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 marathon (2:18:59), and the winner of the 2017 Hokkaido Marathon and the 2019 Marathon Grand Championship. She represented Japan at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics.
Maeda in 2019 Japan's Marathon Grand Championship | |
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| Native name | 前田 穂南 |
| Nickname | Honan |
| Born | Amagasaki, Hyogo Prefecture |
| Alma mater | Higashinaka Sonoda (Hyogo) Kaoruide Osaka High School (Osaka) |
| Height | 1.66 m (5 ft 5 in) |
| Weight | 46 kg (101 lb) |
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| Country | Japan |
| Sport | Track and field |
| Event(s) | 10,000 metres, Marathon |
| College team | Osaka Kaoruide Jogakuin High School |
| Club | Tenmaya (天満屋) |
| Team | Asics |
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Maeda won her first marathon in 2017 (Hokkaido Marathon in 2:28:48). She was second in the 2018 Osaka International Women's Marathon, 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.
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