![]() Ikuko Yoda at the 1964 Olympics | |
Personal information | |
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Born | Nagano, Japan | 30 September 1938
Died | 14 October 1983 Tokyo, Japan | (aged 45)
Height | 1.65 m (5 ft 5 in) |
Weight | 50 kg (110 lb) |
Sport | |
Sport | Sprint running, hurdles |
Medal record |
![](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/38/Naoto_Tajima%2C_Takayoshi_Yoshioka%2C_Ikuko_Yoda.jpg/195px-Naoto_Tajima%2C_Takayoshi_Yoshioka%2C_Ikuko_Yoda.jpg)
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]
References
[edit]- ^ Ikuko Yoda Archived 29 June 2015 at the Wayback Machine. sports-reference.com
- ^ "自殺データベース (8) 昭和50年代の自殺 (1975-1984)". www004 (in Japanese). Retrieved 22 January 2021.
- ^ 山本幸子「スパイクに恋した女 依田郁子の精神的"アキレス腱"」『Sports Graphic Number』No.92(February 5, 1984), 文藝春秋, pp. 102–107