Yuko Gordon (née Hasegawa; Japanese: ユーコ・ゴードン; born 23 February 1951) is a Japan-born Hong Kong long-distance runner who competed mainly in the marathon. She represented her country in that event at the 1984 Summer Olympics and the 1983 World Championships in Athletics.[1] She holds a personal best of 2:38:32 hours, set in 1987.[2]
| Medal record | ||
|---|---|---|
| Women's athletics | ||
Representing  Hong Kong
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| Asian Championships | ||
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1985 Jakarta | Marathon |
Competing in the 1980s, she was the first international standard marathon runner from Hong Kong and was twice winner of the Macau Marathon, Hong Kong Marathon, and Bangkok Marathon.[3] She was originally from Japan but opted to represent Hong Kong, (her adopted nation by marriage) and enjoyed international competition for the first time in her thirties.[4]
She was a silver medallist in the marathon at the 1985 Asian Athletics Championships, finishing behind India's Asha Agarwal.[5]
She continued running in her later years as a masters athlete and won the women's under-45 category for the 5000 metres at the 1997 World Masters Athletics Championships.[6]
On the 29th of September 2019, Yuko broke the world record marathon time in her single age category (68 year old) in the Berlin marathon with a time of 3:19:37.[7]
International competitions
edit| Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1983 | World Championships | Helsinki, Finland | 35th | Marathon | 2:48:51 |
| 1984 | Olympic Games | Los Angeles, United States | 34th | Marathon | 2:46:12 |
| 1985 | Asian Championships | Jakarta, Indonesia | 2nd | Marathon | 2:54:16 |
| IAAF World Cup | Canberra, Australia | — | 10,000 m | DNF | |
| World Marathon Cup | Hiroshima, Japan | 28th | Marathon | 2:45:29 | |
| 1988 | World Cross Country Championships | Auckland, New Zealand | 92nd | Senior race | 21:15 |
| 21st | Team | 436 pts | |||
| IAAF World Women's Road Race Championships | Adelaide, Australia | 64th | 15 km | 57:11 |
Road race wins
edit- Macau Marathon: 1983, 1985
- Hong Kong Marathon: 1983, 1984
- Bangkok Marathon: 1987, 1988
See also
edit- Neko Hiroshi, Japanese runner who competed for Cambodia
References
edit- ^ Yuko Gordon Archived 2011-08-20 at the Wayback Machine. Sports Reference. Retrieved on 2017-03-11.
- ^ Yuko Gordon Archived 2017-03-12 at the Wayback Machine. IAAF. Retrieved on 2017-03-11.
- ^ Yuko Gordon. Association of Road Racing Statisticians. Retrieved on 2017-03-11.
- ^ S. F. Lam, Julian W. Chang The quest for gold: fifty years of amateur sports in Hong Kong, 1947-1997 Hong Kong University Press, 2006
- ^ Asian Championships Archived 2018-09-23 at the Wayback Machine. GBR Athletics. Retrieved on 2017-03-11.
- ^ World Masters Championships (Women) Archived 2017-04-06 at the Wayback Machine. GBR Athletics. Retrieved on 2017-03-11.
- ^ "Single Age Records Marathon". www.arrs.run. Archived from the original on 2020-02-20. Retrieved 2020-04-13.
