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Sayaka Sato
Sayaka Sato is a Japan middle-distance runner, born on May 27, 1994. She competes primarily in the 1500m, 3000m and 5000m.
Her personal bests include 4:31.44 in the 1500m, 8:52.43 in the 3000m, 15:08.72 in the 5000m, 31:30.19 in the 10000m and 1:09:03 in the Semi. She is currently active on the international athletics circuit, representing Japan.
As of Sep 19, 2026: Marathon 2:20:59 (#138 all-time), 10 000 m 31:30.19 (#361 all-time), 2026 season best 2:21:56 (Mar 8, 2026, Nagoya (JPN)) · Last competition: Gold Coast Half Marathon, Jul 4, 2026, 1:09:14 · 32 years old
Personal bests
Performance Charts
Season bests
| Season | Discipline | Result | Wind | Date | Trend | Competitions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 5000m | 15:57.50 | - | May 17, 2026 | ↑ | 68th East Japan Corporate Athletics Championships |
| 2026 | Semi | 1:09:14 | - | Jul 4, 2026 | ↑ | Gold Coast Half Marathon |
| 2026 | Marathon | 2:21:56 | - | Mar 8, 2026 | ↑ | Nagoya Women's Marathon |
| 2025 | 5000m | 15:39.37 | - | Jun 11, 2025 | ↑ | HOKUREN Distance Challenge 2025 in FUKAGAWA |
| 2025 | Marathon | 2:20:59 | - | Mar 9, 2025 | ↑ | Nagoya Women's Marathon, Nagoya |
| 2024 | 5000m | 15:31.36 | - | May 19, 2024 | ↑ | Seiko Golden Grand Prix, National Stadium, Tokyo |
| 2024 | 10000m | 31:51.27 | - | Jul 10, 2024 | ↑ | Hokuren Distance Challenge - Abashiri |
| 2024 | Semi | 1:09:03 | - | Sep 15, 2024 | ↑ | Copenhagen Half Marathon |
| 2024 | Marathon | 2:24:43 | - | Jan 28, 2024 | ↑ | Osaka Women's Marathon |
| 2023 | 5000m | 16:00.27 | - | Jul 5, 2023 | ↑ | Hokuren Distance Challenge - Fukagawa |
| 2023 | 10000m | 32:38.71 | - | Jul 1, 2023 | ↑ | Hokuren Distance Challenge - Shibetsu |
| 2023 | Marathon | 2:31:57 | - | Aug 26, 2023 | ↑ | World Athletics Championships, Budapest 2023, Hősök tere, Budapest |
| 2022 | 1500m | 4:31.44 | - | May 14, 2022 | - | ND Soft Stadium, Tendo (JPN) |
| 2022 | 3000m | 9:08.19 | - | May 15, 2022 | ↑ | ND Soft Stadium, Tendo (JPN) |
| 2022 | 5000m | 15:40.41 | - | Apr 9, 2022 | ↑ | Egao Kenko Stadium, Kumamoto (JPN) |
| 2022 | 10000m | 32:15.82 | - | Jul 13, 2022 | ↑ | Athletic Track, Abashiri (JPN) |
| 2022 | Marathon | 2:22:13 | - | Sep 25, 2022 | ↑ | BMW Berlin Marathon, Berlin |
| 2021 | 3000m | 8:52.43 | - | Jul 10, 2021 | ↑ | Athletic Track, Abashiri (JPN) |
| 2021 | 5000m | 15:08.72 | - | Sep 26, 2021 | ↑ | Yanmar Stadium Nagai, Osaka (JPN) |
| 2021 | 10000m | 31:52.34 | - | Sep 24, 2021 | ↑ | Yanmar Stadium Nagai, Osaka (JPN) |
| 2021 | Marathon | 2:24:32 | - | Mar 14, 2021 | ↑ | Nagoya Women's Marathon |
| 2020 | 3000m | 9:05.75 | - | Jul 4, 2020 | ↑ | Athletics Stadium, Shibetsu (JPN) |
| 2020 | 5000m | 15:16.52 | - | Sep 20, 2020 | ↑ | Prefectural Stadium, Kumagaya (JPN) |
| 2020 | 10000m | 31:30.19 | - | Dec 4, 2020 | ↑ | 104th Japan Championships |
| 2020 | Marathon | 2:23:27 | - | Mar 8, 2020 | ↑ | Nagoya Women's Marathon, Nagoya |
| 2019 | 3000m | 9:15.96 | - | Jul 17, 2019 | ↑ | Kitami (JPN) |
| 2019 | 5000m | 15:27.47 | - | May 4, 2019 | ↑ | Nobeoka (JPN) |
| 2019 | 10000m | 31:59.64 | - | Apr 21, 2019 | ↑ | 67th Hyogo Relay Carnival, Universiade Commemorative Stadium, Kobe |
