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. 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)
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Sachiko SAITO-YOBEKURA. les-sports.info