Kentaro Sato (sprinter)

Kentaro Sato
Personal information
Nationality	Japanese
Born	16 November 1994 (age 29); Tokorozawa, Saitama, Japan
Alma mater	Josai University
Height	1.74 m (5 ft 9 in)
Weight	67 kg (148 lb)
Sport
Country	Japan
Sport	Track and field
Event	400 metres
Club	Fujitsu Track & Field Team
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)	200 m: 21.19 (2014); 300 m: 32.83 (2015); 400 m: 44.77 (2023)
Medal record
Men's athletics
Representing Japan
World Relays
Asian Championships
Universiade

Kentaro Sato (佐藤拳太郎, Satō Kentarō, 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.^[3] He was also a reserve athlete for the Japanese 4 × 400 metres relay team at the 2015 World Championships and 2016 Olympic Games.^[4]^[5]

Personal bests

Event	Time (s)	Competition	Venue	Date	Notes
200 m	21.19 (wind: +0.4 m/s)	Saitama Championships	Kumagaya, Japan	28 June 2014	^[6]
300 m	32.83	Izumo Meet	Izumo, Japan	12 April 2015
400 m	44.77	2023 World Championship	Budapest, Hungary	20 August 2023

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Event	Time
Representing Japan
2015	World Relays	Nassau, Bahamas	17th (h)	4×400 m relay	3:06.38 (relay leg: 2nd) SB
	Asian Championships	Wuhan, China	3rd	400 m	46.09
	Universiade	Gwangju, South Korea	10th (sf)	400 m	46.36
	Universiade	Gwangju, South Korea	2nd	4×400 m relay	3:07.75 (relay leg: 4th)
2017	World Championships	London, United Kingdom	15th (h)	4×400 m relay	3:07.29 (relay leg: 1st)
	DécaNation	Angers, France	5th	400 m	48.18
	DécaNation	Angers, France	2nd	4×400 m relay (Mixed)	3:27.88 (relay leg: 1st)
2019	Asian Championships	Doha, Qatar	1st	4×400 m relay	3:02.94 (relay leg: 2nd)
	Asian Championships	Doha, Qatar	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) SB
2021	World Relays	Chorzów, Poland	2nd	4 × 400 m relay	3:04.45 (relay leg: 3rd)
2021	Olympic Games	Tokyo, Japan	10th (h)	4 × 400 m relay	3:00.76 (relay leg: 3rd)
2023	Asian Championships	Bangkok, Thailand	1st	400 m	45.00
	World Championships	Budapest, Hungary	11th (sf)	400 m	44.99
	Asian Games	Hangzhou, China	2nd	400 m	45.57
2024	Olympic Games	Paris, France	33rd (h)	400 m	45.60
2024	Olympic Games	Paris, France	6th	4 × 400 m relay	2:58.33

^ ^a ^b "Profile". Tokorozawa (in Japanese). Retrieved 28 October 2020.
^ "Profile". JAAF (in Japanese). Retrieved 28 October 2020.
^ "Profile". World Athletics. Retrieved 28 October 2020.
^ "Japanese Results of 2015 World Championships" (PDF). JAAF (in Japanese). Retrieved 28 October 2020.
^ "Japanese Athletics Team for the Rio 2016" (PDF). JAAF (in Japanese). Retrieved 28 October 2020.
^ "2014 Saitama Championships – Results" (PDF). Saitama Association of Athletics Federations (in Japanese). Retrieved 28 October 2020.

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