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Japanese name
Kanji	佐藤信夫
Kana	さとうのぶお
Transliterations
- Romaji	Satō Nobuo

Nobuo Sato
	; Sato at the 2008-2009 Grand Prix Final
Personal information
Full name:	Nobuo Sato
Country represented:	Japan
Date of birth:	January 3, 1942 (age 67)
Place of birth:	Osaka

Nobuo Sato (born January 3, 1942 in Osaka) is a former Japanese figure skater who is now a coach. Along with Machiko Yamada, he is one of the more successful coaches in Japan. He is a ten-time national champion and competed at the 1960 and 1964 Winter Olympic Games. His best finish at the World Championships was 4th in 1965. He is married to Kumiko Okawa. Their daughter is Yuka Sato, the 1994 World Champion. His current students include 2006 Grand Prix Final bronze medalist and the 2007 Asia Champion, Yukari Nakano and World Junior Champion Takahiko Kozuka. His former students include Yuka Sato, Miki Ando, the 2007 World Champion, and 2004 Grand Prix Final Champion, three time World medalist Fumie Suguri.

[edit] Competitive highlights

Event/Season	55-56	56-57	57-58	58-59	59-60	60-61	61-62	62-63	63-64	64-65	65-66
Winter Olympics					14th				8th
World Championships					12th		10th	10th	8th	4th	5th
Japanese Championships	3rd	1st	1st	1st	1st	1st	1st	1st	1st	1st	1st

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