Yoshiko Sato (佐藤 喜子, Satō Yoshiko, born March 30, 1938) is a retired Japanese freestyle swimmer who won seven gold medals at the Asian Games in 1958–1962. She competed at the 1956 and 1960 Olympics in five sprint events in total with the best result of seventh place in the 4×100 m medley relay.[2]
Nationally Sato won four consecutive titles in the 100 m (1958–1961) and seven consecutive titles in the 200 m (1955–1961). From 1954 to 1962 she set 97 national records in freestyle events ranging from 50 to 1500 m, which remains an all-time record on its own.[1]
In 1963, Sato retired from competitions and next year married Yoshihiko Osaki, a fellow swimmer who also competed at the 1960 Olympics. She took his last name and since then is known as Yoshiko Osaki. She resumed competing in 1984, in the masters category. Since 1985 she took part in all World and Pan Pacific championships, winning 20 world and 17 Pan Pacific titles and setting 93 world records in the freestyle, butterfly and medley events. She also set 104 national masters records and won 123 national titles. In 2005, she was inducted into the International Swimming Hall of Fame, in the masters category.[1]
Her late husband was also an avid masters swimmer and chairman of the Japanese Masters Swimming Association. The couple had a son and two daughters.[3]
^Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. . Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on April 17, 2020.
yoshiko, sato, 佐藤, 喜子, satō, yoshiko, born, march, 1938, retired, japanese, freestyle, swimmer, seven, gold, medals, asian, games, 1958, 1962, competed, 1956, 1960, olympics, five, sprint, events, total, with, best, result, seventh, place, medley, relay, perso. Yoshiko Sato 佐藤 喜子 Satō Yoshiko born March 30 1938 is a retired Japanese freestyle swimmer who won seven gold medals at the Asian Games in 1958 1962 She competed at the 1956 and 1960 Olympics in five sprint events in total with the best result of seventh place in the 4 100 m medley relay 2 Yoshiko SatoPersonal informationBorn 1938 03 30 March 30 1938 age 86 Gojyo Nara Prefecture Japan 1 Height1 59 m 5 ft 3 in Weight55 kg 121 lb SportSportSwimmingMedal record Representing Japan Asian Games 1954 Manila 400 m freestyle 1958 Tokyo 100 m freestyle 1958 Tokyo 200 m freestyle 1958 Tokyo 4 100 m freestyle 1962 Jakarta 100 m freestyle 1962 Jakarta 200 m freestyle 1962 Jakarta 4 100 m freestyle 1962 Jakarta 4 100 m medley Nationally Sato won four consecutive titles in the 100 m 1958 1961 and seven consecutive titles in the 200 m 1955 1961 From 1954 to 1962 she set 97 national records in freestyle events ranging from 50 to 1500 m which remains an all time record on its own 1 In 1963 Sato retired from competitions and next year married Yoshihiko Osaki a fellow swimmer who also competed at the 1960 Olympics She took his last name and since then is known as Yoshiko Osaki She resumed competing in 1984 in the masters category Since 1985 she took part in all World and Pan Pacific championships winning 20 world and 17 Pan Pacific titles and setting 93 world records in the freestyle butterfly and medley events She also set 104 national masters records and won 123 national titles In 2005 she was inducted into the International Swimming Hall of Fame in the masters category 1 Her late husband was also an avid masters swimmer and chairman of the Japanese Masters Swimming Association The couple had a son and two daughters 3 References edit a b c Yoshiko Osaki JPN Honor Masters Swimmer ISHOF org International Swimming Hall of Fame Archived from the original on June 2 2015 Retrieved June 2 2015 Evans Hilary Gjerde Arild Heijmans Jeroen Mallon Bill et al Yoshiko Sato Olympics at Sports Reference com Sports Reference LLC Archived from the original on April 17 2020 Yoshihiko Osaki JPN 2006 Honor Contributor ISHOF org International Swimming Hall of Fame Archived from the original on September 5 2015 Retrieved June 2 2015 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Yoshiko Sato amp oldid 1217632274, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
