Yuki Sato (runner)

Yuki Sato (佐藤 悠基, Satō Yūki; born 26 November 1986 in Shimizu, Shizuoka)^[1] is a Japanese long-distance runner.^[2] At the 2012 Summer Olympics, he competed in the Men's 5000 metres, finished 26th overall in Round 1, and thus failed to qualify for the final. He also competed in the men's 10000 metres, finishing in 22nd place.^[1]

Yuki Sato (right) at the Berlin Marathon 2015

International competitions

Representing  Japan

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Event	Notes
2003	World Youth Championships	Sherbrooke, Canada	10th	3000 m	8:38.45
2004	World Cross Country Championships	Brussels, Belgium	46th	Junior	26:47
	World Junior Championships	Grosseto, Italy	13th	5000m	14:15.62
2005	World Cross Country Championships	Saint-Galmier, France	47th	Junior	26:21
	Universiade	İzmir, Turkey	4th	10,000 m	28:43.46
			7th	5000 m	13:57.35
2008	World Cross Country Championships	Edinburgh, United Kingdom	93rd	Senior	38:19
2011	Asian Championships	Kobe, Japan	2nd	5000 m	13:40.78
	World Championships	Daegu, South Korea	15th	10,000 m	29:04.15
2012	Olympic Games	London, United Kingdom	22nd	10,000 m	28:44.06
			11th (q)	5000 m	13:38.22
2013	World Championships	Moscow, Russia	—	10,000 m	DNF
			23rd	5000 m	13:37.07
2014	Asian Games	Incheon, South Korea	6th	5000 m	13:34.97