was a Japanese sprinter who competed at the

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Biography

Yoda finished second behind Pat Nutting in the 80 metres hurdles event at the British 1963 WAAA Championships and 1964 WAAA Championships. At the 1964 Olympic Games in Tokyo, Yoda competed in the 80 metres hurdles and 4 × 100 metres relay events and finished fifth in the hurdles, setting her personal best at 10.7 seconds. Yoda retired shortly after the 1964 Olympics. She committed

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at the age of 45. She previously attempted suicide in 1960, after failing to qualify for the 1960 Olympics.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Yoda, Ikuko 1938 births 1983 suicides 1983 deaths Athletes from Nagano Prefecture Japanese female sprinters Japanese female hurdlers Olympic female hurdlers Olympic athletes for Japan Athletes (track and field) at the 1964 Summer Olympics Asian Games gold medalists for Japan Asian Games athletes for Japan Asian Games silver medalists for Japan Athletes (track and field) at the 1962 Asian Games Athletes (track and field) at the 1958 Asian Games Medalists at the 1958 Asian Games Medalists at the 1962 Asian Games Japan Championships in Athletics winners Suicides in Tokyo Suicides by hanging in Japan 20th-century Japanese sportswomen Asian Games gold medalists in athletics (track and field) Asian Games silver medalists in athletics (track and field)