Serena Sonoda

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Birth dateSep 10, 1996

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Serena Sonoda is a Japan long-distance runner, born on September 10, 1996. She competes primarily in the 5000m, 20kmW and 35kmW.

Her personal bests include 18:54.01 in the 5000m, 1:32:11 in the 20kmW, 2:44:25 in the 35kmW, 4:29:45 in the 50kmW and 45:00 in the 10Kilometr. She has earned 1 gold medal in major international competitions. She is currently active on the international athletics circuit, representing Japan.

Key facts

35 km race walk

2:44:25

20 km race walk

1:32:11

2025 season best

46:46

Jan 1, 2025 · Tokyo (JPN)

2025 season best

Last competition

Asian Race Walking Championships

Mar 16, 2025 · DNF

Asian Race Walking Championships

Age

30 years old

As of Sep 26, 2026: 35 km race walk 2:44:25, 20 km race walk 1:32:11, 2025 season best 46:46 (Jan 1, 2025, Tokyo (JPN)) · Last competition: Asian Race Walking Championships, Mar 16, 2025, DNF · 30 years old

Personal bests

5000m

18:54.01

20kmW

1:32:11

35kmW

2:44:25

50kmW

4:29:45

10Kilometr

45:00

5000m-short-track

22:45.14

10,000Metr

46:34.98

Performance Charts

Season bests

Season	Discipline	Result	Wind	Date	Trend	Competitions
2025	10Kilometr	46:46	-	Jan 1, 2025	↑	New Year Race Walk in Tokyo 2025, Tokyo
2024	20kmW	1:33:01	-	Feb 18, 2024	↑	107th Japanese Race Walking Championships
2023	20kmW	1:32:11	-	Mar 19, 2023	↑	47th All Japan Race Walking in Nomi
2023	35kmW	2:44:25	-	Apr 16, 2023	↑	Japanese 35km Race Walking Championships
2022	20kmW	1:32:12	-	Mar 20, 2022	↑	46th All Japan Race Walking
2022	35kmW	2:45:09	-	Jul 22, 2022	↑	World Athletics Championships, Oregon 2022, Hayward Field, Eugene, OR
2021	10Kilometr	45:00	-	Apr 11, 2021	↑	Wajima (JPN)
2020	5000m-short-track	23:14.26	-	Sep 19, 2020	↑	Prefectural Stadium, Kumagaya (JPN)
2020	10Kilometr	46:37	-	Jan 1, 2020	↑	Tokyo (JPN)
2020	20kmW	1:35:21	-	Feb 16, 2020	↑	Japanese 20km Race Walking Championships
2019	5000m-short-track	24:00.32	-	Jul 17, 2019	↑	Kitami (JPN)
2019	10,000Metr	46:34.98	-	Sep 21, 2019	↑	67th All Japan Corporate Team Championships, Yanmar Stadium Nagai, Osaka
2019	20kmW	1:35:41	-	Feb 17, 2019	↑	Japanese 20km Race Walking Championships, Kobe
2019	50kmW	4:39:07	-	Oct 27, 2019	↓	Takahata (JPN)
2018	5000m	18:54.01	-	Dec 15, 2018	-	Chukyo Univ. Stadium, Toyota (JPN)
2018	5000m-short-track	22:45.14	-	Oct 8, 2018	↑	Fukui (JPN)
2018	10,000Metr	46:53.98	-	Jun 16, 2018	↑	Hiratsuka (JPN)
2018	20kmW	1:36:45	-	Feb 18, 2018	↑	Japanese Race Walk Championships
2018	50kmW	4:29:45	-	Oct 28, 2018	↓	Takahata (JPN)
2017	5000m-short-track	23:14.84	-	Oct 9, 2017	↑	Matsuyama (JPN)
2017	10,000Metr	47:23.60	-	Jun 10, 2017	↑	Hiratsuka (JPN)
2017	10Kilometr	47:31	-	Apr 15, 2017	↑	Wajima (JPN)
2017	20kmW	1:36:49	-	Feb 19, 2017	↑	Kobe (JPN)
2016	5000m-short-track	23:40.28	-	Oct 10, 2016	↑	Kitakami (JPN)
2016	10,000Metr	49:15.55	-	Sep 2, 2016	↑	Kumagaya (JPN)
2016	20kmW	1:37:42	-	Mar 20, 2016	↑	Nomi (JPN)
2015	10,000Metr	48:17.75	-	Oct 5, 2015	↑	Wakayama (JPN)
2015	20kmW	1:41:39	-	Oct 25, 2015	↑	Takahata (JPN)
2014	10,000Metr	48:39.25	-	Oct 21, 2014	↑	Nagasaki (JPN)

2025

2 performances

Discipline	Result	Wind	Date	Competitions
35kmW	DNF	-	Mar 16	Asian Race Walking Championships
10Kilometr	46:46	-	Jan 1	New Year Race Walk in Tokyo 2025, Tokyo

2024

1 performance

Discipline	Result	Wind	Date	Competitions
20kmW	1:33:01	-	Feb 18	107th Japanese Race Walking Championships

2023

8 performances

Discipline	Result	Wind	Date	Competitions
35kmW	2:46:32	-	Aug 26	World Athletics Championships, Budapest 2023, Hősök tere, Budapest
20kmW	1:33:33	-	Aug 24	-
35kmW	2:46:32	-	Aug 24	World Athletics Championships, Budapest 2023, Hősök tere, Budapest
20kmW	1:32:46	-	Jun 3	-
20kmW	1:32:46	-	Jun 3	XXXVI Gran Premio Cantones de A Coruna de Marcha
35kmW	2:44:25	-	Apr 16	Japanese 35km Race Walking Championships
20kmW	1:32:11	-	Mar 19	47th All Japan Race Walking in Nomi
20kmW	1:32:11	-	Mar 19	-

