Mami Kudo

Mami Kudo (工藤真実) 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 (252,205 km).

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