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Yuto Sano

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Yuto Sano
Personal information
NationalityJapanese
Born (2000-06-20) June 20, 2000 (age 24)
Sayama, Saitama, Japan
Sport
SportGoalball
Medal record
Representing  Japan
Summer Paralympics
Gold medal – first place 2024 Paris Men's
Asian Para Games
Silver medal – second place 2022 Hangzhou Men's

Yuto Sano (佐野優人, Sano Yuto, born June 20, 2000)[1] is a Japanese goalball player and a member of Japanese men's national team.

Sano was a part of the Japan roster in the men's goalball tournament of the 2020 Summer Paralympics.[2] He was on the team that won silver in the men's tournament, at the 2022 Asian Para Games.[3][4] Sano was on the team that won gold in the men's tournament, at the 2024 Summer Paralympics, where he scored the game-winning goal in the gold medal match.[5][6]

References

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  1. ^ "Yuto Sano". Paris 2024 Paralympics. Retrieved 6 September 2024.
  2. ^ "Goalball – Team Japan". Tokyo 2020 Paralympics. Paris Organising Committee for the 2024 Olympic and Paralympic Games. Archived from the original on 25 August 2021. Retrieved 25 August 2021.
  3. ^ "Match results" (PDF). resultsapg.hangzhou2022.com.cn. 27 October 2023. Archived from the original (PDF) on 30 October 2023.
  4. ^ "Roster" (PDF). resultsapg.hangzhou2022.com.cn. 27 October 2023. Archived from the original (PDF) on 3 November 2023.
  5. ^ "Men's Medallists" (PDF). Paris 2024. Retrieved 5 September 2024.
  6. ^ "Japan takes Paralympic gold in men's goalball for the first time". The Japan Times. September 6, 2024.
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