Ayano SATO

Japan

Speed Skating

Date of Birth: 10 Dec 1996

Age: 25

Gender: Female

Height (m/ft): 1.57/5'1''

Place of birth: KUSHIRO

Birth Country:

Japan

Residence Country:

Japan

Events and Medals
Records
Schedule
Bio
General Interest
Milestones

Events and Medals

Discipline	Event	Rank
Speed Skating	Women's 1500m	4
	Women's 3000m	9
	Women's Mass Start	8
	Women's Team Pursuit JPN Japan	2

Schedule

Location	Event	Status
National Speed Skating Oval	Women's 3000m	Finished
National Speed Skating Oval	Women's 1500m	Finished
National Speed Skating Oval	Women's Team Pursuit Quarterfinals	Finished
National Speed Skating Oval	Women's Team Pursuit Final A	Finished
National Speed Skating Oval	Women's Mass Start Final	Finished

Biographical Information

Highlights

Athlete:

Historical Results

Olympic Games
Rank	Event	Year	Location
1	Women's Team Pursuit (6 laps)	2018	PyeongChang, KOR
8	Women's 3000m	2018	PyeongChang, KOR
	Women's Mass Start	2018	PyeongChang, KOR

World Single Distance Championships
Rank	Event	Year	Location
1	Women's Team Pursuit	2020	Salt Lake City, UT, USA
1	Women's Team Pursuit	2019	Inzell, GER
5	Women's Mass Start	2019	Inzell, GER
9	Women's Allround	2020	Hamar, NOR
13	Women's 3000m	2019	Inzell, GER
15	Women's 3000m	2018	Gangneung, KOR
16	Women's 1500m	2019	Inzell, GER
20	Women's 1500m	2018	Gangneung, KOR
DSQ	Women's Mass Start	2020	Salt Lake City, UT, USA

World Allround Championships
Rank	Event	Year	Location
10	Women's Allround	2017	Hamar, NOR
13	Women's Allround	2019	Calgary, AB, CAN

World Cup
Season	Women's 1000m	Women's 1500m	Women's Mass Start	Women's Long Distances	Women's Team Pursuit	Women's Team Sprint
2019/20		37	8	44
2018/19		21	6	30	1	3
2017/18	75	45	2
2016/17	69	18	25	24

Hobbies:

Shopping, painting her nails, collecting beauty products

Occupation:

Athlete

Education:

Education - Takasaki University of Health and Welfare

Family:

Father, Fuminori. Mother, Keiko.

Languages spoken:

Japanese

Club name:

All Nippon Airways

Coach:

National: Johan de Wit (NED)

Sporting relatives:

Cousin Ryusei Satoh (Baseball): Second and third baseman in the Nippon Baseball League since 2019, with Seibu and Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters (current).

Debut:

2016 World Cup in Harbin (1500m A - 15th, 3000m B - 6th)

Injuries:

December 2017: Fractured big toe on her right foot after a fall at the World Cup in Salt Lake City.

Damaged left calf muscle in middle school.

National team:

2016

Start:

Began speed skating age seven in Akkeshi.

Reason:

Influenced by her older brother. (Info 2018)

Ambition:

Retain her team pursuit Olympic title at Beijing 2022. (isu.org)

Memorable:

Becoming Olympic champion in the team pursuit at the PyeongChang 2018 Olympic Winter Games. (isu.org)

Hero:

Speed skater Martina Sablikova (CZE), three-time Olympic gold medallist and 21-time world champion. (Info 2018)

Influence:

Her father. (Info 2018)

Philosophy:

"Don't lose to yourself." (Info 2018)

Award:

Japanese Medal of Honour with Purple Ribbon (2018)
Hokkaido Sports Award (2015)

General Interest

THROWING AT HER COUSIN
As an Olympic champion, Ayano Sato was invited to throw the ceremonial first pitch of a match in the Nippon Baseball League, in a match between Hokkaido and Saitama. Facing her was her cousin, Ryusei Satoh who was playing for Saitama at the time, who proceeded to foul Ayano's pitch. "I had a lot of fun. I was nervous, but I enjoyed throwing it." (nikkansports.com, 27 Aug 2019)

Milestones

Won silver in the team pursuit and finished fourth in the 1500m and ninth in 3000m at the Beijing 2022 Olympic Winter Games.

Became the youngest Japanese woman to win an Olympic gold medal at PyeongChang 2018, when she won as part of the team pursuit (21 years, 71 days). Second behind figure skater Mao Asada as the youngest Japanese female medallist, who won silver at Vancouver 2010 (19 years, 151 days)

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Legend

:: Silver
:: Gold Medal Event

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