| 2019 | Semi | 1:09:27 | - | Feb 10, 2019 | ↑ | All-Japan Corporate Team Half Marathon Championships |
| 2018 | 5000m | 16:01.20 | - | Apr 7, 2018 | ↑ | Kumamoto (JPN) |
| 2018 | 10000m | 32:55.13 | - | Jul 4, 2018 | ↑ | Abashiri (JPN) |
| 2017 | 5000m | 15:44.12 | - | Sep 24, 2017 | ↑ | Osaka (JPN) |
| 2016 | 5000m | 16:00.49 | - | Dec 3, 2016 | ↑ | Yokohama (JPN) |
| 2016 | 10000m | 33:28.94 | - | May 20, 2016 | ↑ | Yokohama (JPN) |
| 2015 | 3000m | 9:23.46 | - | Jun 27, 2015 | ↑ | Shizuoka (JPN) |
| 2015 | 5000m | 15:59.46 | - | Jul 12, 2015 | ↑ | Kitami (JPN) |
| 2015 | 10000m | 34:17.11 | - | May 15, 2015 | ↑ | Yokohama (JPN) |
| 2015 | Semi | 1:13:50 | - | Mar 15, 2015 | ↑ | Matsue (JPN) |
| 2014 | 5000m | 15:58.85 | - | Sep 7, 2014 | ↑ | Kumagaya (JPN) |
| 2013 | 5000m | 16:24.39 | - | Jun 22, 2013 | ↑ | Hiratsuka (JPN) |
2026
3 performances| Discipline | Result | Wind | Date | Competitions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Semi | 1:09:14 | - | Jul 4 | Gold Coast Half Marathon |
5000m | 15:57.50 | - | May 17 | 68th East Japan Corporate Athletics Championships |
Marathon | 2:21:56 | - | Mar 8 | Nagoya Women's Marathon |
2025
5 performances| Discipline | Result | Wind | Date | Competitions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Marathon | 2:31:15 | - | Sep 15 | World Athletics Championships, Tokyo 2025, National Stadium, Tokyo |
Marathon | 2:31:15 | - | Sep 14 | World Athletics Championships, Tokyo 2025, National Stadium, Tokyo |
5000m | 15:40.50 | - | Jul 4 | Japanese Championships, National Stadium, Tokyo |
5000m | 15:39.37 | - | Jun 11 | HOKUREN Distance Challenge 2025 in FUKAGAWA |
Marathon | 2:20:59 | - | Mar 9 | Nagoya Women's Marathon, Nagoya |
2024
9 performances| Discipline | Result | Wind | Date | Competitions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Semi | 1:09:03 | - | Sep 15 | Copenhagen Half Marathon |
5000m | 15:32.18 | - | Jul 20 | Hokuren Distance Challenge - Chitose, Aoba Park Athletic Field, Chitose |
10000m | 31:51.27 | - | Jul 10 | Hokuren Distance Challenge - Abashiri |
5000m | 15:52.75 | - | Jun 29 | Japanese Championships |
5000m | 15:52.75 | - | Jun 28 | Japanese Championships |
5000m | 15:31.36 | - | May 19 | Seiko Golden Grand Prix, National Stadium, Tokyo |
Semi | 1:13:38 | - | Apr 28 | Gifu Half Marathon |
5000m | 15:50.47 | - | Apr 13 | 32nd Kanakuri Memorial Middle and Long Distance Invitational Meet, Egao Kenko Stadium, Kumamoto |
Marathon | 2:24:43 | - | Jan 28 | Osaka Women's Marathon |
2023
4 performances| Discipline | Result | Wind | Date | Competitions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Marathon | 2:31:57 | - | Aug 26 | World Athletics Championships, Budapest 2023, Hősök tere, Budapest |
5000m | 16:00.27 | - | Jul 5 | Hokuren Distance Challenge - Fukagawa |
10000m | 32:38.71 | - | Jul 1 | Hokuren Distance Challenge - Shibetsu |
Marathon | DNF | - | Jan 29 | Osaka Women's Marathon, Osaka |
2022
9 performances| Discipline | Result | Wind | Date | Competitions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Marathon | 2:22:13 | - | Sep 25 | BMW Berlin Marathon, Berlin |
10000m | 32:15.82 | - | Jul 13 | Hokuren Distance Challenge, Athletic Track, Abashiri |
