Sachiko Saito

{{Short description|Japanese speed skater (1947–2000)}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=November 2019}}

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|image=Sachiko Saito 1967.jpg

|caption=Sachiko Saito in 1967

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|birth_date={{birth date|1947|1|15|df=y}}

|birth_place=Hiroshima, Japan

|death_date={{death date and age|2000|07|26|1947|1|15|df=y}}

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| height = {{convert|1.56|m|ftin|abbr=on}}

| weight = {{convert|54|kg|lb|abbr=on}}

|sport=Speed skating

|club=Toyo University / Sankyo Seiki

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| show-medals = yes

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{{nihongo|Sachiko Saito|斎藤 幸子 |Saitō Sachiko|15 January 1947 – 26 July 2000}} was a Japanese speed skater. She competed at the 1968 and 1972 Winter Olympics in the 500, 1000 and 1500 m events with the best achievement of ninth place in the 500 m in 1972. She badly fell on the same distance in 1968.[http://www.gahetna.nl/collectie/afbeeldingen/fotocollectie/zoeken/weergave/detail/start/0/tstart/0/q/zoekterm/Jitsuko%20anefo%202.24.01.05] [http://www.gahetna.nl/collectie/afbeeldingen/fotocollectie/zoeken/weergave/detail/start/2/tstart/0/q/zoekterm/Jitsuko%20anefo%202.24.01.05] gahetna.nl images

She is sometimes confused with Jitsuko Saito who also competed in speed skating at the 1968 Olympics.

Personal bests:

• 500 m – 43.8 (1972)
• 1000 m – 1:29.4 (1972)
• 1500 m – 2:19.8 (1972)
• 3000 m – 5:02.9 (1972)