Mami Kudo
 Mami Kudo (right) and Ryoichi Sekiya (left), winners of the 2009 SCUltraMarathon | |||||||||||||||
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| Born | July 17, 1964 | ||||||||||||||
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| Country | Japan | ||||||||||||||
| Sport | ultramarathon | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Mami Kudo (工藤真実, Kudō Mami, born 17 July 1964) is a Japanese ultramarathon runner and women's winner of the 2013 IAU 24 Hour World Championship.[1] Kudo holds the women's world record in the 24-hour run on the track and road,[2][3][4] and also the 48-hour run road discipline.[5]
In December 2011 Kudo reset her own 24-hour world record by running 255.303 km at the Soochow International 24 hour race in Taiwan.[6] On 11–12 May 2013, Kudo won the IAU female 24-hour Road World Championship, setting a new world record of 24 hour Road (252,205 kilometres (156,713 mi)).[7]
Kudo was selected as the Athlete of the Year by IAU for the years of 2012 and 2013.[8]
World records
- Women's 24 hour Track, 254.425 kilometres (158.092 mi), Taipei, 12-13 Dec 2009[9]
- Women's 24 hour Road, 252.205 kilometres (156.713 mi), Steenbergen , 11–12 May 2013[10]
- Women's 48 hour Road, 368.687 kilometres (229.091 mi), Athens, 8-10 Apr 2011[11]
International competitions
| Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Notes |
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Representing  Japan
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| 2013 | World Championships | Steenbergen, Netherlands | 1st | 24-hour run Road | 252,205 km (WR) |
References
- ^ http://www.iau-ultramarathon.org/index.asp?menucode=h02&col001=1441&tmp=tmp3&foto=photo4
- ^ http://www.iau-ultramarathon.org/images/file/World_Best_Performances_FEB_13_.pdf
- ^ http://focustaiwan.tw/ShowNews/WebNews_Detail.aspx?Type=aALL&ID=201112110010
- ^ http://www.iau-ultramarathon.org/index.asp?menucode=h02&col001=1441&tmp=tmp3&foto=photo4
- ^ http://www.iau-ultramarathon.org/images/file/World_Best_Performances_FEB_13_.pdf
- ^ http://24hourrace.com/kudo-sekiya-return-soochow-international-24-hour-race-2013/
- ^ http://www.iau-ultramarathon.org/index.asp?menucode=h02&col001=1441&tmp=tmp3&foto=photo4
- ^ http://www.iau-ultramarathon.org/index.asp?menucode=h02&col001=1441&tmp=tmp3&foto=photo4
- ^ http://www.iau-ultramarathon.org/images/file/World_Best_Performances_FEB_13_.pdf
- ^ http://www.iaaf.org/news/report/olsen-and-kudo-take-the-honours-at-the-iau-24
- ^ http://www.iau-ultramarathon.org/images/file/World_Best_Performances_FEB_13_.pdf
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