Nozomi Tanaka
Track and Field
Seiko Supported Athlete
NOZOMI TANAKA
NOZOMI TANAKA
An athlete affiliated with New Balance, she is a pioneer in Japanese women's middle and long-distance running. She has represented Japan in the Tokyo and Paris Olympics, as well as the World Championships in Doha, Oregon, and Budapest. At the 2021 Tokyo Olympics, she became the first Japanese athlete to reach the finals and place in the 1500m event. She competes in multiple events and participated in the 800m, 1500m, and 5000m at the 2022 World Championships in Oregon, becoming the first Japanese athlete to do so. She currently holds a total of 13 Japanese records.
- Affiliation
- New Balance
- Home
- Hyogo prefecture
- Date of Birth
- September 4, 1999
Major Achievements
- 2024
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World Indoor Championships: 3000m, 8th place (Japanese record)
Seiko Golden Grand Prix Tokyo: 1500m, 4th place
Japan Championships: 800m, 7th place
Japan Championships: 1500m & 5000m, 1st place
Paris Olympics: 1500m, reached semifinals
Paris Olympics: 5000m, participated
- 2023
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World Cross Country Championships: Senior 10km, 14th place
Seiko Golden Grand Prix Yokohama: 1500m, 1st place
Japan Championships: 1500m & 5000m, 1st place
Asian Championships: 1500m, 1st place
World ChampioWorld Championships: 1500m, reached semifinalsnships: 5000m, 8th place (Japanese record at the time)
World Championships: 5000m, 8th place (Japanese record at the time)
- 2022
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World Indoor Championships: 1500m, participated (Japanese record at the time)
Oda Memorial International: 5000m, 3rd place
Seiko Golden Grand Prix Tokyo: 1500m, 4th place
Japan Championships: 800m, 2nd place
Japan Championships: 1500m & 5000m, 1st place
World Championships: 800m, participated
World Championships: 1500m, reached semifinals
World Championships: 5000m, 12th place
- 2021
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Oda Memorial International: 5000m, 3rd place
Japan Championships: 800m, 3rd place
Japan Championships: 1500m, 1st place
Japan Championships: 5000m, 3rd place
Tokyo Olympics: 1500m, 8th place (Japanese record)
Tokyo Olympics: 5000m, participated
- 2020
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Seiko Golden Grand Prix Tokyo: 1500m, 1st place(Japanese record at the time)
Japan Championships: 800m, 4th place
Japan Championships: 1500m, 1st place
Japan Championships: 5000m, 1st place
- 2019
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Asian Championships: 5000m, 6th place
Japan Championships: 5000m, 4th place
World Championships: 5000m, 14th place
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Japanese record
- 2022.6.22 HOKUREN DISTANCE CHALLENGE
- 1000m：2:37.33Japanese record
- 2021.8.4 Tokyo Olympics
- 1500m：3:59.19Japanese record
- 2024.10.20 Night Game Trial in YASHIMA
- 2000m：5:40.89Japanese record
- 2025.2.8 117th Millrose Games New York
- 3000m：8:33.52Japanese record・Japanese Indoor Record・Asian Indoor Record
- 2023.9.8 Diamond League Brussels
- 5000m：14:29.18Japanese record
- 2025.1.31 BU John Thomas Terrier Classic
- 1000m：2:39.06Japanese Indoor Record
- 2025.2.2 New Balance Indoor Grand Prix - New York-
- 1 Mile：4:28.54 Japanese record・Japanese Indoor Record
- 2024.2.4 New Balance Indoor Grand Prix - Boston –
- 1500m：4:08.46 Japanese Indoor Record
- 2025.2.15 BU David Hemery Valentine Invitational Boston
- 5000m：14:51.87Japanese Indoor Record・Asian Indoor Record
- 2023.9.3 DIE NEW BALANCE KO MEILE Dusseldorf
- 1 Mile：4:32.0 Japanese Road Record
- 2024.12.1 The 49th Kumamoto Kosa 10 Mile official road race
- 5km：15:25 Japanese Road Record
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Seiko’s Measurement Technology
Timing and measurement are indispensable for sports competitions. Seiko has supported a variety of sports since 1964.
What we bring to each competition includes cutting-edge technology, experience, and a passion for sports.
Starting Blocks
Representative Events: 100m / 200m
The starting block has built-in speakers to ensure that the start sound is heard equally by all athletes. It also has pressure sensors to detect the pressure of the athlete’s foot on the footplate, which helps to judge false starts.
Photo Finish System
Representative Event: 100m
This camera can measure up to 1/10,000th of a second. Using the photo finish camera, measurements are taken in 1/100th of a second increments, as is stipulated by the rules.
