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Born on September 4, 1999, Nozomi Tanaka is from Ono, Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan. Nozomi Tanaka is listed as an athletics competitor, middle-distance runner and long-distance runner. That works out to 26 years old in 2026. Schooling on record includes Hyōgo Prefectural Nishiwaki Technical High School and Doshisha University. The listed height is 153 cm.
My Take
Nozomi Tanaka is 153 centimeters tall and holds the Japanese national records in the women's 1000, 1500, 3000, and 5000 metres, plus Asian records in several indoor events. I want to sit with that list for a moment, because it is genuinely strange. Runners normally specialize; the physiology of a 1500 and a 5000 pull in different directions, and athletes pick a lane. She simply took all of them. Born in 1999 in Ono, Hyōgo, she came up through Nishiwaki Technical High School and Doshisha University, an unremarkable route to a very unusual outcome. Japanese women's middle-distance running has long been described as a gap in the country's athletics program, competitive at the marathon and thin on the track. Tanaka has been prying that gap open more or less by herself. What I find compelling is how little her frame explains. She is small in a discipline where stride length matters, and she has answered that with pace judgment and sheer willingness to hurt. It is difficult to watch her race and stay unmoved.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Nozomi Tanaka
- Name (Japanese)
- 田中希実
- Reading
- たなか のぞみ
- Born
- September 4, 1999 (age 26)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Virgo / Rabbit
- Origin
- Ono, Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan
- Height
- 153 cm
- Occupation
- athletics competitor / middle-distance runner / long-distance runner
2. Background
- High school
- Hyōgo Prefectural Nishiwaki Technical High School
- University
- Doshisha University
3. Links
- Instagramhttps://www.instagram.com/nozomi_tanaka_official/
- Wikipedia (English)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nozomi%20Tanaka
- Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E7%94%B0%E4%B8%AD%E5%B8%8C%E5%AE%9F
- Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q55407762
4. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-08-07
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public or unconfirmed items are omitted. English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.
Frequently asked questions
When was Nozomi Tanaka born?
Born September 4, 1999 (age 26).
Where is Nozomi Tanaka from?
Nozomi Tanaka is from Ono, Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan.
What does Nozomi Tanaka do?
Nozomi Tanaka works as athletics competitor, middle-distance runner, long-distance runner.
How tall is Nozomi Tanaka?
Nozomi Tanaka is 153 cm.
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