Taishu Sato ( ja, 佐藤大宗, Satō Taishū, born 20 October 1993) is a Japanese modern pentathlete. He was a bronze medalist at the

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and competed at the

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Career

He became Japanese national champion for the first time in 2021, scoring a tally of 1459 points. During the 2022 Pentathlon World Cup event in Budapest, Sato publicly protested the removal of the equestrian element in future modern pentathlon events by wearing a T-shirt at the fencing element of the competition with the slogan "Save Riding and Change The Rules”. He won silver at the World Cup Final in the mixed relay in 2022. He was a bronze medalist in the men’s team event at the

in Hangzhou. At the Games he finished in sixth place in the individual event. He came in second place in the

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leg in

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. He competed at the

in Paris and qualified first from his group for the final.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Sato, Taishu 1993 births Living people Japanese male modern pentathletes Olympic modern pentathletes for Japan Modern pentathletes at the 2024 Summer Olympics Medalists at the 2024 Summer Olympics Olympic silver medalists for Japan Olympic medalists in modern pentathlon Modern pentathletes at the 2022 Asian Games Asian Games medalists in modern pentathlon Medalists at the 2022 Asian Games Asian Games bronze medalists for Japan