2022

6 performances

Discipline	Result	Wind	Date	Competitions
35kmW	2:49:09	-	Oct 23	59th All Japan Race Walk, Takahata
35kmW	2:45:09	-	Jul 22	World Athletics Championships, Oregon 2022, Hayward Field, Eugene, OR
35kmW	2:45:09	-	Jul 15	World Athletics Championships, Oregon 2022, Hayward Field, Eugene, OR
35kmW	2:45:48	-	Apr 17	Japanese Race Walking Championships
20kmW	1:32:12	-	Mar 20	46th All Japan Race Walking
20kmW	1:32:12	-	Mar 20	-

2021

2 performances

Discipline	Result	Wind	Date	Competitions
10Kilometr	45:00	-	Apr 11	Japanese Race Walking Meet, Wajima
10Kilometr	47:30	-	Jan 1	69th New Year Race Walk, Tokyo

2020

4 performances

Discipline	Result	Wind	Date	Competitions
5000m-short-track	23:14.26	-	Sep 19	68th All Japan Corporate Teams Championships, Prefectural Stadium, Kumagaya
20kmW	1:36:24	-	Mar 15	All-Japan Race Walk, Nomi
20kmW	1:35:21	-	Feb 16	Japanese 20km Race Walking Championships
10Kilometr	46:37	-	Jan 1	68th New Year Race Walk, Tokyo

2019

5 performances

Discipline	Result	Wind	Date	Competitions
50kmW	4:39:07	-	Oct 27	58th All Japan Race Walking, Takahata
10Kilometr	46:34.98	-	Sep 22	67th All Japan Corporate Team Championships, Yanmar Stadium Nagai, Osaka
10,000Metr	46:34.98	-	Sep 21	67th All Japan Corporate Team Championships, Yanmar Stadium Nagai, Osaka
5000m-short-track	24:00.32	-	Jul 17	Hokuren Distance Challenge, Kitami
20kmW	1:35:41	-	Feb 17	Japanese 20km Race Walking Championships, Kobe

2018

7 performances

Discipline	Result	Wind	Date	Competitions
5000m	18:54.01	-	Dec 15	Toyota 7th Chukyo University Competition, Chukyo Univ. Stadium, Toyota
50kmW	4:29:45	-	Oct 28	57th Takahata All Japan Race Walking, Takahata
5000m-short-track	22:45.14	-	Oct 8	Fukui 73rd National Sports Festival, Fukui
10,000Metr	47:40.78	-	Sep 7	Kawasaki Japanese Universtity Ch., Kawasaki
10,000Metr	46:53.98	-	Jun 16	Hiratsuka Japan University Championships, Hiratsuka
50kmW	4:31:52	-	Apr 15	Wajima Japanese 50km Race Walking Championships
20kmW	1:36:45	-	Feb 18	Japanese Race Walk Championships

2017

7 performances

Discipline	Result	Wind	Date	Competitions
20kmW	1:37:07	-	Oct 22	Takahata All Japan Race Walking Championships, Takahata
5000m-short-track	23:14.84	-	Oct 9	Matsuyama 72nd National Sports Festival, Matsuyama
10,000Metr	48:08.57	-	Sep 10	Fukuroi Japanese University Championships, Fukui
10,000Metr	47:23.60	-	Jun 10	Hiratsuka Japanese Collegiate Championships, Hiratsuka
10Kilometr	47:31	-	Apr 15	Wajima Race Walking Meet, Wajima
20kmW	1:39:00	-	Mar 19	Nomi Asian Race Walking Championships, Nomi
20kmW	1:36:49	-	Feb 19	Japanese 20km Race Walking Championships, Kobe

2016

5 performances

Discipline	Result	Wind	Date	Competitions
20kmW	1:40:16	-	Oct 23	Takahata 50km Race Walk National Championships, Takahata
5000m-short-track	23:40.28	-	Oct 10	Kitakami
10,000Metr	49:15.55	-	Sep 2	Kumagaya Japanese University Championships, Kumagaya
20kmW	1:37:42	-	Mar 20	Nomi Asian Race Walking Championships, Nomi
20kmW	1:40:55	-	Feb 21	Japanese Race Walking Championships, Kobe

2015

3 performances

Discipline	Result	Wind	Date	Competitions
20kmW	1:41:39	-	Oct 25	Takahata 54th All Japan Race Walking Meet, Takahata
10,000Metr	48:17.75	-	Oct 5	Wakayama
10,000Metr	49:37.60	-	Sep 11	Osaka Japanese University Championships, Osaka

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FAQ

Frequently asked questions

What is Serena Sonoda's 35 km race walk personal best?

Serena Sonoda's 35 km race walk personal best is 2:44:25, set on Apr 16, 2023 in Wajima Race Walk Course, Wajima (JPN).

Which events does Serena Sonoda compete in?

Serena Sonoda competes in the 35 km race walk and 20 km race walk.

How did Serena Sonoda perform in 2025?

2025 season best: 46:46, set on Jan 1, 2025 in Tokyo (JPN). Last competition: Asian Race Walking Championships on Mar 16, 2025, DNF.