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Honami Maeda

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Honami Maeda
Maeda in 2019 Japan's Marathon Grand Championship
Personal information
Native name前田 穂南
NicknameHonan
Born (1996-07-17) 17 July 1996 (age 28) [1]
Amagasaki, 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 bests

Honami Maeda (前田 穂南, Maeda Honami, born 17 July 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 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.[3]

On 10 March 2024, Maeda was selected to represent Japan in the women's marathon at the 2024 Paris Olympics.[4] On 9 August, the day before the race, she announced that she would be forced to withdraw from competition due to a stress fracture in her right femur.[5]

Marathons

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Key:   Personal best

Year Competition Venue Position Event Notes
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
2023 Nagoya Women's Marathon Nagoya, Japan 3rd Marathon 2:22:32
Marathon Grand Championship Tokyo, Japan 7th Marathon 2:27:02
2024 Osaka Women's Marathon Osaka, Japan 2nd Marathon 2:18:59 (NR)
Olympic Games Paris, France DNS Marathon

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e "前田 穂南" [Honami Maeda]. jaaf.or.jp (in Japanese). Japan Association of Athletics Federations. Retrieved 3 March 2020. (English translation)
  2. ^ "Sanyo Women's Half Marathon". arrs.run. Retrieved 2 March 2020.
  3. ^ "Shogo Nakamura Wins WILD and THRILLING Japanese Olympic Marathon Trials as Honami Maeda Crushes Women's Field". letsrun.com. Retrieved 2 March 2020.
  4. ^ "女子マラソン最後の1枠は前田穂南 パリ五輪代表 名古屋ウィメンズ" [The last spot for the women's marathon goes to Honami Maeda, Paris Olympic representative, Nagoya Women's Marathon]. Mainichi Shimbun (in Japanese). 10 March 2024. Retrieved 23 November 2024. (English translation)
  5. ^ "女子マラソン・前田穂南、パリ五輪を欠場…右大腿骨の疲労骨折" [Women's marathon runner Honami Maeda will miss the Paris Olympics due to a stress fracture in her right femur]. Yomiuri Shimbun Online (in Japanese). 10 August 2024. Retrieved 23 November 2024. (English translation)
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