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Ayano Sato

Japan

SportSpeed Skating
FederationIDSSJPN21012199601
NOCJapan
Born10 Dec 1996 in  Kushiro
GenderWomen
ResidenceObihiro, JPN
OccupationAirline Worker, Athlete
LanguagesJapanese
Higher educationEducation - Takasaki University of Health and Welfare: Japan
Personal Bests
EventRecordDateLocation 
Personal Bests
  Event RecordDateLocation 
    500m 38.49 05 Mar 2002 Hamar  
    1000m 1:14.39 11 Dec 2022 Calgary  
    1500m 1:51.46 05 Dec 2021 Salt Lake City, UT  
    3000m 3:59.79 03 Dec 2021 Salt Lake City, UT  
    5000m 7:06.99 16 Dec 2022 Calgary  
Main Achievements
 
Main Achievements
Olympic Games
Event  
Olympic Games
    Team Pursuit 1 1    
World Junior Championships
Event  
World Junior Championships
    Mass Start 10 Laps 1      
    Team Pursuit 1   3  
    Team Sprint   1    
World Single Distances Championships
Event  
World Single Distances Championships
    Team Pursuit 6 Laps 2 1    
Social Media
Social Media
www.facebook.com/ayano.sato.73  
twitter.com/ayano_sato1210  
Sport Specific Information
Sport Specific Information
Club / TeamANA: Japan  
Reason for choosing this sportShe was encouraged by her older brother.  
Name of coachToshihiko Itokawa, JPN  
When and where did you begin this sport?She began skating at age three in 1999 in Akkeshi, Japan.  
General Interest
General Interest
Memorable sporting achievementWinning gold in team pursuit at the 2018 Olympic Winter Games in Pyeongchang. (Athlete, 09 Feb 2023)  
MilestonesAt age 21 years and 73 days, she became the youngest female athlete from Japan to win a gold medal at the Olympic Winter Games when she was part of the team that claimed victory in the team pursuit at the 2018 Games in Pyeongchang. (SportsDeskOnline, 22 Oct 2018; bgf.or.jp, 17 Apr 2018)  
Hero / IdolHer father. (Athlete, 09 Feb 2023)  
AmbitionsTo win a medal at the 2026 Olympic Winter Games in Milan-Cortina. (Athlete, 09 Feb 2023)  
InjuriesShe fractured the big toe on her right foot after falling at the 2017 World Cup event in Salt Lake City, UT, United States of America. (hokkaido-np.co.jp, 11 Dec 2017)  
Sporting philosophy / motto"Keep smiling." (Athlete, 21 Nov 2019)  
Awards and honoursIn 2018 she received the Takasaki Citizen Honorary Award in Japan. (yomiuri.co.jp, 08 Mar 2018)

In 2018 she was given the Gunma Prefecture Sports Special Honorary Award in Japan. (tokyo-np.co.jp, 08 May 2018)

In 2015 she received the Hokkaido Sports Award in Japan. (pref.hokkaido.lg.jp, 29 Mar 2016)		  
HobbiesShopping. (Athlete, 09 Feb 2023)  
Championships results
Year Competition Event Rank  
Championships results
    2018 Olympic Games Team Pursuit 6 Laps1  
    2019/2020 World Single Distances Championships Team Pursuit 6 Laps1  
    2018/2019 World Single Distances Championships Team Pursuit 6 Laps1  
    2022 Olympic Games Team Pursuit2  
    2021/2022 World Allround Championships 500m2  
    2022/2023 World Single Distances Championships Team Pursuit2  
    2022 Olympic Games 1500m4  
    2018/2019 World Single Distances Championships Mass Start 16 Laps5  
    2021/2022 World Allround Championships Allround8  
    2018 Olympic Games 3000m8  
    2022 Olympic Games Mass Start8  
    2019/2020 World Allround Championships Allround9  
    2022 Olympic Games 3000m9  
    2022/2023 World Single Distances Championships 3000m10  
    2022/2023 World Single Distances Championships 1500m10  
    2016/2017 World Allround Championships Allround10  
    2018/2019 World Single Distances Championships 3000m13  
    2018/2019 World Allround Championships Allround13  
    2016/2017 World Single Distances Championships 3000m15  
    2018/2019 World Single Distances Championships 1500m16  
    2016/2017 World Single Distances Championships 1500m20  
    2018 Olympic Games Mass Start 16 Laps23  
World Cups
Year Competition Event Rank  
World Cups
    2019/2020 World Cup Nagano Team Pursuit 6 Laps1  
    2017/2018 World Cup Minsk Team Pursuit 6 Laps1  
    2017/2018 World Cup Minsk Mass Start 16 Laps1  
    2016/2017 World Cup Heerenveen Team Pursuit 6 Laps1  
    2017/2018 World Cup Salt Lake City, UT Team Pursuit 6 Laps1  
    2018/2019 World Cup Tomaszów Mazowiecki Team Pursuit 6 Laps1  
    2018/2019 World Cup Tomaszów Mazowiecki Team Sprint1  
    2018/2019 World Cup Obihiro Team Pursuit 6 Laps1  
    2018/2019 World Cup Tomakomai Team Pursuit 6 Laps1  
    2017/2018 World Cup Heerenveen Team Pursuit 6 Laps1  
    2017/2018 World Cup Heerenveen Mass Start 16 Laps1  
    2017/2018 World Cup Mass Start 16 Laps2  
    2016/2017 World Cup Nagano Team Pursuit 6 Laps2  
    2021/2022 World Cup Calgary, AB Team Pursuit2  
    2021/2022 World Cup Tomaszów Mazowiecki Team Pursuit2  
    2022/2023 World Cup Calgary, AB Team Pursuit2  
    2021/2022 World Cup Salt Lake City, UT 1500m2  
    2021/2022 World Cup 1500m3  
    2018/2019 World Cup Heerenveen Mass Start 16 Laps3  
    2022/2023 World Cup Stavanger Team Pursuit3  
    2021/2022 World Cup Calgary, AB 1500m3  
    2021/2022 World Cup Stavanger 1500m3  
    2018/2019 World Cup Mass Start 16 Laps6  
    2019/2020 World Cup Mass Start 16 Laps8  
    2022/2023 World Cup 1500m8  
    2022/2023 World Cup 3000/5000m8  
    2021/2022 World Cup 3000/5000m11  
    2017/2018 World Cup Overall17  
    2016/2017 World Cup 1500m18  
    2018/2019 World Cup 1500m21  
    2022/2023 World Cup 1000m23  
    2016/2017 World Cup 3000/5000m24  
    2016/2017 World Cup Mass Start 16 Laps25  
    2018/2019 World Cup 3000/5000m30  
    2019/2020 World Cup 1500m37  
    2019/2020 World Cup 3000/5000m44  
    2017/2018 World Cup 1500m45