| Nathania Tan | |
| Birth Name: | Nathania Chung Yee Tan |
| Nationality: | Northern Mariana Island |
| Sport: | Athletics |
| Event: | Long distance running |
| Birth Date: | 1 July 2001 |
| Pb: | 1500m: 5:07.30 (Saipan, 2023) 3000m: 10:18.81 (Boston, 2023) 5000m: 18:02.04 (Kingston, 2023) 10000m: 36:48.49 (Azusa, 2024) |
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]
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]
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]
Her father Jerry Tan is the president of the Northern Mariana Islands Football Association.[10] [11] [12]