Sachiko Saito

Japanese speed skater

Sachiko Saito

Sachiko Saito in 1967

Personal information
Born| (1947-01-15)15 January 1947
Hiroshima, Japan
Died| 26 July 2000(2000-07-26) (aged 53)
Height| 1.56 m (5 ft 1 in)
Weight| 54 kg (119 lb)
Sport
Sport| Speed skating
Club| Toyo University / Sankyo Seiki

Sachiko Saito (斎藤 幸子, Saitō Sachiko, 15 January 1947 - 26 July 2000) was a Japanese speed skater. She competed at the 1968 and 1972 Winter Olympics in the 500, 1000 and 1500 m events with the best achievement of ninth place in the 500 m in 1972.[1] She badly fell on the same distance in 1968.[2]

She is sometimes confused with Jitsuko Saito who also competed in speed skating at the 1968 Olympics.

Personal bests:[1]

* 500 m – 43.8 (1972)
* 1000 m – 1:29.4 (1972)
* 1500 m – 2:19.8 (1972)
* 3000 m – 5:02.9 (1972)

## References[edit]

1. ^ a b Sachiko Saito. sports-reference.com
2. ^ [1] [2] gahetna.nl images

## External links[edit]

* Sachiko Saito in SpeedSkatingBase.eu (archived)
* Sachiko Saito at SpeedSkatingNews.info
* Sachiko Saito at SpeedSkatingStats.com
* Sachiko Saito at Olympics.com
* Sachiko Saito at Olympedia
* Sachiko SAITO-YOBEKURA. les-sports.info

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