Yuko Gordon (née Hasegawa; Japanese: ユーコ・ゴードン; born 23 February 1951) is a Japan-born Hong Kong long-distance runner who competed mainly in the marathon. She represented her country in that event at the 1984 Summer Olympics and the 1983 World Championships in Athletics.[1] She holds a personal best of 2:38:32 hours, set in 1987.[2]
Competing in the 1980s, she was the first international standard marathon runner from Hong Kong and was twice winner of the Macau Marathon, Hong Kong Marathon, and Bangkok Marathon.[3] She was originally from Japan but opted to represent Hong Kong, (her adopted nation by marriage) and enjoyed international competition for the first time in her thirties.[4]
She was a silver medallist in the marathon at the 1985 Asian Athletics Championships, finishing behind India's Asha Agarwal.[5]
She continued running in her later years as a masters athlete and won the women's under-45 category for the 5000 metres at the 1997 World Masters Athletics Championships.[6]
On the 29th of September 2019, Yuko broke the world record marathon time in her single age category (68 year old) in the Berlin marathon with a time of 3:19:37.[7]
| 1983 | World Championships | Helsinki, Finland | 35th | Marathon | 2:48:51 | |
| 1984 | Olympic Games | Los Angeles, United States | 34th | Marathon | 2:46:12 | |
| 1985 | Asian Championships | Jakarta, Indonesia | bgcolor=silver | 2nd | Marathon | 2:54:16 |
| IAAF World Cup | Canberra, Australia | — | 10,000 m | |||
| World Marathon Cup | Hiroshima, Japan | 28th | Marathon | 2:45:29 | ||
| 1988 | World Cross Country Championships | Auckland, New Zealand | 92nd | Senior race | 21:15 | |
| 21st | Team | 436 pts | ||||
| IAAF World Women's Road Race Championships | Adelaide, Australia | 64th | 15 km | 57:11 |
1983, 1985
1983, 1984
1987, 1988