Kumiko Sato
| Kumiko Sato | |
|---|---|
| Other names | Kumiko Okawa |
| Born | February 22, 1946 Osaka, Japan |
| Figure skating career | |
| Country | 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 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[edit]
| 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[edit]
- ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Kumiko Okawa". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on December 4, 2016. Retrieved January 31, 2010.
- ^ 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.
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