Kumiko Sato

Kumiko Sato
Personal information
Full name Kumiko Sato
Alternative names Kumiko Okawa
Country represented Japan
Born (1946-02-22) February 22, 1946
Osaka, Japan
Skating club Kansai University
Retired 1968

Kumiko Sato (佐藤 久美子 Satō Kumiko), née Kumiko Okawa (大川 久美子 Ōkawa Kumiko) (born on February 22, 1946) is a Japanese figure skating coach and former competitor. She is the 1968 Winter Universiade champion and a two-time (1966, 1967) Japan national champion. She represented Japan twice at the Winter Olympics, in 1964 and 1968.[1] Her best finish at the World Championships was 5th, which she obtained in 1967 and 1968.

After retiring from competition, she became one of the more successful coaches in Japan. She is married to Nobuo Sato, with whom she has a daughter, Yuka Sato. As of 2011, the couple live near Yokohama.[2]

Results

International
Event 58–59 59–60 60–61 61–62 62–63 63–64 64–65 65–66 66–67 67–68
Olympics 13th 8th
Worlds 13th 12th 10th 5th 5th
Universiade 2nd 1st
National
Japanese 3rd 3rd 3rd 3rd 3rd 3rd 3rd 2nd 1st 1st

References

  1. ↑ "Kumiko Sato". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved 31 January 2010.
  2. ↑ Barnas, Jo-Ann (March 20, 2011). "Yuka Sato's plans on hold while Japan recovers". Detroit Free Press. Archived from the original on March 20, 2011.
    • "Alternate archive". Archived from the original on August 11, 2015.


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