Mami Kudo
Mami Kudo after winning the 2009 female SCUltraMarathon
Personal information
Born (1964-07-17) July 17, 1964
Sport
CountryJapan
Sportultramarathon
Medal record
Representing  Japan
Ultramarathon
IAU 24 Hour World Championship
Gold medal – first place 2013 Steenbergen 24-hour run

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][2] Kudo holds the women's world record in the 24-hour run on the track and road,[3][4] and also the 48-hour run road discipline.[3]

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.[5] 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)).[6]

Kudo was selected as the Athlete of the Year by IAU for the years of 2012 and 2013.[1]

World records

  • Women's 24 hour Track, 254.425 km (158.092 mi), Taipei, 12–13 Dec 2009[3]
  • Women's 48 hour Road, 368.687 km (229.091 mi), Athens, 8–10 Apr 2011[3]

International competitions

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

References

  1. 1 2 "Archived copy". www.iau-ultramarathon.org. Archived from the original on 2 April 2015. Retrieved 22 May 2022.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  2. ↑ "Media Report IAU 24 Hour World Championships". iau-ultramarathon.org.
  3. 1 2 3 4 "IAU World Best Performance" (PDF). iau-ultramarathon.org.
  4. ↑ News, Taiwan (12 December 2011). "Japanese runners dominate ultramarathon in cold, rainy weather | Taiwan News | 2011-12-12 00:00:00". Taiwan News. {{cite web}}: |last= has generic name (help)
  5. ↑ "Kudo & Sekiya To Return To Soochow International 24 Hour Race 2013". 24hourrace.com. Archived from the original on 8 March 2014. Retrieved 8 March 2014.
  6. ↑ "Mami KUDO | Profile | World Athletics". www.worldathletics.org.


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