Mami Kudo

Mami Kudo

Mami Kudo (right) and Ryoichi Sekiya (left), winners of the 2009 SCUltraMarathon
Personal information
Born	(1964-07-17) July 17, 1964
Sport
Country	Japan
Sport	ultramarathon
Medal record Representing  Japan Ultramarathon IAU 24 Hour World Championship 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] 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
Representing  Japan
2013	World Championships	Steenbergen, Netherlands	1st	24-hour run Road	252,205 km (WR)

References