Honami Maeda

Honami Maeda (前田 穂南, Maeda Honami, born July 17, 1996) is a Japanese long-distance runner. She is the holder of the Japanese national record for 30 km (1:38:35), and the winner of the 2017 Hokkaido Marathon and the 2019 Marathon Grand Championship. She has been selected to represent Japan at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics.

Honami Maeda
Maeda in 2019 Japan’s Marathon Grand Championship
Personal information
Native name前田 穂南
Nickname(s)Honan
BornAmagasaki, Hyogo Prefecture
Alma materHigashinaka Sonoda (Hyogo)
Kaoruide Osaka High School (Osaka)
Height1.66 m (5 ft 5 in) [1]
Weight46 kg (101 lb) [1]
Sport
Country Japan
SportTrack and field
Event(s)10,000 metres, Marathon
College teamOsaka Kaoruide Jogakuin High School
ClubTenmaya (天満屋)
TeamAsics
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)

Maeda won her first marathon in 2017 (Hokkaido Marathon in 2:28:48).[1] She was second in the 2018 Osaka International Women's Marathon,[1] and in the same year won the Sanyo Women's Half Marathon in 1:09:12. In 2020 Maeda won the Japanese Olympic Marathon trials in 2:25:15, beating second placed Ayuko Suzuki and third placed Rei Ohara.[4]

Marathons

Key:   Personal best

YearCompetitionVenuePositionEventNotes
Representing  Japan
2017 Osaka Women's Marathon Osaka, Japan 12th Marathon 2:32:19
Hokkaido Marathon Hokkaido, Japan 1st Marathon 2:28:48
2018 Osaka Women's Marathon Osaka, Japan 2nd Marathon 2:23:48
Berlin Marathon Berlin, Germany 7th Marathon 2:25:23
2019 Tokyo Marathon Tokyo, Japan 12th Marathon 2:31:42
2020 Marathon Grand Championship Tokyo, Japan 1st Marathon 2:25:15
2021 Osaka Women's Marathon Osaka, Japan 2nd Marathon 2:23:30
Olympic Games Sapporo, Japan 33rd Marathon 2:35:28

References
  1. "Japan Association of Athletics Federation". jaaf.or.jp. Retrieved 3 March 2020.
  2. "Sanyo Women's Half Marathon". www.arrs.run. Retrieved 2 March 2020.
  3. "Ichiyama Wins Osaka in 2:21:11 Event Record, Yugeta Crushes Own 60+ World Record". japanrunningnews.blogspot.com. 31 January 2021. Retrieved 31 January 2021.
  4. "Shogo Nakamura Wins WILD and THRILLING Japanese Olympic Marathon Trials as Honami Maeda Crushes Women's Field". letsrun.com. Retrieved 2 March 2020.
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.