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'' (born February 22, 1946) is a Japanese

figure skating Figure skating is a sport in which individuals, pairs, or groups perform on figure skates on ice. It was the first winter sport to be included in the Olympic Games, with its introduction occurring at the Figure skating at the 1908 Summer Olympi ...

coach and former competitor. She is the 1968

Winter Universiade The FISU World University Games, formerly the Universiade, is an international multi-sport event, organized for university athletes by the International University Sports Federation (FISU). The former name is a portmanteau of the words "Universi ...

champion and a two-time (1966, 1967) Japan national champion. She represented Japan twice at the Winter Olympics, in

1964 Events January * January 1 – The Federation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland is dissolved. * January 5 – In the first meeting between leaders of the Roman Catholic and Orthodox churches since the fifteenth century, Pope Paul VI and Patria ...

and

1968 Events January–February * January 1968, January – The I'm Backing Britain, I'm Backing Britain campaign starts spontaneously. * January 5 – Prague Spring: Alexander Dubček is chosen as leader of the Communist Party of Cze ...

. Her best finish at the World Championships was 5th, which she obtained in

1967 Events January * January 1 – Canada begins a year-long celebration of the 100th anniversary of Canadian Confederation, Confederation, featuring the Expo 67 World's Fair. * January 6 – Vietnam War: United States Marine Corps and Army of ...

and

. 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 is a Japanese former competitive figure skater and choreographer. She is the 1994 World champion, the 1990 World Junior champion and the 1993 & 1994 Japanese national champion. She placed 7th at the 1992 Winter Olympics and 5th at the 19 ...

. As of 2011, the couple live near

Yokohama is the List of cities in Japan, second-largest city in Japan by population as well as by area, and the country's most populous Municipalities of Japan, municipality. It is the capital and most populous city in Kanagawa Prefecture, with a popu ...

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* 1946 births Living people Japanese female single skaters Olympic figure skaters for Japan Figure skaters at the 1964 Winter Olympics Figure skaters at the 1968 Winter Olympics Japanese figure skating coaches Figure skaters from Osaka Female sports coaches Kansai University alumni Winter World University Games medalists in figure skating FISU World University Games gold medalists for Japan FISU World University Games silver medalists for Japan Competitors at the 1966 Winter Universiade Competitors at the 1968 Winter Universiade 20th-century Japanese sportswomen {{Japan-figure-skating-bio-stub