Yuko Gordon (née Hasegawa; ja, ユーコ・ゴードン; born 23 February 1951) is a Japan-born

Hong Kong Hong Kong ( (US) or (UK); , ), officially the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of the People's Republic of China ( abbr. Hong Kong SAR or HKSAR), is a city and special administrative region of China on the eastern Pearl River Delt ...

long-distance runner Long-distance running, or endurance running, is a form of continuous running over distances of at least . Physiologically, it is largely Aerobic exercise, aerobic in nature and requires endurance, stamina as well as mental strength. Within e ...

who competed mainly in the

marathon The marathon is a long-distance foot race with a distance of , usually run as a road race, but the distance can be covered on trail routes. The marathon can be completed by running or with a run/walk strategy. There are also wheelchair div ...

. She represented her country in that event at the

1984 Summer Olympics The 1984 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the XXIII Olympiad and also known as Los Angeles 1984) were an international multi-sport event held from July 28 to August 12, 1984, in Los Angeles, California, United States. It marked the secon ...

and the

1983 World Championships in Athletics The 1st 1983 World Championships in Athletics were run under the auspices of the International Association of Athletics Federations and were held at the Olympic Stadium in Helsinki, Finland between 7 and 14 August 1983. Summary The overall med ...

. She holds a personal best of 2:38:32 hours, set in 1987. 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 The Hong Kong Marathon (香港馬拉松), sponsored by Standard Chartered, Standard Chartered Bank, is an annual marathon race held in January or February in Hong Kong. In addition to the full marathon, a 10 km run and a half marathon ar ...

, and Bangkok Marathon. 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. She was a silver medallist in the marathon at the

1985 Asian Athletics Championships The sixth Asian Championships in Athletics were held in September 1985 at the Senayan Madya Stadium in Jakarta, Indonesia. Medal summary Men's events Women's events Medal table See also * 1985 in athletics (track and field) External lin ...

, finishing behind India's

Asha Agarwal Asha Agarwal is an Indian former long-distance runner and a recipient of Arjuna Award. Asha Agarwal won the Hong Kong Marathon on 27 January 1985. In September 1985 she won gold at the Asian Track and Field meet in Jakarta, setting a record of ...

. She continued running in her later years as a

masters athlete Masters athletics is a class of the sport of athletics for athletes of over 35 years of age. The events include track and field, road running and cross country running. Competitors are bracketed into five-year age groups (which promotes fair comp ...

and won the women's under-45 category for the

5000 metres The 5000 metres or 5000-metre run is a common long-distance running event in track and field, approximately equivalent to or . It is one of the track events in the Olympic Games and the World Championships in Athletics, run over laps of a stan ...

at the 1997

World Masters Athletics Championships The World Masters Athletics Championships are the biennial championships for masters athletics events held under the auspices of World Masters Athletics, formerly called the World Association of Veteran Athletes, for athletes 35 years of age or o ...

. 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 The Berlin Marathon (german: Berlin-Marathon, ) is a marathon event held annually on the streets of Berlin, Germany on the last weekend of September. Held annually since 1974, the event includes multiple races over the marathon distance of , inclu ...

with a time of 3:19:37.

International competitions

Road race wins

* Macau Marathon: 1983, 1985 *

: 1983, 1984 * Bangkok Marathon: 1987, 1988

References

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Gordon, Yuko Living people 1951 births Hong Kong female long-distance runners Hong Kong female marathon runners Japanese female long-distance runners Japanese female marathon runners World Athletics Championships athletes for Hong Kong Olympic athletes of Hong Kong Athletes (track and field) at the 1984 Summer Olympics Commonwealth Games competitors for Hong Kong Athletes (track and field) at the 1982 Commonwealth Games Hong Kong female cross country runners