Nobuyuki Sato (佐藤宣践, Satō Nobuyuki, born 12 January 1944) is a Japanese judoka, sambist,[2] Japan national judo coach,[3] author,[4][5][6] educator[7] and sports science researcher.

[8] Nobuyuki Sato was born on January 12, 1944, in Hokkaido, Japan.

[9] He was the world judo champion in the -93 kg category in 1967 and 1973.

[10] He was the coach of multiple judo Olympic and World champions including Yasuhiro Yamashita,[3] Katsuhiko Kashiwazaki,[11] Hidetoshi Nakanishi,[7] and Kosei Inoue.

[12] In November 2021, he was awarded the Order of the Sacred Treasure.