Satoru Inoue (井上悟, Inoue Satoru) born 21 July 1971 in Kishiwada is a retired Japanese athlete who specialised in sprinting events.[2] He represented his country at the 1992 and 1996 Summer Olympics as well as four World Championships. His best individual success was reaching the semifinals at the 1993 World Championships in Stuttgart. He became the first Japanese to reach the 100 metres semifinal at the World Championships. He was the former Japanese record holder in the 100 metres and 200 metres, and a two-time Japanese Championships champion in the 100 metres. He played gymnastics before turning to athletics.[3]

Satoru Inoue
Personal information
NationalityJapanese
Born (1971-07-21) 21 July 1971 (age 53)
Kishiwada, Japan
Alma materNihon University
Height1.68 m (5 ft 6 in)[1]
Weight65 kg (143 lb)
Sport
CountryJapan
SportTrack and field
Event100 metres
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)100 m: 10.20 (1991)
200 m: 20.72 (1993)
Medal record
Men's athletics
Representing  Japan
Asian Games
Gold medal – first place 1994 Hiroshima 4×100 m relay
Universiade
Silver medal – second place 1993 Buffalo 4×100 m relay

Competition record

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Year Competition Venue Position Event Notes
Representing   Japan
1990 World Junior Championships Plovdiv, Bulgaria 12th (sf) 100 m 10.57
9th (h) 4 × 100 m relay 40.55
1991 World Championships Tokyo, Japan 13th (qf) 100 m 10.21
11th (h) 4 × 100 m relay 39.19
1992 Olympic Games Barcelona, Spain 22nd (qf) 100 m 10.50
6th 4 × 100 m relay 38.77
1993 Universiade Buffalo, United States 5th 200 m 20.84
2nd 4 × 100 m relay 38.97
World Championships Stuttgart, Germany 15th (sf) 100 m 10.39
11th (sf) 4 × 100 m relay 39.01
1994 Asian Games Hiroshima, Japan 4th 100 m 10.41
1st 4 × 100 m relay 39.37
1995 World Championships Gothenburg, Sweden 47th (h) 100 m 10.56
5th 4 × 100 m relay 39.33
1996 Olympic Games Atlanta, United States 4 × 100 m relay DQ
1997 World Championships Athens, Greece 11th (sf) 4 × 100 m relay 38.89

National titles

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Personal bests

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Outdoor

  • 100 metres – 10.20 (+0.5 m/s, Tokyo 1991): Former national record
  • 200 metres – 20.72 (+0.4 m/s, Tokyo 1993): Former national record

Indoor

References

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  1. ^ Sports-Reference profile
  2. ^ Satoru Inoue at World Athletics  
  3. ^ "塚原と朝原、終盤で明暗". Nikkan Sports (in Japanese). 16 August 2008. Retrieved 3 November 2020.