 400 metres | club = Fujitsu Track & Field Team | team = | alma_mater = Josai University | birth_date = {{birth date and age text|16 November 1994}} | birth_place = Tokorozawa, Saitama, Japan<ref name="Tokorozawa">{{cite web|url=https://www.city.tokorozawa.saitama.jp/iitokoro/enjoy/bunkakyoyo/tokyoolypara/athlete/satoh_kentaro/index.html|title=Profile|website=Tokorozawa|access-date=28 October 2020|language=Japanese|archive-date=31 October 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201031035843/https://www.city.tokorozawa.saitama.jp/iitokoro/enjoy/bunkakyoyo/tokyoolypara/athlete/satoh_kentaro/index.html|url-status=dead}}</ref> | residence = | death_date = | death_place = | height = 1.74 m<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.jaaf.or.jp/athletes/profile/kentaro_sato/|title=Profile|website=JAAF|access-date=28 October 2020|language=Japanese}}</ref> | weight = 67 kg | pb = '''200 m''': 21.19 (2014)<ref name="Tokorozawa"/> '''300 m''': 32.83 (2015) '''400 m''': 44.77 (2023) | medaltemplates = {{MedalSport | Men's athletics}} {{MedalCountry |{{JPN}} }} {{MedalCompetition | World Relays }} {{MedalSilver | 2021 Chorzów | 4×400 m relay}} {{MedalCompetition|Asian Championships}} {{MedalGold|2019 Doha|4×400 m relay}} {{MedalGold|2023 Bangkok|400 m}} {{MedalSilver|2025 Gumi|400 m}} {{MedalBronze|2015 Wuhan|400 m}} {{MedalBronze|2019 Doha|4×400 m relay (Mixed)}} {{MedalCompetition|Universiade}} {{MedalSilver|2015 Gwangju|4×400 m relay}} }}

{{nihongo|'''Kentaro Sato'''|佐藤拳太郎|Satō Kentarō|extra=born 16 November 1994 in Tokorozawa, Saitama}} is a Japanese track and field sprinter who specialises in the 400 metres. His personal best in the event is 44.77 seconds. He has represented Japan at several world meets including the 2017 World Championships, 2019 World Championships, and the 2023 World Championships.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.worldathletics.org/athletes/japan/kentaro-sato-14698120|title=Profile|website=World Athletics|access-date=28 October 2020}}</ref> He was also a reserve athlete for the Japanese 4 × 400 metres relay team at the 2015 World Championships and 2016 Olympic Games.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.jaaf.or.jp/taikai/1313/result.pdf|title=Japanese Results of 2015 World Championships|website=JAAF|access-date=28 October 2020|language=Japanese}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.jaaf.or.jp/pdf/relay0725.pdf|title=Japanese Athletics Team for the Rio 2016|website=JAAF|access-date=28 October 2020|language=Japanese}}</ref>

==Personal bests== {| class="wikitable" style=text-align:center |- !Event !Time (s) !Competition !Venue !Date !Notes |- |200 m |21.19 (wind: +0.4 m/s) |Saitama Championships |Kumagaya, Japan |28 June 2014 |<ref>{{cite web|url=http://sairiku.net/xoops/newinfo/kekka/2014/H260629r.pdf|title=2014 Saitama Championships – Results|website=Saitama Association of Athletics Federations|access-date=28 October 2020|language=Japanese|archive-date=31 October 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201031040421/http://sairiku.net/xoops/newinfo/kekka/2014/H260629r.pdf|url-status=dead}}</ref> |- |300 m |32.83 |Izumo Meet |Izumo, Japan |12 April 2015 | |- |400 m |44.77 |2023 World Championship |Budapest, Hungary |20 August 2023 | |- |}

