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Nana Takagi

Japan

SportSpeed Skating
FederationIDSSJPN20207199201
NOCJapan
Born02 Jul 1992 in  Makubetsu
GenderWomen
LanguagesJapanese
ResidenceShimosuwa, JPN
Personal Bests
EventRecordDateLocation 
Personal Bests
  Event RecordDateLocation 
    500m 38.47 20 Feb 2022 Hachinohe  
    1000m 1:15.08 07 Feb 2020 Calgary  
    1500m 1:52.06 12 Dec 2021 Calgary  
    3000m 3:57.81 03 Dec 2021 Salt Lake City, UT  
    5000m 7:08.77 19 Nov 2017 Stavanger  
Main Achievements
 
Main Achievements
Olympic Games
Event  
Olympic Games
    Mass Start 1      
    Team Pursuit 6 Laps 1 1    
World Junior Championships
Event  
World Junior Championships
    Team Pursuit 6 Laps   2    
World Single Distances Championships
Event  
World Single Distances Championships
    Mass Start 16 Laps   1    
    Team Pursuit 6 Laps 3 2    
General Interest
General Interest
Famous relativesHer younger sister Miho has also represented Japan in speed skating. She claimed gold in the team pursuit, silver in the 1500m and bronze in the 1000m at the 2018 Olympic Winter Games in Pyeongchang. (fujitv.co.jp, 12 Mar 2018; japantimes.co.jp, 30 Dec 2017; SportsDeskOnline, 07 Jan 2020)  
Sport Specific Information
Sport Specific Information
Reason for choosing this sportShe was encouraged to take up the sport by her older brother.  
When and where did you begin this sport?She took up the sport in her second year of primary school in Obihiro, Japan.  
General Interest
General Interest
Hero / IdolJapanese speed skaters Joji Kato and Keiichiro Nagashima. (Athlete, 11 Dec 2013)  
HobbiesDriving, reading. (fujitv.co.jp, 20 May 2020)  
Social Media
Social Media
www.facebook.com/nana.takagi.12  
General Interest
General Interest
Awards and honoursIn 2018 she was presented with the Hokkaido Citizen Honorary Award and the Nagano Prefecture Citizen Honorary Award. (sportsbull.jp, 07 May 2018; yomiuri.co.jp, 04 Mar 2018)

In 2014 and 2017 she was given an Excellence Award by the Japanese Olympic Committee [JOC]. (nidec-sankyo.co.jp, 18 May 2015; joc.or.jp, 08 Jun 2018)
 
Sporting philosophy / motto"Always smile." (Athlete, 27 Jan 2017)  
InjuriesShe missed the November 2021 World Cup event in Tomaszow Mazowiecki, Poland, after testing positive for the COVID-19 virus. (sponichi.co.jp, 11 Nov 2021)

She injured her right knee during the 2016/17 season. The problem continued to affect her into the following season. (yahoo.co.jp, 10 Oct 2017; mainichi.jp, 21 Apr 2017)
 
Social Media
Social Media
twitter.com/naaaana777  
General Interest
General Interest
Most influential person in careerHer sister Miho Takagi. (fujitv.co.jp, 12 Mar 2018)  
MilestonesShe became the first Japanese female athlete to win multiple titles at the Olympic Winter Games when she claimed victory in both the team pursuit and mass start at the 2018 Games in Pyeongchang. In 2015 she and her teammates Ayaka Kikuchi and Miho Takagi [her sister] became the first female Japanese skaters to win gold in team pursuit at the world single distances championships when they triumphed in Heerenveen, Netherlands. (OIS, 24 Feb 2018; SportsDeskOnline, 07 Jan 2020; japantimes.co.jp, 15 Feb 2015)  
Other informationRETIREMENT
She retired from speed skating in March 2022. "I was able to compete internationally until now because of my sister. I stood on the ice at the very last as Nana Takagi, not the older sister of Miho Takagi. I was really happy to make it. I became very excited to think about the second chapter of my life. I can't wait to dive into a new world." (ISU, 30 Jun 2022; jiji.com, 05 Apr 2022)
 
