Atsushi Sato DOB: 8 May 1978; Height: 170cm; Weight: 55Kg; Team: Chugoku Electric Power; College: Waseda University; Coach: Yasushi Sakaguchi Personal Bests : 5000m: 13:33.62 (2004); 10000m: 27:56.86 (2004); Half : 1:00:25 (2007); Marathon 2:07:13 (2007)

International Championships Highlights: 10000m: 6 th in 2002 Asian Games World Championships: 8th at 2002 and 9 th in 2007 Marathon: 6th in 2009 World Championships; 10 th in 2003 World Championships; 76 th in 2008 Olympics

Progressions (since 2005): Year 5000m 10000m Half Marathon Marathon 2011 1:07:40 2010 14:04.01 2:12:35 2009 29:08.30 1:01:29 2:09:16 2008 13:47.13 28:16.94 1:04:01 2:23:50 2007 13:36.13 28:13.12 1:00:25 2:07:13 2006 13:44.69 28:20.77 2005 13:37.10 28:14.26 2:19:44

Marathon career Time Venue Place Date 2:12:35 Tokyo 28 Feb 2010 2:12:05 World Championships 6th 22 Aug 2009 2:09:16 London 8th 26 Apr 2009 2:41:08 OG Beijing 76 th 24 Aug 2008 2:23:50 Good Luck Beijing 6th 20 Apr 2008 Personal Best 2:07:13 Fukuoka 3rd 2 Dec 2007 2:11:16 Beppu-Oita 2nd 4 Feb 2007 DNF Lake Biwa DNF 5 Mar 2006 2:19:44 Chicago 16 th 9 Oct 2005 2:08:36 Lake Biwa 4th 7 Mar 2004 2:10:38 WC Paris 10 th 30 Aug 2003 2:08:50 Lake Biwa 5th 2 Mar 2003 2:14:41 Fukuoka 11 th 2 Dec 2001 Debut 2:09:50 Lake Biwa 4th 5 Mar 2000

Last eight Half Marathon Time Venue Place Date 1:07:40 Sapporo half Marathon 77 th 3 July 2010 1:03:25 World Half Marathon Championships – Birmingham 32nd 11 Oct 2009 1:02:54 Sapporo Half marathon 9th 5 July 2009 1:01:29 JPN Corporate team Half Marathon – Yamaguchi 2nd 15 Mar 2009 1:02:24 Marugame half marathon 3rd 1 Feb 2009 1:04:01 Sapporo Half marathon 35 th 15 Jun 2008 1:00:25 World Half Marathon Champ – Udine 9th 14 Oct 2007 1:01:38 Sapporo Half Marathon 3rd 8 July 2007

2011 Results Date Race Distance Place Time 20 Aug Hiroshima Cross Country – Shobara 8Km 1st 24:03 3 July Sapporo Half Marathon Half marathon 77 th 1:07:40

2010 Results Date Race Distance Place Time 18 Sept Chugoku district Corporate team Distance – Miyoshi 5000m 4r9 14:04.01 21 Aug Hiroshima Cross Country 8Km 2nd 24:28 28 Feb Marathon 3rd 2:12:35 1 Jan New Year Stage 4 – 22.3Km 1st 63:11

2009 Results Date Race Distance Place Time 23 Nov Chiba International Ekiden Stage 5 – 10Km 1st 28:57 11 Oct World Half Marathon Championships – Birmingham Half marathon 32 nd 1:03:25 22 Aug World Championships – Berlin Marathon 6th 2:12:05 5 July Sapporo Half Marathon Half marathon 9th 1:02:54 25 June JPN National Championships – Hiroshima 10000m 10 th 29:08.30 26 Apr London Marathon Marathon 8th 2:09:16 15 Mar JPN Corporate team Half Marathon Championships Half marathon 2nd 1:01:29 7 Mar Fukuoka Cross Country 10Km 2nd 29:16 11 Feb Himeji Castle Road Race 10 Mile 2nd 47:57 1 Feb Marugame Half Marathon Half marathon 3rd 1:02:24 25 Jan Chugoku Yamaguchi Ekiden Section 3 – 11.9Km 1st 34:41 18 Jan Inter-Prefectural men’s Ekiden Stage 7 – 13Km 9th 38:09 1 Jan New Year Ekiden Stage 3 – 13.7Km 5th 38:54

2008 Results Date Race Distance Place Time Aug 24 Beijing Olympic Games Marathon 76 th 2:41:08 June 15 Sapporo Half Marathon Half Marathon 35 th 1:04:01 May 17 Chugoku Corporate Championships - Miyoshi 10000m 2nd 28:16.94 May 10 Chugoku Corporate Championships - Miyoshi 5000m 1st 13:47.13 Apr 20 Beijing Olympics Test marathon (Good Luck Beijing) Marathon 6th 2:23:50 Jan 1 New Year Ekiden Section 5 - 15.9Km 1st 46:03