==International competition== {| class="wikitable sortable" style=text-align:center |- !Year !Competition !Venue !Position !Event !Time |- !colspan="7"|Representing {{JPN}} |- |rowspan=4|2015 |World Relays |Nassau, Bahamas |17th (h) |4×400 m relay |3:06.38 (relay leg: 2nd) {{AthAbbr|SB}} |- |Asian Championships |Wuhan, China |bgcolor="cc9966"|3rd |400 m |{{sort|0:46.09|46.09}} |- |rowspan=2|Universiade |rowspan=2|Gwangju, South Korea |10th (sf) |400 m |{{sort|0:46.36|46.36}} |- |bgcolor="silver"|2nd |4×400 m relay |3:07.75 (relay leg: 4th) |- |rowspan=3|2017 |World Championships |London, United Kingdom |15th (h) |4×400 m relay |3:07.29 (relay leg: 1st) |- |rowspan=2|DécaNation |rowspan=2|Angers, France |5th |400 m |{{sort|0:48.18|48.18}} |- |bgcolor="silver"|2nd |4×400 m relay (Mixed) |3:27.88 (relay leg: 1st) |- |rowspan=4|2019 |rowspan=2|Asian Championships |rowspan=2|Doha, Qatar |bgcolor="gold"|1st |4×400 m relay |3:02.94 (relay leg: 2nd) |- |bgcolor="cc9966"|3rd |4×400 m relay (Mixed) |3:20.73 (relay leg: 4th) |- |World Relays |Yokohama, Japan ||4th |4×400 m relay |3:03.24 (relay leg: 2nd) |- |World Championships |Doha, Qatar |9th (h) |4×400 m relay |3:02.05 (relay leg: 3rd) {{AthAbbr|SB}} |- |rowspan=2|2021 |World Relays |Chorzów, Poland |bgcolor=silver|2nd |{{nowrap|4 × 400 m}} relay |3:04.45 (relay leg: 3rd) |- |Olympic Games |Tokyo, Japan |10th (h) |{{nowrap|4 × 400 m}} relay |3:00.76 (relay leg: 3rd) |- |rowspan=3|2023 |Asian Championships |Bangkok, Thailand |bgcolor=gold|1st |400 m |45.00 |- |World Championships |Budapest, Hungary |11th (sf) |400 m |44.99 |- |Asian Games |Hangzhou, China |bgcolor=silver|2nd |400 m |45.57 |- |rowspan=2|2024 |rowspan=2|Olympic Games |rowspan=2|Paris, France |33rd (h) |400 m |45.60 |- |6th |4 × 400 m relay |2:58.33 |- |2025 |Asian Championships |Gumi, South Korea |bgcolor=silver|2nd |400 m |45.50 |}

==References== {{Reflist}}

==External links== * {{World Athletics}} * {{JAAF|kentaro_sato}} * [https://web.archive.org/web/20201025113702/https://sports.jp.fujitsu.com/trackfield/sato/ Kentaro Sato] at Fujitsu Track & Field Team (archived) {{in lang|ja}} * [https://web.archive.org/web/20201031035843/https://www.city.tokorozawa.saitama.jp/iitokoro/enjoy/bunkakyoyo/tokyoolypara/athlete/satoh_kentaro/index.html Kentaro Sato] at Tokorozawa (archived) {{in lang|ja}} * {{InterSportStats}} * {{Olympedia}} * {{Olympics.com|kentaro-sato}} * [https://web.archive.org/web/20240730141847/https://olympics.com/en/paris-2024/athlete/kentaro-sato_1921607 Kentaro Sato] at the Paris 2024 Summer Olympics (archived, [https://paris2024.rtve.es/es/paris-2024/atleta/kentaro-sato_1921607 alternate link]) * {{Team Japan athletes|satokentaro}} * {{Instagram}}

{{DEFAULTSORT:Sato, Kentaro}} Category:1994 births Category:Living people Category:Josai University alumni Category:Japanese men sprinters Category:Athletes from Saitama Prefecture Category:Olympic athletes for Japan Category:Athletes (track and field) at the 2016 Summer Olympics Category:Athletes (track and field) at the 2020 Summer Olympics Category:Athletes (track and field) at the 2024 Summer Olympics Category:World Athletics Championships athletes for Japan Category:Universiade silver medalists in athletics (track and field) Category:FISU World University Games silver medalists for Japan Category:People from Tokorozawa, Saitama Category:Asian Athletics Championships winners Category:Asian Athletics Championships medalists Category:21st-century Japanese sportsmen Category:Athletes (track and field) at the 2022 Asian Games Category:Medalists at the 2022 Asian Games Category:Asian Games silver medalists for Japan Category:Asian Games silver medalists in athletics (track and field)