Yuka Sato (javelin thrower)
Japanese javelin thrower
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Born | (1992-07-21) 21 July 1992 (age 32) Osaka Prefecture, Japan[1] |
Education | Higashiosaka College |
Height | 1.62 m (5 ft 4 in) |
Weight | 55 kg (121 lb) |
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Sport | Athletics |
Event | Javelin throw |
Yuka Sato (佐藤 友佳, Sato Yuka, born 21 July 1992) is a Japanese athlete specialising in the javelin throw.[2] She represented her country at the 2019 World Championships without qualifying for the final. Earlier in her career she won a bronze medal at the 2011 Asian Championships.
Her personal best in the event is 62.88 metres set in Fukuoka in 2019.
International competitions
Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Notes |
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2009 | World Youth Championships | Brixen, Italy | 9th | Javelin throw | 48.14 m |
2010 | Asian Junior Championships | Hanoi, Vietnam | 3rd | Javelin throw | 48.46 m |
2011 | Asian Championships | Kobe, Japan | 3rd | Javelin throw | 54.16 m |
2019 | World Championships | Doha, Qatar | 29th (q) | Javelin throw | 55.03 m |
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Japan Championships in Athletics women's javelin throw champions
- 1929–30: Tsuko Yoshida
- 1931–33: Masako Shinpo
- 1934–35: Sadako Yamamoto
- 1936–40: Kako Yada
- 1941: Not held
- 1942: Hiroko Torii
- 1943–45: Not held
- 1946: Masako Shinpo
- 1947: Hiroko Torii
- 1948–49: Sadako Yamamoto
- 1950: Miyoko Kato
- 1954: Akiko Kurihara
- 1955–56: Fujie Abe
- 1957–59: Yoriko Shida
- 1960: Fujie Abe
- 1961: Hiroko Takakura
- 1962: Hiroko Sato
- 1963: Anneliese Gerhards (FRG)
- 1964: Yoshie Oki
- 1965: Midori Namagawa
- 1966: Sachiko Sensaki
- 1967: Misako Katayama
- 1968: Sakiko Hara
- 1969: Nobuko Morita
- 1970: Sakiko Hara
- 1971: Mitsuyo Fujii
- 1972–73: Mieko Takasaka
- 1974: Keiko Myogai
- 1975: Mieko Takasaka
- 1976–77: Keiko Myogai
- 1978–80: Nahomi Shibusawa
- 1981–84: Emi Matsui
- 1985: Kumi Yamamoto
- 1986–88: Emi Matsui
- 1989: Zhang Li
- 1990: Emi Matsui
- 1991–94: Akiko Miyajima
- 1995: Hiroko Kojima
- 1996–97: Takako Miyake
- 1998: Harumi Yamamoto
- 1999: Yayoi Shibano
- 2000–03: Takako Miyake
- 2004–05: Harumi Yamamoto
- 2006: Yuki Ebihara
- 2007: Emika Yoshida
- 2008–10: Yuki Ebihara
- 2011: Risa Miyashita
- 2012–15: Yuki Ebihara
- 2016: Risa Miyashita
- 2017: Yuki Ebihara
- 2018: Marina Saito
- 2019: Haruka Kitaguchi
- 2020: Yuka Sato
- 2021-22: Haruka Kitaguchi
- 2023: Marina Saito
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