Ikuko Yoda
Japanese hurdler and sprinter
 Ikuko Yoda at the 1964 Olympics | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| Born | (1938-09-30)30 September 1938 Nagano, Japan | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 14 October 1983(1983-10-14) (aged 45) Tokyo, Japan | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.65 m (5 ft 5 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 50 kg (110 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Sprint running, hurdles | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Ikuko Yoda (依田 郁子, Yoda Ikuko, 30 September 1938 – 14 October 1983) was a Japanese sprinter. She competed at the 1964 Olympics in the 80 m hurdles and 4 × 100 m relay events and finished fifth in the hurdles, setting her personal best at 10.7 seconds.[1]
Yoda retired shortly after the 1964 Olympics. She committed suicide by hanging at the age of 45.[2] She previously attempted suicide in 1960, after failing to qualify for the 1960 Olympics.[3]
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Asian Games champions in women's sprint hurdles
- 1951: Koyoko Yoneda (JPN)
- 1954–58: Machiko Iwamoto (JPN)
- 1962: Ikuko Yoda (JPN)
- 1966: Ritsuko Sukegawa (JPN)
- 1970–74: Esther Roth-Shahamorov (ISR)
- 1978: Dai Jianhua (CHN)
- 1982: Emi Akimoto (JPN)
- 1986: Chen Kemei (CHN)
- 1990: Liu Huajin (CHN)
- 1994–98: Olga Shishigina (KAZ)
- 2002: Feng Yun (CHN)
- 2006: Liu Jing (CHN)
- 2010: Lee Yeon-kyung (KOR)
- 2014: Wu Shuijiao (CHN)
- 2018: Jung Hye-lim (KOR)
- 2022: Lin Yuwei (CHN)
1951–1966: 80 metres hurdles • 1970–present: 100 metres hurdles
