Sawao Kato

Full name: Sawao Kato
Original name: 加藤澤男
Gender: Male
Height: 5'4" (163 cm)
Weight: 130 lbs (59 kg)
Born: October 11, 1946 in Gosen, Niigata, Japan
Country: Japan
Sport: Gymnastics

Related Olympians: Brother of Takeshi Kato.

Medals: 8 Gold, 3 Silver, 1 Bronze (12 Total)

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

Games	Age	City	Sport	Event	Team	NOC	Rank	Medal
1968 Summer	22	Ciudad de México	Gymnastics	Men's Individual All-Around	Japan	JPN	1	Gold
1968 Summer	22	Ciudad de México	Gymnastics	Men's Team All-Around	Japan	JPN	1	Gold
1968 Summer	22	Ciudad de México	Gymnastics	Men's Floor Exercise	Japan	JPN	1	Gold
1968 Summer	22	Ciudad de México	Gymnastics	Men's Horse Vault	Japan	JPN	5T QR
1968 Summer	22	Ciudad de México	Gymnastics	Men's Parallel Bars	Japan	JPN	3 QR
1968 Summer	22	Ciudad de México	Gymnastics	Men's Horizontal Bar	Japan	JPN	3T QR
1968 Summer	22	Ciudad de México	Gymnastics	Men's Rings	Japan	JPN	3	Bronze
1968 Summer	22	Ciudad de México	Gymnastics	Men's Pommelled Horse	Japan	JPN	8T QR
1972 Summer	25	München	Gymnastics	Men's Individual All-Around	Japan	JPN	1	Gold
1972 Summer	25	München	Gymnastics	Men's Team All-Around	Japan	JPN	1	Gold
1972 Summer	25	München	Gymnastics	Men's Floor Exercise	Japan	JPN	6
1972 Summer	25	München	Gymnastics	Men's Horse Vault	Japan	JPN	4T
1972 Summer	25	München	Gymnastics	Men's Parallel Bars	Japan	JPN	1	Gold
1972 Summer	25	München	Gymnastics	Men's Horizontal Bar	Japan	JPN	2	Silver
1972 Summer	25	München	Gymnastics	Men's Rings	Japan	JPN	4
1972 Summer	25	München	Gymnastics	Men's Pommelled Horse	Japan	JPN	2	Silver
1976 Summer	29	Montréal	Gymnastics	Men's Individual All-Around	Japan	JPN	2	Silver
1976 Summer	29	Montréal	Gymnastics	Men's Team All-Around	Japan	JPN	1	Gold
1976 Summer	29	Montréal	Gymnastics	Men's Floor Exercise	Japan	JPN	5
1976 Summer	29	Montréal	Gymnastics	Men's Horse Vault	Japan	JPN	7T QR
1976 Summer	29	Montréal	Gymnastics	Men's Parallel Bars	Japan	JPN	1	Gold
1976 Summer	29	Montréal	Gymnastics	Men's Horizontal Bar	Japan	JPN	4 QR
1976 Summer	29	Montréal	Gymnastics	Men's Rings	Japan	JPN	6
1976 Summer	29	Montréal	Gymnastics	Men's Pommelled Horse	Japan	JPN	5

