
Asuka Terada
- Born
- Jan 14, 1990 (36 years old)
- Birthplace
- Sapporo, Japan
- Events
- 100 m hurdles · 60 m hurdles
Asuka Terada (寺田 明日香, Terada Asuka; born 14 January 1990, in Sapporo) is a Japanese athlete specialising in the sprint hurdles. 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.
As of Nov 12, 2026: 100 m hurdles 12.85 (#359 all-time), 60 m hurdles 8.14, 2026 season best 12.76 (May 10, 2026, Nagaragawa Stadium, Gifu (JPN)) · Last competition: 70th Central Japan Corporate Teams Athletics Championships, May 10, 2026, 12.76 · 36 years old
Personal bests
WA points calculator →* Wind-assisted (> 2.0 m/s)
Progression
| Season | Discipline | Result | Wind | Date | Competitions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 100m | 12.76 | -0.3 | May 10, 2026 | 70th Central Japan Corporate Teams Athletics Championships |
| 2025 | 100mH | 12.85 | +3.0 | Jun 1, 2025 | 2025 Fuse Sprint |
| 2024 | 60mH Indoor | 8.19 | – | Feb 17, 2024 | 11th Asian Indoor Athletics Championships, Aftab Enghelab Sport Complex, Tehran (i) |
| 2024 | 100mH | 12.91 | -0.2 | Jun 30, 2024 | Japanese Championships |
| 2023 | 100m | 11.98 | +2.2 | Oct 13, 2023 | National Sports Festival |
| 2023 | 100mH | 12.86 | +0.7 | May 7, 2023 | 10th Kinami Michitaka Memorial Athletics Meet, Yanmar Stadium Nagai, Osaka |
| 2023 | 200m | 24.63 | +0.2 | Mar 17, 2023 | KGRR Spring Challenge Meet 2023 |
| 2022 | 100m | 11.85 | +1.8 | Jun 26, 2022 | Fuse Sprint |