Satoru Inoue

Personal information
Nationality	Japanese
Born	(1971-07-21)21 July 1971 (age 53) Kishiwada,Japan
Alma mater	Nihon University
Height	1.68 m (5 ft 6 in)[1]
Weight	65 kg (143 lb)
Sport
Country	Japan
Sport	Track and field
Event	100 metres
Achievements and titles
Personalbest(s)	100 m: 10.20 (1991) 200 m: 20.72 (1993)
Medal record Men'sathletics Representing Japan Asian Games 1994 Hiroshima 4×100 m relay Universiade 1993 Buffalo 4×100 m relay

Satoru Inoue (井上悟,Inoue Satoru) born 21 July 1971 inKishiwada is a retiredJapanese athlete who specialised insprinting events.^[2] He represented his country at the1992 and1996 Summer Olympics as well as four World Championships. His best individual success was reaching the semifinals at the1993 World Championships in Stuttgart. He became the first Japanese to reach the 100 metres semifinal at theWorld Championships. He was the former Japanese record holder in the 100 metres and 200 metres, and a two-timeJapanese Championships champion in the 100 metres. He playedgymnastics before turning to athletics.^[3]

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

• Japanese Championships
  • 100 m: 1993, 1994

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

• 60 metres – 6.71 (Bielefeld 1998)

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