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| Nationality | Japanese | ||||||||||||||
| Born | 23 November 1997 Osaka Prefecture, Japan | ||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Sailing | ||||||||||||||
| Club | Toyota Industries | ||||||||||||||
| Class | 49er FX | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Misaki Tanaka (Japanese: 田中 美紗樹, born 23 November 1997) is a Japanese sailor who competes in the women's 49er FX class. She represented Japan at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris and won gold in the women's 49erFX event at the 2026 Asian Games with teammate Sera Nagamatsu.[1][2][3]
Career
[edit]Tanaka attended Waseda University and is affiliated with Toyota Industries. She initially competed in the 470 class before switching to the 49erFX class to pursue qualification for the Paris Olympics. In the 49erFX, she serves as the skipper, responsible for steering and race strategy, while her teammate Sera Nagamatsu serves as crew.[4]
At the 2022 Asian Games, held in Hangzhou in 2023, Tanaka and Nagamatsu won the silver medal in the women's 49erFX event. The pair subsequently represented Japan at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris, finishing 17th in the women's skiff event.[1]
At the 2026 Asian Games in Aichi-Nagoya, Tanaka and Nagamatsu won the gold medal in the women's 49erFX event. They moved into the overall lead on the final day of racing and secured the title ahead of Hong Kong, earning Japan's first Asian Games gold medal in the class.[2][5]
References
[edit]- 1 2 "田中 美紗樹" [Misaki Tanaka]. Japanese Olympic Committee. Retrieved 4 October 2026.
- 1 2 "女子49erFX級 田中美紗樹/永松瀬羅 組が金メダル" [Misaki Tanaka and Sera Nagamatsu win gold in women's 49erFX]. Japan Sailing Federation. 2 October 2026. Retrieved 4 October 2026.
- ↑ "アジア大会セーリングで永松瀬羅・田中美紗樹が金メダル 同種目で日本人初の快挙". TBS NEWS DIG (in Japanese). 2026-10-02. Retrieved 2026-10-04.
- ↑ "アジア競技大会開幕！セーリング女子2人乗り49erFX級日本代表・永松瀬羅選手、田中美紗樹選手インタビュー" [Interview with Japanese 49erFX sailors Sera Nagamatsu and Misaki Tanaka]. Tokyo FM. 12 September 2026. Retrieved 4 October 2026.
- ↑ "49erFX田中美紗樹／永松瀬羅が金メダル！ アジア大会セーリング終盤へ世界のヨットレース、セーリングニュース & コラム". BULKHEAD Magazine バルクヘッドマガジン (in Japanese). 2026-10-01. Retrieved 2026-10-04.
External links
[edit]- Misaki Tanaka at the Japanese Olympic Committee
- Interview with Misaki Tanaka and Sera Nagamatsu – Tokyo FM (in Japanese)
- 1997 births
- Living people
- Japanese female sailors (sport)
- Olympic sailors for Japan
- Sailors at the 2024 Summer Olympics
- Sailors at the 2022 Asian Games
- Sailors at the 2026 Asian Games
- Asian Games medalists in sailing
- Asian Games gold medalists for Japan
- Asian Games silver medalists for Japan
- Waseda University alumni
- 21st-century Japanese sportswomen