is a retired female

field hockey Field hockey is a team sport structured in standard hockey format, in which each team plays with ten outfield players and a goalkeeper. Teams must drive a round hockey ball by hitting it with a hockey stick towards the rival team's shooting ...

player from

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. She represented her country at the

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three times (2004, 2008 and 2012). Kato was the oldest participant (33 years, 245 days) in the Japanese Women's Squad at the

2004 Summer Olympics The 2004 Summer Olympics ( el, Θερινοί Ολυμπιακοί Αγώνες 2004, ), officially the Games of the XXVIII Olympiad ( el, Αγώνες της 28ης Ολυμπιάδας, ) and also known as Athens 2004 ( el, Αθήνα 2004), ...

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. She captained the national side since 2005.

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* * 1970 births Living people Japanese female field hockey players Field hockey players at the 2004 Summer Olympics Field hockey players at the 2008 Summer Olympics Olympic field hockey players of Japan Sportspeople from Saitama Prefecture Asian Games medalists in field hockey Field hockey players at the 2012 Summer Olympics Field hockey players at the 1994 Asian Games Field hockey players at the 2002 Asian Games Field hockey players at the 2006 Asian Games Field hockey players at the 2010 Asian Games Asian Games silver medalists for Japan Asian Games bronze medalists for Japan Medalists at the 1994 Asian Games Medalists at the 2002 Asian Games Medalists at the 2006 Asian Games Medalists at the 2010 Asian Games {{japan-fieldhockey-bio-stub