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Japanese modern pentathlete
Taishu Sato
Personal information
Born (1993-10-20) 20 October 1993 (age 31)
Sport
CountryJapan
SportModern pentathlon
Medal record
Men's modern pentathlon
Representing  Japan
Olympic Games
Silver medal – second place 2024 Paris Individual
Asian Games
Bronze medal – third place 2022 Hangzhou Team

Taishu Sato (Japanese: 佐藤 大宗, romanized: Satō Taishū, born 20 October 1993) is a Japanese modern pentathlete. He was a bronze medalist at the 2022 Asian Games and competed at the 2024 Summer Olympics.

Career

He became Japanese national champion for the first time in 2021, scoring a tally of 1459 points.

During the 2022 Pentathlon World Cup event in Budapest, Sato publicly protested the removal of the equestrian element in future modern pentathlon events by wearing a T-shirt at the fencing element of the competition with the slogan "Save Riding and Change The Rules”. He won silver at the World Cup Final in the mixed relay in 2022.

He was a bronze medalist in the men’s team event at the 2022 Asian Games in Hangzhou. At the Games he finished in sixth place in the individual event. He came in second place in the 2023 Modern Pentathlon World Cup leg in Sofia, Bulgaria.

He competed at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris and qualified first from his group for the final.

References

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  3. Houston, Michael (30 April 2022). "Athlete protests against riding removal in front of UIPM President Schormann at Pentathlon World Cup". Inside the Games. Retrieved 10 August 2024.
  4. "UIPM 2022 PENTATHLON WORLD CUP FINAL: HUNGARY STORM BACK TO WIN MIXED RELAY". uipworld. 26 June 2022. Retrieved 10 August 2024.
  5. "Sato Daimune placed 6th in modern pentathlon, secured an Olympic spot, aiming to be the first Japanese athlete to win a medal... A frustrating miscalculation in preparation for equestrian events". yomiuri.co.jp. 25 September 2023. Retrieved 10 August 2024.
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  8. "MODERN PENTATHLON AT PARIS 2024 OLYMPIC GAMES: SATO (JPN) AND JUN (KOR) FIRST HOME IN MEN'S SEMI-FINAL B". uipmworld. 9 August 2024. Retrieved 10 August 2024.
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