Men's Individual All-Around

Event History

Games	Age	City	Sport	Country	Phase	Unit	Rank		PTS	CEP	OEP	QP	FP
1968 Summer	22	Ciudad de México	Gymnastics	Japan	Final Standings		1		115.90	57.50	58.40
1972 Summer	25	München	Gymnastics	Japan	Final Standings		1		114.650
1972 Summer	25	München	Gymnastics	Japan	Final		1		114.650			57.550	57.10
1972 Summer	25	München	Gymnastics	Japan	Final	Floor Exercise	9T		9.25
1972 Summer	25	München	Gymnastics	Japan	Final	Horse Vault	4T		9.50
1972 Summer	25	München	Gymnastics	Japan	Final	Parallel Bars	3T		9.60
1972 Summer	25	München	Gymnastics	Japan	Final	Horizontal Bar	2		9.75
1972 Summer	25	München	Gymnastics	Japan	Final	Rings	2		9.60
1972 Summer	25	München	Gymnastics	Japan	Final	Pommelled Horse	6T		9.40
1972 Summer	25	München	Gymnastics	Japan	Qualifying		1	QU	115.10	57.35	57.75
1972 Summer	25	München	Gymnastics	Japan	Qualifying	Floor Exercise	1	QU	19.10	9.50	9.60
1972 Summer	25	München	Gymnastics	Japan	Qualifying	Horse Vault	2	QU	19.00	9.50	9.50
1972 Summer	25	München	Gymnastics	Japan	Qualifying	Parallel Bars	1	QU	19.35	9.60	9.75
1972 Summer	25	München	Gymnastics	Japan	Qualifying	Horizontal Bar	2	QU	19.55	9.85	9.70
1972 Summer	25	München	Gymnastics	Japan	Qualifying	Rings	3T	QU	19.10	9.50	9.60
1972 Summer	25	München	Gymnastics	Japan	Qualifying	Pommelled Horse	4	QU	19.00	9.40	9.60
1976 Summer	29	Montréal	Gymnastics	Japan	Final Standings		2		115.650
1976 Summer	29	Montréal	Gymnastics	Japan	Final		2		115.650			57.950	57.70
1976 Summer	29	Montréal	Gymnastics	Japan	Final	Floor Exercise	4T		9.60
1976 Summer	29	Montréal	Gymnastics	Japan	Final	Horse Vault	13T		9.55
1976 Summer	29	Montréal	Gymnastics	Japan	Final	Parallel Bars	1T		9.70
1976 Summer	29	Montréal	Gymnastics	Japan	Final	Horizontal Bar	1		9.80
1976 Summer	29	Montréal	Gymnastics	Japan	Final	Rings	12T		9.45
1976 Summer	29	Montréal	Gymnastics	Japan	Final	Pommelled Horse	9T		9.60
1976 Summer	29	Montréal	Gymnastics	Japan	Qualifying		2	QU	115.90	57.50	58.40
1976 Summer	29	Montréal	Gymnastics	Japan	Qualifying	Floor Exercise	5T	QU	19.20	9.50	9.70
1976 Summer	29	Montréal	Gymnastics	Japan	Qualifying	Horse Vault	7T		19.10	9.55	9.55
1976 Summer	29	Montréal	Gymnastics	Japan	Qualifying	Parallel Bars	1	QU	19.55	9.75	9.80
1976 Summer	29	Montréal	Gymnastics	Japan	Qualifying	Horizontal Bar	4		19.40	9.65	9.75
1976 Summer	29	Montréal	Gymnastics	Japan	Qualifying	Rings	7T	QC	19.25	9.45	9.80
1976 Summer	29	Montréal	Gymnastics	Japan	Qualifying	Pommelled Horse	5	QU	19.40	9.60	9.80

Men's Team All-Around

Event History

Games	Age	City	Sport	Team	NOC	Phase	Rank
1968 Summer	22	Ciudad de México	Gymnastics	Japan	JPN	Final Standings	1
1972 Summer	25	München	Gymnastics	Japan	JPN	Final Standings	1
1976 Summer	29	Montréal	Gymnastics	Japan	JPN	Final Standings	1

Men's Floor Exercise

Event History

Games	Age	City	Sport	Country	Phase	Rank		PTS	QP	FP	CEP	OEP
1968 Summer	22	Ciudad de México	Gymnastics	Japan	Final Standings	1		19.475
1968 Summer	22	Ciudad de México	Gymnastics	Japan	Final	1		19.475	9.825	9.65
1968 Summer	22	Ciudad de México	Gymnastics	Japan	Qualifying	1	QU	19.65			9.75	9.90
1972 Summer	25	München	Gymnastics	Japan	Final Standings	6		18.750
1972 Summer	25	München	Gymnastics	Japan	Final	6		18.750	9.550	9.20
1976 Summer	29	Montréal	Gymnastics	Japan	Final Standings	5		19.250
1976 Summer	29	Montréal	Gymnastics	Japan	Final	5		19.250	9.600	9.65

