Nozomi Tanaka

Nozomi Tanaka
	Nozomi Tanaka in 2023
Personal information
Born	4 September 1999 (age 25); Ono, Hyōgo, Japan
Sport
Country	Japan
Sport	Track and field
Event(s)	Middle-distance, Long-distance
Achievements and titles
Personal bests	800 m: 2:02.36 (2021); 1500 m: 3:59.19 (2021) NR; 3000 m: 8:40.84 (2021) NR; 5000 m: 14:29.18 (2023); 10,000 m: 31:59.89 (2021);
Medal record
Women's athletics
Representing Japan
World U20 Championships
Asian Junior Championships

Nozomi Tanaka (田中希実, Tanaka Nozomi, born 4 September 1999) is a Japanese track and field athlete who specializes in middle and long-distance running.^[1] She is the current Japanese record holder in the women's 1500 metres and 3000 metres.

Tanaka represented Japan at the 2019 World Athletics Championships in the 5000 metres, and at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics, competing in the 1500m and 5000m.^[2]^[3]

Competition record

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Event	Notes
Major international competitions
2021	Olympic Games	Tokyo, Japan	16th (h)	5000 m	14:59.93 PB
2021	Olympic Games	Tokyo, Japan	8th	1,500 m	3:59.95 (PB h)
2019	World Cross Country Championships	Aarhus, Denmark	39th	10 km	39:27^[4]
2019	World Championships	Doha, Qatar	14th	5000 m	15:00.01 PB
2018	World U20 Championships	Tampere, Finland	1st	3000 m	8:54.01 PB
2018	Asian U20 Championships	Gifu, Japan	1st	3000 m	9:04.36 CR
2017	DécaNation	Paris, France	3rd	2000 m	5:53.47
2017	Asian Championships	Bhubaneswar, India	4th	1500 m	4:20.43
2016	World U20 Championships	Bydgoszcz, Poland	8th	3000 m	9:01.16 PB