Kei Saito
Japan
| Sport | Short Track | |
| FederationID | STJPN12002199601 | |
| NOC | Japan | |
| Born | 20 Feb 1996 | |
| Gender | Men |
| Higher education | Human Biology - Kanagawa University: Yokohama, JPN | |
| Residence | Sagamihara, JPN | |
| Languages | Japanese |
| Personal Bests | Event | Record | Date | Location | ||
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Personal Bests | ||||||
| Event | Record | Date | Location | |||
| 500m | 40.788 | 05 Feb 2017 |  Almaty |
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| 1000m | 1:26.099 | 09 Nov 2014 |  Salt Lake City, UT |
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| 1500m | 2:16.245 | 13 Dec 2014 |  Shanghai |
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| Main Achievements | ||||||
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Main Achievements |
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World Junior Championships
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| 3000m Relay | 2 | |||||
General Interest
General Interest
| Hobbies | Fishing. (skatingjapan.or.jp, 03 Aug 2015) | |
| Famous relatives | His sister Hitomi has represented Japan in short track, including at the 2018 Olympic Winter Games in Pyeongchang. His brother Yu has also competed in the sport at an elite level. (SportsDeskOnline, 15 Oct 2018; joc.or.jp, 09 Feb 2018; sanspo.com, 12 Oct 2014) |
Sport Specific Information
Sport Specific Information
| When and where did you begin this sport? | He joined the Sagamihara Skating Club in Japan at about age seven. |
General Interest
General Interest
| Awards and honours | In 2013 he received the Kanagawa Prefecture Sports Excellence Award in Japan. (kanagawa.jp, 30 Nov 2013) |
Sport Specific Information
Sport Specific Information
| Name of coach | Keiichiro Nagashima [national], JPN |
Social Media
Social Media
| www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100005333684383 |
General Interest
General Interest
| Memorable sporting achievement | Winning a bronze medal in the 3000m relay at the 2013 World Junior Championships in Warsaw, Poland. (Athlete, 11 Feb 2016) |
Sport Specific Information
Sport Specific Information
| Reason for choosing this sport | He was encouraged to take up the sport by his siblings. |
General Interest
General Interest
| Hero / Idol | Canadian short track skater Charles Hamelin. (Athlete, 08 Nov 2017) | |
| Sporting philosophy / motto | "Continuity becomes power." (Athlete, 08 Nov 2017) | |
| Most influential person in career | Coach Saburo Imai. (Athlete, 08 Nov 2017) |
| Championships results | Year | Competition | Event | Rank | ||
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Championships results
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| 2013/2014 | World Junior Championships | 3000m Relay | 3 | |||
| 2012/2013 | World Junior Championships | 3000m Relay | 3 | |||
| 2014/2015 | World Junior Championships | 3000m Relay | 5 | |||
| 2011/2012 | World Junior Championships | 3000m Relay | 5 | |||
| 2012/2013 | World Junior Championships | Overall | 10 | |||
| 2013/2014 | World Junior Championships | Overall | 12 | |||
| 2011/2012 | World Junior Championships | Overall | 18 | |||
| World Cups | Year | Competition | Event | Rank | ||
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World Cups
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| 2016/2017 | Shanghai | 500m | 26 | |||
| 2015/2016 | Dresden | 1500m | 28 | |||
| 2014/2015 | World Cup Classification | 500m | 44 | |||
| 2015/2016 | Dresden | 500m | 48 | |||
| 2014/2015 | World Cup Classification | 1000m | 59 | |||
| 2017/2018 | World Cup Classification | 500m | 60 | |||
| 2016/2017 | World Cup Classification | 500m | 85 | |||
| 2015/2016 | World Cup Classification | 1500m | 96 | |||
| 2014/2015 | World Cup Classification | 1500m | 99 | |||
| 2015/2016 | World Cup Classification | 500m | 115 | |||