Mami Kudo

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]

Mami Kudo
Mami Kudo (right) and Ryoichi Sekiya (left), winners of the 2009 SCUltraMarathon
Personal information
Born (1964-07-17) July 17, 1964
Sport
CountryJapan
Sportultramarathon
Medal record
Representing  Japan
Ultramarathon
IAU 24 Hour World Championship
2013 Steenbergen 24-hour run

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 km (158.092 mi), Taipei, 12-13 Dec 2009[9]
  • Women's 48 hour Road, 368.687 km (229.091 mi), Athens, 8-10 Apr 2011[10]

International competitions
YearCompetitionVenuePositionEventNotes
Representing  Japan
2013 World Championships Steenbergen, Netherlands 1st 24-hour run Road 252,205 km (WR)

References
  1. http://www.iau-ultramarathon.org/index.asp?menucode=h02&col001=1441&tmp=tmp3&foto=photo4
  2. http://www.iau-ultramarathon.org/images/file/World_Best_Performances_FEB_13_.pdf
  3. http://focustaiwan.tw/ShowNews/WebNews_Detail.aspx?Type=aALL&ID=201112110010
  4. http://www.iau-ultramarathon.org/index.asp?menucode=h02&col001=1441&tmp=tmp3&foto=photo4
  5. http://www.iau-ultramarathon.org/images/file/World_Best_Performances_FEB_13_.pdf
  6. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 8 March 2014. Retrieved 8 March 2014.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  7. http://www.iau-ultramarathon.org/index.asp?menucode=h02&col001=1441&tmp=tmp3&foto=photo4
  8. http://www.iau-ultramarathon.org/index.asp?menucode=h02&col001=1441&tmp=tmp3&foto=photo4
  9. http://www.iau-ultramarathon.org/images/file/World_Best_Performances_FEB_13_.pdf
  10. http://www.iau-ultramarathon.org/images/file/World_Best_Performances_FEB_13_.pdf


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