Yvonne Kanazawa

Yvonne Kanazawa Scott (金沢 イボンヌ, Kanazawa Ibonnu, born 19 November 1974) is a retired Japanese athlete who specialised in the high hurdles.[1] She represented her country at two consecutive Summer Olympics starting in 1996.

She was born in Shinjuku, Tokyo to a Japanese mother and a Jamaican father.[2][3] She grew up in Sacramento.

She has personal bests of 13.00 seconds in the 100 metres hurdles (2000) and 8.12 seconds in the indoor 60 metres hurdles (1999). Both are current national records.

She is married to Larry Wade, another former professional hurdler and she has two sons (Jordan and Brandon). She is the head coach for sprints, hurdles and relays for the UNLV Rebels at the University of Las Vegas.[4]

Competition record
YearCompetitionVenuePositionEventNotes
Representing  Japan
1996 Olympic Games Atlanta, United States 34th (h) 100m hurdles 13.30
1997 World Indoor Championships Paris, France 11th (sf) 60m hurdles 8.30
World Championships Athens, Greece 29th (h) 100m hurdles 13.34
East Asian Games Busan, South Korea 1st 100m hurdles 13.16
1998 Asian Games Bangkok, Thailand 5th 100m hurdles 13.42
1999 World Indoor Championships Maebashi, Japan 12th (h) 60m hurdles 8.12
World Championships Seville, Spain 30th (qf) 100m hurdles 13.33
14th (h) 4 × 100 m relay 44.80
2000 Olympic Games Sydney, Australia 15th (sf) 100m hurdles 13.16
2001 World Indoor Championships Lisbon, Portugal 18th (h) 60m hurdles 8.33
2002 Asian Championships Colombo, Sri Lanka 1st 100m hurdles 13.40
Asian Games Busan, South Korea 5th 100m hurdles 13.57
2003 World Championships Paris, France 34th (h) 100m hurdles 13.54
Asian Championships Manila, Philippines 8th (h) 100m hurdles 14.64[5]

References
  1. Yvonne Kanazawa at World Athletics
  2. Yvonne Kanazawa. Sports Reference. Retrieved on 2013-10-27.
  3. Olympic Stars. RIM. Retrieved on 2013-10-27.
  4. Yvonne Wade. UNLV Rebels. Retrieved on 2013-10-27.
  5. Did not start in the final
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