is a Japanese ultramarathon runner and women's winner of the 2013 IAU 24 Hour World Championship. Kudo holds the women's world record in the 24-hour run on the track and road, and also the 48-hour run road discipline.
In December 2011 Kudo reset her own 24-hour world record by running 255.303 km at the Soochow International 24 hour race in Taiwan. On 11–12 May 2013, Kudo won the IAU female 24-hour Road World Championship, setting a new world record of 24 hour Road ().
Kudo was selected as the Athlete of the Year by IAU for the years of 2012 and 2013.
World records Women's 24 hour Track, 254.425 km (158.092 mi), Taipei, 12–13 Dec 2009 Women's 48 hour Road, 368.687 km (229.091 mi), Athens, 8–10 Apr 2011
International competitions Representing 2013World Championships Steenbergen, Netherlands 1st24-hour run Road252,205 km (WR)
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