is a Japanese
wrestler
Wrestling is a martial art, combat sport, and form of entertainment that involves grappling with an opponent and striving to obtain a position of advantage through different throws or techniques, within a given ruleset. Wrestling involves diffe ...
and Olympic champion in
Freestyle wrestling
Freestyle wrestling is a style of wrestling. It is one of two styles of wrestling contested in the Olympic Games, along with Greco-Roman wrestling, Greco-Roman. scholastic wrestling, High school wrestling and men's collegiate wrestling in the U ...
.
Olympics
Sato competed at the
1988 Summer Olympics
The 1988 Summer Olympics (), officially the Games of the XXIV Olympiad () and officially branded as Seoul 1988 (), were an international multi-sport event held from 17 September to 2 October 1988 in Seoul, South Korea. 159 nations were represe ...
in
Seoul
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where he received a gold medal in
Freestyle wrestling
Freestyle wrestling is a style of wrestling. It is one of two styles of wrestling contested in the Olympic Games, along with Greco-Roman wrestling, Greco-Roman. scholastic wrestling, High school wrestling and men's collegiate wrestling in the U ...
, the ''flyweight'' class.
["1988 Summer Olympics – Seoul, South Korea – Wrestling"]
''databaseOlympics.com'' (Retrieved on 11 September 2008)
References
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1961 births
Living people
Olympic wrestlers for Japan
Wrestlers at the 1988 Summer Olympics
Wrestlers at the 1992 Summer Olympics
Japanese male sport wrestlers
Olympic gold medalists for Japan
Nippon Sport Science University alumni
Olympic medalists in wrestling
Asian Games medalists in wrestling
Wrestlers at the 1986 Asian Games
World Wrestling Championships medalists
Medalists at the 1988 Summer Olympics
Summer World University Games medalists in wrestling
Medalists at the 1986 Asian Games
Asian Games gold medalists for Japan
FISU World University Games gold medalists for Japan
Medalists at the 1981 Summer Universiade
20th-century Japanese sportsmen
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