Shōji Satō (badminton)
Shōji Satō 
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 Shōji Satō (right) at the 2011 US Open
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| Birth Name: | 佐藤 翔 治 |
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 Japan
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| Date of birth: | September 19, 1982 |
| Place of birth: | Higashimurayama , Tokyo Prefecture |
| Size: | 168 cm |
| Weight: | 60 kg |
| Playing hand: | Right |
| BWF ID: | 50658 |
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Shōji Satō ( Japanese 佐藤 翔 治 Satō Shōji ; born September 19, 1982 in Higashimurayama , Tokyo Prefecture ) is a badminton player from Japan . He plays for the NTT East factory team .
Satō is considered one of the fastest players in the world.
Career
He was Japanese champion four times between 2003 and 2006 . In 2001 he also won Giraldilla International and in 2003 Wellington International . In 2004 there was another victory at Swedish International Stockholm .
Sato played at the 2004 Olympic Games in Athens , but there he was eliminated against the number 5 seed Bao Chunlai from China .
Web links
Commons : Shoji Sato - collection of images, videos and audio files
- Shōji Satō at the World Badminton Federation
- Profile ntt-east.co.jp (Japanese)
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| SURNAME | Satō, Shōji |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | 佐藤 翔 治 (Japanese) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | japanese badminton player |
| DATE OF BIRTH | September 19, 1982 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Higashimurayama (Tokyo) , Tokyo Prefecture |