is a Japanese athlete specialising in the

sprint hurdles Hurdling is the act of jumping over an obstacle at a high speed or in a sprint. In the early 19th century, hurdlers ran at and jumped over each hurdle (sometimes known as 'burgles'), landing on both feet and checking their forward motion. Today ...

. 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

¹Representing Asia-Pacific

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Asuka Terada – Tokyo 2020
at JAAF * * * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Terada, Asuka 1990 births Living people Sportspeople from Sapporo Athletes from Hokkaido Japanese female hurdlers Asian Games athletes for Japan Athletes (track and field) at the 2010 Asian Games World Athletics Championships athletes for Japan Athletes (track and field) at the 2020 Summer Olympics Olympic athletes for Japan Asian Athletics Championships medalists