| Satoru Inoue | |
| Nationality: | Japanese |
| Birth Date: | 21 July 1971 |
| Birth Place: | Kishiwada, Japan |
| Height: | 1.68 m[1] |
| Weight: | 65 kg |
| Alma Mater: | Nihon University |
| Country: | Japan |
| Sport: | Track and field |
| Event: | 100 metres |
| Pb: | 100 m: 10.20 (1991) 200 m: 20.72 (1993) |
is a retired Japanese athlete who specialised in sprinting events. He represented his country at the 1992 and 1996 Summer Olympics as well as four World Championships. His best individual success was reaching the semifinals at the 1993 World Championships in Stuttgart. He became the first Japanese to reach the 100 metres semifinal at the World Championships. He was the former Japanese record holder in the 100 metres and 200 metres, and a two-time Japanese Championships champion in the 100 metres. He played gymnastics before turning to athletics.[2]
| Representing | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | World Junior Championships | Plovdiv, Bulgaria | 12th (sf) | 100 m | 10.57 | |
| 9th (h) | 4 × 100 m relay | 40.55 | ||||
| 1991 | World Championships | Tokyo, Japan | 13th (qf) | 100 m | 10.21 | |
| 11th (h) | 4 × 100 m relay | 39.19 | ||||
| 1992 | Olympic Games | Barcelona, Spain | 22nd (qf) | 100 m | 10.50 | |
| 6th | 4 × 100 m relay | 38.77 | ||||
| 1993 | Universiade | Buffalo, United States | 5th | 200 m | 20.84 | |
| bgcolor=silver | 2nd | 4 × 100 m relay | 38.97 | |||
| World Championships | Stuttgart, Germany | 15th (sf) | 100 m | 10.39 | ||
| 11th (sf) | 4 × 100 m relay | 39.01 | ||||
| 1994 | Asian Games | Hiroshima, Japan | 4th | 100 m | 10.41 | |
| bgcolor=gold | 1st | 4 × 100 m relay | 39.37 | |||
| 1995 | World Championships | Gothenburg, Sweden | 47th (h) | 100 m | 10.56 | |
| 5th | 4 × 100 m relay | 39.33 | ||||
| 1996 | Olympic Games | Atlanta, United States | – | 4 × 100 m relay | DQ | |
| 1997 | World Championships | Athens, Greece | 11th (sf) | 4 × 100 m relay | 38.89 | |
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