Yusaku Kodama

Yusaku Kodama
Personal information
NationalityJapanese
Born (2000-12-16) 16 December 2000
Sport
SportAthletics
Event
Hurdles
Achievements and titles
Personal best400m hurdles: 48.77s (2023)
Medal record
Men's athletics
Representing  Japan
Asian Championships
2023 Bangkok 400 m hurdles

Yusaku Kodama (born 16 December 2000) is a Japanese hurdler. He was a silver medalist at the 2023 Asian Athletics Championships in the 400 metres hurdles, and competed at the 2023 World Athletics Championships.[1]

Career

Kodama ran a personal best of 48.77 seconds for the 400 metres hurdles at the Golden Grand Prix in Japan in May 2023.[2] He was a silver medalist at the 2023 Asian Athletics Championships in Bangkok, Thailand, in the 400 metres hurdles. [3][4] He competed at the 2023 World Athletics Championships in Budapest, Hungary, without advancing to the semi-finals.[5][6]

Kodama finished fourth in the 400 metres hurdles at the Japanese Athletics Championships in June 2024.[7]

Personal life

He attended Nagano High School in Nagano and Hosei University.[8]

References

  1. ^ "Yusaka Kodama". World Athletics. Retrieved 5 August 2024.
  2. ^ "Kerley cruises to strong 100m season start in Yokohama". World Athletics. 21 May 2023. Retrieved 5 August 2024.
  3. ^ "Asian Athletics Championships". World Athletics. 12 July 2023. Retrieved 5 August 2024.
  4. ^ "Qatar's Bassem Hemeida Wins Gold Medal in 400m Hurdles at Asian Athletics Championships". fansnews. 10 December 2023. Retrieved 5 August 2024.
  5. ^ "World medallists Yamanishi and Kitaguchi on Japan's team for WCH Budapest 23". 8 August 2023. Retrieved 5 August 2024.
  6. ^ "Men's 400m Hurdles Results: World Athletics Championships 2023". Watch Athletics. 23 August 2023. Retrieved 5 August 2024.
  7. ^ "Japanese Championships". World Athletics. Retrieved 5 August 2024.
  8. ^ "Yusaka Kodama". jaaf. Retrieved 5 August 2024.