Satoru Inoue

is a retired Japanese athlete who specialised in sprinting events. He represented his country at the 1992 and 1996 Summer Olympics as well as four World Championships. His best individual success was reaching the semifinals at the 1993 World Championships in Stuttgart. He became the first Japanese to reach the 100 metres semifinal at the World Championships. He was the former Japanese record holder in the 100 metres and 200 metres, and a two-time Japanese Championships champion in the 100 metres. He played gymnastics before turning to athletics.

Competition record

National titles Japanese Championships 100 m: 1993, 1994

Personal bests Outdoor 100 metres – 10.20 (+0.5 m/s, Tokyo 1991): Former national record 200 metres – 20.72 (+0.4 m/s, Tokyo 1993): Former national record

Indoor 60 metres – 6.71 (Bielefeld 1998)