Championships results
Year Competition Event Rank  
Championships results
    2018 Olympic Games Team Pursuit 6 Laps1  
    2014/2015 World Single Distances Championships Team Pursuit 6 Laps1  
    2019/2020 World Single Distances Championships Team Pursuit 6 Laps1  
    2018 Olympic Games Mass Start 16 Laps1  
    2018/2019 World Single Distances Championships Team Pursuit 6 Laps1  
    2022 Olympic Games Team Pursuit2  
    2016/2017 World Single Distances Championships Team Pursuit 6 Laps2  
    2015/2016 World Single Distances Championships Team Pursuit 6 Laps2  
    2016/2017 World Single Distances Championships Mass Start 16 Laps2  
    2019/2020 World Allround Championships 500m2  
    2019/2020 World Allround Championships 1500m3  
    2019/2020 World Single Distances Championships Mass Start 16 Laps4  
    2014 Olympic Games Team Pursuit 6 Laps4  
    2021/2022 World Allround Championships Allround7  
    2019/2020 World Single Distances Championships 1500m8  
    2022 Olympic Games 1500m8  
    2019/2020 World Allround Championships Allround8  
    2014/2015 World Allround Championships Allround9  
    2015/2016 World Single Distances Championships 5000m10  
    2018/2019 World Allround Championships Allround11  
    2018 Olympic Games 5000m12  
    2014/2015 World Single Distances Championships Mass Start 16 Laps13  
    2019/2020 World Single Distances Championships 3000m13  
    2018/2019 World Single Distances Championships 1500m13  
    2016/2017 World Allround Championships Allround13  
    2018/2019 World Single Distances Championships Mass Start 16 Laps15  
    2014/2015 World Single Distances Championships 1500m15  
    2018/2019 World Single Distances Championships 3000m16  
    2014/2015 World Single Distances Championships 3000m18  
    2022 Olympic Games Mass Start27  
    2014 Olympic Games 1500m32  
World Cups
Year Competition Event Rank  
World Cups
    2019/2020 Nagano Team Pursuit 6 Laps1  
    2018/2019 Obihiro Mass Start 16 Laps1  
    2015/2016 Heerenveen Team Pursuit 6 Laps1  
    2016/2017 Stavanger Team Pursuit 6 Laps1  
    2016/2017 Astana Team Pursuit 6 Laps1  
    2018/2019 Tomaszów Mazowiecki Team Pursuit 6 Laps1  
    2015/2016 Heerenveen Team Pursuit 6 Laps1  
    2017/2018 Salt Lake City, UT Team Pursuit 6 Laps1  
    2016/2017 Heerenveen Team Pursuit 6 Laps1  
    2018/2019 Obihiro Team Pursuit 6 Laps1  
    2018/2019 Tomakomai Team Pursuit 6 Laps1  
    2017/2018 Calgary, AB Team Pursuit 6 Laps1  
    2015/2016 Inzell Team Pursuit 6 Laps1  
    2017/2018 Heerenveen Team Pursuit 6 Laps1  
    2018/2019 Heerenveen Mass Start 16 Laps1  
    2019/2020 Nagano Mass Start 16 Laps2  
    2016/2017 Nagano Team Pursuit 6 Laps2  
    2021/2022 Calgary, AB Team Pursuit2  
    2014/2015 Erfurt Mass Start 16 Laps2  
    2014/2015 Obihiro Team Pursuit 6 Laps2  
    2013/2014 Calgary, AB Team Pursuit 6 Laps2  
    2014/2015 Obihiro Mass Start 16 Laps2  
    2016/2017 Astana Mass Start 16 Laps2  
    2021/2022 Calgary, AB 1500m2  
    2019/2020 World Cup Classification Mass Start 16 Laps3  
    2013/2014 Heerenveen Team Pursuit 6 Laps3  
    2019/2020 Tomaszów Mazowiecki Mass Start 16 Laps3  
    2017/2018 Calgary, AB Mass Start 16 Laps3  
    2014/2015 Berlin Team Pursuit 6 Laps3  
    2014/2015 World Cup Classification Mass Start 16 Laps4  
    2018/2019 World Cup Classification Mass Start 16 Laps5  
    2016/2017 World Cup Classification Mass Start 16 Laps7  
    2021/2022 World Cup Classification 1500m9  
    2014/2015 World Cup Classification 3000/5000m11  
    2014/2015 World Cup Classification 1500m12  
    2017/2018 World Cup Classification Mass Start 16 Laps13  
    2013/2014 World Cup Classification Mass Start 15 Laps14  
    2014/2015 World Cup Classification Overall14  
    2015/2016 World Cup Classification 3000/5000m14  
    2013/2014 World Cup Classification 3000/5000m15  
    2019/2020 World Cup Classification 1500m16  
    2017/2018 World Cup Classification 3000/5000m17  
    2018/2019 World Cup Classification 1500m20  
    2015/2016 World Cup Classification Mass Start 16 Laps21  
    2018/2019 World Cup Classification 3000/5000m22  
    2013/2014 World Cup Classification 1500m22  
    2015/2016 World Cup Classification 1500m22  
    2019/2020 World Cup Classification 3000/5000m23  
    2021/2022 World Cup Classification 3000/5000m24  
    2014/2015 World Cup Classification 1000m25  
    2016/2017 World Cup Classification Overall30  
    2013/2014 World Cup Classification Overall31  
    2017/2018 World Cup Classification Overall30  
    2017/2018 World Cup Classification 1500m35  
    2021/2022 World Cup Classification 1000m36  
    2016/2017 World Cup Classification 3000/5000m38  
    2019/2020 World Cup Classification 1000m40  
    2016/2017 World Cup Classification 1500m47