Nathania Tan

Nathania Tan

Personal information
Birth name	Nathania Chung Yee Tan
Nationality	Northern Mariana Island
Born	(2001-07-01) 1 July 2001 (age 24)
Sport
Sport	Athletics
Event	Long distance running
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)	1,500 m: 5:07.30 (Saipan, 2023) 3,000 m: 10:18.81 (Boston, 2023) 5,000 m: 18:02.04 (Kingston, 2023) 10,000 m: 36:48.49 (Azusa, 2024)
Medal record Women's athletics Representing   Northern Mariana Islands Oceania Championships 2022 Mackay 10,000 m 2022 Mackay 5,000 m Pacific Games 2023 Honiara 5,000 m 2023 Honiara 10,000 m

Nathania Chung Yee Tan (born 1 July 2001) is a track and field athlete from the Northern Mariana Islands who specialises in long-distance running. She is the national 3,000 m, 5,000 m and 10,000m record-holder. ^[1]

Early life

Tan grew up in Saipan, Northern Mariana Islands 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 Hawai'i at Mānoa. ^[4]

Career

She is the 3,000 m, 5,000 m and 10,000m national record-holder for the Northern Mariana Islands. ^[2]

In 2019, aged 18, Tan competed at the 2019 Pacific Games in Apia, Samoa. She completed the course in a time of one hour 51 minutes 52 seconds and finished fourth of the four runners in the half marathon. ^[5]

At the 2022 Oceania Athletics Championships in Mackay, Queensland, Australia, Tan won gold in the 10,000 m and silver in the 5,000 m, the Northern Mariana Islands only medals at the event. ^{[6] [7]}

In 2023, she competed at the World Cross Country Championships in Bathurst, New South Wales, Australia. ^[8]

At the 2023 Pacific Games in Honiara, Solomon Islands, Tan won gold medal in both the 5,000 m and the 10,000 m. These were the first-ever Pacific titles won by the Northern Mariana Islands. Tan set a new games record in 5,000 m 18 minutes 8.69 seconds. She also competed in the half marathon at the games, finishing fourth. ^[9]

In 2024, she competed at the World Cross Country Championships in Belgrade, Serbia. ^[10]

Personal life

Her father, Jerry Tan, is the president of the Northern Mariana Islands Football Association. ^{[11] [12] [13]}

References

1. "Nathania Tan". World Athletics. Retrieved 16 July 2025.
2. "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. "Pacific Games Apia (SAM) Women's Half Marathon". World Athletics. Retrieved 16 July 2025.
6. Sablan Jr., James (June 9, 2022). "Tania Tan honored to represent CNMI". mvariety. Retrieved 16 April 2024.
7. "Oceania Athletics Championships -Women's 5,000 m final". World Athletics. 7 June 2022. Retrieved 16 April 2024.
8. "Athletes Worth Watching". Games and Rings. March 29, 2023. Retrieved 16 April 2024.
9. "High notes from the Ocean". Athletics Podium. 2 December 2023. Retrieved 16 April 2024.
10. "SENIOR RACE WOMEN". World Athletics. 30 March 2024. Retrieved 16 April 2024.
11. "Jerry Tan is parade grand marshal". Saipan Tribune. 4 July 2019. Retrieved 16 April 2024.
12. "Jerry Tan named CNMI Liberation Day grand marshal". Postguam. 5 July 2019. Retrieved 16 April 2024.
13. "NATHANIA TAN '19 RECRUITING PROFILE". ncsasports.org. Retrieved 16 April 2024.