Men's Horse Vault

Event History

Games	Age	City	Sport	Country	Phase	Rank		PTS	CEP	OEP	QP	FP
1968 Summer	22	Ciudad de México	Gymnastics	Japan	Final Standings	5T QR
1968 Summer	22	Ciudad de México	Gymnastics	Japan	Qualifying	5T	QU/DNC	18.90	9.35	9.55
1972 Summer	25	München	Gymnastics	Japan	Final Standings	4T		18.550
1972 Summer	25	München	Gymnastics	Japan	Final	4T		18.550			9.400	9.150
1976 Summer	29	Montréal	Gymnastics	Japan	Final Standings	7T QR

Men's Parallel Bars

Event History

Games	Age	City	Sport	Country	Phase	Rank		PTS	CEP	OEP	QP	FP
1968 Summer	22	Ciudad de México	Gymnastics	Japan	Final Standings	3 QR
1968 Summer	22	Ciudad de México	Gymnastics	Japan	Qualifying	3	QU	19.35	9.65	9.70
1972 Summer	25	München	Gymnastics	Japan	Final Standings	1		19.475
1972 Summer	25	München	Gymnastics	Japan	Final	1		19.475			9.675	9.80
1976 Summer	29	Montréal	Gymnastics	Japan	Final Standings	1		19.675
1976 Summer	29	Montréal	Gymnastics	Japan	Final	1		19.675			9.775	9.90

Men's Horizontal Bar

Event History

Games	Age	City	Sport	Country	Phase	Rank		PTS	CEP	OEP	QP	FP
1968 Summer	22	Ciudad de México	Gymnastics	Japan	Final Standings	3T QR
1968 Summer	22	Ciudad de México	Gymnastics	Japan	Qualifying	3T	QU	19.45	9.60	9.85
1972 Summer	25	München	Gymnastics	Japan	Final Standings	2		19.525
1972 Summer	25	München	Gymnastics	Japan	Final	2		19.525			9.775	9.75
1976 Summer	29	Montréal	Gymnastics	Japan	Final Standings	4 QR

Men's Rings

Event History

Games	Age	City	Sport	Country	Phase	Rank		PTS	QP	FP	CEP	OEP
1968 Summer	22	Ciudad de México	Gymnastics	Japan	Final Standings	3		19.225
1968 Summer	22	Ciudad de México	Gymnastics	Japan	Final	3		19.225	9.775	9.45
1968 Summer	22	Ciudad de México	Gymnastics	Japan	Qualifying	1	QU	19.55			9.70	9.85
1972 Summer	25	München	Gymnastics	Japan	Final Standings	4		19.150
1972 Summer	25	München	Gymnastics	Japan	Final	4		19.150	9.550	9.60
1976 Summer	29	Montréal	Gymnastics	Japan	Final Standings	6		19.125
1976 Summer	29	Montréal	Gymnastics	Japan	Final	6		19.125	9.625	9.50

Men's Pommelled Horse

Event History

Games	Age	City	Sport	Country	Phase	Rank	PTS	CEP	OEP	QP	FP
1968 Summer	22	Ciudad de México	Gymnastics	Japan	Final Standings	8T QR
1968 Summer	22	Ciudad de México	Gymnastics	Japan	Qualifying	8T	19.00	9.45	9.55
1972 Summer	25	München	Gymnastics	Japan	Final Standings	2	19.000
1972 Summer	25	München	Gymnastics	Japan	Final	2	19.000			9.500	9.50
1976 Summer	29	Montréal	Gymnastics	Japan	Final Standings	5	19.400
1976 Summer	29	Montréal	Gymnastics	Japan	Final	5	19.400			9.700	9.70

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