Takanao Sato

{{short description|Japanese water polo player}}

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{{Infobox sportsperson

| name = Takanao Sato

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| nationality = Japanese

| sport = Water polo

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1933|1|19|df=yes}}

| birth_place = Tokyo, Japan

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{{MedalCompetition|Asian Games}}

{{MedalGold|1958 Tokyo|Men's tournament}}

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{{Nihongo|Takanao Sato|佐藤 孝尚|Satō Takanao|born 19 January 1933}} is a Japanese water polo player. He competed in the men's tournament at the 1960 Summer Olympics.{{cite Sports-Reference |url=https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/sa/takanao-sato-1.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200417211305/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/sa/takanao-sato-1.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=17 April 2020 |title=Takanao Sato Olympic Results |accessdate=29 November 2019}}