Sawao Kato
Biographical information
| Roles | Competed in Olympic Games • Referee |
|---|---|
| Sex | Male |
| Full name | Sawao•Kato |
| Used name | Sawao•Kato |
| Original name | 加藤•澤男 |
| Born | 11 October 1946 in Gosen, Niigata (JPN) |
| Measurements | 163 cm / 59 kg |
| NOC |  Japan |
| Medals | OG |
| Gold | 8 |
| Silver | 3 |
| Bronze | 1 |
| Total | 12 |
Biography
Japan’s Sawao Kato set an Olympic record for men by winning eight gold medals in gymnastics. He was a member of the winning all-around team in 1968, 1972 and 1976, and also won the individual title on the first two occasions, but he had to settle for a silver medal in 1976. His other gold medals came in the individual floor exercises (1968) and the individual parallel bars (1972, 1976). Strangely, Kato never won an individual championship of any kind at the World Championships, but he was on the winning Japanese team in 1974.
Results
Referee
| Games | Sport (Discipline) / Event | NOC / Team | Phase | Unit | Role | As | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1992 Summer Olympics | Artistic Gymnastics (Gymnastics) | JPN |
Sawao Kato | ||||
| Pommelled Horse, Men (Olympic) | Final | Expert | |||||
| Horizontal Bar, Men (Olympic) | Qualifying Round | Judge #6 | |||||
| 2004 Summer Olympics | Artistic Gymnastics (Gymnastics) | JPN |
Sawao Kato | ||||
| Individual All-Around, Men (Olympic) | Horizontal Bar | Chair | |||||
| Team All-Around, Men (Olympic) | Horizontal Bar | Chair | |||||
| Horizontal Bar, Men (Olympic) | Final | Chair | |||||
| Horizontal Bar, Men (Olympic) | Qualifying Round | Chair |
Olympic family relations
- Brother of Takeshi Kato
List mentions
- Listed in Olympians Who Won a Medal at the Summer Universiade (1–0–1 1967 Tokyo GYM gold: team, bronze: all-around)