Kumiko Sato
Kumiko Sato | |
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Full name | Kumiko Sato |
Other names | Kumiko Okawa |
Born | Osaka | February 22, 1946
Figure skating career | |
Country | Japan |
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 |
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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 |
References
- Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Kumiko Sato". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 2016-12-04. Retrieved 31 January 2010.