Yumi Sato
Yumi Satō ( Japanese 佐藤 由 美 , Satō Yumi ; born December 22, 1976 in Tsuruoka ) is a Japanese long-distance runner .
In 1995 she won bronze at the Universiade in the 5000 m . In 2004 she became Asian cross-country champion , and came 52nd at the World Cross-Country Championships in Brussels , and at the 2005 Asian Athletics Championships , she won bronze over 5000 m and silver over 10,000 m .
At the Cross Country World Championships in Fukuoka she contributed with a 30th place to the bronze medal win of the Japanese team and was eighth in the New York Mini 10K .
In 2009 she was second in the Kyoto Half Marathon and in 2010 sixth in the Tokyo Marathon .
Yumi Satō is 1.72 m tall and weighs 55 kg. She graduated from Sangyō University in Kyoto and then became a member of Shiseido's corporate team .
Personal bests
- 3000 m : 9: 03.09 min, June 29, 2005, Fukagawa
- 5000 m: 15: 19.68 min, July 6, 2005, Sapporo
- 10,000 m: 31: 48.95 min, June 2, 2005, Tokyo
- 10 km road run : 32:42 min, June 10, 2006, New York City
- Half marathon : 1:12:30 h, March 8, 2009, Kyoto
- Marathon : 2:43:01 h, February 28, 2010, Tokyo
Web links
- Yumi Satō in the database of World Athletics (English)
- Athlete portrait on the Shiseido website
Footnotes
- ^ IAAF: Japanese dominate Asian Cross Country Championships . February 27, 2004
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Sato, Yumi |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | 佐藤, 由 美 |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Japanese long distance runner |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 22nd December 1976 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Tsuruoka |