| Personal information | |||||||||||||||
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| Nationality | Japanese | ||||||||||||||
| Born | 16 December 2000 | ||||||||||||||
| Sport | |||||||||||||||
| Sport | Athletics | ||||||||||||||
| Event | Hurdles | ||||||||||||||
| Achievements and titles | |||||||||||||||
| Personal best | 400m hurdles: 48.77s (2023) | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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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. [1]
He ran a personal best of 48.77 seconds for the 400 metres hurdles at the Golden Grand Prix in May 2023. [2] He was a silver medalist at the 2023 Asian Athletics Championships in Bangkok in the 400 metres hurdles. [3] [4] He competed at the 2023 World Athletics Championships in Budapest. [5] [6]
He finished fourth at the Japanese Athletics Championships in June 2024. [7]
He attended Nagano High School in Nagano and Hosei University. [8]
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