is a Japanese athlete specialising in the sprint hurdles. She twice represented her country at the World Championships, first at the 2009 edition in Berlin and then over a decade later at the 2019 edition in Doha.
Her personal best in the event is 12.86 seconds (+0.7 m/s) set in Osaka in 2023. This is the current national record.
She retired in 2013 because of injuries. After marriage and childbirth, she decided to return to sport in 2017, first giving rugby a try and a year later coming back to athletics.
International competitions Representing 2008World Junior ChampionshipsBydgoszcz, Poland55th (h)100 m12.5315th (sf)100 m hurdles13.852009World ChampionshipsBerlin, Germany29th (h)100 m hurdles13.41Asian ChampionshipsGuangzhou, China2nd100 m hurdles13.201st (h)4 × 100 m relay44.342010Continental CupSplit, Croatia8th100 m hurdles13.671Asian GamesGuangzhou, China5th100 m hurdles13.292nd (h)4 × 100 m relay44.732019World ChampionshipsDoha, Qatar29th (h)100 m hurdles13.202021Olympic GamesTokyo, Japan20th (sf)100 m hurdles13.062023Asian ChampionshipsBangkok, Thailand2nd100 m hurdles13.13World ChampionshipsBudapest, Hungary36th (h)100 m hurdles13.152024Asian Indoor ChampionshipsTehran, Iran2nd60 m hurdles8.21 1Representing Asia-Pacific
References
External links
Asuka Terada – Tokyo 2020 at JAAF