Yvonne Kanazawa

Biographical information

RolesCompeted in Olympic Games
SexFemale
Full nameYvonne•Kanazawa (Scott-, -Wade)
Used nameYvonne•Kanazawa
Original name金沢•イボンヌ
Born19 November 1974 in Shinjuku, Tokyo (JPN)
Measurements173 cm / 63 kg
AffiliationsColorado Buffaloes, Boulder (USA)
NOC Japan

Biography

Yvonne Kanazawa was a high hurdler who competed at the 1996 and 2000 Olympic Games. She had Japanese citizenship but grew up in Sacramento, California in the United States. Kanazawa attended college at the University of Colorado. She later became a coach at the University of Nevada at Las Vegas (UNLV), and married Larry Wade, a former hurdler who was also an assistant coach at UNLV.

Personal Best: 100H – 13.00 (2000).

Results

Games Discipline (Sport) / Event NOC / Team Pos Medal As
1996 Summer Olympics Athletics JPN Yvonne Kanazawa
100 metres Hurdles, Women (Olympic) 5 h2 r1/4
2000 Summer Olympics Athletics JPN Yvonne Kanazawa
100 metres Hurdles, Women (Olympic) 8 h2 r3/4