Sawao Katō

The native form of this personal name is Katō Sawao. This article uses Western name order when mentioning individuals.
Sawao Katō
Katō in 1970
Personal information
Born (1946-10-11) October 11, 1946
Gosen, Niigata, Japan
Height1.63 m (5 ft 4 in)
Gymnastics career
DisciplineMen's artistic gymnastics
Country
represented		 Japan
Retired1977
Medal record
Olympic Games
1968 Mexico City Team
1968 Mexico City All-around
1968 Mexico City Floor
1972 Munich Team
1972 Munich All-around
1972 Munich Parallel bars
1976 Montreal Team
1976 Montreal Parallel bars
1972 Munich Pommel horse
1972 Munich Horizontal bar
1976 Montreal All-around
1968 Mexico City Rings
World Championships
1974 Varna Team

Sawao Katō (加藤 澤男, Katō Sawao; born October 11, 1946) is a Japanese former gymnast and one of the most successful Olympic athletes of all time. Between 1968 and 1976 he won twelve Olympic medals, including eight gold medals, making him the most successful Japanese Olympian by number of gold medals won.


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