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Akemi Kato

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Akemi Kato
Personal information
BornDecember 13, 1970 (1970-12-13) (age 53)
Arakawa, Chichibu District, Saitama Prefecture, Japan
Medal record
Women's field hockey
Representing  Japan
Asian Games
Silver medal – second place 2006 Doha Team
Bronze medal – third place 2002 Busan Team
Bronze medal – third place 2010 Guangzhou Team
Asia Cup
Gold medal – first place 2007 Hong Kong Team
Asian Champions Trophy
Silver medal – second place 2010 Busan

Akemi Kato (加藤 明美, Katō Akemi, born December 13, 1970) is a retired female field hockey player from Japan. She represented her country at the Summer Olympics 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 in Athens, Greece. She captained the national side since 2005.

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