5000m | 16:05.19 | - | Jun 12 | 106th Japan Championships, Yanmar Stadium Nagai, Osaka |
5000m | 16:05.19 | - | Jun 11 | 106th Japan Championships, Yanmar Stadium Nagai, Osaka |
3000m | 9:08.19 | - | May 15 | 64th East Japan Business Group Championship, ND Soft Stadium, Tendo |
1500m | 4:31.44 | - | May 14 | 64th East Japan Business Group Championship, ND Soft Stadium, Tendo |
10000m | 32:33.90 | - | May 7 | Japan 10,000m Championships, National Stadium, Tokyo |
5000m | 15:40.41 | - | Apr 9 | 30th Kanakuri Memorial Distance, Egao Kenko Stadium, Kumamoto |
Marathon | 2:24:47 | - | Jan 30 | Osaka Women's Marathon |
2021
7 performances| Discipline | Result | Wind | Date | Competitions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
5000m | 15:08.72 | - | Sep 26 | 69th All Japan Corporate Team Championships, Yanmar Stadium Nagai, Osaka |
10000m | 31:52.34 | - | Sep 24 | 69th All Japan Corporate Team Championships, Yanmar Stadium Nagai, Osaka |
5000m | 15:56.06 | - | Jul 17 | Hokuren Distance Challenge, Aoba Park Athletic Field, Chitose |
3000m | 8:52.43 | - | Jul 10 | Hokuren Distance Challenge, Athletic Track, Abashiri |
5000m | 15:34.59 | - | Jun 27 | 105th Japan Championships, Yanmar Stadium Nagai, Osaka |
5000m | 15:34.59 | - | Jun 24 | 105th Japan Championships, Yanmar Stadium Nagai, Osaka |
Marathon | 2:24:32 | - | Mar 14 | Nagoya Women's Marathon |
2020
6 performances| Discipline | Result | Wind | Date | Competitions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
10000m | 31:30.19 | - | Dec 4 | 104th Japan Championships |
5000m | 15:16.52 | - | Sep 20 | 68th All Japan Corporate Teams Championships, Prefectural Stadium, Kumagaya |
10000m | 32:05.31 | - | Jul 15 | Hokuren Distance Challenge, Athletic Track, Abashiri |
5000m | 15:26.66 | - | Jul 8 | Hokuren Distance Challenge, Athletics Stadium, Fukagawa |
3000m | 9:05.75 | - | Jul 4 | Hokuren Distance Challenge, Athletics Stadium, Shibetsu |
Marathon | 2:23:27 | - | Mar 8 | Nagoya Women's Marathon, Nagoya |
2019
7 performances| Discipline | Result | Wind | Date | Competitions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
10000m | 32:12.89 | - | Sep 22 | 67th All Japan Corporate Team Championships, Yanmar Stadium Nagai, Osaka |
5000m | 15:54.42 | - | Sep 22 | 67th All Japan Corporate Team Championships, Yanmar Stadium Nagai, Osaka |
10000m | 32:12.89 | - | Sep 20 | 67th All Japan Corporate Team Championships, Yanmar Stadium Nagai, Osaka |
5000m | 15:38.50 | - | Jul 22 | Hokuren Distance Challenge |
3000m | 9:15.96 | - | Jul 17 | Hokuren Distance Challenge, Kitami |
5000m | 15:30.41 | - | Jun 30 | 103rd Japan Championships |
10000m | 33:00.83 | - | May 19 | Japanese 10,000m Championships, Osaka |
Honours
No medals
Frequently asked questions
What is Sayaka Sato's Marathon personal best?
Sayaka Sato's Marathon personal best is 2:20:59, set on Mar 9, 2025 in Nagoya (JPN), #138 on the all-time list.
Which events does Sayaka Sato compete in?
Sayaka Sato competes in the Marathon and 10 000 m.
How did Sayaka Sato perform in 2026?
2026 season best: 2:21:56, set on Mar 8, 2026 in Nagoya (JPN). Last competition: Gold Coast Half Marathon on Jul 4, 2026, 1:09:14.