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Nathania Tan

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Nathania Tan
Personal information
Birth nameNathania Chung Yee Tan
NationalityNorthern Mariana Island
Born (2001-07-01) 1 July 2001 (age 23)
Sport
SportAthletics
EventLong distance running
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)1500m: 5:07.30 (Saipan, 2023)
3000m: 10:18.81 (Boston, 2023)
5000m: 18:02.04 (Kingston, 2023)
10000m: 36:48.49 (Azusa, 2024)
Medal record
Women's athletics
Representing  Northern Mariana Islands
Oceania Championships
Gold medal – first place 2022 Mackay 10000 metres
Silver medal – second place 2022 Mackay 5000 metres
Pacific Games
Gold medal – first place 2023 Honiara 5000 metres
Gold medal – first place 2023 Honiara 10000 metres

Nathania Chung Yee Tan (born 1 July 2001) is a track and field athlete from the Northern Mariana Islands. She is the national 3000m, 5000m and 10,000m record-holder.[1]

Early life

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She grew up in Saipan, with a Malaysian mother and Chinese father.[2] She attended Saipan International School and Fordham University.[3] After gaining an undergraduate degree in 2023 she joined the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa.[4]

Career

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She is the 3000m, 5000m and 10,000m national record-holder for the Northern Mariana Islands.[2]

She won gold over 10000 metres and silver over 5000 metres at the 2022 Oceania Athletics Championships.[5][6]

In 2023, she competed at the World Cross Country Championships in Bathurst.[7]

She won the gold medals over 5000m and 10000m at the 2023 Pacific Games, winning the first-ever Pacific titles for her nation. Tan set a new games record in 5000 metres, running 18:08.69. She also competed into the half marathon at the games, finishing fourth.[8]

In 2024, she competed at the World Cross Country Championships in Belgrade.[9]

Personal life

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Her father Jerry Tan is the president of the Northern Mariana Islands Football Association.[10][11][12]

References

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  1. ^ "N.Tan". World Athletics. Retrieved 16 April 2024.
  2. ^ a b "Bathurst legacy inspires Pacific island athletes". World Athletics. 19 February 2023. Retrieved 16 April 2024.
  3. ^ "Nathania Tan". Fordham Sports. Retrieved 16 April 2024.
  4. ^ "Nathania Tan". Hawaiiathletics. Retrieved 16 April 2024.
  5. ^ Sablan Jr., James (June 9, 2022). "Tania Tan honored to represent CNMI". mvariety. Retrieved 16 April 2024.
  6. ^ "Oceania Athletics Championships -Women's 5000 Metres final". World Athletics. 7 June 2022. Retrieved 16 April 2024.
  7. ^ "Athletes Worth Watching". Games and Rings. March 29, 2023. Retrieved 16 April 2024.
  8. ^ "High notes from the Ocean". Athletics Podium. 2 December 2023. Retrieved 16 April 2024.
  9. ^ "SENIOR RACE WOMEN". World Athletics. 30 March 2024. Retrieved 16 April 2024.
  10. ^ "Jerry Tan is parade grand marshal". Saipan Tribune. 4 July 2019. Retrieved 16 April 2024.
  11. ^ "Jerry Tan named CNMI Liberation Day grand marshal". Postguam. 5 July 2019. Retrieved 16 April 2024.
  12. ^ "NATHANIA TAN '19 RECRUITING PROFILE". ncsasports.org. Retrieved 16 April 2024.