is a retired Japanese athlete specialising in middle-distance events. From Ise, Mie, she competed in the 800 metres at the 2004 Summer Olympics without reaching the semifinals.
She is married to a long-distance runner, Atsushi Sato.
| Representing | ||||||
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| 1999 | World Indoor Championships | Maebashi, Japan | 6th | 4 × 400 m relay | 3:41.47 | |
| 2000 | Asian Championships | Jakarta, Indonesia | 9th (h) | 400 m | 55.51 | |
| bgcolor=silver | 2nd | 4 × 400 m relay | 3:37.15 | |||
| 2001 | East Asian Games | Osaka, Japan | bgcolor=silver | 2nd | 4 × 400 m relay | 3:33.06 |
| World Championships | Edmonton, Canada | 13th (h) | 4 × 400 m relay | 3:33.51 | ||
| 2002 | Asian Championships | Colombo, Sri Lanka | bgcolor=gold | 1st | 800 m | 2:03.59 |
| bgcolor=silver | 2nd | 4 × 400 m relay | 3:38.29 | |||
| Asian Games | Busan, South Korea | 6th | 800 m | 2:05.34 | ||
| 4th | 4 × 400 m relay | 3:33.23 | ||||
| 2003 | World Indoor Championships | Birmingham, United Kingdom | 11th (sf) | 800 m | 2:05.66 | |
| 2004 | Olympic Games | Athens, Greece | 21st (h) | 800 m | 2:02.82 | |
| 2005 | World Championships | Helsinki, Finland | 24th (h) | 800 m | 2:02.82 | |
| Asian Championships | Incheon, South Korea | bgcolor=gold | 1st | 800 m | 2:01.84 | |
| bgcolor=gold | 1st | 1500 m | 4:12.69 | |||
| 2006 | Asian Games | Doha, Qatar | 5th | 800 m | 2:05.28 | |
Outdoor
Indoor